Tr. 1
Produced by Irving Townsend
Duke Ellington — piano
Ozzie Bailey — vocals
Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson — alto saxophone
Russell Procope — alto saxophone, clarinet
Harry Carney — baritone saxophone
Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton — tenor saxophone, clarinet
Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, «Shorty» Baker, Ray Nance, Willie Cook — trumpet
Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson — trombone
John Sanders — bass trombone
Jimmy Wood — bass
Sam Woodyard — drums
Recorded, March 13, September 9, & October 1 — 14, 1957, New York City
(Re-Mstrd: 27.06.2017 & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 2
Produced by Bob Thiele
Sound — George Piros
Shelly Manne — drums
Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone, piano
George Duvivier — bass
Recorded, February 5, 1962, New York City
(Re-Mstrd: 27.06.2017 & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 3
Produced by Ernie Altschuler
Sound — Frank Laico, Ted Brosnan
Neal Hefti, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, David Rose — arranger, conductor
Tony Bennett — vocals
Tommy Flanagan, Lou Levy, Jimmy Rowles — piano
Luiz Bonfá — guitar
Recorded at CBS Studio A, December 28, 1965, Los Angeles, CA
(Re-Mstrd: 29.06. 2017 & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 4
Produced by Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson — clavichord
Joe Pass — acoustic guitar
Recorded at RCA Studio, January 26, 1976, Los Angeles, CA
(Re-Mstrd: 27.06. 2017 & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 5
Sound — Guy Boyer
Stéphane Grappelli — violin
Baden Powell — guitar
Guy Pedersen — bass
Clément De Waleyne, Jorge G. Rezende — percussion
Pierre-Alain Dahan — drums
Enregistré au Studio Damiens 4 & 5 Septembre 1974, France
(Re-Mstrd: 3.07. & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 6
Neal Hefti — conductor
Frank Sinatra — vocals
Count Basie — piano
Freddie Green — guitar
Charlie Fowlkes, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Marshal Royal — saxophone
Benny Powell, Henry Coker, Rufus Wagner — trombone
Albert Aarons, Al Porcino, F. P. Ricard, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones — trumpet
Buddy Catlett — bass
Sonny Payne — drums
Recorded, 1962
(Re-Mstrd: 29.06. & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 7
Perez Prado and His Orchestra:
Perez Prado — piano
Howard Heitmeier, Howard Roberts, Irving Ashby, Vince Terri — guitar
René Bloch — alto saxophone
Don Robinson — baritone saxophone
Frank Vasquez, Ignacio Maez — tenor saxophone
Ernie Tack — trombone
Bob McKinzie, Homer Salinas, Louis Valizan, Ollie Mitchell, Tony Facciuto — trumpet
Carlos Vidal — bongos
Modesto Duran — congas
Tony Reyes — bass
Leo Acosta — drums
Recorded, June 28, 1957, Hollywood, CA
(Re-Mstrd: 27.06. & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 8
Produced by Norman Granz
Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson — piano
Ray Brown — bass
Ed Thigpen — drums
Recorded at United Recorders, Hollywood, November 6, 1959, CA
(Re-Mstrd: 29.06. & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 9
Produced by Milt Gabler
Quincy Jones — arranger, conductor
Peggy Lee — vocals
Benny Carter — alto saxophone, tuba
Jack Nimitz — baritone saxophone
Buddy Collette — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Justin Gordon — tenor saxophone
Hoyt Bohannon, Vern Friley, Bobby Knight, Lew McCreary, Dick Nash,
George Roberts, Frank Rosolino, Tommy Shepard — trombone
Jack Sheldon, Pete Candoli, Bob Fowler, Conrad Gozzo, Joe Graves, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari — trumpet
Aubrey Bouck, Bill Henshaw, Sinclair Lott, Henry Sigismonti — French horn
Jimmy Rowles, Frank Strazzeri, Lou Levy — piano
Artie Kane — electronic organ
Bob Cooper, Harry Klee, Bud Shank — woodwind
Bill Green, Plas Johnson, Bill Perkins — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Toots Thielemans, Dennis Budimir, Bob Bain, John Pisano, Howard Roberts — guitar
Max Bennett — bass guitar
Chico Guerrero — congas, percussion
Larry Bunker, Emil Richards — percussion
Stan Levey, Earl Palmer — drums
Recorded, 1962
(Re-Mstrd: 29.06. & 13.07.2017)
Tr. 10
Produced by George Avakian
Sound — Bob Simpson
Gary Burton — vibraphone
Jim Hall — guitar
Chuck Israels — bass
Larry Bunker — drums
Recorded at RCA Victor’s Studio B, August 14 — 16, 1963, New York City, NY
(Re-Mstrd: 29.06. & 13.07.2017)
Re-mastered by P.S.L.
In order to create its works, P.S.L. uses the technical base of D.S.E.
mode: CD-Audio
SOUND MADE:
DRIVE: CDM12.4/05
DRIVE: S.P.M. / PD-T09
DRIVE: VRDS-25XS / KSS151A
DAC: TDA1547
DAC: PCM58
DAC: PCM63
RECORDER MACHINE: RPD1000PRO
TUBE CORRECTOR: TELEFUNKEN EF7 & EF11 / AD1
MAGNETIC TAPE: BASF PROFESSIONAL HiFi LPR35
MAGNETIC TAPE: SONY SLH-11-1100BL
MAGNETIC TAPE: AMPEX 795
MAGNETIC TAPE: AMPEX 456 GRAND MASTER
MAGNETIC TAPE: 3M 996 AUDIO MASTERING TAPE
TAPE MACHINES: STUDER A80-2
TAPE MACHINES: STUDER A807
HEADPHONE: BEYER DT990PRO
EARS SPEAKER: STAX SR007
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER: TELEFUNKEN AD1 / EF12 / EL11
SOUND CONTROL:
DRIVE: ESOTERIC P-70vu /Japan/ + DAC — AUDION /England/
POWER CABLE: YTER /Italy/
ACOUSTIC SYSTEM: MAUHORN IV (LOWTHER — PM5A) /Germany + England/
AMPLIFIER: LEBEN — CS 250 /Japan/
CONNECTORS CABLE: YTER /Italy/
SPEAKER CABLES: YTER /Italy/