dxvii. VARIOUS ARTISTS: Donna Lee

dxvii. VARIOUS ARTISTS

Donna Lee

4 versions

Miles says he wrote it; Bird got the album credit, somehow. It is said to be named after Curly Russell's daughter.

A standard standard that all jazz cats practice like crazy.

1. Charlie Parker (1947)
CP, alto saxophone
Miles Davis, trumpet
Bud Powell, piano
Tommy Potter, bass
Max Roach, drums
(2:34)

2. Jaco Pastorius (1976)
JP, bass
Don Alias, congas
(2:30)

3. Wynton Marsalis (2005)
WM, trumpet
Wessell Anderson, alto saxophone
Eric Lewis, piano
Kengo Nakamura, bass
Joe Farnsworth, drums
(6;47)

4. The GRP All-Star Big Band
Nelson Rangell, piccolo
Gary Burton, vibes
Eddie Daniels, clarinet
Eric Marienthal, winds
Bob Mintzer, winds
Ernie Watts, winds
Tom Scott, winds
Arturo Sandoval, trumpet
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Sal Marquez, trumpet
George Bohanon, trombone
Dave Grusin, piano
John Patitucci, bass
Dave Weckl, drums
(4:13)