The first of producer Hal Willner's tribute compilations from the 1980s (to be followed by the Kurt Weill collection "Lost in the Stars" in 1985 and the Disney music collection "Stay Awake" in 1988). This double-LP contained 7 tracks not on the CD.
Bruce Fowler—Thelonious
NRBQ & The Whole Wheat Horns—Little Rootie Tootie
Donald Fagen & Steve Khan—Reflections
Dr. John—Blue Monk
The Carla Bley Band With Johnny Griffin—Misterioso
Barry Harris—Pannonica
Was (Not Was)—Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are
Mark Bingham—Brilliant Corners
Steve Lacy & Charlie Rouse—Ask Me Now
Sharon Freeman—Monk's Mood
Todd Rundgren & Gary Windo—Four in One
Randy Weston—Functional
Steve Lacy & Elvin Jones—Evidence
John Zorn—Shuffle Boil
Terry Adams & Friends—In Walked Bud
Shockabilly—Criss Cross
Mark Bingham—Jackie-Ing
Joe Jackson—'Round Midnight
Bobby McFerrin & Bob Dorough—Friday the Thirteenth
Chris Spedding & Peter Frampton—Work
Steve Lacy—Gallop's Gallop
Steve Slagle, Dr. John, Steve Swallow & Ed Blackwell—Bye-Ya
Steve Lacy & Gil Evans—Bemsha Swing
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