The Chronological Classics: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1923-1927

~ Release by Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Elephant's Wobble
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (in 1923-09)
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (in 1923-09)
clarinet, clarinet [kazoo effects, cl-mouthpiece], reeds and tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (in 1923-09)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (in 1923-09)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (in 1923-09)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (in 1923-09)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (in 1923-09)
recording of:
Elephant's Wobble (in 1923-09)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
3:10
2Crawdad Blues
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (in 1923-09)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (in 1923-09)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (in 1923-09)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (in 1923-09)
reeds:
Woody Walder (in 1923-09)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (in 1923-09)
42:52
3South
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1923-11-29)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1923-11-29) and Lammar Wright (on 1923-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1923-11-29)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1923-11-29)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1923-11-29) and Woody Walder (on 1923-11-29)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1923-11-29)
recording of:
South (on 1923-11-29)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
2:47
4Vine Street Blues
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1923-11-29)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1923-11-29) and Lammar Wright (on 1923-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1923-11-29)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1923-11-29)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1923-11-29) and Woody Walder (on 1923-11-29)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1923-11-29)
3:03
5Tulsa Blues
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1923-11-29)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1923-11-29) and Lammar Wright (on 1923-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1923-11-29)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1923-11-29)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1923-11-29) and Woody Walder (on 1923-11-29)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1923-11-29)
2:52
6Goofy Dust
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1923-11-29)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1923-11-29) and Lammar Wright (on 1923-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1923-11-29)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1923-11-29)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1923-11-29) and Woody Walder (on 1923-11-29)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1923-11-29)
2:40
7Baby Dear
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1923-11-29)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1923-11-29) and Lammar Wright (on 1923-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1923-11-29)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1923-11-29)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1923-11-29) and Woody Walder (on 1923-11-29)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1923-11-29)
recording of:
Baby Dear (on 1923-11-29)
composer:
Thamon Hayes and Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
2:54
8She's Sweeter Than Sugar
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14)
vocals:
William Little, Jr. (on 1925-05-14)
2:34
9South Street Blues
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1925-05-14)
alto saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14)
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14)
2:45
10Sister Honky Tonk
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14)
2:38
11As I Like It
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1925-05-14)
alto saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14)
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14)
recording of:
As I Like It (on 1925-05-14)
composer:
Thamon Hayes and Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
2:52
12Things Seem So Blue to Me
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1925-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-15)
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14, on 1925-05-15)
clarinet:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-15) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-15)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14, on 1925-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14, on 1925-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14, on 1925-05-15)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1925-05-15)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14, on 1925-05-15)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14, on 1925-05-15)
recording of:
Things Seem So Blue to Me (on 1925-05-14)
composer:
Thamon Hayes and Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
recording of:
Things Seem So Blue to Me (on 1925-05-15)
composer:
Thamon Hayes and Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
3:12
1318th Street Strut
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14)
recording of:
Eighteenth Street Strut (on 1925-05-14)
3:01
14Kater Street Rag
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1925-05-14)
alto saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14)
banjo:
Laforest Dent (on 1925-05-14)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1925-05-14) and Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
cornet:
Harry Cooper (on 1925-05-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1925-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Hall (drummer, worked with Bennie Moten) (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1925-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1925-05-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1925-05-14)
recording of:
Kater Street Rag (on 1925-05-14)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
2:34
15Thick Lip Stomp
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-13)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-13)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-13)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-13)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-13)
2:51
16Harmony Blues
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-13)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-13)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-13)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-13)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-13)
3:33
17Kansas City Shuffle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13) and Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13)
banjo:
Banjoe Joe (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-13)
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-13)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-13)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-13)
2:51
18Yazoo Blues
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-13)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-13)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-13)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-13)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-13)
2:46
19White Lightnin' Blues
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-13)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-13)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-13)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-13)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-13)
3:34
20Muscle Shoals Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-12-14)
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-14) and Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-14)
banjo:
Banjoe Joe (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-14)
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-14)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-14) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-14)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1926-12-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-14)
3:25
21Midnight Mama
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-14)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-14)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-14) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-14)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-14)
recording of:
Midnight Mama (on 1926-12-14)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
2:59
22Missouri Wobble
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-14)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-14)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-14)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-14) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-14)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-14)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-14)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-14)
3:09
23Sugar
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-06-11)
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11), Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11) and Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
banjo:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1927-06-11) and Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-06-11)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11), Woody Walder (on 1927-06-11) and Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
cornet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-06-11) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1927-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1927-06-11)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1927-06-11)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11)
soprano saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11) and Woody Walder (on 1927-06-11)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1927-06-11)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1927-06-11)
instrumental recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine) (on 1927-06-11)
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP)
2:49
24Dear Heart
banjo:
Sam Tall (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-06-11)
cornet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-06-11) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1927-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1927-06-11)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1927-06-11)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11), Woody Walder (on 1927-06-11) and Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1927-06-11)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1927-06-11)
3:11

Credits

Release

ASIN:FR: B00007GX50 [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 549) (order: 58)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2492434 [info]
Wikidata:Q86673233 [info]