Remember Name that Tune? Here's the Itunes version. Only without prizes or a host in an ugly sportscoat

December 11, 2007 12:06 PM

Help me identify the LAST unknown songs on my Itunes. Mostly jazz, some blues and one or two pop songs.

These are the last 20 unknown songs in my Itunes library. I know neither the artist or the song title. While I'd LOVE the album too, it's more important to get the other two things first. Here's a link to the songs in a fun flashy format

The SONGS

Some of the songs I think should be easy for a more eclectic musicologist than myself. But for the jazz numbers, a specialist is going to be needed I think. Most of the songs are of the bebop variety. I don't need every sideman, but I'd love the main artist and the song. That should get me most of the way.

So that's it team. Do what you can. Thanks.

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posted by rileyray3000 to media & arts (18 comments total)

"Unknown Jazz 5" is Oleo.

I'll do as many as I can, but I'm at work with no headphones, so I have to pick my moments.
posted by SpiffyRob at 12:24 PM on December 11, 2007

Have you already tried MusicBrainz's taggers?
posted by danb at 12:24 PM on December 11, 2007

If you're on a mac, ieatbrainz will look at the acoustic fingerprint of the song and try to derive the proper tags from it's database. There are similar apps for the pc.
posted by filmgeek at 12:37 PM on December 11, 2007

Uknown Jazz 7 is "'Round Midnight", performed by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. It's the same version as this Amazon mp3, except the sample they give starts about 30 seconds in, after the intro and right at the head of the tune.
posted by Hadroed at 1:41 PM on December 11, 2007

Unknown Pop 1 (organ and guitar) is Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery.

Unknown Jazz 12
Bud Powell & Max Roach
The song is Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Unknown Jazz 9
Bud Powell & Max Roach
The song is My Heart Stood Still, but it starts with a quote from The Trolley Song (Clang, clang, clang went the trolley. Ding, ding, ding went the bell.)

Unknown Jazz 3
John Coltrane & Miles Davis
The tune is Bye, Bye Blackbird.
posted by wsg at 1:42 PM on December 11, 2007

And Unknown Jazz 10 is a Bud Powell version of "Cherokee".
posted by Hadroed at 2:00 PM on December 11, 2007

Unkown pop1 is Jimmy Smith... let me find the title...
posted by furtive at 2:10 PM on December 11, 2007

Uknown Jazz 4 is Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane playing "Ruby, My Dear".
posted by Hadroed at 2:16 PM on December 11, 2007

Unkown Jazz 4 is Ruby my Dear by Monk and Coltrane.
posted by furtive at 2:18 PM on December 11, 2007

doh!
posted by furtive at 2:19 PM on December 11, 2007

Unkown Pop1 is Jimmy Smith's Organ Grinder's Swing from the album by the same name.
posted by furtive at 2:21 PM on December 11, 2007

I seem to have a blind spot when typing unknown.
posted by furtive at 2:22 PM on December 11, 2007

Unknown Jazz 1 is "Two Bass Hit" by Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

furtive: me too.
posted by Hadroed at 2:28 PM on December 11, 2007

These are great. Thanks so much everyone. I thought the jazz would be the hardest. Apparently the blues and pop are much harder than I expected.
posted by rileyray3000 at 2:48 PM on December 11, 2007

I could swear I know "Unknown Pop 2" as being menu music in a video game. I have no clue which one though.
posted by burnmp3s at 2:54 PM on December 11, 2007

Unknown Pop 2 is Rude Boy Rock by Lionrock

It was on the FIFA 99 soundtrack.
posted by clearly at 4:25 PM on December 11, 2007

Unknown Jazz #7 is a version of Monk's 'Round Midnight
posted by wheat at 7:28 AM on December 12, 2007

doh! I didn't see that Hadroed had already ID'd that #7.
posted by wheat at 7:35 AM on December 12, 2007