Louis & The Big Bands: 1928-30

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Tracklist

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1Symphonic Raps
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-05)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1928-07-05) and Crawford Wethington (on 1928-07-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-07-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-07-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-07-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-07-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-07-05) and Homer Hobson (on 1928-07-05)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1928-07-05)
3:15
2Savoyager's Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-05)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1928-07-05) and Crawford Wethington (on 1928-07-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-07-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-07-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-07-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-07-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-07-05) and Homer Hobson (on 1928-07-05)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1928-07-05)
3:12
3(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
celesta [celeste]:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1929-07-22)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:12
4That Rhythm Man
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
piano:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1929)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
That Rhythm Man (on 1929-07-22)
writer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter), Andy Razaf and Thomas Waller
3:13
5Sweet Savannah Sue
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
piano:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
Sweet Savannah Sue (on 1929-07-22)
composer:
Fats Waller
3:17
6Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
3:17
7When You're Smiling
3:01
8After You're Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:26
9My Sweet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-04-05) and Buck Washington (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-04-05)
vibraphone:
Unknown, probably Joe Turner (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
My Sweet (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
3:25
10I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:13
11Indian Love Call
3:03
12Exactly Like You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-05-04)
vibraphone:
Unknown, probably Joe Turner (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1930-05-04)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
3:34
13Dinah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1930-05-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:23
14Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1930-05-04)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
3:15
15I Can't Give You Anything but Love
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:34
16I Ain't Got Nobody
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:48
17Dallas Blues
3:19
18St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:05
19Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:24
20Song of the Islands
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King
3:32
21Bessie Couldn't Help It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-02-01)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1930-02-01) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1930-02-01)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1930-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1930-02-01)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1930-02-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1930-02-01)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1930-02-01)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1930-02-01)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1930-02-01), Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1930-02-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1930)
recording of:
Bessie Couldn’t Help It (on 1930-02-01)
writer:
Charles A. Bayha, Jacques Richmond (songwriter) and Byron Warner (active in the 1960's)
3:24
22Blue Turning Grey Over You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-02-01)
clarinet:
Teddy Hill (on 1930-02-01), Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1930-02-01) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1930-02-01)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1930-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1930-02-01)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1930-02-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1930-02-01)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1930-02-01)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1930-02-01), Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1930-02-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01)
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1930-02-01)
writer:
Andy Razaf and Thomas Waller
3:26

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ASIN:US: B000000PGM [info]