Various - The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994
Singer: VariousTitle: The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994
Label: Verve Records – 521 737-2
Type: 4 x CD, Compilation Box Set
Country: Europe
Date of released: 1994
Category: Jazz
Style: Free Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation
Size MP3 zip: 1857 mb
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Rating: 3.7✭
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| Disc One: 1944-1953 | |||
| 1-1 | –J.J. Johnson / Nat King Cole / Illinois Jacquet | BluesBass – Johnny Miller Drums – Lee Young Guitar – Les PaulPiano – Nat King ColeTenor Saxophone – Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVeaTrombone – J.J. Johnson |
10:22 |
| 1-2 | –Charlie Parker / Lester Young | Oh, Lady Be Good!Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker, Willie Smith Bass – Billy HadnottDrums – Lee Young Piano – Arnold RossTenor Saxophone – Lester YoungTrumpet – Al Killian |
11:05 |
| 1-3 | –Lester Young | I've Found A New BabyDrums – Buddy RichPiano – Nat King ColeTenor Saxophone – Lester Young |
4:03 |
| 1-4 | –Billie Holiday | Trav'lin' LightDrums – Jackie MillsPiano – Kenny KerseyTenor Saxophone – Illinois JacquetVocals – Billie Holiday |
3:23 |
| 1-5 | –Charlie Parker | RepetitionAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerFeaturing – Neal Hefti's Orchestra |
2:56 |
| 1-6 | –Coleman Hawkins | PicassoTenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins |
3:14 |
| 1-7 | –Machito | TangaAlto Saxophone – Fred Skerritt, Gene JohnsonBass – Roberto Rodriguez*Bongos – MachitoPiano – Rene HernandezTenor Saxophone – Flip Phillips, Jose Madera* |
5:07 |
| 1-8 | –Bud Powell | CeliaBass – Ray BrownDrums – Max RoachPiano – Bud Powell |
2:57 |
| 1-9 | –Charlie Parker | Just FriendsAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerBass – Ray BrownCello – Frank Miller Drums – Buddy RichHarp – Myor RosenPiano – Stan FreemanViolin – Milt Lomask |
3:30 |
| 1-10 | –Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie | BloomdidoAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerBass – Curly RussellDrums – Buddy RichPiano – Thelonious MonkTrumpet – Dizzy Gillespie |
3:24 |
| 1-11 | –Johnny Hodges | Jeep's BluesAlto Saxophone – Johnny HodgesBass – Lloyd Trotman Drums – Sonny GreerPiano – Leroy LovettTenor Saxophone – Al SearsTrumpet – Emmett Berry |
2:55 |
| 1-12 | –Gene Krupa Trio | Drum BoogieDrums – Gene KrupaPiano – Teddy NapoleonTenor Saxophone – Charlie Ventura |
3:03 |
| 1-13 | –Illinois Jacquet | Port Of RicoBass – Ray BrownDrums – Jimmy CrawfordGuitar – Freddie GreenOrgan – Count BasiePiano – Hank JonesTenor Saxophone – Illinois Jacquet |
2:41 |
| 1-14 | –The Oscar Peterson Trio | TenderlyBass – Ray BrownGuitar – Barney KesselPiano – Oscar Peterson |
5:43 |
| 1-15 | –Dizzy Gillespie / Stan Getz | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Max RoachGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTenor Saxophone – Stan GetzTrumpet – Dizzy Gillespie |
6:37 |
| 1-16 | –Roy Eldridge | Echos Of HarlemBass – Ray BrownDrums – Alvin StollerGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTrumpet – Roy Eldridge |
4:00 |
| Disc Two: 1953-1957 | |||
| 2-1 | –Art Tatum | Tea For TwoPiano – Art Tatum |
3:30 |
| 2-2 | –Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | Manteca (Theme)Alto Saxophone – Hilton JeffersonBass – Lou HackneyDrums – Charli Persip*Piano – Wade LeggeTrumpet – Dizzy Gillespie |
4:13 |
| 2-3 | –Benny Carter | My One And Only LoveAlto Saxophone – Benny CarterBass – George DuvivierDrums – Louis BellsonPiano – Don Abney |
3:52 |
| 2-4 | –Lionel Hampton | Flying HomeBass – Ray BrownDrums – Buddy RichPiano – Oscar PetersonVibraphone – Lionel Hampton |
3:13 |
| 2-5 | –Flip Phillips | Lemonaid 11Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Buddy RichGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTenor Saxophone – Flip Phillips |
6:30 |
| 2-6 | –Count Basie Orchestra / Joe Williams | Every Day I Have The BluesAlto Saxophone – Marshall RoyalBass – Eddie JonesDrums – Sonny PayneFlute – Frank WessGuitar – Freddie GreenPiano – Count BasieTrumpet – Wendell CulleyTuba – Henry Cooker*Vocals – Joe Williams |
5:26 |
| 2-7 | –Count Basie Orchestra | April In ParisAlto Saxophone – Marshall RoyalBass – Eddie JonesDrums – Sonny PayneFlute – Frank WessGuitar – Freddie GreenPiano – Count BasieTrumpet – Wendell CulleyTuba – Henry Cooker* |
3:46 |
| 2-8 | –Anita O'Day | Honeysuckle RoseBass – Joe MondragonDrums – Alvin StollerGuitar – Barney KesselHarp – Corky HalePiano – Paul Smith Trumpet – Joe HowardTuba – Si ZentnerVocals – Anita O'Day |
3:12 |
| 2-9 | –Lester Young / Teddy Wilson | All Of MeBass – Gene RameyDrums – Jo JonesPiano – Teddy WilsonVocals – Lester Young |
5:07 |
| 2-10 | –Ella Fitzgerald | Just One Of Those ThingsAlto Saxophone – Ted Nash Bass – Joe MondragonDrums – Alvin StollerPiano – Paul Smith Trumpet – Conrad GozzoVocals – Ella Fitzgerald |
3:30 |
| 2-11 | –Billie Holiday | Lady Sings The BluesBass – Aaron BellClarinet – Tony Scott Drums – Lenny McBrowneGuitar – Kenny BurrellPiano – Wynton KellyTenor Saxophone – Paul QuinichetteTrumpet – Charlie ShaversVocals – Billie Holiday |
3:43 |
| 2-12 | –Oscar Peterson | Swinging On A StarBass – Ray BrownGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar Peterson |
4:55 |
| 2-13 | –Buddy DeFranco | Cooking The BluesBass – Gene Wright*Clarinet – Buddy DeFrancoDrums – Bobby WhiteGuitar – Tal FarlowOrgan – Sonny Clark |
6:57 |
| 2-14 | –Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong | They Can't Take That Away From MeBass – Ray BrownDrums – Buddy RichGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTrumpet – Louis ArmstrongVocals – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong |
4:37 |
| 2-15 | –Coleman Hawkins / Ben Webster | La RositaBass – Ray BrownDrums – Alvin StollerGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTenor Saxophone – Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins |
5:01 |
| 2-16 | –Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt / Sonny Rollins | I Know That You KnowBass – Tommy BryantDrums – Charli Persip*Piano – Ray BryantTenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins, Sonny StittTrumpet – Dizzy Gillespie |
5:28 |
| Disc Three: 1957-1962 | |||
| 3-1 | –Stan Getz / J.J. Johnson | Crazy RhythmBass – Ray BrownDrums – Connie KayGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTenor Saxophone – Stan GetzTrombone – J.J. Johnson |
7:42 |
| 3-2 | –Blossom Dearie | Surrey With The Fringe On TopBass – Ray BrownDrums – Ed ThigpenGuitar – Mundell LoweVocals – Blossom Dearie |
4:15 |
| 3-3 | –Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges | Stompy JonesAlto Saxophone – Johnny HodgesBass – Al HallDrums – Jo JonesGuitar – Les SpannPiano – Duke EllingtonTrumpet – Harry Edison |
6:38 |
| 3-4 | –Sonny Stitt | I Can't Give You Anything But LoveAlto Saxophone – Sonny StittBass – Ray BrownDrums – Ed ThigpenPiano – Oscar Peterson |
4:01 |
| 3-5 | –Gerry Mulligan / Ben Webster | Chelsea BridgeBaritone Saxophone – Gerry MulliganBass – Leroy VinnegarDrums – Mel LewisPiano – Jimmy RowlesTenor Saxophone – Ben Webster |
7:18 |
| 3-6 | –Ella Fitzgerald | Mack The KnifeBass – Wilfred MiddlebrooksDrums – Gus JohnsonGuitar – Jim HallPiano – Paul Smith Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald |
4:40 |
| 3-7 | –Mel Tormé | Too Close For ComfortAlto Saxophone – Art PepperBaritone Saxophone – Bill HoodBass – Joe MondragonDrums – Mel LewisFrench Horn – Vincent DeRosaProducer – Russ Garcia*Tenor Saxophone – Bill PerkinsTrombone – Frank RosolinoTrumpet – Stu WilliamsonTuba – Red CallenderVocals – Mel Tormé |
4:01 |
| 3-8 | –Jimmy Giuffre | In The Morings Out ThereBass – Steve SwallowClarinet – Jimmy GiuffrePiano – Paul Bley |
6:48 |
| 3-9 | –Gerry Mulligan | I'm Gonna Go Fishin'Alto Saxophone – Gene QuillBass – Bill Tackus*Drums – Dave BaileyPiano – Bob BrookmeyerProducer – Val ValentinTenor Saxophone – Jim ReiderTrombone – Alan RaphTrumpet – Phil Sunkel |
5:48 |
| 3-10 | –Stan Getz | Night RiderBass – John NevesCello – Bruce RogersTenor Saxophone – Stan GetzViolin – Alan Martin |
3:56 |
| 3-11 | –Lee Konitz | I Remember YouAlto Saxophone – Lee KonitzBass – Sonny DallasDrums – Elvin Jones |
4:26 |
| 3-12 | –Oscar Peterson | Something's ComingBass – Ray BrownDrums – Ed ThigpenPiano – Oscar PetersonProducer – Jim Davis |
3:50 |
| 3-13 | –Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd | DesafinadoBass – Keter BettsDrums – Buddy DeppenschmidtGuitar – Charlie Byrd, Gene ByrdPercussion – Bill ReichenbachTenor Saxophone – Stan Getz |
5:49 |
| 3-14 | –Jimmy Smith | Walk On The Wild SideAlto Saxophone – Phil WoodsBass – George DuvivierDrums – Ed ShaughnessyGuitar – Barry GalbraithOrgan – Jimmy SmithTenor Saxophone – Babe ClarkTrombone – Britt WoodmanTrumpet – Joe Wilder |
5:53 |
| Disc Four: 1962-1994 | |||
| 4-1 | –Bill Evans | 'Round MidnightPiano – Bill Evans |
6:29 |
| 4-2 | –Stan Getz / João Gilberto | The Girl From IpanemaBass – Tommy Williams Guitar – João GilbertoPercussion – Milton BananaPiano – Antonio Carlos JobimTenor Saxophone – Stan GetzVocals – Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto |
5:21 |
| 4-3 | –Cal Tjader | Soul SauceBass – John HilliardDrums – Johnny RaePercussion – Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés, Armando Peraza, Willie BoboPiano – Lonnie HewittVibraphone – Cal Tjader |
2:26 |
| 4-4 | –Kenny Burrell | Last Night When We Were YoungBass – Ron CarterDrums – Charli Persip*Featuring – Gil Evans And His OrchestraGuitar – Kenny Burrell |
4:36 |
| 4-5 | –Wes Montgomery | If You Could See Me NowBass – Paul Chambers Drums – Jimmy CobbGuitar – Wes MontgomeryPiano – Wynton Kelly |
8:21 |
| 4-6 | –Jimmy Smith / Wes Montgomery | Night TrainFeaturing – Oliver Nelson And His OrchestraGuitar – Wes MontgomeryOrgan – Jimmy Smith |
6:45 |
| 4-7 | –Joe Williams | Every NightBass – Bob BadgleyDrums – Gerryck KingGuitar – Henry JohnsonPiano – Norman SimmonsProducer – Ron Berenstein*Vocals – Joe Williams |
5:16 |
| 4-8 | –Betty Carter | The Good LifeBass – Ira ColemanDrums – Lewis NashPiano – Stephen Scott Producer – Betty CarterTenor Saxophone – Don BradenVocals – Betty Carter |
6:57 |
| 4-9 | –Shirley Horn | You Won't Forget MeBass – Charles AblesDrums – Steve Williams Piano – Shirley HornProducer – Richard SeidelTrumpet – Miles DavisVocals – Shirley Horn |
7:09 |
| 4-10 | –Abbey Lincoln | Bird AloneBass – Charlie HadenDrums – Marc Johnson*Piano – Hank JonesProducer – Jean-Philippe AllardTenor Saxophone – Stan GetzViola – Maxine RoachVocals – Abbey Lincoln |
8:31 |
| 4-11 | –Joe Henderson | Johnny Come LatelyBass – Christian McBrideDrums – Gregory HutchinsonPiano – Stephen Scott Producer – Richard SeidelTenor Saxophone – Joe HendersonTrumpet – Wynton Marsalis |
6:29 |
| 4-12 | –Charlie Haden | Hello My LovelyBass – Charlie HadenDrums – Lawrence MarablePiano – Alan BroadbentProducer – Charlie HadenTenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts |
6:47 |
Credits
- Compiled By [Assistance] – Bob Porter, Brian Priestley, Chris Albertson, James Gavin, Peter Pullman
- Compiled By, Executive Producer – Richard Seidel
- Design – Scott Townsend
- Edited By [Notes] – Peter Pullman
- Mastered By – Suha Gur
- Producer – Creed Taylor (tracks: 3-8, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13 to 4-6), Norman Granz (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 2-1 to 2-6, 3-1 to 3-6)
- Producer [Assistance] – Aric Lach Morrison
- Supervised By – Michael Lang
Notes
Celebrating 50 years of Verve.Disc One: 1944-1953
Disc Two: 1953-1957
Disc Three: 1957-1962
Disc Four: 1962-1994
34 page booklet, describing the first 50 years of Verve Records.
Tracks 1-1 and 1-2 are JATP sessions.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 731452173720
- Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
- Label Code: LC0383
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 512 737-2 | Various | The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) | Verve Records | 314 512 737-2 | Canada | 1994 |
| 314 521 737-2 | Various | The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) | Verve Records | 314 521 737-2 | US | 1994 |
| 314 521 737-2 | Various | The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp, Club + Box) | Verve Records | 314 521 737-2 | US | 1994 |
