VA - Ultimate Jazz Piano Collection Volume 1 [2014] (10 x CDs)

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VA - Ultimate Jazz Piano Collection Volume 1 [2014] (10 x CDs)

Released in 2014 by German label The Intense Media (catalog no. 600144), Ultimate Jazz Piano Collection Volume 1 is a 10CD box set that assembles seventeen full albums from some of the most revered jazz pianists of the 20th century. It’s a budget-priced anthology with serious depth, offering over 10 hours of music that spans bebop, cool jazz, swing, and hard bop, all centered around the expressive power of the piano.

The set includes complete albums from legends like Bill Evans (Portrait in Jazz), Duke Ellington (The Duke Plays Ellington), Thelonious Monk (Piano Solo), Oscar Peterson (Tenderly), and Bud Powell (Bud Powell’s Moods). But it also digs deeper into the catalog, featuring rarer gems like Mary Lou Williams’ Plays in London, Phineas Newborn Jr.’s Fabulous Phineas, and Lennie Tristano’s self-titled LP, each showcasing unique stylistic approaches, from cerebral improvisation to bluesy swing.

What makes this set stand out is its inclusion of European rarities and live sessions, such as Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims, Walter Davis Jr.’s Davis Cup, and Freddie Redd Quartet’s The Music from “The Connection”, a cult favorite among hard bop fans. Also featured are Ramsey Lewis Trio’s Down to Earth, Tommy Flanagan’s Overseas, and Sonny Clark’s Sonny’s Crib, rounding out the collection with soulful, groove-driven performances.

The mastering is clean and consistent, though sourced from public domain material, so fidelity varies slightly. Packaging is minimal, slimline jewel cases in a cardboard slipbox, with no liner notes or booklet. Still, the value is undeniable: 17 albums for the price of one, sequenced by artist and album to preserve the integrity of each recording.

For jazz lovers, this is a no-frills treasure trove, ideal for deep listening or archival exploration (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Bill Evans - Come Rain or Come Shine 3:22

02 Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves 6:00

03 Bill Evans - Witchcraft 4:34

04 Bill Evans - When I Fall in Love 4:55

05 Bill Evans - Peri's Scope 3:15

06 Bill Evans - What is This Thing Called Love 4:37

07 Bill Evans - Spring is Here 5:08

08 Bill Evans - Someday My Prince Will Come 4:55

09 Bill Evans - Blue in Green 5:23

10 Duke Ellington - In a Sentimental Mood 2:30

11 Duke Ellington - Things Ain't What They Used to Be 2:54

12 Duke Ellington - Reflections in D 3:35

13 Duke Ellington - Who Knows? 2:36

14 Duke Ellington - Melancholia 3:20

15 Duke Ellington - All Too Soon 3:06

16 Duke Ellington - Prelude to a Kiss 3:01

17 Duke Ellington - B Sharp Blues 2:45

18 Duke Ellington - Passion Flower 3:04

19 Duke Ellington - Janet 2:13

20 Duke Ellington - Retrospection 3:54

21 Duke Ellington - Dancers in Love 1:56

CD02

01 Lennie Tristano - Line Up 3:33

02 Lennie Tristano - Requiem 4:52

03 Lennie Tristano - Turkish Mambo 3:40

04 Lennie Tristano - East Thirty-Second 4:32

05 Lennie Tristano - These Foolish Things 5:45

06 Lennie Tristano - You Go to My Head 5:19

07 Lennie Tristano - If I Had You 6:28

08 Lennie Tristano - I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance 6:06

09 Lennie Tristano - All the Things You Are 6:11

10 Thelonious Monk - 'round About Midnight 5:16

11 Thelonious Monk - Reflections 3:06

12 Thelonious Monk - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:25

13 Thelonious Monk - Well You Needn't 3:26

14 Thelonious Monk - Portrait of an Ermite 5:01

15 Thelonious Monk - Manganése 2:37

16 Thelonious Monk - Eronel 2:34

17 Thelonious Monk - Off Minor 2:32

CD03

01 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Sugar Ray 4:29

02 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - What's New? 4:05

03 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Pamela 4:40

04 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Forty-Five Degree Angle 5:51

05 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - No Moon at All 4:34

06 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - I'll Remember April 7:41

07 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Cherokee 4:50

08 Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Back Home 5:19

09 Mary Lou Williams - Titoros 3:03

10 Mary Lou Williams - They Can't Take That Away From Me 3:01

11 Mary Lou Williams - Round About Midnight 4:35

12 Mary Lou Williams - Perdido 2:53

13 Mary Lou Williams - Kool Bongo 2:59

14 Mary Lou Williams - For You 3:15

15 Mary Lou Williams - Don't Blame Me 3:48

16 Mary Lou Williams - Lady Bird 3:06

CD04

01 Bud Powell - Parisian Thorofare 2:31

02 Bud Powell - Oblivion 2:11

03 Bud Powell - Dusk in Sandi 2:15

04 Bud Powell - Hallucinations 2:27

05 Bud Powell - The Fruit 3:19

06 Bud Powell - Tea for Two 4:15

07 Bud Powell - Hallelujah! 3:01

08 Bud Powell - The Last Time I Saw Paris 3:16

09 Bud Powell - Just One of Those Things 3:52

10 Bud Powell - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 3:43

11 Oscar Peterson - Debut 2:52

12 Oscar Peterson - They Didn't Believe Me 2:55

13 Oscar Peterson - Lover, Come Back to Me 2:51

14 Oscar Peterson - Where or When 3:27

15 Oscar Peterson - Three O'Clock in the Morning 3:35

16 Oscar Peterson - All the Things You Are 3:35

17 Oscar Peterson - Tenderly 3:46

18 Oscar Peterson - Oscar's Blues 3:14

19 Oscar Peterson - Little White Lies 3:09

20 Oscar Peterson - In the Middle of a Kiss 3:13

21 Oscar Peterson - Nameless 2:55

22 Oscar Peterson - Two Sleepy People 3:18

CD05

01 Erroll Garner - You Are My Sunshine 3:28

02 Erroll Garner - I've Got the World on a String 4:01

03 Erroll Garner - 7-11 Jump 7:18

04 Erroll Garner - Part-Time Blues 4:33

05 Erroll Garner - Rosalie 2:39

06 Erroll Garner - In a Mellow Tone 4:19

07 Erroll Garner - Don't Worry 'Bout Me 5:03

08 Erroll Garner - (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings 3:22

09 Erroll Garner - There's a Small Hotel 3:10

10 Erroll Garner - Misty 2:49

11 Erroll Garner - I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter 2:21

12 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Dark Eyes 2:32

13 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Come Back to Sorrento 3:14

14 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Soul Mist 3:03

15 Ramsey Lewis Trio - John Henry 2:28

16 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Greensleeves 4:30

17 Ramsey Lewis Trio - We Blue It 4:59

18 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 2:09

19 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Suzanne 3:20

20 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Billy Boy 2:41

21 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Decisions 2:06

CD06

01 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Relaxin' at Camarillo 3:18

02 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Chelsea Bridge 3:46

03 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Eclypso 6:17

04 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Beat's Up 4:22

05 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Skål Brothers 2:32

06 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Little Rock 7:04

07 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Verdandi 2:13

08 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Delarna 4:39

09 Tommy Flanagan Trio - Willow Weep for Me 6:20

CD07

01 Red Garland - When Your Lover Has Gone 6:45

02 Red Garland - These Foolish Things 5:08

03 Red Garland - My Last Affair 3:39

04 Red Garland - You Are Too Beautiful 4:45

05 Red Garland - I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good) 7:09

06 Red Garland - The Nearness of You 5:04

07 Red Garland - Nancy (with the Laughing Face) 5:25

08 Red Garland - When I Fall in Love 5:06

CD08

01 Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Way You Look Tonight 7:51

02 Dave Brubeck Quartet - How High the Moon 9:11

03 Dave Brubeck Quartet - These Foolish Things 6:33

04 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Perdido 7:52

05 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Stardust 6:28

06 Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims - Just Blues 8:38

07 Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims - Violets for Your Furs 6:07

08 Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims - Down Home 6:40

09 Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims - Almost Like Being in Love 6:13

10 Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims - Wee Dot 7:26

11 Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims - Too Close for Comfort 6:49

CD09

01 Freddie Redd Quartet - Who Killed Cock Robin? 5:20

02 Freddie Redd Quartet - Wigglin' 5:58

03 Freddie Redd Quartet - Music Forever 5:52

04 Freddie Redd Quartet - Time to Smile 6:24

05 Freddie Redd Quartet - Theme for Sister Salvation 4:43

06 Freddie Redd Quartet - Jim Dunn's Dilemma 5:37

07 Freddie Redd Quartet - O.D. 4:41

08 Walter Davis Jr. - 'Smake It 5:08

09 Walter Davis Jr. - Loodle-Lot 5:59

10 Walter Davis Jr. - Sweetness 8:14

11 Walter Davis Jr. - Rhumba Nhumba 6:59

12 Walter Davis Jr. - Minor Mind 6:27

13 Walter Davis Jr. - Millie's Delight 5:06

CD10

01 Sonny Clark - With a Song in My Heart 7:55

02 Sonny Clark - Speak Low 6:50

03 Sonny Clark - Come Rain or Come Shine 7:29

04 Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib 13:31

05 Sonny Clark - News for Lulu 8:34

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