The Instrumental History of Jazz
03/25/1997 | Encoded Music
Lyrics from The Instrumental History of Jazz
All Music Guide Review
It's hard to fault this two-disc, enhanced CD collection. Starting with Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" and roping in tracks from King Oliver, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, and John Coltrane, all the way to modern jazz musicians like Spyro Gyra and Geri Allen, this set covers a pretty broad base within such a small amount of disc space. The enhanced format also includes video clips of Duke, Bird, Dizzy, Miles, Monk, and more, all viewable on most Macintosh and Windows computers, a nice added bonus. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
The Instrumental History of Jazz Track Listing
Credits of The Instrumental History of Jazz
- Harvey Mason, Sr.
- Drums
- Mezz Mezzrow
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Marcus Miller
- Bass (Electric)
- Dan Minor
- Trombone
- Jeff Mironov
- Guitar (Electric)
- Famoudou Don Moye
- Percussion
- Joe Tricky Sam Nanton
- Trombone
- Charlie Parker
- Sax (Alto), Performer
- Bret Primack
- Creative Consultant
- Henry Ragas
- Piano
- Irving "Mouse" Randolph
- Trumpet
- Caughey Roberts
- Sax (Alto)
- Larry Rosen
- Executive Producer
- Curly Russell
- Bass
- Dave Samuels
- Percussion
- Tony Sbarbaro
- Drums
- Larry Shields
- Clarinet
- Sandy Siegelstein
- Horn (English)
- Russell Smith
- Trumpet
- Tani Tabbal
- Drums
- Gene Taylor
- Bass
- Dave Tough
- Drums
- Ian Underwood
- Synthesizer
- Ed Walsh
- Synthesizer
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Sax (Alto), Performer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Jack Washington
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Dicky Wells
- Trombone
- Francis Wolff
- Photography
- Ted Reinhardt
- Drums
- Elmer James
- Bass
- Eric Oliver
- Producer
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
- Performer
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Performer
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Horace Silver Quintet
- Performer
- Bill Johnson
- Banjo
- Reid Miles
- Photography
- Curtis Brown
- Producer
- Darryl Pitt
- Photography
- Ed Lewis
- Trumpet
- Gerald Davis
- Photography
- Paul Confrancesco
- Design
- Chris Felver
- Photography
- Al Hag
- Piano
- Joshua Polsky
- Production Coordination
- Eddie Gale Stevens, Jr.
- Trumpet
- Bobby Whitlock
- Bass
- Mary Kay Fletcher
- Producer
- Amin Howard
- Photography
- Bob Moore
- Trumpet
- Birdland
- Performer
- Anthony Cox
- Bass
- Original Dixieland Jazz Band
- Performer
- Wallace Roney
- Trumpet
- Alan Silva
- Bass
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion
- Coleman Hawkins
- Saxophone
- Russell Procope
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Johnny St. Cyr
- Guitar
- Mary Lou Williams
- Piano
- Jimmy Garrison
- Bass
- Malachi Favors
- Bass, Percussion, Vocals
- Jymie Merritt
- Bass
- Jimmy Blanton
- Bass
- Sonny Greer
- Drums
- Walter Page
- Bass
- Jimmy Haslip
- Bass
- McCoy Tyner
- Piano
- Alex Acuña
- Drums
- Pheeroan akLaff
- Drums
- Louis Armstrong
- Trumpet, Performer, Cornet
- Lil Armstrong
- Piano
- Joe Zawinul
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Baby Dodds
- Drums
- Manolo Badrena
- Tambourine
- John Barber
- Tuba
- Rubens Bassini
- Percussion
- Sidney Bechet
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Jay Beckenstein
- Sax (Alto)
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Trumpet
- Barney Bigard
- Clarinet
- Art Blakey
- Drums
- Nelson Boyd
- Bass
- Cara Bridgins
- Production Coordination
- Don Byas
- Saxophone
- Big Sid Catlett
- Drums
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Kenny Clarke
- Drums
- Nat King Cole
- Piano
- John Coltrane
- Sax (Soprano), Performer, Sax (Tenor)
- Dave Grusin
- Piano, Performer
- Vic Dickenson
- Trombone
- Dwayne Dolphin
- Bass
- Frank Driggs
- Photography
- Duke Ellington
- Piano
- Honore Dutrey
- Trombone
- Herschel Evans
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Russell Ferrante
- Keyboards
- Fletcher Henderson
- Performer
- Eric Gale
- Guitar
- Benny Golson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Carl Griffin
- Compilation Producer
- J.C. Higginbotham
- Trombone
- Milt Hinton
- Bass
- George Hunt
- Trombone
- Hilton Jefferson
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- J.J. Johnson
- Trombone
- Gus Johnson
- Drums
- Keg Johnson
- Trombone
- Walter Johnson
- Drums
- Claude Jones
- Trombone
- William Kennedy
- Drums
- Gary King
- Bass
- Kim Kurzdorfer
- Bass
- Lawrence Lucie
- Guitar
- John Tropea
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Geri Allen
- Piano, Performer
- Henry "Red" Allen
- Trumpet
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Performer
- Buster Bailey
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Chet Baker
- Trumpet
- Count Basie
- Piano
- Marcus Belgrave
- Trumpet
- George Benson
- Guitar, Performer, Vocals
- Bunny Berigan
- Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Trumpet
- Roy Brooks
- Drums
- Charlie Christian
- Drums
- Buck Clayton
- Trumpet
- Junior Cook
- Sax (Tenor)
- Andrew Cyrille
- Drums
- Jorge Dalto
- Piano, Clavinet
- Miles Davis
- Trumpet, Performer
- Johnny Dodds
- Clarinet
- Harry "Sweets" Edison
- Trumpet
- Roy Eldridge
- Trumpet
- Ronnie Foster
- Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
- Bud Freeman
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Piano, Performer, Trumpet
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Henry Grimes
- Bass
- Chico Hamilton
- Drums
- Earl Hines
- Piano
- Johnny Hodges
- Sax (Alto)
- Illinois Jacquet
- Saxophone
- Bob James
- Piano, Keyboards
- Joseph Jarman
- Percussion, Reeds
- Budd Johnson
- Saxophone
- James P. Johnson
- Piano
- Elvin Jones
- Drums
- Jo Jones
- Drums
- Scott Joplin
- Piano, Performer
- Freddie Keppard
- Trumpet
- Lee Konitz
- Sax (Alto)
- Eddie Lang
- Guitar
- John Lewis
- Piano
- Jimmy Lyons
- Sax (Alto)
- Ken McIntyre
- Reeds
- Bob Mintzer
- Reeds
- Blue Mitchell
- Trumpet
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Percussion, Reeds
- Lee Morgan
- Trumpet
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Piano
- Gerry Mulligan
- Sax (Baritone)
- King Oliver
- Trumpet, Performer, Cornet
- Kid Ory
- Trombone
- Jaco Pastorius
- Bass, Vocals
- Flip Phillips
- Saxophone
- Django Reinhardt
- Guitar
- Max Roach
- Drums
- Marshall Royal
- Saxophone
- Wayne Shorter
- Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Horace Silver
- Piano
- Muggsy Spanier
- Trumpet
- Spyro Gyra
- Performer
- Slam Stewart
- Bass
- Art Tatum
- Piano
- Cecil Taylor
- Piano, Performer
- Jack Teagarden
- Trombone
- Bobby Timmons
- Piano
- Joe Venuti
- Violin
- Jeremy Wall
- Piano (Electric)
- Fats Waller
- Piano
- Ben Webster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Teddy Wilson
- Piano
- Yellowjackets
- Performer
- Cootie Williams
- Trumpet
- Lester Young
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Eddie Edwards
- Trombone
- Horace Henderson
- Piano
- Nick LaRocca
- Trumpet, Cornet
- Miff Mole
- Trombone
- Jimmie Noone
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Zutty Singleton
- Drums
- Frank Teschemacher
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Frankie Trumbauer
- Clarinet, Saxophone
- Phil Upchurch
- Bass, Guitar
- Lonnie Johnson
- Guitar











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