The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. 1 Stairway to the Stars 3:32
2. 2 The Late Late Blues 9:36
3. 3 Bags & Trane 7:26
4. 4 Three Little Words 7:30
5. 5 The Night We Called It a Day 4:22
6. 6 Be-Bop 8:01
7. 7 Blues Legacy 9:04
8. 8 Centerpiece 7:09
9. 9 Giant Steps (alternate version) 3:44
10. 10 Naima (alternate version) 4:31
11. 11 Like Sonny (alternate version) 6:03

Disc 2

1. 1 Spiral 5:59
2. 2 Countdown 2:24
3. 3 Countdown (alternate take) 4:34
4. 4 Syeeda's Song Flute 7:03
5. 5 Syeeda's Song Flute (alternate take) 7:07
6. 6 Mr. P.C. 6:59
7. 7 Giant Steps 4:46
8. 8 Cousin Mary 5:48
9. 9 Cousin Mary (alternate take) 5:47
10. 10 I'll Wait and Pray 3:34
11. 11 I'll Wait and Pray (alternate take) 3:28
12. 12 Little Old Lady 4:24

Disc 3

1. 1 Like Sonny 5:54
2. 2 Harmonique 4:13
3. 3 My Shining Hour 4:52
4. 4 Naima 4:22
5. 5 Some Other Blues 5:36
6. 6 Fifth House 4:41
7. 7 Cherryco 6:47
8. 8 The Blessing 7:53
9. 9 Focus on Sanity 12:13
10. 10 The Invisible 4:12
11. 11 Bemsha Swing 5:04

Disc 4

1. 1 Village Blues 5:23
2. 2 Village Blues (alternate take) 6:17
3. 3 My Favorite Things 13:44
4. 4 Central Park West 4:14
5. 5 Mr. Syms 5:22
6. 6 [Exotica, untitled original] 5:22
7. 7 Summertime 11:34
8. 8 Body and Soul 5:38
9. 9 Body and Soul (alternate take) 5:59
10. 10 Mr. Knight 7:31

Disc 5

1. 1 Blues to Elvin (alternate take) 11:00
2. 2 Blues to Elvin 7:53
3. 3 Mr. Day 7:56
4. 4 Blues to You (alternate take) 5:35
5. 5 Blues to You 6:29
6. 6 Blues to Bechet 5:46
7. 7 Satellite 5:51
8. 8 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 5:41
9. 9 26-2 6:13
10. 10 But Not for Me 9:34

Disc 6

1. 1 Liberia 6:51
2. 2 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 6:51
3. 3 Equinox 8:35
4. 4 Ole 18:15
5. 5 Dahomey Dance 10:52
6. 6 Aisha 7:39
7. 7 [To Her Ladyship, original untitled ballad] 8:58

Disc 7

1. 1 Giant Steps (take 1) (incomplete) 4:43
2. 2 Giant Steps (take 2) (false start) 0:14
3. 3 Giant Steps (take 3) (incomplete) 2:51
4. 4 Giant Steps (take 4) (incomplete) 1:19
5. 5 Giant Steps (take 5) (alternate) 3:40
6. 6 Giant Steps (take 6) (false start) 0:32
7. 7 Giant Steps (take 7) (incomplete) 4:12
8. 8 Naima (take 1) (incomplete) 3:20
9. 9 Naima (take 2) (incomplete) 3:24
10. 10 Naima (take 4) (false start) 0:15
11. 11 Naima (take 5) (alternate) 3:50
12. 12 Naima (take 6) (alternate) 3:38
13. 13 Like Sonny (rehearsal 1) (false start) 0:09
14. 14 Like Sonny (rehearsal 2) (incomplete) 1:34
15. 15 Like Sonny (take 1) (false start) 0:19
16. 16 Like Sonny (take 2) (incomplete) 3:08
17. 17 Like Sonny (take 3) (incomplete) 1:08
18. 18 Like Sonny (take 4) (false start) 0:07
19. 19 Like Sonny (take 5) (alternate) 8:24
20. 20 Like Sonny (take 6) (incomplete) 1:09
21. 21 Giant Steps (take 3) (incomplete) 4:06
22. 22 Giant Steps (take 6) (alternate) 4:54
23. 23 Blues to Elvin (take 2) (false start) 0:10
24. 24 Blues to Elvin (take 3) (alternate) 6:02
25. 25 Blues to You (take 2) (alternate) 5:30

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