What year were these composed?

[bertrand]

A musician contacted me just now. She is trying to pin down the year of composition for certain pieces to be included in her forthcoming CD. Here's as far as I got; does anyone else have any further information? The best I can hope to do is go by first recording, unless someone here is privy to some inside information.

Thanks in advance,

Bertrand.

1. Sister Cheryl (Tony Williams)

This seems to be from 1981, on Wynton Marsalis' first album (recorded July - August 1981). The Jazz at the Opera House version is February 1982. Does anyone know any earlier version?

2. Nardis (Miles Davis)

It looks like the first recording is by Cannonball in July 1958. Miles never recorded this, and some think he didn't write it. It certainly is strange that when Ben Sidran asked him in an interview what the title meant, he couldn't give a coherent answer...

3. Senor Carlos (McCoy Tyner)

From McCoy's album Looking Out (Columbia). According to www.loc.gov, this was released in 1982. What is the recording date? Are there previous recordings of this piece?

4. Luiza (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

I have nothing on this one - don't even know where to find a Jobim discography.

Edited October 19, 2005 by bertrand

[Michael Fitzgerald]

You are accurate with all dates. I find Luiza on a Jobim album "Passarim" rec. 11/86 to 3/87.

Mike

[Jim R]

4. Luiza (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

I have nothing on this one - don't even know where to find a Jobim discography.

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"Luiza" actually dates back to 1981. I think it first appeared on an album with Edu Lobo, "Edu & Tom", recorded in November of '81.

For a chronological list of Jobim's compositions, you can go here and select "All of Tom's music":

http://www.jobim.com.br/cgi-bin/clubedotom...s3.cgi?ling=eng