The Chronological Classics: Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941-1944

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Tracklist

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1West End Blues
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1941-05-07)
baritone saxophone:
Lloyd "Skip" Martin (on 1941-05-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-05-07)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1941-05-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-05-07)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1941-05-07)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
3:12
2Ain't Misbehavin'
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1941-05-07)
baritone saxophone:
Lloyd "Skip" Martin (on 1941-05-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-05-07)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1941-05-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-05-07)
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1941-05-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:42
3Blues in My Condition
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1941-05-07)
baritone saxophone:
Lloyd "Skip" Martin (on 1941-05-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-05-07)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1941-05-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-05-07)
2:56
4G-Men
alto saxophone:
Les Robinson (on 1941-05-07)
baritone saxophone:
Lloyd "Skip" Martin (on 1941-05-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-07)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-05-07)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1941-05-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-05-07)
2:44
5Sleepy Valley
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1942-04-01) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1942-04-01)
baritone saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1942-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1942-04-01)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1942-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Dorsey (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01) and Greely Walton (on 1942-04-01)
trombone:
Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1942-04-01) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1942-04-01)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1942-04-01), Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1942-04-01) and Cootie Williams (on 1942-04-01)
2:57
6Marcheta
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1942-04-01) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1942-04-01)
baritone saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1942-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1942-04-01)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1942-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Dorsey (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01) and Greely Walton (on 1942-04-01)
trombone:
Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1942-04-01) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1942-04-01)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1942-04-01), Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1942-04-01) and Cootie Williams (on 1942-04-01)
vocals:
Louis Bacon (on 1942-04-01)
recording of:
Marcheta (on 1942-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Victor Schertzinger
3:06
7When My Baby Left Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1942-04-01) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1942-04-01)
baritone saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1942-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1942-04-01)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1942-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Dorsey (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01) and Greely Walton (on 1942-04-01)
trombone:
Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1942-04-01) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1942-04-01)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1942-04-01), Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1942-04-01) and Cootie Williams (on 1942-04-01)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1942-04-01)
2:42
8Fly Right (Epistrophy)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1942-04-01) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1942-04-01)
baritone saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1942-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1942-04-01)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1942-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Dorsey (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-04-01) and Greely Walton (on 1942-04-01)
trombone:
Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1942-04-01) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1942-04-01)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1942-04-01), Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1942-04-01) and Cootie Williams (on 1942-04-01)
recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1942-04-01)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:34
9You Talk a Little Trash
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-04)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-04)
3:03
10Floogie Boo
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-04)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-04)
2:40
11I Don't Know
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-04)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-04)
3:18
12Do Some War Work, Baby
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-04)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-04)
vocals:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-04)
3:10
13My Old Flame
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
instrumental recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1944-01-06)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:19
14Sweet Lorraine
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1944-01-06)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:10
15Echoes of Harlem
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem (on 1944-01-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:08
16Honeysuckle Rose
alto saxophone:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1944-01-06)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:10
17Now I Know
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1944-01-06) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06) and Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-01-06), Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-01-06) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-01-06), Ermit Perry (on 1944-01-06), George Treadwell (on 1944-01-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
vocals:
Pearl Bailey (on 1944-01-06)
recording of:
Now I Know (on 1944-01-06)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:07
18Tess's Torch Song (If I Had a Man)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1944-01-06) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06) and Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-01-06), Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-01-06) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-01-06), Ermit Perry (on 1944-01-06), George Treadwell (on 1944-01-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
vocals:
Pearl Bailey (on 1944-01-06)
2:37
19Cherry Red Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1944-01-06) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06) and Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-01-06), Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-01-06) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-01-06), Ermit Perry (on 1944-01-06), George Treadwell (on 1944-01-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
3:12
20Things Ain't What They Used to Be
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1944-01-06) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-01-06)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1944-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-01-06)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06) and Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-01-06)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-01-06), Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-01-06) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1944-01-06)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-01-06), Ermit Perry (on 1944-01-06), George Treadwell (on 1944-01-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-01-06)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-01-06)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1944-01-06)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music Inc
3:20
21Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
alto saxophone:
Frank Powell (on 1944-08-22) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-08-22)
double bass:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1944-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-08-22)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-08-22) and Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1944-08-22)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-08-22), Ed Glover (on 1944-08-22) and Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-08-22)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-08-22), Ermit Perry (on 1944-08-22), George Treadwell (on 1944-08-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-08-22)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1944-08-22)
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:50
22Somebody's Gotta Go
alto saxophone:
Frank Powell (on 1944-08-22) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-08-22)
double bass:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1944-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-08-22)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-08-22) and Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1944-08-22)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-08-22), Ed Glover (on 1944-08-22) and Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-08-22)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-08-22), Ermit Perry (on 1944-08-22), George Treadwell (on 1944-08-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-08-22)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
recording of:
Somebody’s Gotta Go (on 1944-08-22)
writer:
Bob Haggart
3:22
23'round Midnight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-08-22)
alto saxophone:
Frank Powell (on 1944-08-22) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie De Vertuil (on 1944-08-22)
double bass:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1944-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester “Vess” Payne (on 1944-08-22)
guitar:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1944-08-22)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-08-22) and Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1944-08-22)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-08-22), Ed Glover (on 1944-08-22) and Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-08-22)
trumpet:
Ermit V. Perry (on 1944-08-22), Money Johnson (on 1944-08-22), Tommy Stevenson (on 1944-08-22), George Treadwell (on 1944-08-22), Cootie Williams (on 1944-08-22) and Lammar Wright (on 1944-08-22)
vocals:
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
orchestra:
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra (on 1944-08-22)
conductor:
Cootie Williams (on 1944-08-22)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1944-08-22)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1944-08-22)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
recording of:
’Round Midnight (in 1944)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
53:22
24Blue Garden Blues
alto saxophone:
Frank Powell (on 1944-08-22) and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (on 1944-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Eddie de Verteuil (on 1944-08-22)
double bass:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1944-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1944-08-22)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1944-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Pope (tenor saxophonist) (on 1944-08-22) and Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1944-08-22)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1944-08-22), Ed Glover (on 1944-08-22) and Robert Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1944-08-22)
trumpet:
Money Johnson (on 1944-08-22), Ermit Perry (on 1944-08-22), George Treadwell (on 1944-08-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1944-08-22)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1944-08-22)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
3:15

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 827) (order: 336)
Wikidata:Q5168123 [info]