VA - Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of American Music 22 CD (2000)

Five stars for Ken Burns on this excellent compilation! I really like that Ken Burns was able to capture jazz from all the major periods of jazz from the traditional to fusion. Some say, as one reviewer did here, that bop was "crammed" in and traditional jazz was represented a little healthy in this series. My response to that is that is had to have been a tough, if not impossible job to pick 70-80 jazz tunes for a set like this to represent the history of jazz music. Still, he did a great job because to have a collection of songs like this you'd have to spend 3-4 times the amount of money this set sells for. I know because I have! True, many good artists and tunes were left out of this set, but this set wasn't intended to capture every great song from every period of jazz. It was meant to present good samples of jazz from each period. This excellent set is more than sufficent to get anyone exposed to jazz and to styles of jazz they may or may not have heard. I know people who have bought many albums they had never heard of until they bought this 5 disc set. Jazz educators are using it in colleges nationwide in jazz education studies. I highly recommend it for anyone.

Tracklist:

01. Confirmation [09:07]
02. Doodlin' [06:44]
03. Evidence [06:41]
04. Moanin' [09:32]
05. Blues March [06:14]
06. A Night In Tunisia [11:12]
07. Free For All [11:07]
08. When Love Is New [06:02]
09. Ms. B.C. [06:44]




Tracklist:

01. Waitin' for Katie [03:01]
02. Clarinetitis [02:27]
03. It's Tight Like That [02:49]
04. Who? [03:01]
05. Royal Garden Blues [02:59]
06. King Porter Stomp [02:53]
07. Body and Soul [03:25]
08. Roll 'Em [04:15]
09. You Turned the Tables on Me [02:50]
10. Sing, Sing, Sing [08:40]
11. Don't Be That Way [04:19]
12. Avalon [04:13]
13. Flyin' Home [03:17]
14. Rose Room [02:48]
15. Let's Dance [02:33]
16. Memories of You [03:13]
17. Benny Rides Again [04:43]
18. Air Mail Special [03:22]
19. Why Don't You Do Right? [03:12]
20. Rachel's Dream [02:53]
21. Undercurrent Blues [03:04]
22. Goodbye [02:50]




Tracklist:

01. I Cried For You [03:10]
02. What A Little Moonlight Can Do [02:56]
03. Me, Myself And I [02:32]
04. Without Your Love [02:51]
05. Strange Fruit [03:10]
06. Yesterdays [03:23]
07. Some Other Spring [03:01]
08. Solitude [03:12]
09. God Bless The Child [02:53]
10. Gloomy Sunday [03:09]
11. I Cover The Waterfront [02:54]
12. Trav'lin' Light [03:16]
13. Lover Man [03:15]
14. Don't Explain [03:22]
15. Good Morning, Heartache [03:06]
16. Autumn In New York [03:41]
17. Lady Sings The Blues [02:36]
18. Fine And Mellow [09:06]
19. You've Changed [03:17]




Tracklist:

01. Haitian Fight Song [11:59]
02. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [05:42]
03. Better Get Hit in Your Soul [07:20]
04. Original Faubus Fables [09:04]
05. Peggy's Blue Skylight [09:42]
06. Eat That Chicken [04:37]
07. Solo Dancer- Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney [06:36]
08. Mood Indigo [04:43]
09. The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers [09:33]




Tracklist:

01. Sepian Bounce [03:06]
02. Salt Peanuts [03:12]
03. Hot House [03:09]
04. Ko-Ko [02:52]
05. Anthropology [02:54]
06. Now's the Time [03:14]
07. Ornithology [02:57]
08. Yardbird Suite [02:52]
09. Lover Man [03:17]
10. Relaxin' at Camarillo [02:58]
11. Embraceable You [03:42]
12. Scrapple From the Apple [02:54]
13. Parker's Mood [03:01]
14. Just Friends [03:29]
15. Star Eyes [03:34]
16. Confirmation [02:56]




Tracklist:

01. The Stampede [03:13]
02. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight [03:26]
03. Queer Notions [02:48]
04. It's the Talk of the Town [03:30]
05. Honeysuckle Rose [02:43]
06. Body and Soul [03:00]
07. The Man I Love [05:07]
08. Bean at the Met [03:01]
09. Woody 'n' You [02:57]
10. I Mean You [03:01]
11. Bean and the Boys [02:41]
12. Stuffy [03:01]
13. Picasso [03:14]
14. La Rosita [05:02]
15. Ruby, My Dear [05:24]
16. Just Friends [04:39]
17. Crazy Rhythm [03:23]
18. Driva Man [05:12]
19. Self Portrait (of the Bean) [03:49]




Tracklist:

01. Toby [03:26]
02. One O'Clock Jump [03:01]
03. John's Idea [02:54]
04. Topsy [03:12]
05. Jumpin' at the Woodside [03:07]
06. Swingin' the Blues [02:45]
07. Blue and Sentimental [03:11]
08. Doggin' Around [03:03]
09. Dark Rapture [02:39]
10. Cherokee, Parts 1 & 2 [06:16]
11. Goin' to Chicago [03:20]
12. Jive at Five [02:50]
13. 9:20 Special [03:10]
14. Softly, With Feeling [03:05]
15. Corner Pocket [05:14]
16. April in Paris [03:47]
17. Every Day I Have the Blues [05:26]
18. Shiny Stockings [05:14]
19. Li'l Darlin' [04:48]




Tracklist:

01. Perdido [07:49]
02. Le Souk [04:36]
03. Audrey [03:33]
04. The Duke [02:46]
05. In Your Own Sweet Way [08:40]
06. Blue Rondo a la Turk [06:42]
07. Strange Meadow Lark [07:22]
08. Take Five [05:24]
09. Allegro Blues [05:33]
10. The Real Ambassador [03:07]
11. Koto Song [03:04]
12. I Get a Kick Out of You [05:16]
13. Sapito [03:08]
14. Mr. Broadway [02:44]
15. Star Dust [05:24]




Tracklist:

01. Pickin' the Cabbage [02:45]
02. Disorder at the Border [02:54]
03. Salt Peanuts [02:58]
04. I Can't Get Started [03:04]
05. A Night in Tunisia [03:09]
06. Dizzy Atmosphere [02:46]
07. Groovin' High [02:40]
08. Things to Come [02:45]
09. One Bass Hit, No. 2 [02:52]
10. Manteca [03:05]
11. Bloomdido [03:24]
12. Tin Tin Deo [02:38]
13. Birks' Works [04:53]
14. The Eternal Triangle [14:09]
15. No More Blues (Chega de Saudade) [10:20]
16. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac [07:23]




Tracklist:

01. East St. Louis Toodle-oo [03:04]
02. Black and Tan Fantasy [03:24]
03. Take It Easy [02:35]
04. The Mooche [03:14]
05. Rockin' in Rhythm [03:14]
06. Mood Indigo [02:55]
07. Creole Rhapsody [06:28]
08. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [03:09]
09. Creole Love Call [04:08]
10. Sophisticated Lady [03:14]
11. Solitude [03:11]
12. Caravan [02:39]
13. Back Room Romp [02:47]
14. Ko-Ko [02:42]
15. Never No Lament (AKA Don't Get Around Much Anymore) [02:54]
16. Cotton Tail [03:09]
17. Take the 'A' Train [02:51]
18. Satin Doll [02:57]
19. Jeep's Blues (Live) [04:40]
20. Come Sunday (from Black, Brown and Beige) [05:46]
21. Black Beauty [03:17]




Tracklist:

01. A-Tisket, A-Tasket [02:37]
02. Vote For Mr. Rhythm [02:24]
03. Betcha Nickel [02:52]
04. Flying Home [02:27]
05. Nice Work If You Can Get It [02:35]
06. Smooth Sailing [03:03]
07. Lullaby Of Birdland [02:49]
08. Night And Day [03:03]
09. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off [04:10]
10. Sophisticated Lady [05:19]
11. Oh, Lady, Be Good! [03:59]
12. Blue Skies [03:43]
13. Mack The Knife [04:43]
14. How High The Moon [07:01]
15. Blues In The Night [07:10]
16. (You'll Have To Swing It) Mr. Paganini [04:03]
17. A Night In Tunisia [04:07]
18. Shiny Stockings [03:32]




Tracklist:

01. Teapot Dome Blues [02:56]
02. Shanghai Shuffle [03:16]
03. Copenhagen [02:50]
04. Sugar Foot Stomp [02:48]
05. The Chant [02:56]
06. Hot Mustard [02:38]
07. Sensation [02:45]
08. Livery Stable Blues [02:45]
09. My Pretty Girl [03:19]
10. Hot And Anxious [03:19]
11. Comin' And Goin' [03:09]
12. Radio Rhythm [02:55]
13. Oh! It Looks Like Rain [02:32]
14. King Porter Stomp [02:55]
15. Queer Notions [02:30]
16. Can You Take It? [02:49]
17. Happy Feet [02:46]
18. Big John's Special [02:52]
19. Hotter Than 'ell [02:51]
20. Christopher Columbus [03:02]
21. Grand Terrace Swing [02:55]
22. Stealin' Apples [02:54]
23. Jim Town Blues [02:42]
24. Stampede [03:04]
25. Kitty On Toast [02:45]




Tracklist:

01. Watermelon Man [07:08]
02. Cantaloupe Island [05:29]
03. Maiden Voyage [07:54]
04. Speak Like A Child [07:46]
05. Tell Me A Bedtime Story [05:01]
06. Chameleon [15:40]
07. Actual Proof [09:39]
08. Rockit [05:24]
09. You've Got It Bad Girl [07:13]




Tracklist:

01. 'Round Midnight [05:55]
02. Mr. P.C. [06:57]
03. Naima [04:19]
04. My Favorite Things [13:40]
05. Chasin' the Trane [16:01]
06. In a Sentimental Mood [04:13]
07. Afro Blue [08:06]
08. Alabama [05:08]
09. Acknowledgement [07:46]
10. Jupiter [05:22]




Tracklist:

01. Oh, Lady, Be Good! [03:05]
02. Every Tub [03:14]
03. Honeysuckle Rose [02:57]
04. Pagin' The Devil [02:56]
05. A Sailboat In The Moonlight [02:48]
06. He's Funny That Way [02:37]
07. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life [03:00]
08. If Dreams Come True [03:02]
09. Taxi War Dance [02:48]
10. Twelfth Street Rag [03:02]
11. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie [02:27]
12. Lester Leaps In [03:13]
13. Tickle Toe [02:37]
14. Sometimes I'm Happy [03:07]
15. I've Found A New Baby [04:03]
16. D.B. Blues [02:57]
17. Jimpin' With Symphony Sid [03:08]
18. This Year's Kisses [06:41]
19. Polka Dots And Moonbeams [03:35]




Tracklist:

01. Chimes Blues [02:50]
02. Cake Walkin' Blues (From Home) [02:56]
03. Heebie Jeebies [02:52]
04. Potato Head Blues [02:55]
05. West End Blues [03:14]
06. Tight Like This [03:12]
07. Mahogany Hall Stomp [03:14]
08. Ain't Misbehavin' [03:20]
09. Black and Blue [03:08]
10. St. Louis Blues [02:56]
11. When It's Sleepy Time Down South [03:21]
12. Blue Again [03:10]
13. Lazy River [03:03]
14. Chinatown, My Chinatown [03:15]
15. Star Dust [03:32]
16. Shadrack [02:33]
17. I Double Dare You [02:56]
18. When the Saints Go Marching In [02:43]
19. Marie [02:22]
20. Rockin' Chair [05:08]
21. Blueberry Hill [02:51]
22. Mack the Knife [03:21]
23. A Fine Romance [03:50]
24. Hello, Dolly! [02:23]
25. What a Wonderful World [02:17]




Tracklist:

01. Donna Lee [02:32]
02. Boplicity [02:59]
03. Walkin' [13:25]
04. Generique [02:46]
05. I Wants to Stay Here (AKA I Loves You, Porgy) [03:39]
06. So What [09:22]
07. My Funny Valentine [15:07]
08. Gingerbread Boy [07:44]
09. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down [14:01]
10. Tutu [05:15]




Tracklist:

01. The Sphinx [04:15]
02. Congeniality [06:44]
03. Lonely Woman [04:58]
04. Ramblin' [06:34]
05. Embraceable You [04:55]
06. Blues Connotation [05:15]
07. First Take [17:01]
08. European Echoes [07:44]
09. Law Years [05:20]
10. The Good Life [01:33]
11. Theme From A Symphony (Variation 2) [11:09]




Tracklist:

01. Interlude [02:30]
02. If You Could See Me Now [02:48]
03. I Love You [02:37]
04. Can't Get Out Of This Mood [02:48]
05. They Can't Take That Away From Me [02:39]
06. You're Not The Kind [04:41]
07. Lover Man [03:14]
08. A Sinner Kissed An Angel [03:36]
09. Poor Butterfly [03:29]
10. Misty [02:57]
11. Great Day [02:16]
12. I Feel Pretty [02:24]
13. My Man [03:48]
14. The Nearness Of You [05:06]
15. Autumn Leaves [05:30]
16. Send In The Clowns [06:14]




Tracklist:

01. Wild Cat Blues [02:59]
02. Texas Moaner Blues [03:08]
03. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind [03:09]
04. I'm a Little Blackbird [03:16]
05. The Basement Blues [03:16]
06. Shag [03:03]
07. Polka Dot Rag [02:50]
08. Okey-Doke [02:53]
09. Characteristic Blues [02:55]
10. Dear Old Southland [03:00]
11. Blackstick [03:09]
12. Viper Mad [03:02]
13. Chant in the Night [02:23]
14. Jungle Drums [02:27]
15. Summertime [04:12]
16. Sweet Lorraine [04:17]
17. Shake It and Break It [02:52]
18. Egyptian Fantasy [02:59]
19. Blue Horizon [04:27]
20. Love for Sale [05:15]




Tracklist:

01. Oleo [05:11]
02. Valse Hot [08:35]
03. St. Thomas [06:41]
04. Blue Seven [11:11]
05. I'm An Old Coward [05:39]
06. Sonnymoon For Two [08:48]
07. I Know That You Know [05:27]
08. Body And Soul [04:16]
09. The Bridge [05:56]
10. All The Things You Are [09:33]
11. Alfie's Theme Differently [03:43]




Tracklist:

01. Well, You Needn't [02:56]
02. Epistrophy [03:05]
03. Misterioso [03:20]
04. Straight, No Chaser [02:55]
05. Blue Monk [07:36]
06. Brilliant Corners [07:45]
07. Ruby, My Dear [06:18]
08. Trinkle, Trinkle [06:38]
09. Off Minor [07:49]
10. Rhythm-A-Ning [03:53]
11. Criss Cross [04:40]
12. Green Chimneys [09:03]
13. 'Round Midnight [03:48]
14. Nice Work If You Can Get It [05:11]