I am a jazz nerd, so I went a little overboard on this one and even included all of the personnel and recording dates for each track, because this mix is somehow a tribute to the sidemen. This is not my comment on which movements in jazz were more valuable than others (for example there is no Louis Armstrong on here, and he was my hero since I was a tee baller), nor is it a beginner's guide, but if you are one of those "haters", this is yr chance to come over to the dark side.
Track Listing::>
01. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers- A Night in Tunisia Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded August 7th, 1960
Lee Morgan- trumpet, Wayne Shorter- tenor sax, Bobby Timmons- piano, Jymie Merritt- bass, Art Blakey- drums
02. Ornette Coleman- Una Muy Bonita Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded October 8th, 1959
Ornette Coleman- alto sax, Don Cherry- pocket trumpet, Charlie Haden- bass, Billy Higgins- drums
03. Bud Powell- Epistrophy
Recorded January 15th, 1945
Bud Powell- piano, Percy Heath- bass, Kenny Clarke- drums
04. Miles Davis- Budo
Recorded January 21st, 1949
Miles Davis- trumpet, Kai Winding- trombone, Lee Konitz- alto sax, Gerry Mulligan- baritone sax, Junior Collins- french horn, Bill Barber- tuba, Al Haig- piano, Joe Shulman- bass, Max Roach- drums
05. Django Reinhardt- Rose Room
Recorded May 29th, 1937
Django Reinhardt- guitar, Stéphane Grappelli- violin, Pierre Baro Ferret- guitar, Marcel Bianchi- guitar, Louis Vola- bass
06. Rex Stewart and The Ellingtonians- Menelik (The Lion of Judah)
Recorded July 3rd, 1941
Rex Stewart- trumpet, Lawrence Brown- trombone, Ben Webster- tenor sax, Harry Carney- baritone sax, Duke Ellington- piano, Jimmy Blanton- bass, Sonny Greer- drums
07. Charles Mingus- Weird Nightmare
Recorded May 25th, 1960
Ted Curson- trumpet, Jimmy Knepper- trombone, Eric Dolphy- alto sax, bass clarinet, flute, Booker Ervin- tenor sax, Joe Farrell- tenor sax, Yusef Lateef- tenor sax, flute, Paul Bley- piano, Charles Mingus- bass, Dannie Richmond- drums, Lorraine Cousins- vocals
08. James Blood Ulmer- Night Lover
Recorded in 1981
James Blood Ulmer- guitar, Amin Ali- bass, G. Calvin Weston- drums
09. Thelonious Monk- Well You Needn't Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded June 26th, 1957
Ray Copeland- trumpet, Gigi Gryce- alto sax, Coleman Hawkins- tenor sax, John Coltrane- tenor sax, Thelonious Monk- piano, Wilbur Ware- bass, Art Blakey- drums
10. John Coltrane- Blue Train Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded September 15th, 1957
John Coltrane- tenor sax, Lee morgan- trumpet, Curtis Fuller- trombone, Kenny Drew- piano, Paul Chambers- bass, Philly Joe Jones- drums
11. Lee Konitz/Lennie Tristano- Subconscious-Lee
Recorded in 1949
Lee Konitz- alto sax, Warne Marsch- tenor sax, Lennie Tristano- piano, Billy Bauer- guitar, Arnold Fishkin- bass, Shelley Manne- drums
12. Arthur Blythe- Illusions
Recorded April/May 1980
Arthus Blythe- alto sax, Abdul Wadud- cello, Bob Stewart- tuba, John Hicks- piano, James Blood Ulmer- guitar, Fred Hopkins- bass, Bobby Battle- drums
13. Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Once in a While
Recorded January 13th, 1965
Rahsaan Roland Kirk- alto sax, manzello, stritch, flute, Jaki Byard- piano, Richard Davis- bass, Elvin Jones- drums
14. The All-Stars featuring Slam Stewart- The Man I Love Pt. 2
info unknown
Slam Stewart- bass
15. Max Roach-Conversation
Recorded October 27, 1962
Booker Little- trumpet, Ray Draper- tuba, George Coleman- tenor saxophone, Art Davis- bass, Max Roach- drums
16. Lester Young- Lester Leaps In
Recorded September 5th, 1939
Lester Young- tenor sax, Buck Clayton- trumpet, Dicky Wells- trombone, Count Basie- piano, Freddie Green- guitar, Walter Page- bass, Papa Jo Jones- drums.
17. Lionel Hampton- Chasin' With Chase
Recorded April 8th, 1941
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins- trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol- trombone; Barney Bigard- clarinet; Johnny Hodges- alto sax; Harry Carney- baritone sax; Duke Ellington- piano; Fred Guy- banjo; Wellman Braud- bass; Sonny Greer- drums
19. Art Tatum- Out of Nowhere
Recorded in 1952
Art Tatum- piano, Everett Barksdale- guitar, Slam Stewart- bass
20. Charlie Parker- Au Privave
January 15th, 1951
Miles Davis- trumpet, Charlie Parker- alto saxophone, Walter Bishop Jr.- piano, Teddy Kotick- bass, Max Roach- drums
Here is the .zip
