Simply Jazz Legends (2 Discs) | Various Artists

2010 two CD collection. Jazz, with it's roots in Blues, Spirituals and Ragtime music, is set apart from other genres by it's unique improvisational quality. The artists who popularized the Jazz scene 50 years ago are instantly recognizable and highly revered the word over. Here we present two discs of those artists who are, quite simply, Jazz Legends! Includes tracks from Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and many others. Simply.

Tracklist:

1. It's Only A Paper Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
3. What A Difference A Day Makes - Coleman Hawkins
4. These Foolish Things - Don Byas / Hot Lips Page & His Orchestra
5. Lover Man - Sarah Vaughan / Dizzy Gillespie & His All Star Quintet
6. Caldonia - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
7. Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie! - Count Basie & His Orchestra
8. Harlem Air Shaft - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
9. Don't Be That Way - Lionel Hampton
10. Evidence - Thelonious Monk Quartet / Milt Jackson
11. Georgia On My Mind - Fats Waller
12. I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra
13. Jeeps Blues - Johnny Hodges
14. Stomp Look & Listen - Duke Ellington
15. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie
16. Seven Come Eleven - The Benny Goodman Sextet
17. 'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk Quintet
18. Muskrat Ramble - Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra
19. Yesterdays - Billie Holiday
20. You Won't Be Satisfied - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
21. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing - Duke Ellington
22. I Only Have Eyes For You - Coleman Hawkins & His Quartet
23. Sweet Georgia Brown - Django Reinhardt / Stephane Grappelli & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
24. Girl Of My Dreams - Ike Quebec Quintet
25. September In The Rain - George Shearing Quintet
26. Way Down Under In New Orleans - Lester Young & The Kansas City Six
27. Your Driving Me Crazy - Django Reinhardt & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
28. Lester Leaps In - Lester Young & The Kansas City
29. Bug House - Red Norvo & His Swing Octet / Teddy Wilson & Bunny Berigan
30. The Chase - Miles Davis Sextet
31. Dinah - Django Reinhardt & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
32. Easy Swing - Wardell Gray Quartet
33. Finesse - Johnny Hodges / Duke Ellington
34. Honeysuckle Rose - Fletcher Henderson
35. The Man I Love - Wardell Gray Quartet
36. Maple Leaf Rag - Sidney Bechet
37. A Night In Tunisia - Charlie Parker Septet / Miles Davis
38. Perdido - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
39. Stardust - Artie Shaw
40. When Lights Are Low - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
41. Record Label: Union Square
42. Catalog#: 650 A013023
43. Country Of Release: NLD
44. Year Of Release: 2010