dclxxx. VARIOUS ARTISTS: There is No Greater Love

dclxxx. VARIOUS ARTISTS

There is No Greater Love (1936)

Music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Marty Symes. The idea is taken from John 15:13: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down your life for one's friends."

14 Versions

1. Isham Jones and his Orchestra (1936)
Woody Herman, vocal, clarinet
(3:01)

2. Billie Holiday (1947)
BH, vocals
Billy Butterfield, trumpet
Bill Stegmeyer, clarinet, alto saxophone
Toots Mondello, alto saxophone
Al Klink, alto saxophone
Artie Drelinger, tenor saxophone
Bobby Tucker, piano
Danny Perry, guitar
Bob Haggart, bass
Bunny Shawker, drums
(3:00)

3. Miles Davis (1956)
MD, trumpet
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Red Garland, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums
(5:19)

4. Sonny Rollins (1957)
SR, tenor saxophone
Ray Brown, bass
Shelly Manne, drums
(5:14)

5. Nat King Cole (1958)
NKC, vocals
Gordon Jenkins, arranger
(3:03)

6. Victor Feldman (1958)
VF, piano, vibes
Scott LaFaro, bass
Stan Levey, drums
(4:23)

7. Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt (1961)
GA, tenor saxophone
SS, alto saxophone
John Houston, piano
Buster Williams, bass
George Brown, drums
(6:35)

8. McCoy Tyner Trio (1962)
MT, piano
Art Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums
(6:28)

9. Chet Baker (1965)
CB, vocals
Leon Cohen, reeds
Henry Freeman, reeds
Wilford Holcombe, reeds
Seldon Powell, reeds
Alan Ross, reeds
Hank Jones, piano
Everett Barksdale, guitar
Richard Davis, bass
Connie Kay, drums
(2:40)

10. Oscar Peterson (1977)
OP, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, bass
(6:18)

11. Dexter Gordon (1978)
DG, tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew, piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, bass
Alex Riel, drums
(15:08)

12. Frank Rosolino (1978)
FR, trombone
Thomas Clausen, piano
Bo Stief, bass
Bjarne Rostvold, drums
(16:23)

13. Adam Birnbaum (2020)
AB, piano
(4:56)

14. Janusz Muniak Quartet (2007)
JM, tenor saxophone
Pawel Kaczmarczyk, piano
Maciej Adamczak, bass
Krzysztof Dziedzic, drums
(13:55)