Gershwin - Nice Work If You Can Get It

George Gershwin (piano), Ethel Waters (vocal), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Mannie Klein (trumpet), Ben Selvin (violin), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet), Buck & Bubbles, Buck Washington (vocal, piano), John "Bubbles" Sublett (vocal), Joe Bushkin (piano), Artie Shaw (clarinet), Bunny Berigan (trumpet), Cozy Cole (drums), Billie Holiday (vocal), Dick McDonough (guitar), Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra, Claude Thornhill (director), Maxine Sullivan (vocal), Buster Bailey (vocal, cornet), Fred Astaire (vocal), Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Al Jolson (vocal), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Mel Powell (piano), Morey Feld (drums), Mike Bryan (guitar), Frank Sinatra (vocal), Mischa Russell (violin), David Frisina (violin), John Ryan (bass), Samuel Freed, Jr (viola), John Mayhew (flute), Fred Goerner (cello), Mark Mclntye (piano), Ray Hagan (drums), George Van Eps (guitar), Buddy Clark (vocal), Dinah Shore (vocal), Jane Russell (vocal), Dorothy Kirsten (vocal), Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Morton Gould, His Piano and Orchestra, Martin Gould (piano), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Jack Washington (alto saxophone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Joe Sullivan (piano), Jo Jones (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Gene Kelly (vocal), Felicia Sanders (vocal), Irving Joseph (piano), Red Callender (bass), Norm Jeffries (drums), Harry James & His Orchestra, Doris Day (vocal), Rosemary Clooney (vocal), Frank DeVol & His Orchestra, Georges Guetary, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, Oscar Levant (piano), Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Tony Bennett (vocal), The Hi-Lo's, Michael Tilson Thomas (piano), Ella Fitzgerald (vocal), Ellis Larkins (piano), Alberta Hunter (vocal), Vishnu Wood (bass), Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone), Doc Cheatham (trumpet), Vic Dickinson (trombone), Jonah Jones (trumpet), Gerald Cook (piano), Butch Miles (drums), Billy Butler (guitar), Maureen McGovern (vocal), Jeff Harris (piano), Jay Leonhart (bass guitar), Dick Hyman (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Eric Cohen (drums), Mel Torme (vocal), Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra, Aretha Franklin (vocal), Ray Bryant (piano), Bill Lee (bass), Warren Lucky (tenor saxophone), Belton Evans (drums), Lord Westbrook (guitar), Adele Addison (vocal), Robert Mcferrin (vocal), Miles Davis (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Willie Ruff (french horn), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Julius Watkins (french horn), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Joe Bennett (trombone), Frank Rehak (trombone), Dick Hixon (trombone), Gunther Schuller (french horn), Romeo Penque (clarinet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Danny Bank (bass clarinet, flute), Jerome Richardson (flute), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Harold Jones (drums), George Gaffney (piano), Andy Simpkins (bass), Cab Calloway (vocal), Ralph Sharon Trio, Columbia Jazz Band, Michael Feinstein (piano, vocal), Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo F. Forbstein, Axel Stordahl, Harry Zimmerman, Lou Bring, Johnny Green, Paul Weston, Torrie Zito, Marty Paich, Robert Mersey, André Previn, Gil Evans

Jeri Southern, Victor Young & His Orchestra, Tutti Camarata & his Orchestra, Sy Oliver & His Orchestra, Norman Leyden & his Orchestra, Lew Douglas & his Orchestra, Dave Barbour & His Trio, Sonny Burke & his Orchestra, Billy May & His Orchestra, Ralph Burns & Orchestra, Gus Levene & Orchestra, Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra, Marty Paich & his Orchestra, Johnny Smith & His Quartet

Thelonious Monk (piano), Danny Quebec West (alto saxophone), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Billy Smith (tenor saxophone), Gene Ramey (bass), Art Blakey (drums), George Taitt (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone), Bob Paige (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Simmons (bass), Al McKibbon (bass), Thelonious Monk Quintet, Ben Riley (drums), Larry Gales (bass guitar), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone), Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone), Nelson Boyd (bass), Max Roach (drums), Clifford Brown (alto saxophone), Sonny Rollins (musicians (emi load: do not use)), Paul Chambers (bass), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Horace Silver (piano), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)

Billie Holiday, Milton Raskin (piano), Dave Barbour (guitar), Charles Mingus (double bass), Dave Coleman (drums), Charlie Ventura (saxophone), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Howard McGhee (trumpet), Willie Smith (saxophone), Wardell Gray (saxophone), John Collins (guitar), Curly Russell (double bass), J.C. Heard (drums), Kenny Kersey (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Lester Young (saxophone), Tiny Grimes (guitar), Al McKibbon (double bass), Joe Guy (trumpet), Georgie Auld (saxophone), Trummy Young (trombone), Barney Kessel (guitar), Charlie Drayton (double bass), Jackie Mills (drums), Bobby Tucker (piano), Willis Conover, Johnny Mercer, Jo Jones (drums), Joe Benjamin (double bass), Mal Waldron (piano), Don Lamond (drums), Milt Hinton (double bass)

Eric Reed

Diana Krall, Tony Bennett

Stuff Smith, Paul Smith (piano), Red Mitchell (doublebass), Sid Bulkin (drumkit), Shirley Horn (piano), Lewis Powers (doublebass), Harry Saunders (drumkit)

Nina Simone (vocalist, vocals), Mel Torme (vocals), Chris Connor, Oscar Pettiford (double bass, bass), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Duke Ellington (piano & bandleader), Russ Garcia, his Vocal Choir and Orchestra, Charles Mingus (double bass), Jonah Jones, Johnny Hartman (vocalist), Ralph Sharon (keyboard), Christy Febbo (drumkit), Jay Cave (doublebass), Howard McGhee (trumpet), John Coltrane (saxophone, tenorsaxophone), Herbie Mann (flute), Bob Dorough, Conte Candoli, Stan Levey (drums), Carmen McRae (vocals), Zoot Sims (saxophone), Don Elliot, Art Blakey (drumkit), Wendell Marshall (drumkit), Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano), Al Cohn (tenorsaxophone, saxophone), Frank Rehak (trombone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Melba Liston (trombone), Bill Hardman (trumpet), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Ray Copeland (trumpet), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Bill Graham (altosaxophone), Sahib Shihab (altosaxophone), William Slapin (baritonesaxophone), Booker Little (trumpet), Eddie Costa, Freddie Green (guitar), Gene Quill, Philly Joe Jones (drums), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Walter Bolden (drumkit), Ron Carter (bass), Helen Carr (vocalist), Red Mitchell (acousticbassguitar), Howard Roberts (guitar), Cappy Lewis (trumpet), Urbie Green (trombone), Danny Bank (flute, clarinet, baritonesaxophone), Jimmy Lyon (piano), Ike Horowitz (tenorsaxophone, flute, bassclarinet), Doug Mettome (trumpet), Jimmy Campbell (drumkit), Dexter Gordon (tenorsaxophone), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Kenny Drew (piano), Lawrence Marable (drumkit), Herbie Mann Quartet

Bob Brookmeyer, Stan Getz

Jessica Williams (piano)

Teddy Wilson (piano)

Mary Ann McCall (leadvocalist)

Ella Fitzgerald, André Previn (piano)

Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Jones (drums), Joe Benjamin (double bass), Mal Waldron (piano)

Count Basie (piano & bandleader)

Jeri Southern, Edgar Lustgarten (cello), John Kitzmiller (bass), Dick Hazard (piano), Frankie Capp (drums) Tom Morgan

Thelonious Monk (piano)

Stuff Smith, Sid Bulkin (drums), Paul Smith (piano), Red Mitchell (double bass), Harry Saunders (drums), Shirley Horn (piano), Lewis Powers (double bass)

Bill Charlap, Frank Wess (tenor saxophone), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Peter Washington (bass), Slide Hampton (trombone), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Kenny Washington (drums), Torrie Zito (unknown)

Bud Powell Trio, Bud Powell (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Roy Haynes (drums), Chik Corea (sleeve note writer)

Billie Holiday (vocals), Larry Bunker (drums), John Simmons (double bass), Barney Kessel (electric guitar), Jimmy Rowles (piano, keyboards), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Benny Carter (saxophone)

Hisatsugu Suzuki Trio

Billy Taylor Trio, Billy Taylor (piano), Earl May (bass guitar), Charlie Smith (drums)

Billie Holiday (vocal), Vido Musso (tenor saxophone), Teddy Wilson (piano), Prince Robinson (clarinet), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, Allan Reuss (guitar), Cozy Cole (drums), Cozy Cole (as Swing Roo) (drums), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Freddie Green (guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, Claude Thornhill (piano), Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Billy Kyle (piano), Danny Barker (guitar), John Kirby (bass), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Lester Young (clarinet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Margaret "Countess" Johnson (piano), Walter Page (bass)

Ellis Larkins (piano), Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist)

Rosemary Clooney

Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Bill Miller (piano) Neal Hefti

Art Tatum (piano), Slam Stewart (bass), Everett Barksdale (guitar)

Fred Astaire, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Alvin Stoller (drums), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar)

Bill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Ike Quebec (tenor saxophone), Wilbert Hogan (drums), Earl Van Dyke (organ), Willie Jones (guitar), Thad Jones, Thelonious Monk (piano), Gene Ramey (bass), Art Blakey (drums), Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone), Pierre Michelot (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums), Bud Powell (piano), Sonny Clark, Herbie Nichols, Kenny Burrell, Grover Washington, Jr., Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith (organ), Donald Bailey (drums), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Jackie McLean (alto saxophone), Quentin Warren (guitar), Lou Donaldson, McCoy Tyner, Curtis Fuller

Chick Webb And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist), Ellis Larkins (piano) Sy Oliver, André Previn, Chick Webb

David Hamilton

Beegie Adair

Ran Blake

Rossano Sportiello

Billie Holiday (leadvocalist)

Benny Goodman (clarinet), Mel Powell, Steve Jordan, Israel Crosby, Morey Feld, Charlie Shavers (trumpet)

Teddy Wilson Trio

Louie Bellson (drums), Bill Evans (piano), Jim Hall (guitar), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Robert White (drumkit), Sonny Clark (piano), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (drumkit), Kenny Burrell (guitar), George Shearing (piano), Stan Getz (saxophone), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Eddie Gomez (bassguitar), Jack DeJohnette (drumkit), Bob Schwarz (videoscripteditor), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Toshiko Akiyoshi (piano), Jake Hanna (drumkit), Gene Cherico (bass), Tal Farlow (guitar), Bobby Jaspar (flute, tenorsaxophone), Milt Hinton (bass), Clifford Brown (trumpet), Max Roach (drums), Richie Powell (piano), Barry Galbraith (guitar), George Morrow (doublebass), Don Elliott (multi-instrumentalist), Art Tatum (piano), Neal Hefti

Billie Holiday (vocalist), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Benny Carter (saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (piano, keyboard), Barney Kessel (electricguitar), John Simmons (doublebass), Larry Bunker (drumkit)

The Blue Strings

Ella Fitzgerald (vocals, vocalist), Ellis Larkins (piano), Oscar Peterson (piano), Paul Smith (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Gus Johnson (drumkit), Jim Hall (guitar), Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Bill Yancey (doublebass), Buddy Bregman

Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Basie's Boys, Jimmy Jones Orchestra

Teddy Wilson (piano)

Lyambiko

Eugene Ramey (bass), Art Blakey (drums), John Simmons (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums), Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone), Al McKibbon (bass), Percy Heath (bass), Ernie Henry (alto saxophone), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Max Roach (drums), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Wilbur Ware (bass), Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Bob Northern (french horn), Eddie Bert (trombone), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Sam Jones (bass), Art Taylor (drums), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Thelonious Monk (piano), John Ore (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (drums)

Fred Astaire (vocal), Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Leo Reisman & His Orchestra, Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Ginger Rogers (vocal), Hal Borne and His Orchestra

Penelope Martin-Smith, Martin Souter (piano), Ross Wackett

Kaye Ballard (vocals), David N. Baker (piano), John Morris (piano), David Craig (vocals), Louise Carlyle (vocals), Warren Galjour (vocals), Betty Gillett (vocals) John Morris Trio

Billie Holiday, Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Alvin Stoller (drums), Barney Kessel (guitar), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Red Mitchell (double bass), Aaron Bell (double bass), Lennie McBrowne (drums), Kenny Burrell (electric guitar), Paul Quinichette (saxophone), Tony Scott (clarinet), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Wynton Kelly (piano), Tiny Grimes (guitar), Al McKibbon (double bass), J.C. Heard (drums), Kenny Kersey (piano), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Joe Guy (trumpet), Georgie Auld (saxophone), Lester Young (saxophone), Bobby Tucker (piano), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Barney Kessel (electric guitar), Gus Johnson (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Oscar Peterson (organ), Joe Newman (trumpet), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), Herb Ellis (electric guitar), Chico Hamilton (drums), Red Callender (double bass), Willie Smith (saxophone), Cozy Cole (drums), Leroy Lovett (unknown), Leonard Gaskin (double bass), Billy Bauer (electric guitar), Budd Johnson (saxophone), Billy Taylor (piano), John Simmons (double bass), Larry Bunker (drums), Benny Carter (saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (keyboards), Joe Mondragon (double bass), Ben Webster (saxophone), Carson Smith (double bass), Tony Scott (piano), Carl Drinkard (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Al Cohn (saxophone), Ray Ellis And His Orchestra, Hank Jones (keyboards), Janet Putnam (harp), Osie Johnson (drums), Hank Jones (piano), Joe Benjamin (double bass), Romeo Penque (double bass), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Romeo Penque (saxophone), Romeo Penque (clarinet), Gene Quill (saxophone), Barry Galbraith (electric guitar), Milt Hinton (double bass) Toots Camarata

Shepp Archie/Mal Waldron

Art Simmons (interprète instrumental), Ronnell Bright (interprète instrumental)

Buddy Rich (drums), Harry Edison (trumpet), John Simmons (bass guitar), Barney Kessel (guitar), Jimmy Rowles (piano)

Carmen McRae

Frank Sinatra

Benny Goodman (clarinet), Chris Griffin (trumpet), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Red Ballard (trombone), Harry James (trumpet), Vernon Brown (trombone), Allen Weinberg (director), Dave Matthews (alto saxophone), Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone), Dave Tough (drums), Benny Heller (guitar), Jess Stacy (piano), Harry Goodman (bass), Noni Bernardi (alto saxophone), Art Rollini (tenor saxophone), Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Benny Goodman Trio, Gene Krupa (drums), Teddy Wilson (piano), Lionel Hampton (vocal), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Benny Goodman Quartet, Will Bradley (trombone), Benny Goodman & His Orchestra with Harry James, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Martha Tilton (vocal), Buddy Schutz (drums), Jess Stacey (piano), Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Benny Goodman & His Orchestra with Helen Ward, Helen Ward (vocal), Gene Goodman (trumpet)

Mocheeba, Hubert Laws, Spearhead, Ernest Ranglin, The Roots, Bobby Womack, Duncan Sheik, Clark Terry, Majestic 12, Sarah Cracknell, Baaba Maal, David Bowie, Angelo Badalamenti

Sarah Vaughan (vocal), Harry Terrill (saxophone), Bernard Kaufman (saxophone), Henry Roos (saxophone), Verlye Mills (harp), Maurice Brown (cello), Wolfe Taninbaum (saxophone), Harold Feldman (saxophone), Muni Morrow (trombone), John D'Agostino (trombone), Melvin Solomon (trumpet), Jimmy Maxwell (trumpet), Gordon Griffith (trumpet), Isador Zir (viola), Robert Haggart (bass), Norris Shawker (drums), Howard Kay (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Sylvan Shulman (violin), Henry W. Rowland (piano), Fred Buldrini (violin), Andrew Ferretti (trumpet), James Maxwell (trumpet), Henry Ross (saxophone), Terry Snyder (drums), Myor Rosen (harp), Jack Zayde (strings), Felix Orlewitz (strings), Leo Kruczek (strings), Sol Deutsch (strings), Sam Rand (strings), Ralph Hersh (strings), George Ricci (strings), Artie Drelinger (saxophone), Al Caiola (guitar), Jimmy Jones (piano), Herman Schertzer (saxophone), Sid Cooper (saxophone), Jack Lesberg (bass), Irving Horowitz (saxophone), Stan Webb (saxophone), Billy Butterfield (trumpet), William Pritchard (trombone), Will Bradley (trombone), Anthony Mottola (guitar), George Kelly (saxophone), Nuncio Mondello (saxophone), Stanley Webb (saxophone), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Edward Safranski (bass), Will Coles (drums), Herman "Hymie" Schertzer (saxophone), Artie Drellinger (saxophone), Nuncio "Toots" Mondello (saxophone), William Coles (drums), Eddie Safranski (bass), Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone), Tony Scott (clarinet), Benny Green (trombone), Miles Davis (trumpet), Billy Taylor (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), J.C. Heard (drums), George Treadwell and His All-Stars (piano), Mundell Lowe (electric guitar), Gus Griffith (trumpet), J. Odriche (saxophone), Jack Satterfield (trombone), B. Morrow (trombone), R. Banzoc (saxophone), Al Kloves (saxophone), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Frank Carroll (bass), Bill Versaci (saxophone), J. Abato (saxophone), Stan Freeman (piano), Russell Banzer (saxophone), Jimmy Abato (saxophone), John Fulton (saxophone), Buddy Morrow (trombone), Red Solomon (trumpet), Carl Poole (trumpet), Bernie Privin (trumpet), Yank J. Lawsen (trumpet), William Rausch (trombone), Bill Hitz (saxophone), Richard Banzer (saxophone), Bunny Shawker (drums), Jose Luis Mangual (bongos), Al Klink (saxophone), F. Miller (cello), F. Brieff (viola), Vincent Abato (woodwinds), Richard Dickler (viola), Bernard Kaufman (woodwinds), E. Brown (woodwinds), Russell Banzer (woodwinds), Al Freistat (woodwinds), A. Pratz (violin), Jules Schachter (violin), Art Ryerson (guitar), S. Carmell (violin), E. Green (violin), George Ockner (violin), Raoul Poliakine (violin), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Leonard Hartman (saxophone), Babe Rusin (saxophone), Rubin Zarchy (trumpet), Frank Fletcher-Beach (trumpet), Elmer Smithers (trombone), Allen W. Thompson (trombone), William Schaefer (trombone), Don Lodice (saxophone), Fred Stulce (saxophone), George Van Eps (guitar), John H. Ryan (bass), Milton W. Raskin (piano), Nick Fatool (drums), Harold Lawson (saxophone), Sidney Brecher (viola), A. Cores (violin), L. Laporte (cello), Richard Banzer (woodwinds), Harold Feldman (woodwinds), N. Mondello (woodwinds), Milton Lomask (violin), P. Kraus (drums), Al Freistat (saxophone), Bernard Greenhouse (cello), William Versaci (saxophone), A. Godlis (trombone), L. Alpeter (trombone), Paul Ricci (saxophone), D. Asch (violin), P. Krauss (drums), Robert Kitsis, E. Orloff (violin), Vincent Abato (saxophone), Louis Stein (piano) Joe Lippman, Norman Leyden and his Orchestra, Norman Leyden, Percy Faith

Thelonious Monk Quartet, Thelonious Monk (piano)

Frank Sinatra, Maxine Johnson (viola), Cy Bernard (cello), Ennio Bolognini (cello), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Marshall Sosson (violin), Paul Shure (violin), Felix Slatkin (violin), Eleanor Slatkin (cello), Bill Miller (piano), George Van Eps (guitar), Joe Comfort (bass), Alvin Stoller (drums), Mischa Russell (violin), Henry Hill (violin), Chuck Gentry (baritone saxophone), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Emanuel Klein (trumpet), Warren Webb (tenor saxophone), Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Harry Klee (alto saxophone), Willie Schwartz (alto saxophone), Ray Linn (trumpet), Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (trumpet), Alex Beller (violin), Arnold Belnick (violin), George Roberts (bass trombone), James Priddy (trombone), Milt Bernhart (trombone), Ed Kusby (trombone), Harry Bluestone (violin) Nelson Riddle