Various - Alto Sax (Greatest Works) Mp3
Tracklist
| 1 | –Phil Woods w/ The Birdland Stars | Phil 'Er UpAcoustic Bass – John SimmonsAlto Saxophone – Phil WoodsDrums – G. T. HoganPiano – Hank JonesTenor Saxophone – Al CohnTrumpet – Conte Candoli, Kenny DorhamWritten-By – Manny Albam | 4:32 |
| 2 | –Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Cocktails For TwoAcoustic Bass – Hayes AlvisAlto Saxophone – Chauncey HaughtonAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – George James Drums – Keg PurnellGuitar – Everett BarksdalePiano – Sonny WhiteTenor Saxophone – George Irish, Stafford SimonTrombone – Benny Morton, Madison Vaughan, Milton RobinsonTrumpet – Bobby Williams , Russell Smith, Sidney De ParisWritten-By – Johnson, Coslow | 3:03 |
| 3 | –Norman Granz' Jam Session | What Is This Thing Called LoveAcoustic Bass – Ray BrownAlto Saxophone – Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny HodgesDrums – J.C. HeardPiano – Oscar PetersonTenor Saxophone – Ben Webster, Flip PhillipsTrumpet – Charlie ShaversWritten-By – Porter | 15:51 |
| 4 | –Gigi Gryce / Art Blakey Jazz Messengers | FuturityAcoustic Bass – Bernie GriggsAlto Saxophone – Gigi GryceDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – Walter Bishop, Jr.Trumpet – Joe GordonWritten-By – Gryce | 2:52 |
| 5 | –Herb Geller Sextette | Rockin' ChairAcoustic Bass – Red MitchellAlto Saxophone – Herb GellerDrums – Lawrence MarablePiano – Lorraine GellerPiccolo Trumpet – Conte CandoliTenor Saxophone – Ziggy VinesWritten-By – Carmichael | 4:57 |
| 6 | –Lou Donaldson w/ Art Blakey Quintet | If I Had YouAcoustic Bass – Curly RussellAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – Horace SilverWritten-By – Campbell, ShapiroWritten-By [Uncredited] – Reginald Connelly | 3:29 |
| 7 | –Lou Donaldson Quartet | Lou's BluesAcoustic Bass – Gene RameyAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonDrums – Arthur TaylorPiano – Horace SilverWritten-By – Donaldson | 3:42 |
| 8 | –Lee Konitz w/ Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Too Marvelous For WordsAcoustic Bass – Joe MondragonAlto Saxophone – Lee KonitzBaritone Saxophone – Gerry MulliganDrums – Larry BunkerTrumpet – Chet BakerWritten-By – Mercer, Whiting | 3:36 |
| 9 | –Frank Trumbauer And His Orchestra | Troubled (Afligido)Acoustic Bass – Artie BernsteinAlto Saxophone – Jack ShoreAlto Saxophone, Clarinet – Artie ShawAlto Saxophone, Vocals, Music Director, Written-By – Frank TrumbauerDrums – Jack Williams Piano – Roy BargyTenor Saxophone – Larry BinyonTrombone – Bunny Berigan, Glenn Miller, Nat NatoliWritten-By – Countee | 2:44 |
| 10 | –Lee Konitz w/ Lennie Tristano Quintet | ProgressionAcoustic Bass – Arnold FishkinAlto Saxophone – Lee KonitzDrums – Shelly ManneGuitar – Billy BauerPiano – Lennie TristanoWritten-By – Konitz | 2:44 |
| 11 | –Cannonball Adderley All Stars | Fallen Feathers (The Bird)Acoustic Bass – Paul Chambers Baritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneClarinet – Nat AdderleyDrums – Max RoachPiano – John Williams Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Baritone Saxophone – Jerome RichardsonWritten-By – Jones | 3:45 |
| 12 | –Art Pepper Quartet | You Go To My HeadAcoustic Bass – Joe MondragonAlto Saxophone – Art PepperDrums – Shelly MannePiano – Russ FreemanWritten-By – Gillespie, Coots | 4:16 |
| 13 | –Charlie Parker w/ Quintet Of The Year | A Night In TunesiaAcoustic Bass – Charles MingusAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerDrums – Max RoachPiano – Bud PowellTrumpet – Dizzy GillespieWritten-By – Gillespie, Paparelli | 7:15 |
| 14 | –Ernie Henry w/ Kenny Dorham | Noose BloosAcoustic Bass – Eddie MathiasAlto Saxophone – Ernie HenryDrums – G. T. HoganWritten-By, Trumpet – Dorham | 6:33 |
| 15 | –Charlie Holmes w/ Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra | You Are My Lucky StarAcoustic Bass – Pops FosterAlto Saxophone – Charlie Holmes, Henry JonesClarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Bingie MadisonDrums, Vibraphone – Paul BarbarinGuitar – Lee BlairPiano, Arranged By – Luis RussellTenor Saxophone – Greely WaltonTrombone – Harry White, Jimmy ArcheyTrumpet – Gus Aiken, Leonard Davis, Louis BaconTrumpet, Vocals, Music Director – Louis ArmstrongWritten-By – Freed, Brown | 3:00 |
| 16 | –Ornette Coleman | InvisibleAcoustic Bass – Don PayneDrums – Billy HigginsPiano – Walter NorrisTrumpet – Don CherryWritten-By, Alto Saxophone – Ornette Coleman | 4:13 |
| 17 | –Paul Desmond w/ The Dave Brubeck Quartet | The Song Is YouAcoustic Bass – Bob BatesAlto Saxophone – Paul DesmondDrums – Joe DodgePiano – Dave BrubeckWritten-By – Kern, Hammerstein II | 5:38 |
| 18 | –The Cannonball Adderley Quintet | JubilationAcoustic Bass – Sam JonesAlto Saxophone – Julian "Cannonball" AdderleyClarinet – Nat AdderleyDrums – Jimmy CobbPiano – Junior ManceWritten-By, Piano – Junior Mance | 5:25 |
| 19 | –Willie Smith Quintet | Sophisticated LadyAcoustic Bass – Red CallenderAlto Saxophone – Willie Smith Drums – Jo JonesGuitar – Barney KesselWritten-By – Parrish, Ellington, Mills | 4:09 |
| 20 | –Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers | Couldn't It Be YouAcoustic Bass – Spanky DeBrestAlto Saxophone – Jackie McLeanDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – Sam DockeryTenor Saxophone – Johnny GriffinTrumpet – Bill HardmanWritten-By – Blakey, McLean | 8:06 |
| 21 | –Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson | Makin' WhoopeeAlto Saxophone – Benny CarterDrums – Louis BellsonPiano – Art TatumWritten-By – Kahn, Donaldson | 6:11 |
| 22 | –Sonny Stitt | Blues GreasyAcoustic Bass – Edgar WillisAlto Saxophone – Sonny StittDrums – Dave BaileyPiano – Bobby TimmonsWritten-By – Stitt | 3:19 |
| 23 | –Paul Desmond - Gerry Mulligan | Body And SoulAcoustic Bass – Joe BenjaminAlto Saxophone – Paul DesmondBaritone Saxophone – Gerry MulliganDrums – Dave BaileyWritten-By – Heyman, Eyton, Green, Sour | 9:36 |
| 24 | –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra | Good Queen BessAcoustic Bass – Lloyd Trotman Alto Saxophone, Written-By – Johnny HodgesDrums – Sonny GreerPiano – Leroy LovettTrombone – Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Emmett Berry | 3:01 |
| 25 | –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra | Things Ain't What They Used To BeAcoustic Bass – Jimmy BlantonAlto Saxophone – Johnny HodgesArranged By – Billy StrayhornBaritone Saxophone – Harry CarneyDrums – Sonny GreerPiano – Duke EllingtonTrombone – Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Ray NanceWritten-By – M. Ellington | 3:36 |
| 26 | –Charlie Parker Quartet | Now's The TimeAcoustic Bass – Percy HeathAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerDrums – Max RoachPiano – Al HaigWritten-By – Parker | 3:42 |
Notes
Recorded between 1934 and 1958.
Released in a three-fold digipak with session details.
Barcodes
- Barcode (Text): 4 029758 887820
- Label Code: LC 01666
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): manufactured by optimal media production A827276-01
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): manufactured by optimal media production A827276-02
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 & 2): ifpi L571
- Mould SID Code (Disc 1 & 2): IFPI 9718
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Edel Entertainment GmbH
- Copyright (c) – Edel Entertainment GmbH
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A827276
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