L’Histoire du jazz vocal – The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940

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Annotation

Tracklist errors:
Track 10.24 is listed as "Delta Blues" by Son House in the booklet and on the cover. The actual song on the medium is "Love in Vain" by Robert Johnson however.

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-06 12:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Some of These Days [1911]
recording of:
Some of These Days (in 1911)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
Sophie Tucker4:13
2Roll Jordan Roll [1913]
recording of:
Roll Jordan Roll (in 1913)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6697)
Fisk University Jubilee Quartet2:41
3After You’ve Gone [1918]
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (in 1918)
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)
Marion Harris3:18
4Crazy Blues [1920]
Mamie Smith3:28
5Down Hearted Blues [1923]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-02-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-15, on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-15)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
Bessie Smith43:28
6I’ve Got the Blues for Rampart Street [1923]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1923)
clarinet:
Jimmy O'Bryant (American jazz clarinetist) (in 1923)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1923)
piano:
Lovie Austin (in 1923)
vocals:
Ida Cox (in 1923)
recording of:
I've Got the Blues for Rampart Street (in 1923)
composer:
Ida Cox
Ida Cox2:49
7Graveyard Dream Blues [1923]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-09-26)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active in the 1920s w/ Bessie Smith, if you're not sure choose the other jazz pianist) (on 1923-09-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-09-26)
Bessie Smith52:46
8West Indies Blues [1923]
recording of:
West Indies Blues (in 1923)
composer:
Edgar Dowell, Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Esther Bigeou2:47
9Blues Ain’t Nothin’ Else But! [1924]
Ida Cox3:13
10Boweavil Blues [1924]
Bessie Smith2:54
11Weeping Willow Blues [1924]
Bessie Smith3:12
12Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis’ Mornin’ [1924]
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel ‘Dis Mornin’ (in 1924)
writer:
Pearl Delaney and Tom Delaney
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Alberta Hunter2:50
13Black Snake Moan [1925]
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1929-03)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1929-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recording of:
Black Snake Moan (in 1925)
writer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:55
14Cake Walking Babies From Home [1925]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-08)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1925-01-08)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1925-01-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1925-01-08)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1925-01-08)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1925-01-08)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-01-08)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Eva Taylor3:03
15Sweet Georgia Brown [1925]
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (in 1925)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Ethel Waters3:10
16Soft Pedal Blues [1925]
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-14)
Bessie Smith3:21
17Careless Love [1925]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Bessie Smith3:28
18Shake That Thing [1925]
Ethel Waters3:13
19Too Tight Blues [1926]
Blind Blake2:57
20Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [1926]
recording of:
Motherless Child (in 1926)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Paul Robeson3:03
21Fascinating Rhythm [1926]
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1926-04-19)
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (on 1926-04-19)
vocals:
Adele Astaire (on 1926-04-19) and Fred Astaire (on 1926-04-19)
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm (on 1926-04-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire2:24
22Death’s Black Train Is Comin’ [1926]
Rev. J.M. Gates3:04
23Young Woman Blues [1926]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-10-26)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1926-10-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1926-10-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-10-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-26)
recording of:
Young Woman’s Blues (on 1926-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys3:10
24Pratt City Blues [1926]
Bertha “Chippie” Hill2:56
25Mean Old Bedbug Blues [1927]
recording of:
Mean Old Bedbug Blues (in 1927)
Lonnie Johnson2:54
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1It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine [1927]
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
2Back Water Blues [1927]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-17)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-02-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-02-17)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1927-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Bessie Smith3:20
3Alexander’s Ragtime Band [1927]
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Bessie Smith3:02
4Match Box Blues [1927]
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:02
5Dead Drunk Blues [1927]
Sippie Wallace3:01
6The Blues I Love to Sing [1927]
recording of:
Blues I Love to Sing (on 1927-10-26)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Adelaide Hall with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
7Dyin’ by the Hour [1927]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-27)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-10-27)
tuba [brass bass]:
June Cole (on 1927-10-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
Bessie Smith3:01
8Foolish Man Blues [1927]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-27)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-10-27)
tuba [brass bass]:
June Cole (on 1927-10-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
Bessie Smith2:57
9Dope Head Blues [1927]
recording of:
Dope Head Blues (in 1927)
writer:
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey3:17
10Cross Eyed Blues [1927]
Helen Humes3:10
11The Man I Love [1927]
cover recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1927-12-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Marion Harris3:24
12Hotter Than That [1927]
recording of:
Hotter Than That (on 1927-12-13)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong3:05
13I Thought I’d Do It [1927]
Hattie McDaniel2:58
14Waiting for a Train [1928]
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers42:47
15Ain’t No Tellin’ [1928]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:58
16Warming by the Devil’s Fire [1928]
Rev. Johnny Blakey3:28
17When the Saints Go Marching In [1928]
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
Blind Willie Davis1:57
18Peaches in the Springtime [1928]
recording of:
Peaches in the Springtime Blues (in 1928)
composer:
Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band3:15
19Empty Bed Blues, Part 2: [1928]
Bessie Smith3:23
20Mississippi Jail House Blues [1928]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-03) and Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1938-03)
guitar:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
lead vocals:
Rube Lacy
vocals:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
Rube Lacy3:24
21Georgia Crawl [1928]
recording of:
Georgia Crawl (in 1928)
writer:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) and Henry Williams (1920s blues artist)
Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony3:23
22Prove It on Me Blues [1928]
Ma Rainey2:43
23God’s Got a Crown [1928]
Arizona Dranes3:00
24State Street Jive [1928]
Cow Cow Davenport & Ivy Smith3:04
25Guess Who’s in Town [1928]
recording of:
Guess Who's in Town (in 1928)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
Ethel Waters2:49
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1Kassie Jones [1928‐08‐28]
Furry Lewis3:08
2Some Cold Rainy Day [1928‐10‐13]
Bertha “Chippie” Hill3:15
3Viola Lee Blues [1928]
recording of:
Viola Lee Blues
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Noah Lewis3:09
4No More Woman Blues [1928]
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1928-03-09)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-03-09)
lead vocals:
Alger “Texas” Alexander (on 1928-03-09)
Alger “Texas” Alexander3:03
5Diga Diga Doo [1928‐11‐15]
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1928-11-15)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1928-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1928-11-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1928-11-15)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-11-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-11-15)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1928-11-15)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1928-11-15)
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins (on 1928-11-15), Bubber Miley (on 1928-11-15) and Arthur Whetsel (on 1928-11-15)
vocals:
Irving Mills (on 1928-11-15) and Ozie Ware (on 1928-11-15)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (on 1928-11-15)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Ozie Ware & Irving Mills2:56
6Basin Street Blues [1928‐12‐04]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-04)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-04)
celesta [celeste]:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-04)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-04)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-04)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-04), Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-04) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-04)
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1928-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong3:21
7Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues [1929]
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
Charley Patton3:05
8Bumble Bee [1929]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
Bumble Bee (in 1929)
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie2:49
9Georgia Bound [1929]
Blind Blake3:23
10Sloppy Joe [1929‐03‐07]
recording of:
Sloppy Joe (on 1929-03-07)
writer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Sonny Greer3:17
11Decatur Street Tutti [1929‐04‐04]
alto saxophone:
Willard Brown (on 1929-04-04)
banjo:
Ikey Robinson (on 1929-04-04)
cornet and trumpet:
Jabbo Smith (on 1929-04-04)
piano:
Kenneth Anderson (1920s jazz piano) (on 1929-04-04)
tuba [brass bass]:
Hayes Alvis (on 1929-04-04)
vocals:
Jabbo Smith (on 1929-04-04)
Jabbo Smith2:46
12Beadle‐Um‐Bum [1929‐04‐09]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1929-04)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04) and Don Redman (in 1929-04)
banjo:
Dave Wilborn (in 1929-04)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04), Don Redman (in 1929-04), Prince Robinson (in 1929-04) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04)
drums (drum set):
Cuba Austin (in 1929-04)
piano:
Todd Rhodes (in 1929-04)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (in 1929-04) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04)
trombone:
Claude Jones (in 1929-04)
trumpet:
Langston Curl (in 1929-04) and John Nesbitt (in 1929-04)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (in 1929-04)
vocals:
Cuba Austin (in 1929-04), Don Redman (in 1929-04), George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04) and Dave Wilborn (in 1929-04)
recording of:
Beedle-Um-Bum (on 1929-04-09)
writer:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader)
recording of:
Beedle-Um-Bum (in 1929-04)
writer:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader)
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers3:22
13Mosquito Man [1929]
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1929-09-24)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1929-09-24)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:02
14Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out [1929‐05‐15]
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bessie Smith3:00
15Black and Blue [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)
Louis Armstrong3:11
16Wichita Falls Blues [1929]
T‐Bone Walker3:12
17Camp Meeting Day [1929‐09‐10]
recording of:
Camp Meeting Day (on 1929-09-10)
writer:
Noble Sissle
Noble Sissle3:01
18Nickel’s Worth of Liver Blues [1929‐09‐27]
Edith Johnson2:49
19Blue Spirit Blues [1929‐10‐11]
Bessie Smith2:56
20Come on Mama [1929]
Thomas A. Dorsey2:51
21After You’ve Gone [1929‐10‐18]
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1929-10-18)
cornet:
Andy Secrest (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1929-10-18)
double bass:
Mike Trafficante (on 1929-10-18)
drums (drum set):
George Marsh (drums) (on 1929-10-18)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-10-18)
piano:
Roy Bargy (pianist) (on 1929-10-18)
reeds:
Bernard Daly (on 1929-10-18), Irving Friedman (on 1929-10-18), Izzy Friedman (on 1929-10-18), Chester Hazlett (on 1929-10-18), Charles Strickfaden (on 1929-10-18) and Frankie Trumbauer (on 1929-10-18)
soprano saxophone:
Bernard Daly (on 1929-10-18)
trombone:
Boyce Cullen (trombonist) (on 1929-10-18), Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1929-10-18), Wilbur Hall (on 1929-10-18) and Bill Rank (on 1929-10-18)
trumpet:
Harry Goldfield (on 1929-10-18), Charlie Margulis (on 1929-10-18) and Andy Secrest (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1929-10-18)
tuba and tuba [brass bass]:
Min Leibrook (on 1929-10-18)
violin:
Otto Landau (Session Musician/Violin) (on 1929-10-18), Matty Malneck (on 1929-10-18) and Joe Venuti (on 1929-10-18)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1929-10-18)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1929-10-18)
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)
Bing Crosby3:04
22Travelin’ Blues [1929‐10‐30]
Blind Willie McTell3:22
23St. Louis Blues [1929‐12‐13]
Louis Armstrong3:04
24Milk Cow Blues [1930]
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-13)
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-13)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-13)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1930-05-13)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-13)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk) (on 1930-05-13)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:04
25I Dreamed of the Judgment Morning [1930]
Dunham Jubilee Singers2:41
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1Puttin’ on the Ritz [1930‐03‐26]
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-03-26)
vocals and performer:
Fred Astaire (on 1930-03-26)
orchestra:
Columbia Studio Orchestra (on 1930-03-26) and Van Phillips and His Orchestra (on 1930-03-26)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (on 1930-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Fred Astaire2:34
2On Revival Day [1930‐06‐09]
recording of:
On Revival Day (on 1930-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Razaf
Bessie Smith2:58
3Baby Won’t You Please Come Home [1930‐07‐28]
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1930-07-28)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-28) and Don Redman (on 1930-07-28)
banjo:
Dave Wilborn (on 1930-07-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-28), Don Redman (on 1930-07-28), Prince Robinson (on 1930-07-28) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-28)
drums (drum set):
Cuba Austin (on 1930-07-28)
piano and vibraphone [vibes]:
Todd Rhodes (on 1930-07-28)
soprano saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1930-07-28)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1930-07-28) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-28)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1930-07-28)
trumpet:
Langston Curl (on 1930-07-28), George "Buddy" Lee (American jazz trumpeter, 1920s) (on 1930-07-28) and Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1930-07-28)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (on 1930-07-28)
vocals:
George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-28)
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1930-07-28)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
George Thomas & McKinney’s Cotton Pickers3:14
4Good News [1930‐08‐08]
recording of:
Good News (on 1930-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Hall Johnson1:17
5I Got Rhythm [1930‐11‐18]
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1930-11-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Ethel Waters3:09
6No Woman No Nickel [1931]
Bumble Bee Slim3:31
7Shine [1931‐03‐09]
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-03-09)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Les Hite (on 1931-03-09) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-09)
banjo:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1931-03-09)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1931-03-09)
double bass [bass] and tuba:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Henry Prince (on 1931-03-09)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1931-03-09)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-03-09), McLure "Red Mac" Morris (on 1931-03-09) and Harold Scott (on 1931-03-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-03-09)
recording of:
Shine (on 1931-03-09)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (, in 1910)
Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra3:27
8Shipwreck Blues [1931‐06‐11]
Bessie Smith3:24
9Heebie Jeebies [1931‐06‐26]
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1931-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
George Morton & Mills Blue Rhythm Band3:13
10It’s the Girl [1931‐07‐08]
recording of:
It's the Girl (on 1931-07-08)
lyricist:
David Oppenheim (songwriter, composer)
composer:
Abel Baer
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
The Boswell Sisters3:13
11Can’t Be Bothered With No Sheik [1931‐08‐19]
Rosa Henderson3:20
12Stardust [1931‐11‐04]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Louis Armstrong3:37
13Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl [1931‐11‐20]
recording of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version) (on 1931-11-20)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Bessie Smith2:50
14Georgia on My Mind [1931‐11‐24]
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1931-11-24)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Mildred Bailey3:30
15Too‐Too Train [1932]
Big Bill Broonzy2:54
16How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone [1932]
Leroy Carr2:54
17It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing [1932‐02‐02]
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ivie Anderson3:12
18I Wanna Count Sheep [1932‐03‐10]
recording of:
I Wanna Count Sheep Till the Cows Come Home (on 1932-03-10)
writer:
Little Jack Little and Joe Young (US lyricist)
Harlan Lattimore3:04
19Some of These Days [1932‐05‐26]
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1932-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
Bing Crosby2:36
20Little Brother Blues [1932]
Josh White3:03
21Rockin’ Chair [1932‐08‐18]
producer:
Barry Feldman
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1932-08-18)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1932-08-18)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Mildred Bailey & The Matty Malneck Orchestra3:03
22Willow Weep for Me [1932‐09‐26]
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1932-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Irene Taylor3:28
23My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms [1933‐01‐26]
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms (on 1933-01-26)
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers3:01
24I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues [1933‐03‐07]
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-03-07)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Lee Wiley & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra2:46
25Stormy Weather [1933‐05‐03]
recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1933-05-03)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Ethel Waters & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:05
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