Genre: Jazz
The international rise of Jazz, which had begun its success story in New Orleans around 1900, would have been unimaginable without the simultaneous developments in mass mobility. The first Mississippi- and transatlantic steamers spread this new African-American pop music across the USA and straight over to Europe, where soloists like Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins, as well as various Jazz Orchestras enjoyed great popularity from the 1920s onwards. Paris and London were the European centers for American musicians on their tours and soon became their new residences after the Second World War.
The musical ingredients of jazz have been constantly expanded by its internationalization, especially since this music was now being recorded and played by musicians around the world. Art Blakey, Randy Weston and Guy Warren explored their African roots, John Coltrane and Ahmed Abdul-Malik brought in influences from Arabia and India, and Bossa Nova Jazz, performed by Herbie Mann, Paul Winter, and Dave Pike, formed a new link between North and South America. Miles Davis and Gil Evans dedicated themselves to the music of Spain at the beginning of their successful collaboration. Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd and John Lewis recorded musically brilliant albums with European colleagues in Paris. Jazz-loving Japan experimented with the Koto and other instruments as a new color in modern jazz. Dave Brubeck brought in odd meters and worked with music from all around the world, which he learned and studied on-site during his tours.
Tracklist:
CD 1
■ THE RALPH SHARON SEXTET
- AROUND THE WORLD IN JAZZ
1. Tipperary Fairy (Ralph Sharon) 3.07
2. Strictly Occidental (R. Sharon) 3.38
3. Ask an Alaskan (R. Sharon) 3.16
4. Blue in Peru (R. Sharon) 3.00
5. Prettily Italy (R. Sharon) 3.08
6. Piccadilly Panic (R. Sharon) 3.08
7. Sorta Spanish (R. Sharon) 2.55
8. Parisienne Eyeful (R. Sharon) 2.50
9. Stateside Panic (R. Sharon) 2.54
10. Hassle in Havana (R. Sharon) 2.38
11. Gibraltar Rock (R. Sharon) 3.16
12. Japanese Side-Man (R. Sharon) 2.10
Ralph Sharon (p) Lucky Thompson (ts)
Eddie Costa (vibes) Joe Puma (git)
Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (drs)
Recorded in 1957
■ DAVE PIKE
- BOSSA NOVA CARNIVAL
13. Samba Lero (João Donato) 4.42
14. Sono (J. Donato) 5.39
15. Serenidade (J. Donato) 5.14
16. Carnival Samba (J. Donato) 4.30
17. Philumba (J. Donato) 5.17
18. Melvalita (J. Donato) 4.06
19. Ginha (J. Donato) 3.57
20. Sausalito (J. Donato) 6.07
Dave Pike (vibes, marimba)
Clark Terry (flugelhorn: 14, 16, 17, 19)
Kenny Burrell (git) Chris White (b)
Rudy Collins (drs) José Paulo (cabasa)
Recorded in NYC in September 1962
Total Time 75.41
CD 2
■ LIONEL HAMPTON
- AND THE OLD WORLD
1. Olee Dolee Doff (Ehling, Elworth, Mellin) 2.52
2. It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary 3.06
(Judge, Williams)
3. La Vie En Rose (Louiguy, Piaf) 2.58
4. Toen Onze Mop Een Mopje Was 2.39
(Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
5. Tire L'aguille "Lai Lai Lai" (Barclay, Stern) 3.00
6. Sarie Marais (trad) 2.43
7. Vieni Sul Mar (Califano) 3.26
8. Le Prisonier Sur Nantes (trad) 2.15
9. Die Lorelei (Silcher, Heine) 2.42
10. I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame 2.53
(Erwin, Rotter)
11. Zeg Kwezelken Wildet Gij Dansen 2.48
(Willems)
12. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy, Weatherly) 2.49
Lionel Hampton (p, vibes) Billy Mackel (git
Oscar Dennard (p) Peter Badie (b)
Albert Gardner (drs)
Recorded in Paris, May 1rst and 2nd, 1956
■ DONALD BYRD
- QUINTET IN PARIS
13. Dear Old Stockholm (trad) 9.22
14. Paul's Pal (Sonny Rollins) 12.23
15. Flute Blues (Bobby Jaspar) 7.12
16. Ray's Idea (Ray Brown) 7.26
17. The Blues Walk (Clifford Brown) 9.15
Donald Byrd (tp) Bobby Jaspar (ts)
Walter Davis Jr. (p) Doug Watkins (b)
Art Taylor (drs)
Recorded at L'Olympia on October 22, 1958
Total Time 79.56
CD 3
■ PAUL WINTER SEXTET
- JAZZ MEETS BOSSA NOVA
1. Journey to Recife (Richard Evans) 2.42
2. Con Alma (Dizzy Gillespie) 4.10
3. The Spell of the Samba 2.48
(Samba Da Minha Terra) (D. Caymmi)
4. Maria Nobody (Maria Ninguem) 3.06
(Gilberto)
5. The Anguish of Longing 3.03
(Chega De Saudade) (Jobim, De Moraes)
6. Foolish One (Insensatez) 3.39
(Jobim, De Moraes)
7. Little Boat (O Barquinho) 3.06
(Boscali, Menescal)
8. Longing for Bahia 4.28
(Saudade Da Bahia) (D. Caymmi)
9. Don't Play Games with Me 1.58
(Bolinha De Papel) (G. Pereira)
10. Song of the Sad Eyes 5.02
(Cancao Dos Olhos Tristes) (T. Madi)
11. Adeus, Passaro Preto 2.01
(Bye Bye Blackbird) (Dixon, Henderson)
12. Only You and I (Voce E Eu) 2.49
(Lyra, De Moraes)
Paul Winter (as, ss) Dick Whitsell (tp)
Les Rout (brs) Warren Bernhardt (p)
Richard Evans (b) Harold Jones (drs)
Recorded in Rio De Janeiro and New York City
in 1962
■ HERBIE MANN
- BRASIL, BOSSA NOVA & BLUES
13. Brazil (A. Barroso, S. K. Russell) 4.44
14. Copacabana (H. Mann) 6.58
15. Minha Saudade (J. Donato, J. Gilberto) 5.14
16. B. N. Blues (H. Mann) 3.30
17. One Note Samba 4.28
(A. C. Jobim, J. Hendricks, N. Mendonca)
18. Me Faz Recorar (W. Salter) 7.49
Herbie Mann (fl) Billy Bean (git)
Dave Pike (marimba) Haygood Hardy (vibes)
Bill Salter (b) Willie Bobo (drs)
Carlos “Patato” Valdez (congas)
Carmen Costa (maracas)
Recorded in 1962
Total Time 71.41
CD 4
■ DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET
- JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA
1. Nomad (Dave Brubeck) 7.22
2. Brandenburg Gate (Brubeck) 6.56
3. The Golden Horn (Brubeck) 5.02
4. Thank You (Dziekuje) (Brubeck) 3.36
5. Marble Arch (Brubeck) 7.03
6. Calcutta Blues (Brubeck) 9.57
Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as)
Joe Benjamin (b) Joe Morello (drs)
Recorded in New York City on July 28, 30
and August 23, 1958
■ JOHN LEWIS
- EUROPEAN ENCOUNTER
7. If I Were Eve (John Lewis) 5.46
8. Winter Tale (J. Lewis) 5.42
9. Slater's Theme (J. Lewis) 3.32
10. Valeria (J. Lewis) 5.21
11. Lonely Woman (Ornette Coleman) 8.13
12. Django (J. Lewis) 3.39
13. New York 19 (J. Lewis) 7.29
John Lewis (p) Svend Asmussen (violin)
Jimmy Woode (b) Sture Kalin (drs)
Recorded at Como Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
on July 2 & 3, 1962
Total Time 79.45
CD 5
■ KENNY CLARKE´S SEXTET
- JAZZ IN PARIS
1. Bemsha Swing 3.55
(Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk)
2. Oblique (André Hodeir) 3.26
3. Blue Serge (Duke Ellington) 2.49
4. Swing Spring (Miles Davis) 3.55
5. On a Riff (André Hodeir) 2.58
6. Jeru (Gerry Mulligan) 3.51
7. The Squirrel (Tadd Dameron) 3.07
8. Eronel (Thelonious Monk) 3.28
9. ´Round About Midnight (Thelonious Monk) 2.57
10. When Lights Are Low (Benny Carter) 3.09
11. Cadenze (André Hodeir) 3.59
12. Tahiti (Milt Jackson) 4.28
Roger Guérin (trumpet: 9, 10) Billy Byers &
Nat Peck (trombone: 9, 10) Hubert Rostaing
(alto sax: 2, 6, 8, 12) Armand Migiani (baritone
sax: 1-8, 12) Martial Solal & René Urtreger
(piano: 9, 10) Pierre Michelot (5, 9, 10) & Jean
Warland (bass) Kenny Clarke (drs)
André Hodeir (arrangements)
Recorded 26. October 1956 (5, 9, 10)
21. November 1956 (2, 6, 8, 12)
30. November 1956 (1, 3, 4, 7, 11)
■ JAMES MOODY AND HIS
MODERNISTS W. CHANO POZO
13. Workshop (Gil Fuller) 3.21
14. Tin Tin Deo (Gil Fuller, Pozo) 2.49
15. Oh Henry (Gil Fuller, Henry) 2.33
16. Mood's All Frantic 2.36
(Moody, Gil Fuller, Burns)
17. Tropicana (Gil Fuller) 3.05
18. The Fuller Bop Man (Gil Fuller) 3.01
19. Cu-Ba (Gil Fuller, Payne) 2.38
20. Moodamorphosis (Gil Fuller, Burns) 3.05
James Moody (ts) Dave Burns, Elmon Wright
(tp) Ernie Henry (as)
Cecil Payne (brs) Hen Gates (p)
Nelson Boyd (b)
Art Blakey, Teddy Stewart (drs)
Chano Pozo (voc, congas) Gil Fuller (arr)
Recorded at Apex Studios, NYC, on October 19, 1948
Total Time 65.20
CD 6
■ GUY WARREN WITH THE
RED SAUNDERS ORCHESTRA
- AFRICA SPEAKS AMERICA ANSWERS
1. Africa Speaks 3.56
2. Ode to a Stream 3.59
3. Duet 2.54
4. Eyi Wala Dong 2.17
5. Monkies and Butterflies 3.25
6. J.A.I.S.I. (Jazz As I See It) 4.34
7. Invocation of the Horned Viper 2.38
8. Chant 4.07
9. My Minuet 2.32
10. The High Life 3.00
11. Eyes of a Fawn 3.14
12. Fr-Ed-To-Ne 3.18
All songs composed by Guy Warren
except "The High Life" (Warren, Esposito)
Guy Warren (drs, arr) Red Saunders (drs)
Gene Esposito (arr) Red Saunders Orchestra
Recorded in 1957
■ RANDY WESTON - UHURU AFRICA
13. Introduction First Movement 2.35
14. Uhuru Kwanza Second Movement 5.50
15. African Lady Third Movement 8.28
16. Bantu Fourth Movement 8.07
17. Kucheza Blues 8.06
Lyrics by Langston Hughes, Music by Randy Weston
Arranged by Melba Liston
Narrator: Tuntemeke Sanga Brock Peters
(baritone) Martha Flowers (soprano)
Benny Bailey, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard,
Richard Williams (tp) Jimmy Cleveland,
Quentin Jackson, Slide Hampton (tb) Julius
Watkins (french-horn) Cecil Payne, Sahib
Shihab (as, brs) Gigi Gryce (as,fl) Yusef
Lateef (ts, oboe, fl) Budd Johnson (ts, cl)
Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Kenny Burrell (git)
Les Spann, Jr. (git, fl) Randy Weston (p)
George Duvivier, Ron Carter (b) Charlie
Persip, G.T. Hogan, Max Roach (drs) Armando
Peraza, Babatunde Olatunji, Candido (perc)
Released in 1961
Total Time 73.09
CD 7
■ MILES DAVIS
- SKETCHES OF SPAIN
1. Concierto De Aranjuez (J. Rodrigo) 16.22
2. Will O' the Wisp 3.49
(From "El Amor Brujo") (M. De Falla)
3. The Pan Piper (Gil Evans) 3.53
4. Saeta (Gil Evans) 5.06
5. Solea (Gil Evans) 12.15
Miles Davis (tp) Gil Evans (arr, conductor)
Al Block, Eddie Caine (tracks: 1) Harold
Feldman (tracks: 2 to 5) (flugel-horn)
Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles
(tracks: 2 to 5) Louis R. Mucci, Miles
Davis, Taft Jordan (track: 1) (tp) Frank Rehak,
Dick Hixon (tb) Earl Chapin (track: 1) Jim
Buffington, John Barrows (tracks: 1) Joe
Singer (tracks: 2 to 5) Tony Miranda (tracks:
2 to 5) (Frenchhorn) Harold Feldman (cl, oboe)
Danny Bank (b-cl) Jack Knitzer (bassoon)
Romeo Penque (oboe) Janet Putnam (harp)
Bill Barber (tracks: 2 to 5) James McAllister
(track: 1) (tuba) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy
Cobb (drs) Elvin Jones, Jose Mangual (perc)
Recorded in New York on November 20, 1959
and March 10-11, 1960
■ ART FARMER
- THE AZTEC SUITE
6. The Aztec Suite (Chico O'Farrill) 16.31
7. Heat Wave (I. Berlin) 2.39
8. Delirio (F. Dominguez) 2.54
9. Wood'yn You (D. Gillespie) 3.19
10. Drume Negrita (Grenet) 3.10
11. Alone Together (Dietz, Schwartz) 4.24
Art Farmer (tp) Chico O'Farrill (arr) Alvin
Cohn (conductor) Hank Jones (p) Addison
Farmer (b) Charlie Persip (drs) Bernie Glow,
Markie Markowitz, Nick Travis, Joe Ferrante
(tp) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy
Mitchell (tb) Jimmy Buffington, Tony Miranda
(french horn) James McAllister (tuba)
Zoots Sims, Seldon Powell, Spencer Sinatra,
Sol Schlinger (reeds) Joe Mangual, Tommy
Lopez, Willie Rodriguez (latin perc)
Recorded in 1959
Total Time 74.30
CD 8
■ HIDEO SHIRAKI
- IN FIESTA
1. In Fiesta 7.28
2. Five Spot After Dark (B. Golson) 6.29
3. Just One or Eight 6.29
4. Cherokee (R. Noble) 5.35
5. Blue Romeo 5.50
6. Etude No. 1 4.11
7. You Don't Know What Love Is 4.51
(Raye, DePaul)
All compositions by Hideo Shiraki,
unless noted otherwise.
Hideo Shiraki (drs) Naoya Omata (tp)
Hidehiko Matsumoto (ts, fl)
Kinuko Shirane (koto) Yuzuru Sera (p)
Hachiro Kurita (b)
Recorded in 1961
■ AHMED ABDUL-MALIK
- EAST MEETS WEST
8. El-Lail (The Night) (A. Abdul-Malik) 4.22
9. La Ibky (Don't Cry) (A. Abdul-Malik) 4.59
10. Takseem (Solo) (A. Abdul-Malik) 5.14
11. Searchin' (A. Abdul-Malik) 4.06
12. Isma's (Listen) (A. Abdul-Malik) 4.18
13. Rooh (The Soul) (A. Abdul-Malik) 3.44
14. Mahawara (The Fugue) (A. Abdul-Malik) 4.16
15. El Ghada (The Jungle) (A. Abdul-Malik) 3.06
Ahmed Abdul-Malik (oud) Lee Morgan (tp)
Curtis Fuller (tb) Benny Golson, Johnny
Griffin (ts) Jerome Richardson (fl)
Naim Karacand (violin) Al Harewood (drs)
Bilal Abdurrahman, Mike Hamway (goblet
drum) Ahmed Yetman (kanun)
Recorded at Webster Hall in New York on March 16
and March 31, 1959
Total Time 75.10
CD 9
■ ART BLAKEY
- ORGY IN RHYTHM VOL.1
1. Buhaina Chant (A. Blakey) 10.28
2. Ya Ya (A. Blakey) 7.04
3. Toffi (A. Blakey) 12.18
4. Split Skins (A. Blakey) 8.53
Art Blakey, Art Taylor (drs)
Herbie Mann (fl) Ray Bryant (p)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Jo Jones, 'Specs' Wright (drs, timpani)
Sabu (bongos, timbales) 'Potato' Valdez
Jose Valiente (congas) Evilio Quintero (perc)
Ubaldo Nieto (timbales)
Recorded in NYC live on March 7, 1957
■ JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET
- AFRICA / BRASS
5. Africa (J. Coltrane) 16.33
6. Greensleeves (trad.) 10.01
7. Blues Minor (J. Coltrane) 7.22
John Coltrane (ts, ss) Booker Little (tp)
Freddie Hubbard (tp, track: 6)
Britt Woodman (tb) Donald Carrado, Jim
Buffington (6) Julius Watkins, Robert
Northern, Robert Swisshelm (french-horn)
Carl Bowman, Charles Greenlee (6)
Julian Priester (6) (euphonium) Eric Dolphy
(as, fl, b-cl, conductor) Pat Patrick (brs)
Bill Barber (tuba) McCoy Tyner (p)
Art Davis (5) Reggie Workman (b)
Elvin Jones (dr)
Arranged by Eric Dolphy (5 & 7)
and McCoy Tyner (6)
Recorded May 23, 1961 (6) and June 7, 1961
Total Time 72.47
CD 10
■ MACHITO & HIS ORCHESTRA
- KENYA
1. Wild Jungle (Bauza, Hernandez) 2.41
2. Congo Mulence (A.K. Salim) 2.55
3. Kenya (Bauza, Hernandez) 3.28
4. Oyeme (A.K. Salim) 3.12
5. Holiday (Bauza, Hernandez) 2.49
6. Cannonology (A.K. Salim) 2.30
7. Frenzy (Bauza, Hernandez) 2.47
8. Blues A La Machito (A.K. Salim) 3.01
9. Conversation (A.K. Salim) 3.02
10. Tin Tin Deo (Chano Pozo) 2.57
11. Minor Rama (A.K. Salim) 3.03
12. Tururato (A.K. Salim) 3.12
Doc Cheatham, Joe Livramento,
Joe Newman (tp) Santo Russo, Eddie Bert (tb)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as)
Johnny Griffin, Ray Santos Jr. (ts)
The Machito Latin Big Band
Recorded in December 1957
■ TITO PUENTE
- EL REY BRAVO
13. Malanga Con Yuca (Tito Puente) 2.32
14. Oye Como Va (T. Puente) 4.32
15. Tokyo De Noche (Colon, Puente) 2.35
16. Tombola (G. y Alquero) 2.29
17. Traigo El Coco Seco (T. Puente) 3.08
18. Africa Habla (T. Puente) 2.47
19. Batacumba (T. Puente) 2.24
20. La Pase Gozando (T. Puente) 3.21
21. Tito Suena El Timbal (T. Puente) 2.17
22. Donde Vas (T. Puente) 2.34
23. Gato Miau,Miau (Legarreta, Puente) 2.14
Tito Puente (timbales & leader) Gilberto López (p)
Bobby Rodríguez (b) José “Buyú” Mengual
Sr. (bongos) Juan “Papi” Cadavieco (congas)
Barry Rogers (tb) Félix “Pupi” Legarreta
(violin) Johnny Pacheco (fl) Jimmy Frisaura,
Pedro “Puchi” Boulong, Pat Russo (tp) Shep
Pullman (bar) Rafael “Tata” Palau, Jesús
Caunedo, Al Abreu (ts) Pete Fanelli (as)
Santos Colón, Rudy Calzado (lead vocals &
chorus) Gabriel “Yayo El Indio” Vega,
Rafael “Chirivico” Dávila, Tito Puente (chorus)
Recorded in 1962 Total Time 66.41