Memphis Blues (studio, 1934-09-12: Decca 38605-B, master take)

Name: Memphis Blues
Duration: 2 min 51 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.2	Memphis Blues	?:??	Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra	Shanghai Shuffle / Memphis Blues	Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra	Single	US1934	Decca Records	158
1.17	Memphis Blues (Take B)	2:51	Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra	Tidal Wave	Fletcher Henderson	Album + Compilation	US1994	Decca Jazz	GRD-643

recorded in:	New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-12)

double bass [bass]:	Elmer James (on 1934-09-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:	Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1934-09-12)
guitar:	Lawrence Lucie (on 1934-09-12)
piano:	Fletcher Henderson (on 1934-09-12)
reeds:	Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1934-09-12) Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-09-12) Russell Procope (on 1934-09-12) Ben Webster (on 1934-09-12)
trombone:	Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-09-12) Claude Jones (on 1934-09-12)
trumpet:	Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1934-09-12) Irving Randolph (on 1934-09-12) Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-09-12)
arranger:	Fletcher Henderson

recording of:	The Memphis Blues

lyricist:	George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:	William Christopher Handy (in 1912)