Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology - Various Artists (2011) - [Collectible - Box set]

This lavish 111-track, six-CD box set attempts the impossible -- to tell the whole story of jazz. Essentially an updated version of 1987's out of print The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, this expanded anthology is wonderfully diverse in the story it tells, with tracks from jazz artists across the stylistic board, from Stan Kenton to Sun Ra, Bill Evans to Chick Corea, Louis Armstrong to Cecil Taylor, with stops everywhere in between, and any conceivable branch of the genre is represented by at least one selection. That's the good news. The bad news is that whole phases of jazz's complicated history are treated like three-minute whistle stops so that the train can stay on schedule and on track. That said, it's an impressive survey, and wonderfully assembled and annotated.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

TRACK LISTINGS

Disc 1
1 Maple Leaf Rag / Dick Hyman 2:29
2 In Gloryland / Bunk's Brass Band 3:03
3 Livery Stable Blues / Original Dixieland Jazz Band 3:10
4 Dipper Mouth Blues / King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band 2:28
5 The Stampede / Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra 3:16
6 Black Bottom Stomp / Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers 3:16
7 Singin' the Blues (till My Daddy Comes Home) / Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra 3:04
8 Back Water Blues / James P. Johnson 3:20
9 Black and Tan Fantasy / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 3:09
10 From Monday On / Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra 3:03
11 West End Blues / Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five 3:21
12 Weather Bird / Louis Armstrong 2:45
13 That's a Serious Thing / Eddie Condon Hot Shots 3:32
14 Handful of Riffs / Eddie Lang 3:07
15 You've Got To Be Modernistic / James P. Johnson 3:14
16 Moten Swing / Bennie Moten & the Kansas City Orchestra 3:25
17 Everybody Loves My Baby / Boswell Sisters 2:24
18 Maple Leaf Rag / Sidney Bechet 2:59
19 Dinah / Fats Waller & His Rhythm 3:09
20 Swing That Music / Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 2:54
21 Honky Tonk Train Blues / Meade "Lux" Lewis 3:00
22 Mean To Me / Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra 3:10
23 For Dancers Only / Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra 2:41
24 One O'Clock Jump / Count Basie & His Orchestra 3:05
25 Harlem Congo / Chick Webb & His Orchestra 3:15

Disc 2
1 Minor Swing / Quintette du Hot Club de France 3:16
2 Mary's Idea / Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy 3:00
3 When Lights Are Low / Lionel Hampton 2:16
4 Body and Soul / Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra 3:02
5 Honeysuckle Rose / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra 3:05 V 6 Tiger Rag / Art Tatum 2:17
7 Ko-Ko / Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra 2:43
8 Hard Times (Topsy Turvy) / Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 3:20
9 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / The Chocolate Dandies 4:14
10 Stardust / Artie Shaw & His Orchestra 3:34
11 Let Me Off Uptown / Gene Krupa & His Orchestra 3:06
12 Shaw 'Nuff / Dizzy Gillespie All Star Quintet 3:02
13 Manteca / Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra 3:09
14 Virgo From the Zodiac Suite / Mary Lou Williams 3:28
15 Dexter Rides Again / Dexter Gordon 3:16
16 I Want To Be Happy / Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio 4:00
17 Indiana / Bud Powell 2:46
18 Embraceable You / Charlie Parker Quintet 3:47
19 Four Brothers / Woody Herman & His Orchestra 3:18
20 Misterioso / Thelonious Monk Quartet 3:24
21 Lady Bird / Tadd Dameron Sextet 2:53
22 Tanga / Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra 5:10
23 September In the Rain / George Shearing Quintet 3:17
24 Wow / Lennie Tristano Sextet 3:20

Disc 3
1 Boplicity / Miles Davis Nonet 3:02
2 The Golden Bullet / Count Basie & His Octet 2:30
3 Popo / Shorty Rogers & His Giants 3:05
4 Walkin' Shoes / Gerry Mulligan Quartet 3:14
5 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West / Stan Kenton 3:12
6 Daahoud / Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet 4:05
7 Django / The Modern Jazz Quartet 7:04
8 The Preacher / The Jazz Messengers 4:19
9 I'll Remember April / Erroll Garner Trio 4:23
10 Jonaleh / Chico Hamilton Quintet 2:21
11 Tricrotism / Lucky Thompson Trio 4:36
12 St. Thomas / Sonny Rollins 6:48
13 Call For All Demons / Sun Ra & His Arkestra 5:14
14 When I Grow Too Old To Dream / Nat King Cole & His Trio 3:34
15 Stompin' At the Savoy / Louis Armstrong 5:15
16 Blues In the Closet / J.J. Johnson 9:05
17 Ol' Man River / Oscar Peterson Trio 2:38
18 Summertime / Miles Davis 3:18

Disc 4
1 Moanin' / Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers 9:36
2 Meet B. B. / Count Basie & His Orchestra 3:30
3 So What / Miles Davis Sextet 9:26
4 Giant Steps / John Coltrane Quartet 4:47
5 Better Git It In Your Soul / Charles Mingus 7:25
6 Blue Rondo a La Turk / The Dave Brubeck Quartet 6:46
7 Ramblin' / Ornette Coleman Quartet 6:38
8 Work Song / Cannonball Adderley 5:09
9 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / Sarah Vaughan 2:33
10 My Favorite Things, Part 1 / John Coltrane Quartet Single Version / Version 2:45
11 Waltz for Debby / Bill Evans 7:03
12 'Round Midnight / George Russell Sextet 6:37
13 Cotton Tail / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 3:40

Disc 5
1 One By One / Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers 6:23
2 The Girl from Ipanema / Astrud Gilberto 5:26
3 A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement / John Coltrane Quartet 7:49
4 E.S.P. / Miles Davis Quintet 5:32
5 Haig & Haig / Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer 4:31
6 King of the Road / Jimmy Smith 4:14
7 Isfahan / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 4:15
8 The New National Anthem / Gary Burton 6:37
9 Matrix / Chick Corea 6:29
10 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down / Miles Davis Version 2:53
11 Celestial Terrestrial Commuters / Mahavishnu Orchestra 2:57
12 Watermelon Man / Herbie Hancock 6:31
13 Long Yellow Road / Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band 6:29
14 Jitney No / Cecil Taylor 3:42
15 Bright Size Life / Pat Metheny 4:43

Disc 6
1 Maple Leaf Rag / Muhal Richard Abrams 3:40
2 Birdland / Weather Report 6:01
3 My Song / Keith Jarrett 6:13
4 Iya / Irakere 5:56
5 Bush Magic / The Art Ensemble of Chicago 5:10
6 Steppin' / World Saxophone Quartet 7:19
7 The Glide Was in the Ride / Steve Coleman Group 4:01
8 Manenberg (Revisited) / Abdullah Ibrahim 6:10
9 Nothing Personal / Michael Brecker 5:34
10 Airegin / Tito Puente 4:15
11 Down the Avenue / Wynton Marsalis Septet 4:48
12 Ting Ning / Nguyên Lê 3:44
13 Kilayim / Masada 3:24
14 Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho / Medeski, Martin & Wood 3:16
15 Neutralisme / Martial Solal 4:33
16 Suspended Night Variation Viii / Tomasz Stanko 4:19