Talkin' Verve

Tracklist

1-1	–Wes Montgomery	Bumpin'	6:51
1-2	–Donald Byrd	Cantaloupe Island	6:47
1-3	–Yusef Lateef	Chang, Chang, Chang	2:57
1-4	–Oliver Nelson	Cool (From West Side Story)	4:53
1-5	–Milt Jackson	Bags And Strings	3:26
1-6	–Jimmy Smith	The Cat	3:24
1-7	–Little Richie Varola	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	4:33
1-8	–Roland Kirk	Fall Out	3:02
1-9	–Tony Scott	Nina's Dance	3:19
1-10	–Sonny Stitt	Blues Greasy	3:24
1-11	–Jimmy Smith And Wes Montgomery	James And Wes	8:11
1-12	–Cal Tjader	Moanin'	3:15
1-13	–Willie Bobo	Boogaloo In Room 802	3:12
2-1	–Dizzy Gillespie	Manteca	6:24
2-2	–Illinois Jacquet	Mambocito Mio	2:51
2-3	–Stan Getz	Love	2:41
2-4	–Cal Tjader	Song Of The Yellow River	3:21
2-5	–Willie Bobo	La Descarga Del Bobo	4:16
2-6	–La Clave	Latin Slide	4:08
2-7	–Cal Tjader	Manha De Carnaval	6:14
2-8	–Marcos Valle	Crickets Sing For Anamaria	2:09
2-9	–Grant Green	The Cantaloupe Woman	4:53
2-10	–Cal Tjader	Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro)	2:24
2-11	–Slim Gaillard	Yo Yo Yo	2:42
2-12	–Jackie And Roy*	Samba Triste	2:20
2-13	–Jimmy Smith	Got My Mojo Workin'	7:59
2-14	–Donald Byrd	Devilette	7:50

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – PMDC, Germany
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

• Compilation Producer – Aric Lach Morrison
• Compiled By [Selections] – Bill Brower (tracks: 1-10, 1-11), Gilles Peterson
• Coordinator [Design Co-ordination] – Nichell Delvaille
• Design, Art Direction – David Lau
• Executive-Producer – Richard Seidel
• Illustration – Chung Deh-Tien
• Liner Notes [Sleeve Note Editor] – Peter Pullman
• Mastered By [At Polygram Studios] – Gary N. Mayo*
• Other [Special Thanks To] – Institute Of Jazz Studies
• Photography By – Chuck Stewart
• Photography By [Of Montgomery] – Lee Tanner
• Research [Audio Source Research] – Fernando Dos Santos
• Sequenced By [Tracks Sequenced By] – Bill Brower

Notes

1st Category on spine, back insert & case sticker.
2nd Category on case sticker (with both logos).

CDs back-to-back in flip-open clear tray.

The vision that Norman Granz had for Verve Records dissolved once he sold the label in 1960. Creed Taylor was brought in and he took the company in a new direction - or new directions. The explosion of popular musics, from hard bop and Latin to funk and orchestral jazz, as well as their hybrid forms, was well documented on record at Verve.

On these two CDs you can hear the development of Latin jazz, from the seminal figure in Afro-Cuban music, Dizzy Gillespie, through his disciples, Willie Bobo and another offshoot, Cal Tjader. The great soul-jazz and funk progenitors are here, such Sixties giants as Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, and Jimmy Smith. And to add to the mix, there's a blues by Sonny Stitt, a swinger from Illinois Jacquet, a novelty number by Slim Gaillard, and pop classics from now-obscure artists Little Richie Varola and Marcos Valle.

Track 2.14 previously unissued.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: 0383
• Barcode: 7 31452 75042 6
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1, Matrix): 527 505-2 02 >
• Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI L003
• Mould SID Code (CD 1 [& 'A' Stamp]): IFPI 01H7 A
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2, Matrix): 527 506-2 01 +
• Mastering SID Code (CD 2): IFPI L002
• Mould SID Code (CD 2 [& 'B' Stamp]): IFPI 0154 B
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1 & 2, Inner Ring): MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC
• Distribution Code ([Below Barcode]): PY 898

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
314 527 504-2	Various	Talkin' Verve ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Verve Records	314 527 504-2	US	1995
314 527 504-2	Various	Talkin' Verve ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Verve Records	314 527 504-2	Canada	1995
527 504-2	Various	Talkin' Verve ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Verve Records	527 504-2	Australasia	1995
527 504-1	Various	Talkin' Verve ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Verve Records	527 504-1	UK	1995
314 527 504-2	Various	Talkin' Verve ‎(2xCD, Comp, Club)	Verve Records	314 527 504-2	US	1995

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