01 "East St. Louis Toodle Oo"

Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra: Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (t); Joe Nanton (tb); unknown (cl, as); Edgar Sampson (as); Otto Hardwick (as,bs); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (bj); Mack Shaw (tuba); Sonny Greer (d). NY, 29 November 1926

02 "Down in Our Alley Blues"

Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra: Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (t); Joe Nanton (tb); unknown (cl, as); Edgar Sampson (as); Otto Hardwick (cl, ss, as, bar, bsax); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (bj); Mack Shaw (tuba); Sonny Greer (drums). NY, 22 March 1927

03 "Black and Tan Fantasy"

The Washingtonians: Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (t); Joe Nanton (tb); unknown (cl, as); Edgar Sampson (as); Otto Hardwick (cl, ss, as, bar, bsax); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (bj); Mack Shaw (tuba); Sonny Greer (drums). NY, 7 April 1927

04 "Creole Love Call"

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (t); Joe Nanton (tb); n/k(cl, as); Edgar Sampson (as); Otto Hardwick (cl, ss, as, bar, bsax); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (bj); Mack Shaw (bb); Adelaide Hall (v), NY, 26 Oct 1927

05 "The Mooche"

Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra: Arthur Whetsol, Bubber Miley, n/k(t); Joe Nanton (tb); Barney Bigard (cl, ts); Johnny Hodges (cl, ss, as); Harry Carney (cl, as, bar); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (bj); Wellman Braud (sb); Sonny Greer (d). NY, 17 Oct 1928

06 "Black Beauty"

Duke Ellington piano, New York City, NY, 1-Oct-1928

01 "All Blues"

Miles Davis tp, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley as, John Coltrane ts, Bill Evans p, Paul Chambers b, Jimmy Cobb dr. NY, 22 Apr 1959

02 "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting"

John Handy, Jackie McLean as, Booker Ervin ts, Pepper Adams bs, Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis tb, Horace Parlan p, Charles Mingus cb, Dannie Richmond dr. NY, 4 February 1959

03 "Footprints"

Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Reginald Workman, bass; Joe Chambers, drums. NY, February 24, 1966

04 "Midnight Blues"

W. C. Handy piano, NY, 1917

05 "Bluesette"

Toots Thielemans (gtr, whistling), Dick Hyman (org), Arnold Fishkin (b), Don Lamond (d), 1964

06 "West Coast Blues"

Wes Montgomery- electric guitar, Tommy Flanagan - piano, Percy Heath - bass, Albert Heath - drums. NY January 26, 1960

01 "Bye-Ya"

Thelonious Monk, piano; Gerry Mapp, bass; Art Blakey, drums. NY, October 15, 1952

02 "Trinkle, Tinkle"

Thelonious Monk, piano; Gerry Mapp, bass; Art Blakey, drums. NY, October 15, 1952

03 "Brilliant Corners"

Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk(p, celeste) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d). October 9, 1956 - N.Y.

04 "I Surrender, Dear"

Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk(p, celeste) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d). October 9, 1956 - N.Y.

05 "Trinkle, Tinkle"

John Coltrane, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Shadow" Wilson, drums. Reeves Sound Studios, NY, July, 1957

06 "Off Minor"

Ray Copeland trumpet, Gigi Gryce alto sax, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane tenor sax, Thelonious Monk piano, Wilbur Ware bass, Art Blakey drums. Reeves Sound Studios, NY, July 26, 1957

07 "Evidence"

John Coltrane tenor, Thelonious Monk piano, Ahmed Abdul-Malik bass, Shadow Wilson drums. Carnegie Hall, NY November 29, 1957

08 "April in Paris"

Thelonious Monk, piano. Reeves Sound Studios, NY, April 16, 1957

09 "I Should Care"

Thelonious Monk, piano. Reeves Sound Studios, NY, April 16, 1957

10 "Rhythm-A-Ning"

Thelonious Monk piano, Johnny Griffin tenor, Ahmed Abdul-Malik bass, Roy Haynes drums, "Five Spot Cafe", NY, August 7, 1958

11 "Played Twice"

Charlie Rouse ts, Thelonious Monk p, Butch Warren cb, Frankie Dunlop dr. December 30, 1963 - N.Y.