Hazel Scott - Great Scott! Collected Recordings 1939-57 - Hazel Scott was a jazz pianist and singer, about whom we hear very little these, but who was a stylish and respected performer, especially known for her jazz interpretations of classical pieces and styles, but also a noted composer as well as a fine vocalist with a sophisticated approach to the Great American Songbook. This 69-track 3-CD collection brings together a significant proportion of her recordings during the primary era of her career, before she largely relocated to France in the wake of McCarthy-ite persecution as a committed civil rights activist. It features solo piano recordings, plus piano and vocal performances with small groups and orchestras, so offers an entertaining cross-section of her output for the Bluebird, Decca, V-Disc, Signature, Columbia, Capitol and Debut labels. It includes most of the titles from her albums "Swinging The Classics", "A Piano Recital", "Great Scott", "Grand Jazz", "Relaxed Piano Moods" and "Round Midnight", and features recordings with Charles Mingus, Max Roach, J.C. Heard, Sidney Catlett, Toots Camarata, Charlie Shavers, Ernie Caceres, Red Callender, Everett Barksdale and many others. It's a substantial and enjoyable showcase for a talented artist whose work deserves a much higher profile than she has generally enjoyed. - It's a substantial and enjoyable showcase for a talented artist whose work deserves a much higher profile

Tracklist:

Calling All Bars
Mighty Like The Blues
You Gave Me The Go-By
Why Didn't William Tell?
Ritual Fire Dance
Two-Part Invention In A Minor
Country Gardens
Prelude In C Sharp Minor
Valse In D Flat Major
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Hazel's Boogie Woogie
Blues In B Flat
Embraceable You
Three Little Words
Dark Eyes [Otchitchornyia]
Hallelujah
People Will Say We're In Love
Honeysuckle Rose
Body And Soul
C Jam Blues
Take Me In Your Arms
I'm Glad There Is You
Fascinating Rhythm
The Man I Love
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans
Valse In C Sharp Minor
Fantasie Impromptu
Nocturne In B Flat Minor
A Rainy Night In G
How High The Moon
Sonate In C Minor - Toccata
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
I've Got The World On A String
Butterfly Kick
Ich Vill Sich Spielen
Soon
Love Me Or Leave Me
Emaline
Love Will Find A Way
Mary Lou
Dancing On The Ceiling (He Dances On My Ceiling)
Nightmare Blues
Brown Bee Boogie
That Old Black Magic
For All We Know
Tinkerbell Blows Again
Soothe Me
Un Gamin De Paris
Whatever Happened To Captain Hook
J'aime Bien Paris
Like Someone In Love
Peace Of Mind
Lament
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
Git Up From There
A Foggy Day
Mountain Greenery
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
It's You Or No One
It's Easy To Remember
Just Imagine
Lucky To Be Me
'Round Midnight
I Wish I Didn't Love You So
For You, For Me, For Evermore
Ev'ry Time
Maybe
Love Is The Thing
Warm All Over

UPC: 824046913021
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 4.7.23
Format: CD

Hazel Scott - Great Scott! Collected Recordings 1939-57 (CD)