20 of the Jazz worlds greatest piano players with 20 of their most
influential albums The spectrum ranges from Bill Evans or Duke
Ellington via Ramsey Lewis or Ahmad Jamal to Red Garland or Tommy
Flanagan, through to Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, or the debut
albums of Herbie Hancock and Cecil Taylor, or the first recordings of
Thelonious Monk.
CD01 {01:18:52}
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby (1961)
01. My Foolish Heart (4:58)
02. Waltz for Debby (7:00)
03. Detour Ahead (7:37)
04. My Romance (7:11)
05. Some Other Time (5:00)
06. Milestones (6:34)
Oscar Peterson - Affinity (1962)
07. Waltz for Debbie (5:56)
08. Tangerine (4:33)
09. Gravy Waltz (4:30)
10. This Could Be the Start of Something (4:46)
11. Baubles, Bangles and Beads (4:15)
12. Six and Four (7:05)
13. I'm a Fool to Want You (3:47)
14. Yours Is My Heart Alone (5:40)
CD02 {01:18:47}
Duke Ellington - The Duke Plays Ellington (1953)
01. In a Sentimental Mood (2:33)
02. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (2:59)
03. Reflections in D (3:38)
04. Who Knows? (2:40)
05. Melancholia (3:24)
06. All Too Soon (3:09)
07. Prelude to a Kiss (3:05)
08. B Sharp Blues (2:49)
09. Passion Flower (3:06)
10. Janet (2:16)
11. Retrospection (3:59)
12. Dancers in Love (2:00)
Erroll Garner - Contrasts (1954)
13. You Are My Sunshine (3:29)
14. I've Got the World on a String (4:02)
15. 7-11 Jump (7:19)
16. Part-Time Blues (4:33)
17. Rosalie (2:40)
18. Erroll Garner - In a Mellow Tone (4:19)
19. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (5:04)
20. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings (3:23)
21. There's a Small Hotel (3:10)
22. Misty (2:49)
23. I've Got to Be a Rugcutter (2:21)
CD03 {01:15:49}
Bud Powell - Blues in the Closet (1956)
01. When I Fall in Love (1:43)
02. My Heart Stood Still (3:33)
03. Blues in the Closet (3:03)
04. Swinging 'Til the Girls Come Home (3:22)
05. I Know That You Know (2:26)
06. Elogie (3:00)
07. Woodyn' You (3:56)
08. I Should Care (3:42)
09. Now Is the Time (4:36)
10. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (4:05)
Kenny Drew Trio (1956)
11. Caravan (4:51)
12. Come Rain or Come Shine (6:04)
13. Ruby My Dear (5:42)
14. Weird-O (4:02)
15. Taking a Chance on Love (4:39)
16. When You Wish Upon a Star (5:15)
17. Blues for Nica (5:27)
18. It's Only a Paper Moon (6:23)
CD04 {01:18:20}
Ramsey Lewis - And His Gentlemen of Jazz (1956)
01. Delilah (5:23)
02. I Get a Kick Out of You (3:02)
03. Please Send Me Someone to Love (4:04)
04. Brother John (3:52)
05. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (4:50)
06. It Ain't Necessarily So (2:48)
07. Seven Valleys (5:26)
08. On the Street Where You Live (3:42)
The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (1955)
09. Love Walked In (3:27)
10. My Heart Stood Still (1:41)
11. Imagination (3:27)
12. I Never Knew (2:34)
13. Stella by Starlight (3:48)
14. (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? (2:26)
15. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (3:09)
16. Taking a Chance on Love (2:05)
17. April in Paris (3:51)
18. I Want to Be Happy (1:26)
19. I See Your Face Before Me (2:34)
20. Just One of Those Things (3:08)
21. I Get a Kick Out of You (3:22)
22. If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) (2:40)
23. I Hear Music (3:05)
24. Tea for Two (2:30)
CD05 {01:17:33}
Red Garland - All Kinds of Weather (1958)
01. Rain (4:17)
02. Summertime (4:46)
03. Stormy Weather (10:38)
04. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (5:46)
05. Winter Wonderland (5:24)
06. 'Tis Autumn (9:14)
Ahmad Jamal - Happy Moods (1960)
07. Little Old Lady (5:19)
08. For All We Know (2:49)
09. Pavanne (5:48)
10. Excerpt from the Blues (3:06)
11. You'd Be So Easy to Love (3:22)
12. Time on My Hands (1:39)
13. Rain Check (4:44)
14. I'll Never Stop Loving You (3:04)
15. Speak Low (4:57)
16. Rhumba No.2 (2:40)
CD06 {01:19:58}
Tommy Flanagan - Overseas (1957)
01. Relaxin' at Camarillo (3:18)
02. Chelsea Bridge (3:47)
03. Eclypso (6:18)
04. Beat's Up (4:22)
05. Skal Brothers (2:33)
06. Little Rock (7:05)
07. Verdandi (2:14)
08. Dalarna (4:40)
09. Willow Weep for Me (6:23)
Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off (1962)
10. Watermelon Man (7:14)
11. Three Bags Full (5:31)
12. Empty Pockets (6:12)
13. The Maze (6:50)
14. Driftin' (7:01)
15. Alone and I (6:30)
CD07 {01:19:51}
Art Tatum / Lionel Hampton / Buddy Rich (1955)
01. Perdido (5:08)
02. Hallelujah (4:56)
03. I'll Never Be the Same (6:39)
04. How High the Moon (5:11)
05. What Is This Thing Called Love (7:06)
06. More Than You Know (4:17)
07. Makin' Whoopee (7:07)
Horace Silver - Horas-Scope (1960)
08. Strollin' (5:00)
09. Where You At? (5:40)
10. Without You (4:50)
11. Horace-Scope (4:43)
12. Yeah! (6:28)
13. Me and My Baby (5:59)
14. Nica's Dream (6:47)
CD08 {01:14:05}
Lennie Tristano (1954-1955)
01. Line Up (3:34)
02. Requiem (4:53)
03. Turkish Mambo (3:41)
04. East Thirty-Second (4:33)
05. These Foolish Things (5:46)
06. You Go to My Head (5:20)
07. If I Had You (6:29)
08. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (6:07)
09. All the Things You Are (6:14)
The Jutta Hipp Quintet - New Faces, New Sounds (1954)
10. Cleopatra (3:22)
11. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (3:06)
12. Ghost of a Chance (3:33)
13. Mon Petit (3:26)
14. What's New (4:46)
15. Blue Skies (2:59)
16. Laura (3:07)
17. Variations (3:09)
CD09 {01:18:10}
Dave Brubeck Trio (1950)
01. You Stepped Out of a Dream (2:56)
02. Lullaby in Rhythm (3:30)
03. Singin' in the Rain (2:36)
04. I'll Remember April (3:22)
05. Body and Soul (3:44)
06. Let's Fall in Love (2:43)
07. Laura (2:44)
08. Indiana (2:35)
09. Blue Moon (2:57)
10. Tea for Two (2:45)
11. Undecided (2:29)
12. That Old Black Magic (2:42)
Elmo Hope - Meditations (1955)
13. It's a Lovely Day Today (3:39)
14. All the Things You Are (3:23)
15. Quit It (4:24)
16. Lucky Strike (2:53)
17. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (4:55)
18. Huh (3:47)
19. Falling in Love with You (2:58)
20. My Heart Stood Still (3:22)
21. Elmo's Fire (2:39)
22. I'm in the Mood for Love (4:25)
23. Blue Mo (6:42)
CD10 {01:11:32}
Thelionious Monk - Genius of Modern Music Vol.1 (1947)
01. 'Round About Midnight (3:12)
02. Off Minor (3:02)
03. Ruby My Dear (3:08)
04. I Mean You (2:47)
05. Thelonious (3:01)
06. Epistrophy (3:06)
07. Well You Needn't (2:58)
08. Misterioso (3:24)
Cecil Taylor - Jazz Advance (1956)
09. Bemsha Swing (7:28)
10. Charge 'Em Blues (11:08)
11. Azure (7:31)
12. Song (5:21)
13. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (9:19)
14. Rick Kick Shaw (6:07)
