Off the Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings

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Annotation

Remastered by Doug Benson

Tracks 1-4 on disc 2: "Stump" Evans is playing a C Melody Saxophone credited as "Saxophone"

Annotation last modified on 2012-08-07 13:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
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1Alligator Hop
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-05)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-05)
saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-05)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:26
2Zulus Ball
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-05)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-05)
saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-05)
recording of:
Zulu’s Ball (on 1923-10-05)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) and Jim Robinson (New Orleans jazz trombonist)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:35
3Working Man Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-05)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-05)
saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-05)
recording of:
Working Man Blues (on 1923-10-05)
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:15
4Krooked Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-05)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (from 1923-10-05 until 1923-10-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-05)
saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-05)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:54
5Chattanooga Stomp
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-15)
clarinet:
Jimmie Noone (on 1923-10-15)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-15) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-15)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-15)
trombone:
Ed Atkins (on 1923-10-15)
King Oliver's Jazz Band3:01
6London Cafe Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-16)
clarinet:
Ed Atkins (on 1923-10-16) and Buster Bailey (on 1923-10-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-16) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-16)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:46
7Camp Meeting Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-16)
clarinet:
Ed Atkins (on 1923-10-16) and Buster Bailey (on 1923-10-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-16) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-16)
King Oliver's Jazz Band3:02
8New Orleans Stomp
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-16)
clarinet:
Ed Atkins (on 1923-10-16) and Buster Bailey (on 1923-10-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-16) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-10-16)
King Oliver's Jazz Band3:00
9Buddy's Habit
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-25)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-25)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-25)
slide whistle and whistle [swanee whistle]:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-25)
recording of:
Buddy’s Habit (on 1923-10-25)
composer:
Dave Nelson (US trumpeter Davidson C. Nelson, 1905–1946)
King Oliver's Jazz Band3:05
10Tears
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-25)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-25)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-25)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-25)
recording of:
Tears (on 1923-10-25)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin
King Oliver's Jazz Band3:11
11I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-25)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-25)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-25)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-25)
King Oliver's Jazz Band3:17
12Room Rent Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-25)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-25)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-25)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-25)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:52
13Riverside Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-26)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-26) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-26)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-26)
recording of:
Riverside Blues ("Dorsey - Jones") (on 1923-10-26)
composer:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) and Richard M. Jones
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:56
14Sweet Baby Doll
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-26)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-26) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-26)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-26)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:54
15Working Man Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-26)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-26) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-26)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-26)
recording of:
Working Man Blues (on 1923-10-26)
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:59
16Mabel's Dream
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-26)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-26) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-26)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-26)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:52
17Mabel's Dream (take 1)
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-12-24)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-12-24)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-12-24) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-12-24)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-12-24)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:51
18Mabel's Dream (take 2)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-12-24)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-12-24) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-12-24)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-12-24)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:49
19The Southern Stomp (take 1)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-12-24)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-12-24) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-12-24)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-12-24)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:43
20The Southern Stomp (take 2)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-12-24)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-12-24) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-12-24)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-12-24)
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:45
21Riverside Blues
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-12-24)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-12-24)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-12-24), Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1923-12-24) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-12-24)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-12-24)
recording of:
Riverside Blues ("Dorsey - Jones") (on 1923-12-24)
composer:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) and Richard M. Jones
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:53

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liner notes:David Sager
producer:Doug Benson (US comedian, cannabis rights advocate, TV host, actor & reality-show judge)
David Sager
ASIN:US: B000K2VK8Y [info]