Tracklist

- 1939 - 1953 From Boogie To Bop

1-1 - Melancholy (4:07)

1-2 - Reminiscing At Blue Note (4:28)

1-3 - Summertime (4:10)

1-4 - Profoundly Blue (4:09)

1-5 - Doctor Jazz (3:10)

1-6 - Topsy (3:03)

1-7 - Tiny's Boogie Woogie (3:00)

1-8 - Oop-Pop-A-Da (2:54)

1-9 - Thelonious (3:00)

1-10 - The Thin Man (3:00)

1-11 - Moody's All Frantic (2:35)

1-12 - Double Talk (5:35)

1-13 - Bouncing With Bud (3:05)

1-14 - Born To Be Blue (3:28)

1-15 - Straight No Chaser (2:58)

1-16 - Bags Groove (3:05)

1-17 - Yesterdays (3:46)

1-18 - Roccus (3:25)

1-19 - Safari (2:51)

1-20 - Tempus Fugit (3:52)

1-21 - Carvin' The Rock (3:57)

- 1953 - 1958 Messengers, Preachers And Hard Bop

2-1 - Message From Kenya (4:35)

2-2 - The Preacher (4:19)

2-3 - The High And The Mighty (4:21)

2-4 - Brownie Speaks (3:49)

2-5 - Jay (3:41)

2-6 - Wee Dot (6:52)

2-7 - Decision (8:03)

2-8 - D.B. Blues (5:49)

2-9 - Funk In Deep Freeze (6:49)

2-10 - Oscalypso (5:41)

2-11 - Blue Train Part 1 (5:17)

2-12 - Abdallah's Delight (9:48)

2-13 - Senor Blues (6:13)

- 1958 - 1960 Struttin', Moanin' And Somethin' Else

3-1 - Cool Stuttin' (9:25)

3-2 - Tenderly (4:37)

3-3 - Ain't No Use (2:44)

3-4 - Ain't No Use (4:48)

3-5 - Encore (4:18)

3-6 - Moanin' Parts 1 & 2 (8:16)

3-7 - Somethin' Else Parts 1 & 2 (8:16)

3-8 - The Rake (6:05)

3-9 - What's New (5:18)

3-10 - One Mint Julip (6:03)

3-11 - Little Sheri (5:42)

3-12 - True Blue (4:55)

- 1961 - 1965 Bossa, Blues And Hits

4-1 - Miss Ann's Tempo (5:41)

4-2 - Midnight Special (9:56)

4-3 - One O'Clock Jump (7:01)

4-4 - Ernie's Tune (4:17)

4-5 - Watermelon Man (7:11)

4-6 - Back At The Chicken Shack Parts 1 & 2 (8:05)

4-7 - The Good Life (2:37)

4-8 - Our Miss Brooks (2:47)

4-9 - Blue Bossa (8:00)

4-10 - Elijah (9:19)

4-11 - Blue Frenzy (3:17)

4-12 - The Sidewinder Part 1 (3:08)

4-13 - Cape Verdean Blues (4:58)

- 1953 - 2014 Can You Dig It?

5-1 - Theme From Electric Surfboard (3:34)

5-2 - Black Byrd (7:19)

5-3 - Chicago Damn (6:35)

5-4 - Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) (5:09)

5-5 - Always There (4:47)

5-6 - It's Better Than Walkin' Out (4:21)

5-7 - Thinking About Your Body (3:16)

5-8 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) (4:41)

5-9 - I Can't Stand The Rain (5:29)

5-10 - Better Days (5:33)

5-11 - Don't Know Why (3:06)

5-12 - Smells Like Teen Spirit (7:22)

5-13 - It's All Over Your Body (5:30)

5-14 - Modern Blue (3:03)

5-15 - Liquid Spirit (3:37)

5-16 - Holding Onto You (4:50)

Companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) - Blue Note Records Limited

Phonographic Copyright (p) - Blue Note Records

Phonographic Copyright (p) - José James Music, Inc

Phonographic Copyright (p) - Gregory Porter

Published By - Second Floor Music

Published By - Helene Blue Musique Ltd.

Published By - Imagem Music LLC

Published By - Songs Of SMP

Published By - Wb Music Corp.

Published By - Universal-MCA Music Publishing

Published By - MPL Music Publishing, Inc.

Published By - Sony/ATV Harmony

Published By - Embassy Music Corp.

Published By - Consolidated Music Publishers

Published By - Thelonious Music Corporation

Published By - Music Sales Corp.

Published By - EMI Unart Catalog Inc.

Published By - Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc.

Published By - Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

Published By - Hal Leonard Corporation

Published By - Copyright Control

Published By - Ecaroh Music Inc.

Published By - Buhania Music

Published By - Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.

Published By - Patti Washington Music

Published By - Shapiro Bernstein

Published By - Warner Bros. Music

Published By - Contemporary Music (2)

Published By - Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.

Published By - Tempo Music Inc.

Published By - Jowcol Music

Published By - Range Road Music, Inc.

Published By - Regent Music Corp.

Published By - Forshay Music

Published By - Hill & Range Songs

Published By - Grow Your Own Music

Published By - EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.

Published By - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Published By - Songs of Universal, Inc.

Published By - Edmy Music

Published By - Intersong USA, Inc.

Published By - Elgy Music

Published By - BMG Platinum Songs

Published By - Almo Music Corp.

Published By - Universal - Songs Of Polygram International, Inc.

Published By - Probnoblem Music

Published By - EMI April Music Inc.

Published By - Hancock Music Company

Published By - EMI Blackwood Music Inc.

Published By - Universal Music Corp.

Published By - CMI America

Published By - Irving Music, Inc.

Published By - Sony/ATV Songs LLC

Published By - EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.

Published By - Murky Slough Music

Published By - José James Music, Inc

Published By - Downtown DMP Songs

Published By - Lev-A-Tunes

Published By - Golden Slipper Publishing

Made By - EDC, Germany

Recorded At - WMGM Studios

Recorded At - Reeves Sound Studios

Recorded At - WOR Studios

Recorded At - Apex Studios, New York

Recorded At - Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Recorded At - Birdland

Recorded At - Manhattan Towers

Recorded At - Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Recorded At - The Sound Factory

Recorded At - Angel City Sound

Recorded At - Mediasound

Recorded At - The Aquarius Theatre, Hollywood

Recorded At - Mama Jo's

Recorded At - Sound On Sound, New York

Recorded At - Sorcerer Sound

Recorded At - Allaire Studios

Recorded At - The Magic Shop

Recorded At - Noise New York

Recorded At - Brooklyn Recording

Mastered At - Universal Tape Library

Credits

Art Direction - Matt Read

Compilation Producer - Richard Havers

Compilation Producer - Tim Breach

Design - Darren Evans (2)

Design - Leore Greene

Legal [Clearances] - Liam Lydon

Legal [Clearances] - Patti Taylor

Liner Notes - Richard Havers

Product Manager - Tim Breach

Production Manager - Faye Fanneran

Notes

Cat# 5355093 on sticker

Cat# 0600753550939 on spine, back of booklet and labels.

Artist and title of tracks 5-9 and 5-10 are inverted on the release. Credits and notes given above as heard on the CD.

Disc 5's title should read 1969 - 2014. The error is present on sleeve and disc.

There are several typos on the artwork, including titles "Cool Stuttin'" and "One Mint Julip".

Disc 1:

1. Second Floor Music o/b/o Twenty Eighth Street Music

Recorded 6 January 1939 probably WMGM Studio, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1

℗ 2014 Blue Note Records

2. Helene Blue Musique Ltd o/b/o Hi-Cue Productions

Recorded 29 July 1939 possibly WMGM Studio, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN5

℗ 1992 Blue Note Records

3. Imagem Music LLC d/b/a Nokawi Music / Songs of SMP o/b/o Frankie G Songs / WB Music Corp. (erroneously written “WB Music Vorp.”) o/b/o Ira Gershwin Music / Songs of SMP o/b/o Du Bose & Heyward

Recorded 8 June 1939 probably WMGM Studio, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN6

℗ 1939 Blue Note Records

4. Universal-MCA Music Publishing, a division of Universal Music Corp

Recorded 5 February 1941 Reeves Sound Studio, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN17

℗ 1998 Blue Note Records

5. Universal-MCA Music Publishing Division of Universal Music Corp. / MPL Music Publishing, Inc. o/b/o Edwin H. Morris & Co

Recorded 22 March 1944 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN507

℗ 1944 Blue Note Records

6. SONY/ATV Harmony o/b/o Vanessa Music

Recorded 17 July 1945 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN515

℗ 1998 Blue Note Records

7. Embassy Music Corp.

Recorded 14 August 1946 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN525

℗ 1998 Blue Note Records

8. Consolidated Music Publishers, a division of Music Sales Corp.

Recorded 24 February 1947 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN534

℗ 1997 Blue Note Records

9. Thelonious Music Corp.

Recorded 15 October 1947 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN542

℗ 2013 Blue Note Records

10. Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 22 December 1947 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN545

℗ 1949 Blue Note Records

11. Music Sales Corp

Recorded 25 October 1948 Apex Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN556

℗ 1949 Blue Note Records

12. EMI Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 11 October 1948 Apex Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN557

℗ 1948 Blue Note Records

13. Consolidated Music Publishers / Embassy Music Corporation

Recorded 9 August 1949 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1567

℗ 1998 Blue Note Records

14.Jewel Music Publishing Co. Inc. / Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

Recorded 25 July 1951 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1578

℗ 1991 Blue Note Records

15. Thelonious Music Corp.

Recorded 23 July 1951 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1589

℗ 1951 Blue Note Records

16. Hal Leonard Corp. o/b/o MJQ Music Inc

Recorded 7 April 1952 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1593

℗ 1952 Blue Note Records

17. Copyright Control

Recorded 9 May 1952 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1596

℗ 1952 Blue Note Records

18. Ecaroh Music Inc.

Recorded 20 June 1952 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1598

℗ 1952 Blue Note Records

19. Ecaroh Music Inc.

Recorded 9 October 1952 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1608

℗ 1952 Blue Note Records

20. Consolidated Music Publishers, a division of Music Sales Corp.

Recorded 20 April 1953 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1618

℗ 1953 Blue Note Records

21. Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 9 June 1953 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 78rpm BN1624

℗ 1953 Blue Note Records

Disc 2:

1. Buhania Music

Recorded 23 November 1953 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1626

℗ 1999 Blue Note Records

2. Cherry Lane Music Publishing o/b/o Silhouette Music

Recorded 6 February 1955 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1630

℗ 1955 Blue Note Records

3. Patti Washington Music / Shapiro, Bernstein o/b/o Catherine Hinen Music / Warner Bros. Music (erroneously written “Warener Bros. Music”), a division of Warner Bros. Inc.

Recorded 18 February 1956 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1635

℗ 1995 Blue Note Records

4. Contemporary Music / Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 9 June 1953 WOR Studios, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1647

℗ 1953 Blue Note Records

5. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.

Recorded 24 September 1954 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1651

℗ 1954 Blue Note Records

6. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.

Recorded 21 February 1954 Live at Birdland, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1657

℗ 1954 Blue Note Records

7. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 16 December 1956 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1669

℗ 1957 Blue Note Records

8. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 10 February 1957 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1674 (Only ever issued as 45 rpm single)

℗ 2000 Blue Note Records

9. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 8 March 1957 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1675

℗ 1957 Blue Note Records

10. Tempo Music Inc. / Music Sales Corp.

Recorded 16 June 1957 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1690

℗ 1957 Blue Note Records

11. Jowcol Music LLC

Recorded 15 September 1957 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1691

℗ 1957 Blue Note Records

12. Buhania Music

Recorded 7 March 1957 Manhattan Towers, New York City

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1696

℗ 1957 Blue Note Records

13. Ecaroh Music Inc.

Recorded 15 June 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1710 (Only ever issued as 45 rpm single)

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

Disc 3:

1. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 5 January 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1714

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

2. Range Road Music, Inc. / MPL Music Publishing, Inc. o/b/o Edwin H. Morris & Co.

Recorded 16 September 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1722

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

3. Regent Music Corp. / Forshay Music Silver Fox Music Group

Recorded 14 October 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1727 (Only ever issued as 45 rpm single)

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

4. Regent Music Corp. / Forshay Music Silver Fox Music Group

Recorded 16 November 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1730 (Only ever issued as 45 rpm single)

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

5. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 23 November 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1733 (Only ever issued as 45 rpm single)

℗ 2003 Blue Note Records

6. Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 30 October 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1735

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

7. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 9 March 1958 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1738

℗ 1958 Blue Note Records

8. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 14 November 1959 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1759

℗ 1960 Blue Note Records

9. Warner Bros. Music A Div of Warner Music Inc

Recorded 20 October 1959 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1760

℗ 2010 Blue Note Records

10. Hill & Range Songs / Regent Music Corp.

Recorded 14 June 1960 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1779

℗ 1960 Blue Note Records

11. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 18 June 1960 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1781

℗ 1960 Blue Note Records

12. Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 25 June 1960 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1783

℗ 1960 Blue Note Records

Disc 4:

1. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 28 January 1961 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1811

℗ 1961 Blue Note Records

2. Grow Your Own Music

Recorded 25 April 1960 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1819

℗ 1961 Blue Note Records

3. EMI Feist Catalog Inc

Recorded 25 April 1960 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1820

℗ 1961 Blue Note Records

4. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing o/b/o Dex Music, Inc.

Recorded 9 May 1961 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1829

℗ 1961 Blue Note Records

5. Songs of Universal, Inc. obo Warner-Barham Music, LLC

Recorded 28 May 1962 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1862

℗ 1962 Blue Note Records

6. Edmy Music Publishing Co.

Recorded 25 April 1960 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1877

℗ 1960 Blue Note Records

7. WB Music Corp. / SDRM / Intersong-USA, Inc. o/b/o Les Editions Musicales D.M.F.

Recorded 27 March 1963 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1884 (Only ever issued as 45 rpm single)

℗ 1980 Blue Note Records

8. Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 27 May 1963 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1897

℗ 1964 Blue Note Records

9. Second Floor Music o/b/o Second Floor Music

Recorded 3 June 1963 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1901

℗ 1963 Blue Note Records

10. Elgy Music

Recorded 12 January 1963 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1907

℗ 1963 Blue Note Records

11. Emi Unart Catalog Inc.

Recorded 7 May 1964 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1908 (alternate take from LP master)

℗ 1964 Blue Note Records

12. BMG Platinum songs o/b/o Conrad Music

Recorded 21 December 1963 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1911

℗ 1964 Blue Note Records

13. Ecaroh Music Inc.

Recorded 1 October 1965 Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1923

℗ 1965 Blue Note Records

Disc 5:

1. Sony/ATV Harmony

Recorded 10 June 1969 Memphis, Tennessee

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN1953

℗ 1969 Blue Note Records

2. Almo Music Corp. o/b/o Alruby Music Inc.

Recorded 24 November 1972 The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN-XW 212

℗ 1973 Blue Note Records

3. Almo Music Corp. o/b/o Alruby Music Inc.

Recorded 6 June 1973 The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN395

℗ 1973 Blue Note Records

4. Almo Music Corp.

Recorded 18 August 1975 The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN-XW 726

℗ 1975 Blue Note Records

5. BMG Platinum Songs o/b/o Fifth Floor Music

Recorded March 1975 Angel City Sound, Los Angeles, California

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN-XW 738

℗ 1975 Blue Note Records

6. Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc.

Recorded 23 February 1976 Media Sound Studios, New York City, New York

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN790

℗ 1976 Blue Note Records

7. Probnoblem Music

Recorded 28 February 1986 at the Aquarious Theatre, Los Angeles, California

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm BN BQ 85127

℗ 1986 Blue Note Records

8. EMI April Music Inc. / Hancock Music Company / EMI Blackwood Music Inc.

Recorded Spring 1992 London, England

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm 44945

℗ 1993 Blue Note Records

9. [I Can't Stand The Rain] Irving Music, Inc.

Recorded 1993 Sound On Sound, New York City, New York

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm

℗ 1993 Blue Note Records

10. [Better Days] Universal Music Corp. o/b/o Wild Honey Publishing Co. / CMI America o/b/o Sagacious Music

Recorded 11 June 1987 at Mama Jo’s Studio, Hollywood, California

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm B-50119 [artwork states 44945, copied from track 8]

℗ 1987 Blue Note Records

11. Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Sony/ATV Songs LLC o/b/o Beanly Songs

Recorded 2001 Sorcerer Sound New York City, Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York 2001

Originally released as a Blue Note 45rpm

℗ 2002 Blue Note Records

12. EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. O/B/O The End Of Music (BMI) / EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. O/B/O Primary Waves Tunes (BMI) / Murky Slough Music (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Pub O/B/O Twelve Music (BMI)

Recorded 2012

Originally released as a Blue Note track to radio/download

℗ 2012 Blue Note Records

13. José James Music, Inc.

Recorded 2012 at The Magic Shop, New York

Originally released as a Blue Note track to radio/download

℗ 2012 José James Music, Inc.

14. Downtown DMP Songs o/b/o Chelcait Music / Lev-A-Tunes

Recorded 2013 at New York Noise, New York

Originally released as a Blue Note track to radio/download

℗ 2013 Blue Note Records

15. Golden Slipper Publishing