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MUNI 20060420.2 – TUCET NEJHRANĚJŠÍCH SKLADEB 237 Body MUNI 20060420.2 – TUCET NEJHRANĚJŠÍCH SKLADEB 237 Body and Soul (John W. Green/Edward Heyman-Frank Eyton-Robert Sour) 15.10.1930 Broadway Musical (BM): Three’s a Crowd (271 performances) 1 The Manhattan Transfer (Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel) Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, November 22-23, 1983. CD: Rhino 8122-72403-2. 2 Paul Desmond -as; string orchestra, Bob Prince-arr, cond New York, October 2, 1961. CD: RCA 7432 1 37751 2. 184 ‘Round (About ) Midnight (Cootie Williams-Thelonious Monk/Bernie Hanighen/Babs Gonzales) 22.08.1944 Instrumental 3 Cootie Williams Orchestra New York, August 22, 1944. CD: Musica Jazz MJCD 1101. 4 Rare Silk (Todd Buffa, Gaile Gillaspie, Marylynn Gillaspie, Barbara Reeves) San Francisco, 1985. LP: Palo Alto PAJ 8086. 161 All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II) 17.11.1939 BM: Very Warm for May (59 performances) 5 Barbra Streisand -voc; studio orchestra, Ray Ellis-arr, David Shire-cond. New York 1967. CD: Columbia COL 473698 2. 6 Hank Garland Quartet (Hank Garland-g; Gary Burton-vib; Joe Benjamin-b; Joe Morello-dr) Nashville, August 23, 1960. CD: Columbia 492532 2. 152 St. Louis Blues (William Christopher Handy) 1914 (first printed edition) Song 7 Bessie Smith -voc; Louis Armstrong-tp; Fred Langshaw-harmonium. New York, January 14, 1925. CD: Masters of Jazz MJCD 38. 8 Jimmy Smith -Hammond organ; with Orchestra, Lalo Schifrin-arr, cond Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, April 27 & 29, 1964. CD: Jazz JC-6010. 142 Lover Man (Roger “Ram” Ramirez-Jimmy Davis/Jimmy Sherman) 1941 Song 9 Barbra Streisand -voc; studio orchestra, Ray Ellis-arr, David Shire-cond. New York 1967. CD: Columbia COL 473698 2. 10 Roger “Ram” Ramirez -p; Paul West-b; Oliver Jackson-dr New York, May 23, 1966. LP: RCA PM 42419. 139 ( In My ) Solitude (Duke Ellington/Eddie DeLange-Irving Mills) 10.01.1934 Instrumental: Duke Ellington Orchestra 11 Billie Holiday -voc; and Her Orchestra Los Angeles, late spring 1952. CD: Verve 519 810-2. 12 Duke Ellington -p; Boston Pops Orchestra ; Richard Hayman-arr, Arthur Fiedler-cond Tanglewood, Massachusetts, July 28, 1965. CD: RCA 09026-63386-2. 128 My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) 14.04.1937 BM: Babes in Arms (289 performances) 13 Barbra Streisand -voc; studio orchestra, Ray Ellis-arr, David Shire-cond. New York 1967. CD: Columbia COL 473698 2. 14 Bill Evans -p; Jim Hall -g New York, May 14, 1962. CD: Blue Note CDP 7 90583 2. 126 Yesterdays (Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach) 18.11.1933 BM: Roberta (295 performances) 15 Margaret Whiting -voc; Russell Garcia Orchestra Los Angeles, January & February 1960. CD: Verve 559 553-2. 16 Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Howie Kravitz-arr. New York, June 6, 1956. CD: Verve 527 900-2. 125 I Can’t Get Started ( with You ) (Vernon Duke/Ira Gershwin) 30.01.1936 BM: Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (115 performances) 17 Billie Holiday -voc; and Her Orchestra New York, September 15, 1938. CD: CBS 466313 2. 18 Bob Brookmeyer -vtb; and Small Band Sandy’s Jazz Revival, Beverly, Massachusetts, July 28-29, 1978. LP: Gryphon G-2-785. 121 Autumn Leaves [ Les feuilles mortes ] (Joseph Kosma/Jacques Prévert/Johnny Mercer) 1947 French chanson/1955 English lyrics 19 Frank Sinatra -voc; with orchestra, Gordon Jenkins-arr, cond April 10, 1957. CD: Capitol 7243 8 64765 2 4. 20 Jacky Terrasson Trio (Jacky Terrasson-p; Sean Smith-b; Eric Harland-dr. Pompignan, France, June 12-21, 2002. CD: Blue Note 7243 5 42413 2 1. 119 Stella by Starlight (Victor Young/Ned Washington) 10.02.1944 Movie: The Uninvited 21 Ella Fitzgerald -voc; Lou Levy-p; Herb Ellis-g; Joe Mondragon-b; Stan Levey-dr. Los Angeles, June 22, 1961. CD: Verve 835 646-2. 22 Jim Hall Trio (Jim Hall-g; Carl Perkins-p; Red Mitchell-b) Los Angeles, January 10 & 24, 1957. CD: Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46851 2. 118 Summertime (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin-DuBose Heyward) 10.10.1935 BM: Porgy and Bess (124 performances) 23 George Benson -g, voc; and His Quartet New York, March 15, 1966. CD: Columbia/Legacy COL 502469 2. 24 Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross -voc; with Ike Isaacs Trio New York, November 4, 1959. CD: Columbia/Legacy C2K 64933. .
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