The Instrumental History of Jazz (1997)

About this title: It's hard to fault this two-disc, enhanced CD collection. Starting with Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" and roping in tracks from King Oliver, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, and John Coltrane, all the way to modern jazz musicians like Spyro Gyra and Geri Allen, this set covers a pretty broad base within such a small amount of disc space. The enhanced format also includes video clips of Duke, Bird, Dizzy, Miles, Monk, and more, all viewable on most Macintosh and Windows computers, a nice added bonus. Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Maple Leaf Rag [Joplin]
2. Dippermouth Blues [King Oliver]
3. Dixie Jazz Band One-Step [Original Dixieland]
4. One O'Clock Jump [Basie]
5. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo [Miley/Ellington]
6. Wrappin' It Up [Henderson]
7. Koko [Parker]
8. Shaw 'Nuff [Brown/Fuller/Gilles]
9. Boplicity [Henry]
10. Bernie's Tune [Leiber/Miller/Stoll]
11. Nica's Dream [Silver]
12. Moanin' [Timmons]
13. Impressions [Coltrane]
14. Enter, Evening [Taylor]
15. Full Force [Mitchell/Moye/Jarma]
16. Birdland [Zawinul]
17. The Spin [Ferrante/Haslip/Rus]
18. Morning Dance [Beckenstein]
19. Breezin' [Womack]
20. Mountain Dance [Grusin]
21. Mister Magic [MacDonald/Salter]
22. Dolphy's Dance [Allen]

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