- Performer: Various
- Title: The Best Of Blue Note
- Genre: Jazz
- Cat #: BST2 84429, OLE-592/3
- Label: Blue Note, Oasis EMI Korea
- Country: South Korea
- Date of release: 20 Dec 1985
- Style: Hard Bop, Modal
- FLAC size 2800 mb
- MP3 size: 2594 mb
- Record From 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold
Tracklist
| 1 | –Jimmy Smith | Back To The Chicken ShackDrums – Donald BaileyGuitar – Kenny BurrellOrgan – SmithSaxophone [Tenor] – Stanley TurrentineWritten-By – Jimmy Smith | 8:00 |
| 2 | –Horace Silver | Song For My FatherBass – Teddy SmithDrums – Roger HumphriesPiano – SilverSaxophone [Tenor] – Joe HendersonTrumpet – Carmell JonesWritten-By – Horace Silver | 7:15 |
| 3 | –Lee Morgan | The SidewinderBass – Bob CranshawDrums – Billy HigginsPiano – Barry Harris Saxophone [Tenor] – Joe HendersonTrumpet – MorganWritten-By – Lee Morgan | 10:20 |
| 4 | –Milt Jackson | Bags' GrooveBass – Percy HeathDrums – Kenny ClarkePiano – John Lewis Saxophone [Alto] – Lou DonaldsonVibraphone [Vibes] – JacksonWritten-By – Milt Jackson | 3:00 |
| 5 | –Thelonious Monk | Criss CrossBass – Al MckibbonDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – MonkSaxophone [Alto] – Sahib ShihabVibraphone [Vibes] – Milt JacksonWritten-By – Thelonious Monk | 2:53 |
| 6 | –Donald Byrd | Christo RedentorArranged By [Arranger] – Duke PearsonBass – Butch WarrenChoir – The Coleridge Perkinson ChoirDrums – Lex HumphreysGuitar – Kenny BurrellPiano – Herbie HancockSaxophone [Tenor] – Hank MobleyTrumpet – ByrdVibraphone [Vibes] – Donald BestWritten-By – Duke Pearson | 5:40 |
| 7 | –John Coltrane | Blue TrainBass – Paul Chambers Drums – Philly Joe JonesPiano – Kenny DrewSaxophone [Tenor] – ColtraneTrombone – Curtis FullerTrumpet – Lee MorganWritten-By – John Coltrane | 10:40 |
| 8 | –Kenny Burrell | Chitlins Con CarneBass – Major HolleyCongas – Ray BarrettoDrums – Bill EnglishGuitar – Kenny BurrellSaxophone [Tenor] – Stanley TurrentineWritten-By – Kenny Burrell | 4:00 |
| 9 | –James Moody | Tin Tin DeoBass – Nelson BoydBongos, Vocals – Chano PoxoDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – James 'Hen Gates' FormanSaxophone [Alto] – Ernie HenrySaxophone [Baritone] – Cecil PayneSaxophone [Tenor] – James MoodyTrumpet – Dave Burns, Elmon WrightWritten-By – Chano Pozo | 2:44 |
| 10 | –Bud Powell | Un Poco LocoBass – Curly RussellDrums – Max RoachPiano – PowellWritten-By – Earl "Bud" Powell | 4:43 |
| 11 | –Herbie Hancock | Maiden VoyageBass – Ron CarterDrums – Tony WilliamsPiano – Herbie HancockSaxophone [Tenor] – George ColemanTrumpet – Freddie HubbardWritten-By – Herbie Hancock | 7:55 |
| 12 | –Clifford Brown | CherokeeBass – Percy HeathDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – Gil CogginsSaxophone [Alto] – Gigi GryceSaxophone [Tenor] – Charlie RouseTrumpet – Clifford BrownWritten-By – Ray Noble | 3:23 |
| 13 | –Lou Donaldson | Blues WalkBass – Peck MorrisonCongas – Ray BarrettoDrums – Dave BaileyPiano – Herman FosterSaxophone [Alto] – DonaldsonWritten-By – Lou Donaldson | 6:40 |
| 14 | –Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers | Moanin'Bass – Jymie MerrittDrums – BlakeyPiano – Bobby TimmonsSaxophone [Tenor] – Benny GolsonTrumpet – Lee MorganWritten-By – Bobby Timmons | 9:30 |
| 15 | –Miles Davis | Tempus FugitBass – Percy HeathDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – Gil CogginsSaxophone [Tenor] – Jimmy HeathTrombone – J.J. JohnsonTrumpet – DavisWritten-By – Earl "Bud" Powell | 3:49 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|
| BST2 84429 | Various | The Best Of Blue Note (2xLP, Album, Comp) | Blue Note | BST2 84429 | US | 1984 |
| BST2 84429 | Various | The Best Of Blue Note (2xLP, Album, Comp) | Blue Note | BST2 84429 | US | 1984 |
| 4BN2 84429 | Various | The Best Of Blue Note (Cass, Comp) | Blue Note | 4BN2 84429 | US | 1984 |
| BST2-84429 | Various | The Best Of Blue Note (2xLP, Comp, RE) | Blue Note | BST2-84429 | France | 1985 |
| BST2 84429, BNJ 71067-8 | Various | The Best Of Blue Note (2xLP, Comp) | Blue Note, Blue Note | BST2 84429, BNJ 71067-8 | Japan | 1984 |
Credits
- Artwork By [Design] – Mantel Koppel & Scher
- Compilation Producer – Michael Cuscuna
- Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
- Other [Liner Notes] – Bob Porter
- Other [Production Administration] – Christine Maftin
- Producer – Alfred Lyon
- Producer [All Sellections Originally Produced By] – Alfred Lion
Notes
©℗ 1984 Manhattan Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
All selections on sides 2, 3 & 4 recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey.
All selections originally produced by Alfred Lion.
This compilation produced for release by Michael Cuscuna.
Track A1 Recorded in NYC on May 1, 1951. Previously issued on 78-1577, BLP 5003 and BLP 1503. Published by BMI.
Track A2 Recorded in NYC on October 25, 1948. Previously issued on 78-555, BLP 5006 and B-6503. Published by ASCAP.
Track A3 Recorded in NYC on July 23, 1951. Previously issued on 78-1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509 and BNLA 579-2. Published by BMI.
Track A4 Recorded in NYC on April 7, 1952. Previously issued on 78-1593, 45-1645, BLP 5011, BLP 1509. Published by BMI.
Track A5 Recorded in NYC on August 28, 1953. Previously issued on BLP 5032, BLP 1526, BNLA 267. Published by ASCAP.
Track A6 Recorded in NYC on April 20, 1953. Previously issued on 78-1618, 45-1649, BLP 5022, BLP 1501. Published by BMI.
Track B1 Recorded on September 15, 1957. Previously issued on 45-1641, BLP 81577. Published by BMI.
Track B2 Recorded on March 17, 1965. Previously issued on BLP 84195, BST 89907, BNLA 399-2. Published by BMI.
Track B3 Recorded on January 12, 1963. Previously issued on 45-1907, BLP 84124. Published by BMI.
Track C1 Recorded on October 30, 1958. Previously issued on 45-1735, BLP 84003. Published by BMI.
Track C2 Recorded on July 28, 1958. Previously issued on 45-1720, BLP 81593. Published by BMI.
Track C3 Recorded on October 26, 1964. Previously issued on 45-1912, BLP 84185, BNLA 402-2. Published by ASCAP.
Track D1 Recorded on April 25, 1960. Previously issued on BLP 84117. Published by BMI.
Track D2 Recorded on January 8, 1963. Previously issued on 45-1885, BLP 84123. Published by ASCAP.
Track D3 Recorded on December 21, 1963. Previously issued on 45-1911, BLP 84157, BNLA 224. Published by BMI.