Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve at 50 (1994)

About this title: Verve Records celebrated the 50th anniversary of Norman Granz's first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert with an all-star get-together at Carnegie Hall. Different groups of top players from Verve's legacy (both past and present) had opportunities to perform, and this CD has many of the highlights. Pianist Peter Delano plays "Tangerine" with a trio; Dee Dee Bridgewater sings "Shiny Stockings" with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band; Hank Jones pays tribute to Art Tatum; Abbey Lincoln sings "I Must Have That Man"; Joe Henderson meets up with Antonio Carlos Jobim (who made his final concert appearance) ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tea for Two [Caesar/Youmans]
2. Tangerine [Mercer/Schertzinger]
3. Shiny Stockings [Fitzgerald/Foster]
4. Willow Weep for Me [Ronell]
5. I Must Have That Man! [Fields/McHugh]
6. Desafinado [Jobim/Lees/Mendonca]
7. Manteca [Fuller/Gillespie/Po]
8. Parisian Thoroughfare [Powell]
9. How High the Moon [Hamilton/Lewis]
10. Turn Out the Stars [Evans]
11. The Eternal Triangle [Stitt]
12. How Insensitive [DeMoraes/Gimbel/Job]
13. Down by the Riverside [Traditional]
14. Yellowstone [Lorber/Pfeiffer]
15. It's About That Time [Davis]
16. Now's the Time [Parker]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.