VA - The Perfect Jazz Collection 2: Box Set 25 CDs (2011)

Import 25 CD boxset containing 25 of the finest Jazz albums ever released.Each album is packaged in a card wallet, and the box set includes a 40 page booklet in both English and French.
The collection contains the following albums: Duke Ellington - Ellington Uptown; Dave Brubeck - Jazz Goes To College; Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats; Miles Davis - Round About Midnight; Various Artists - The Sound Of Jazz; Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um; Sonny Rollins - The Bridge; Paul Desmond - Desmond Blue; Thelonious Monk - Underground; Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life; Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire; Clifford Brown - The Beginning And The End; George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon; Herbie Hancock - Thrust; Wayne Shorter - Native Dancer; Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - Carnegie Hall; Chet Baker - She Was Too Good To Me; Jim Hall - Concierto; Stanley Clarke - School Days; Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior; Weather Report - 08:30; John McLaughlan, Al Di Meola, & Paco De Lucia - Friday Night In San Francisco; Dexter Gordon - Round Midnight; Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk; Wynton Marsalis - Standard Times Vol.3.

Tracklist:

01. Skin Deep 6:58
02. The Mooche 6:36
03. Take the 'A' Train 8:00
04. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite) 13:47
05. Perdido 8:23
The Controversial Suite (Bonus Track)
06. Before My Time 6:08 (Bonus Track)
07. Later 4:23 (Bonus Track)
The Liberian Suite (Bonus Track)
08. I Like the Sunrise 4:28 (Bonus Track)
09. Dance No.1 4:50 (Bonus Track)
10. Dance No.2 3:26 (Bonus Track)
11. Dance No.3 3:45 (Bonus Track)
12. Dance No.4 3:05 (Bonus Track)
13. Dance No.5 5:08 (Bonus Track)



Tracklist:

01. Balcony Rock 11:55
02. Out of Nowhere 8:04
03. Le Souk 4:36
04. Take the "A" Train 6:11
05. The Song Is You 5:38
06. Don't Worry 'Bout Me 8:47
07. I Want to Be Happy 6:36



Tracklist:

01. Honeysuckle Rose 2:56
02. Blue Turning Grey Over You 4:56
03. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby 4:28
04. Squeeze Me 5:06
05. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now 3:21
06. All That Meat and No Potatoes 5:16
07. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling 3:13
08. (What Did I Do To Be So)
Black And Blue 4:39
09. Ain't Misbehavin' 4:01 (Bonus Track)
10. (What Did I Do to be So)
Black and Blue 4:53 [Alt. take]
11. I'm Crazy 'Bout
My Baby 4:41 [Alt. take]
12. Blue Turning Grey
Over You 4:57 [Alt. take]
13. I've Got a Feeling
I'm Falling 3:18 [Alt. take]
14. Squeeze Me 3:20
15. (What Did I Do to be So)
Black and Blue 3:03
16. Ain't Misbehavin' 3:15
17. Blue Turning Grey Over You 3:29
18. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now 3:31
19. Sweet Savannah Sue 3:14
20. That Rhythm Man 3:08



Tracklist:

01. 'Round Midnight 5:55
02. Ah-Leu-Cha 5:53
03. All of You 7:01
04. Bye Bye Blackbird 7:54
05. Tadd's Delight 4:26
06. Dear Old Stockholm 7:49
07. Two Bass Hit 3:45 (Bonus Track)
08. Little Melonae 7:18 (Bonus Track)
09. Budo 4:14 (Bonus Track)
10. Sweet Sue, Just You 3:39 (Bonus Track)



Tracklist:

Henry "Red" Allen All Stars
01. Wild Man Blues 4:46
02. Rosetta 4:57
Billie Holiday with Mal Waldron All-Stars
03. Fine and Mellow 6:19
Jimmy Giuffre, "Pee Wee" Russell
04. Blues 6:53
Count Basie All-Stars feat. Jimmy Rushing
05.I Left My Baby 4:27
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
06. The Train and the River 4:43
Mal Waldron
07. Nervous 3:43
Count Basie All-Stars
08. Dickie's Dream 5:53
Henry "Red" Allen All Star
09. Wild Man Blues (Alternate Take) 8:42



Tracklist:

01. Better Git It in Your Soul 7:23
02. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:44
03. Boogie Stop Shuffle 5:02
04. Self-Portrait in Three Colors 3:10
05. Open Letter to Duke 5:51
06. Bird Calls 6:17
07. Fables of Faubus 8:13
08. Pussy Cat Dues 9:14
09. Jelly Roll 6:17
10. Pedal Point Blues 6:30 (Bonus Track)
11. GG Train 4:39 (Bonus Track)
12. Girl of My Dreams 4:08 (Bonus Track)



Tracklist:

01. My Funny Valentine 3:49
02. Desmond Blue 3:38
03. Then I'll Be Tired of You 4:03
04. I've Got You Under My Skin 4:31
05. Late Lament 4:07
06. I Should Care 3:49
07. Like Someone in Love 4:10
08. I'll Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) 3:48
09. Body and Soul 4:51
10. Autumn Leaves 5:42 (Bonus Track)
11. Imagination 4:02 (Bonus Track)
12. Advise and Consent 2:00 (Bonus Track)
13. Autumn Leaves (previously unreleased) 5:37
14. Autumn Leaves (previously unreleased) 3:38
15. Imagination (previously unreleased) 4:51
16. Advise and Consent (previously unreleased) 2:01



Tracklist:

01. Without a Song 7:27
02. Where Are You 5:08
03. John S. 7:43
04. The Bridge 5:58
05. God Bless the Child 7:26
06. You Do Something to Me 6:49



Tracklist:

01. Thelonious (Take 1) (3:17)
02. Ugly Beauty (Take 5) (10:47)
03. Raise Four (7:02)
04. Boo Boo's Birthday (Take 11) (5:58)
05. Easy Street (7:52)
06. Green Chimneys (13:12)
07. In Walked Bud (6:50)
08. Ugly Beauty (Take 4) (7:39)
09. Boo Boo's Birthday (Take 2) (5:36)
10. Thelonious (Take 3) (3:11)



Tracklist:

01. Straight Life (17:30)
02. Mr. Clean (13:37)
03. Here's That Rainy Day (5:16)



Tracklist:

01. So What (9:21)
02. The Gentle Rain (9:15)
03. All Clear (5:30)
04. Ode To A Kudu (3:48)
05. Somewhere In The East (6:12)
06. All Clear (alt. take) (5:48)
07. Ode To A Kudu (alt. take) (4:42)
08. Somewhere In The East (alt. take) (9:46)



Tracklist:

01. Birds Of Fire (5:50)
02. Miles Beyond (4:48)
03. Celestial Terrestial Commuters (2:55)
04. Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love (0:24)
05. Thousand Island Park (3:24)
06. Hope (2:00)
07. One Word (9:58)
08. Sanctuary (5:06)
09. Open Country Joy (3:56)
10. Resolution (2:09)



Tracklist:

01. I Come From Jamaica (2:40)
02. Ida Red (2:01)
03. Walkin' (11:38)
04. A Night In Tunisia (11:04)
05. Donna Lee (7:10)



Tracklist:

001. Autumn Leaves (7:06)
02. She Was Too Good To Me (4:43)
03. Funk In Deep Freeze (6:09)
04. Tangerine (5:30)
05. With A Song In My Heart (4:07)
06. What'll I Do (3:58)
07. It's You Or No One (4:31)
08. My Future Just Passed (4:47)



Tracklist:

01. Line For Lyons (8:14)
02. For An Unfinished Woman (8:49)
03. My Funny Valentine (8:40)
04. Song For Strayhorn (9:27)
05. It's Sandy At The Beach (9:09)
06. Bernie's Tune (7:53)
07. K-4 Pacific (11:42)
08. There Will Never Be Another You (6:54)



Tracklist:

01. Palm Grease (10:38)
02. Actual Proof (9:43)
03. Butterfly (11:18)
04. Spank-A-Lee (7:13)



Tracklist:

01. Ponta De Areia (5:18)
02. Beauty and the Beast (5:05)
03. Tarde (5:50)
04. Miracle of the Fishes (4:49)
05. Diana (3:04)
06. From the Lonely Afternoons (3:16)
07. Ana Maria (5:10)
08. Lilia (7:04)
09. Joanna's Theme (4:18)



Tracklist:
01. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (7:07)
02. Two's Blues (3:52)
03. The Answer Is Yes (7:40)
04. Concierto De Aranjuez (19:19)
05. Rock Skippin' (6:13)
06. Unfinished Business (2:39)
07. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Alt. Take) (7:29)
08. The Answer Is Yes (Alt. Take) (5:37)
09. Rock Skippin' (Alt. Take) (6:03)



Tracklist:

01. Medieval Overture (5:14)
02. Sorceress (7:34)
03. The Romantic Warrior (10:52)
04. Majestic Dance (5:01)
05. The Magician (5:29)
06. Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant (Part I and II) (11:26)



Tracklist:

01. School Days (7:51)
02. Quiet Afternoon (5:10)
03. The Dancer (5:29)
04. Desert Song (6:57)
05. Hot Fun (2:55)
06. Life Is Just A Game (9:02)



Tracklist:

01. Black Market (9:47)
02. Teen Town (6:04)
03. A Remark You Made (8:02)
04. Slang (4:45)
05. In a Silent Way (2:52)
06. Birdland (6:58)
07. Thanks for the Memory (3:34)
08. Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz Medley (9:29)
09. 8:30 (2:37)
10. Brown Street (8:35)
11. The Orphan (3:16)
12. Sightseeing (5:36)



Tracklist:

01. Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola - Mediterranean Sundance - Rio Ancho (11:35)
02. John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola - Short Tales Of The Black Forest (8:44)
03. John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia - Frevo Rasgado (7:57)
04. Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola - Fantasia Suite (8:54)
05. Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola - Guardian Angel (Studio Recording) (4:01)



Tracklist:

01. Bobby McFerrin - 'Round Midnight (5:37)
02. Dexter Gordon - Body And Soul (5:55)
03. Herbie Hancock - Berangere's Nightmare (3:06)
04. Herbie Hancock - Fair Weather (6:06)
05. Herbie Hancock - Una Noche Con Francis (4:25)
06. Herbie Hancock - The Peacocks (7:16)
07. Dexter Gordon - How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:14)
08. Cedar Walton - Rhythm-A-Ning (4:12)
09. Herbie Hancock - Still Time (3:51)
10. Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson - Minuit Aux Champs-Elysees (3:25)
11. Herbie Hancock - Chan's Song (4:22)
12. Dexter Gordon - 'Round Midnight (Live) (13:11)



Tracklist:

01. Get it Straight (3:58)
02. Dear Ruby (6:01)
03. It's Over Now (5:28)
04. Monkery's Blues (4:56)
05. You Know Who (3:31)
06. Little Butterfly (5:15)
07. Listen to Monk (3:05)
08. How I Wish (4:56)
09. Man, That Was A Dream (2:55)
10. 'Round Midnight (6:32)
11. Still We Dream (3:34)
12. Suddenly (3:41)
13. Looking Back (5:38)
14. Suddenly (Studio Recording) (3:11)
15. Get It Straight (3:32)
16. 'Round Midnight (Alt. Take) (7:13)
17. Listen to Monk (Alt. Take) (3:02)
18. Man, That Was A Dream (Alt. Take) (3:23)



Tracklist:

01. In The Court of King Oliver (4:31)
02. Never Let Me Go (1:46)
03. Street Of Dreams (4:07)
04. Where Or When (2:51)
05. Bona And Paul (1:46)
06. The Seductress (2:56)
07. A Sleepin' Bee (3:16)
08. Big Butter And Egg Man (4:46)
09. The Very Thought Of You (5:37)
10. I Cover The Waterfront (4:53)
11. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? (2:58)
12. My Romance (1:50)
13. Everything Happens To Me (5:05)
14. Flamingo (3:21)
15. You're My Everything (3:25)
16. Skylark (2:56)
17. It's Easy To Remember (4:07)
18. Taking A Chance On Love (3:50)
19. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (5:00)
20. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (1:57)
21. It's Too Late Now (2:55)