Jazz & Blues Legends

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Annotation

Individual cat#s: DGR30005A/B/C

1.16, 1.18, 2.5, 2.10, 2.16, 2.18, 3.6, 3.11, 3.17 are live recordings.
1.17, 2.1, 2.2, 2.17, 3.4, 3.5, 3.10 are re-recordings.

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-19 11:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1St. James Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Louis Armstrong3:20
2Mood Indigo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Nina Simone34:01
3Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
cover recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10072)
Lena Horne2:48
4Willow Weep for Me
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Dinah Washington3:28
5My Favorite Things
bass:
George Duvivier (on 1961-07-18)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-07-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1961-07-18)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-18)
cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 1961-07-18)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Sarah Vaughan2:46
6Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Billie Holiday3:23
7It’s Only a Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ella Fitzgerald2:32
8After You’ve Gone
Nat King Cole2:58
9Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
The Ink Spots3:12
10Moon Glow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
The Mills Brothers2:31
11Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sarah Vaughan3:11
12Back Ole Town Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong4:02
13The Mood That I’m In
recording of:
The Mood That I'm In
writer:
Al Sherman (jazz trombone) and Abner Silver
Billie Holiday3:01
14Sweet Lorraine
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
Nat King Cole2:56
15Makin’ Whoopie
Stéphane Grappelli3:33
16After You’ve Gone
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1977)
live cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Nina Simone5:36
17I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues
Peggy Lee2:42
18Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong3:08
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All I Can Do Is Cry
Ike & Tina Turner5:31
2Shed So Many Tears
Johnny Winter2:16
3Ain’t No Tellin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:56
4Out of Sight
Johnny Winter2:19
5Tupelo
John Lee Hooker7:19
6It’s My Own Fault Baby
recording of:
It's My Own Fault Baby
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
MCA Music Entertainment GmbH
B.B. King3:36
7Heavy Snow
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:10
8John Lee Boogie
recording of:
John Lee Boogie
writer:
John Mayall
John Mayall4:16
9Double Trouble
Otis Rush2:42
10Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1979)
live cover recording of:
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters3:59
11Everybody’s Blue
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee6:44
12Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Bessie Smith3:14
13Freight Loader
recording of:
Freight Loader
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Eric Clapton2:45
14Can’t Hold On
producer:
Johnny Otis
cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Canned Heat2:27
15Moanin’ Blues
John Lee Hooker3:17
16Sea Line Woman
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
See‐Line Woman (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
Nina Simone3:46
17Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out
Big Joe Williams3:26
18Woman Lovin’ Each Other
Mike Bloomfield4:39
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mama, You Got a Daughter
John Lee Hooker3:41
2Ain’t Nobody's Business
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon6:46
3With a Little Help From My Friends
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
Santana14:07
4Lost and Gone
recording of:
Lost and Gone
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
John Mayall2:32
5Going Down Slow
cover recording of:
Going Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Johnny Winter4:43
6They Call Me Muddy Waters
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1979)
live recording of:
They Call Me Muddy Waters (in 1979)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters5:52
7Wednesday Evenin’ Blues
John Lee Hooker3:55
8I Smell Trouble
Ike & Tina Turner3:47
9Blues for the Lowlands
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962) and Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962)
recorded at:
The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1961 until 1962)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee4:47
10Spoonful
Canned Heat2:30
11Backlash Blues
recording of:
Backlash Blues
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone2:54
12West Coast Idea
recording of:
West Coast Idea
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton2:22
13Wise Woman Blues
Dinah Washington2:52
14Got the Blues Can’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:55
15Want to Come Home
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:59
16Black Water Blues
Bessie Smith3:23
17Baby Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard:
Kokomo (on 1935-10-31)
background vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go (on 1935-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams33:28
18Nobody’s Dirty Business
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Nobody’s Dirty Business
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:55

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