The Best Of Chess Jazz is a Jazz album by Various, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked.
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Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- warm
- swaggering
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Mastered at Artisan, L.A.
Digital remastering at MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA
Original Chess Records monaural and stereo masters were used to create this compilation.
ⒸⓅ1987 MCA Records, Inc.
[spine]: MCA-Chess Records [backcover]: Chess MCA Records
Each matrix includes a " ⧈-G-⧈" stamp indicating a MCA Gloversville pressing.
Recording cities & release details:
The Persuader: Chicago, Dec., 1956. Originally released as Checker single 855
Mr. James Barth & A.D.: Chicago, Jan., 1950. Originally released on Chess LP-CH
Credits
The people behind it.
Songwriting
- A. Blakey
- A. Kramer
- A. Previn
- A. Ronell
- Alex Kramer
- André Previn
- Ann Ronell
- D. Fields
- D. Heyward
- Dorothy Fields
- DuBose Heyward
- E. Sauter
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 8 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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