Various - The Black Box Of Jazz [4xCD] VG+

• Format: 4xCD
• Catalogue No: MBSCD 450  
• Label: Castle Communications PLC
• Genre: Jazz
• Style: Bop, Fusion, Modal, Cool Jazz
• Released:  1995 UK
• Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Product Review:
EX/EX - visual grading only. Outer box edgewear.

A 1995 Castle Communications four-disc CD compilation drawing from bop, cool, modal, and fusion across roughly five hours of material. Tracks include "Take 5," "Moanin'," "Fables Of Faubus," "Off Minor," and "Caravan," pulling from a wide pool of artists and styles. Made in England, with glass mastering split between DocData and Mayking.

Release ID: 14798711

Track List:

1-1. Lionel Hampton - Take The 'A' Train 6:09
1-2. Dexter Gordon - Lullaby Of Birdland 4:15
1-3. Stéphane Grappelli - How High The Moon 3:46
1-4. Teddy Wilson - The Man I Love 7:41
1-5. Stan Getz - Autumn Leaves 7:11
1-6. Wynton Marsalis - My Funny Valentine 8:07
1-7. Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo A La Turk 7:10
1-8. Earl Hines - If I Had You 4:07
1-9. Gerry Mulligan - Apple Core 6:15
1-10. Woody Herman - Mood Indigo 6:00
1-11. Sonny Stitt - Sonny's Blues 4:48
1-12. Kai Winding - Morning Of The Carnival 3:50
1-13. Johnny Griffin - All Through The Night 6:30
2-1. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' 5:44
2-2. Dave Brubeck - Lover Man 7:00
2-3. Gerry Mulligan - Walking Shoes 9:40
2-4. Johnny Griffin - Hush A Bye 7:40
2-5. Wynton Marsalis - One By One 5:28
2-6. Stan Getz - Billie's Bounce 11:30
2-7. Richard "Groove" Holmes - Groove's Groove 4:30
2-8. Michał Urbaniak - Softly As The Morning Sunrise 7:27
2-9. Dizzy Gillespie - Slew Foot 4:51
2-10. Ahmad Jamal - It's The Good Life 4:00
2-11. Wynton Marsalis - Jodi 6:21
3-1. Paul Horn - Work Song 6:07
3-2. Stan Getz, Paul Horn - Nature Boy 4:05
3-3. Phil Woods - Caravan 7:15
3-4. Gerry Mulligan - Limelight 5:22
3-5. Lionel Hampton - Jeepers Creepers 3:27
3-6. Teddy Wilson - One O'Clock Jump 3:05
3-7. Charles Mingus - Slop 5:00
3-8. Jimmy Hamilton - Satin Doll 4:50
3-9. Kai Winding - Yardbird Suite 4:10
3-10. Stéphane Grappelli - Have You Met Miss Jones 4:01
3-11. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Lester Leaps In 9:00
3-12. Buddy Rich - I'll Never Be The Same 3:32
3-13. Gerry Mulligan, Lionel Hampton - Gerry Meets Hamp 7:31
3-14. Dave Brubeck - Old Bill Basie 6:40
4-1. Dave Brubeck - Take 5 6:07
4-2. Wynton Marsalis - A Wheel Within A Wheel 4:05
4-3. Dexter Gordon - Seven Come Eleven 7:15
4-4. Dizzy Gillespie - Dirty Dude 5:22
4-5. Woody Herman - Rose Room 3:27
4-6. Sonny Stitt - Old Folks 3:05
4-7. Freddie Hubbard - Bolivia 5:00
4-8. Charles Mingus - Fables Of Faubus 7:15
4-9. Thelonious Monk - Off Minor 3:55
4-10. Chick Corea - Moments Notice 4:01
4-11. Gary Burton - African Flower 9:00
4-12. Pat Metheny - Move To The Groove 3:32