Jazz is considered "America's classical music," and it's recognized as one of the most inventive and respected genres ever. This huge collection focuses on the Golden Era of Jazz, which began after world War II and includes Bebop, Free, Fusion, Modal, & Afro-Cuban Jazz.
100 songs on 5 CDs.
Artists include: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker and more.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Bud Powell - 52nd Street Theme
- Charlie Parker Quintet - Just One Of Those Things
- Gil Evans - Remember
- Oscar Peterson Trio - Cheek To Cheek
- Art Pepper - Anthropology
- Cecil Taylor - This Nearly Was Mine
- The Bill Evans Trio - Peri’s Scope
- Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
- Miles Davis - Weirdo
- Gerry Mulligan Quartet - The Lady Is A Tramp
- John Coltrane - Giant Steps
- Eric Dolphy - Mangolina
- Horace Silver Trio - Horacescope
- Thelonious Monk - Willow Weep For Me
- Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
- Wes Montgomery - Ecorah
- Ramsey Lewis Trio - The Ripper
- Milt Jackson - The Cylinder
- Sonny Stitt - Splinter
- Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane - Epistrophy
Disc 2:
- Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
- Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
- Dizzy Gillespie - There Is No Greater Love
- Errol Garner - Misty
- Max Roach - You’re Mine You
- Modern Jazz Quartet - Velodrome
- Donald Byrd - Ghana
- Stan Lacey - Spain
- Chico Hamilton Quartet - Mr. Smith Goes To Town
- Yusef Lateef - Titora
- Lee Konitz - Subconcious Lee
- Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio - Blues For Herky
- Thelonious Monk - Reflections
- Chet Baker - Street Of Dreams
- Charles Mingus - Embraceable You
- Kenny Burrell - I'll Close My Eyes
- Bud Powell - When I Fall In Love
- Wayne Shorter - Second Genesis
- Sonny Rollins - John S.
- Horace Silver - Cool Eyes
Disc 3:
- Maynard Ferguson - More West
- Horace Silver - The Preacher
- The Ornette Coleman Quartet - The Sphinx
- Art Farmer Quartet - Baubles Bangles and Beads
- Wes Montgomery - Repetition
- Herbie Mann - Comin’ Home Baby
- Clifford Brown Sextet - Hymn Of The Orient
- Roland Kirk Quartet - Three For The Festival
- Eric Dolphy - Far Cry
- John Coltrane - Every Time We Say Goodbye
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Pierre et Beatrice
- Clifford Brown and Horace Silver - Once In A While
- Kenny Dorham - Spring Cannon
- Sonny Stitt - For The Fat Man
- Charles Mingus - Miss Bliss
- Ahmed Jamal - Ahmed's Blues
- Max Roach - Dr. Free-Zee
- Steve Lacy - Let's Get Lost
- Dizzy Gillespie - Ungawa
- Charlie Parker - Air Conditioning
Disc 4:
- Cannonball Adderley - African Waltz
- George Shearing - Lullaby Of Birdland
- Ben Webster - That’s All
- Kenny Dorham & Sonny Rollins - But Beautiful
- Charles Mingus - In The Still of the Night
- Clark Terry & His Orchestra - Taking A Chance On Love
- Lester Young Trio - I Cover The Waterfront
- Sonny Stitt - Sonny Sounds
- Coleman Hawkins - While We’re Young
- Stan Getz - Yesterdays
- Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife
- Charlie Parker with Strings - Just Friends
- Hank Jones Trio - Now’s The Time
- Hank Mobley - Dig Dis
- Wayne Shorter - Black Orpheus
- Gene Ammons - Blue and Sentimental
- Charles Mingus - Body And Soul
- George Shearing Quintet - Have You Met Miss Jones'
- Donald Byrd - Stardust
- Bud Powell Trio - Autumn In New York
Disc 5:
- Al Cohn Zoot Sims Quintet - The Opener
- Maynard Ferguson - The Wailing Boat
- Cecil Taylor - Port Of Call
- Bill Evans, Jimmy Giuffre & Lee Konitz - Paio Alto
- Chet Baker - Tema d’Amore
- Kenny Dorham - Afrodisia
- Ornette Coleman - Just For You
- Tal Farlow - If There’s Someone Lovelier Than You
- Sonny Rollins - The Last Time I Saw Paris
- Chico Hamilton - Tuesday At Two
- Art Pepper - Why Are We Afraid'
- Quincy Jones - The Twitch
- Charles Mingus - Chazzanova
- Steve Lacy - Strike Up the Band
- Quincy Jones - G’Wan Train
- Johnny Griffin - Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
- Ramsey Lewis Trio - Gonna Set Your Soul On Fire
- Ornette Coleman - The Disguise
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Fingus No.2
- Modern Jazz Quartet - A Morning In Paris
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