Three versions of the same composition, played by different artists.
Today:
• Blue Lou, written in 1935 by Irving Mills & Edgar Sampson.
• Black and Blue, written in 1929 by Fats Waller, Harry Brooks en Andy Razaf.
• Tune Up, written in 1953 by Eddie Vinson and/or Miles Davis .
• Blue Lou
01 Benny Carter 3.08
02 Fletcher Henderson 3.10
03 Budd Johnson 5.11
04 Benny Goodman 3.02
• Black and Blue
05 Duke Ellington 3.30
06 Dinah Washington 2.59
07 Louis Armstrong 4.39
08 Booker Ervin 6.19
• Tune Up
09 Miles Davis 3.53
10 Sonny Rollins 5.45
11 Grant Green 7.18
12 George Russell 8.06
The recordings you’ll hear can be found on the following CDs:
01 Benny Carter The Music Master Proper
02 Fletcher Henderson Story Columbia
03 Budd Johnson & The Four Brass Giants Riverside
04 Wardell Gray Story Proper
05 Duke Ellington Brunswick/Vocalion Rec. Verve
06 Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller Jazz Classics
07 Louis Armstrong Satch Plays Fats Columbia
08 Booker Ervin Exultation Prestige
09 Miles Davis Compl. Prestige Rec. Fantasy
10 Sonny Rollins Newk’s Time Blue Note
11 Grant Green/Sonny Clark Compl. Blue Note Mosaic
12 George Russell Sextet in K. C. Decca
