Offering up a somewhat confused selection of modern jazz classics (Coltrane, Mel Tormé, and Mongo Santamaria on one disc?), Time Life still comes through with a solid mix of bop and hard bop instrumentals and vocals. Bookended by milestones from both eras, Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia" and Horace Silver's "Song for My Father," Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters takes in additional gems from such other essential figures as Lester Young, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Sonny Rollins, and Herbie Hancock. An enjoyable survey that's best suited to neophytes. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide
Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters
06/25/2002
All Music Guide Review
Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters Track Listing
Credits of Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters
- Gildo Mahones
- Piano
- Joe Mondragon
- Bass
- Wendell Marshall
- Bass
- Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez
- Percussion, Vocals
- Marty Paich
- Piano, Arranger
- Johnny Miller
- Bass
- Jack Montrose
- Sax (Tenor)
- Pat Patrick
- Flute, Sax (Alto)
- Albert Pollan
- Tuba
- Wyatt Ruther
- Bass
- Mongo Santamaria
- Conga
- Stuff Smith
- Violin
- Teddy Smith
- Bass
- Alvin Stoller
- Drums
- Juan Tizol
- Trombone
- Victor Venegas
- Bass
- Nathan Woodard
- Trumpet
- Vincent DeRosa
- Flugelhorn
- Jackie Mills
- Drums
- Ben Stuberville
- Bass
- Gene Byrd
- Guitar
- Dennis Drake
- Mastering Engineer
- King Cole Trio
- Performer
- Oscar Peterson Trio
- Performer
- Erroll Garner Trio
- Performer
- Horace Silver Quintet
- Performer
- Morris Dow
- Guitar
- Bill Reichenbach
- Percussion
- Robert Hull
- Executive Producer
- Ike Isaacs Trio
- Bass
- Workhorse Creative
- Design
- George Brown
- Drums
- La Lupe
- Vocals
- Russell Procope
- Sax (Alto)
- Quentin Jackson
- Trombone
- Britt Woodman
- Trombone
- Percy Heath
- Bass
- Marty Sheller
- Trumpet
- Butch Ballard
- Drums
- Keter Betts
- Bass
- Art Blakey
- Drums
- Walter Bolden
- Drums
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Don Byas
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bobby Capers
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Harry Carney
- Baritone
- John Cave
- Flugelhorn
- Henderson Chambers
- Trombone
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Nat King Cole
- Piano, Vocals
- John Coltrane
- Sax (Tenor)
- Buddy Deppenschmidt
- Percussion
- Don Fagerquist
- Trumpet
- Lou Donaldson
- Sax (Alto)
- Jack DuLong
- Baritone
- Duke Ellington
- Piano
- Gene Easton
- Baritone
- Joseph Gorgas
- Percussion, Vocals
- Rodgers Grant
- Piano
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Sax (Tenor)
- Eugene "Fats" Heard
- Drums
- J.C. Heard
- Drums
- Freddie Hubbard
- Clarinet
- Jon Hendricks
- Vocals
- Frank Hernandez
- Drums
- John Houston
- Piano
- Roger Humphries
- Drums
- Wito Kortwright
- Vocals
- Ray Lucas
- Drums
- Gene Ammons
- Sax (Tenor)
- Cat Anderson
- Trumpet
- Charlie Byrd
- Guitar
- Bob Cooper
- Sax (Tenor)
- Miles Davis
- Trumpet
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Vocals
- Tommy Flanagan
- Piano
- Erroll Garner
- Piano
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet
- Paul Gonsalves
- Sax (Tenor)
- Al Haig
- Piano
- Herbie Hancock
- Piano
- Elmo Hope
- Piano
- Milt Jackson
- Vibraphone
- Carmell Jones
- Trumpet
- Philly Joe Jones
- Drums
- Barney Kessel
- Guitar
- Mel Lewis
- Drums
- Shelly Manne
- Drums
- Jimmy McGriff
- Organ
- Red Mitchell
- Bass
- Ray Nance
- Trumpet
- Oscar Peterson
- Piano
- Sonny Rollins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Annie Ross
- Vocals
- Bud Shank
- Sax (Alto)
- Horace Silver
- Piano
- Paul Smith
- Piano
- Mel Tormé
- Vocals
- Ben Webster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tony Williams
- Drums
- Lester Young
- Sax (Tenor)
- Pete Candoli
- Trumpet
- Willie Cook
- Trumpet
- Bill DeArango
- Guitar
- Bob Enevoldsen
- Flugelhorn
- Rick Henderson
- Sax (Alto)
- Oscar Moore
- Guitar











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