Cotton Club: Harlem 1924 - Broadway 1936

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Night at the Cotton Club 1929: a) Cotton Club Stomp; b) Misty Morning; c) Goin’ to Town d) Freeze and Melt
Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra8:21
2Snag ’em Blues
The Cotton Club Orchestra3:00
3The Penalty of Love
alto saxophone and clarinet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Hilton Jefferson
bass [brass bass] and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Bernard Addison
tenor saxophone:
Happy Cauldwell (American jazz reed player)
trombone [poss.]:
Charlie Irvis
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Bubber Miley
vocal:
Edith Wilson (US blues singer & vaudeville performer)
Edith Wilson with Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers3:29
4Harlem River Quiver
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:49
5Feeling the Spirit
Luis Russell and His Orchestra3:09
6Prohibition Blues
The Missourians3:20
7Minnie the Moocher
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher (on 1931-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra33:14
8Doin’ the New Low Down
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1929-09-13)
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1929-09-13)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Bill Robinson with Irving Mills and His Hotsy‐Totsy Gang3:06
9Moanin’
Mills Blue Rhythm Band3:19
10Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
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 Waters3:10
11Kickin’ the Gong Around
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-10-21)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-10-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-10-21)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-10-21) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-10-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-10-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-10-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-10-21)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1931-10-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:13
12Weary Traveller
banjo:
Benny James (on 1933-03-01)
double bass:
Hayes Alvis (on 1933-03-01)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1933-03-01)
piano:
Edgar Hayes (on 1933-03-01)
reeds:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1933-03-01) and Gene Mikell (Francis Eugene Mikell, Jr.) (on 1933-03-01)
saxophone:
Crawford Wethington (on 1933-03-01)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-03-01) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-03-01)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1933-03-01), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1933-03-01), Wardell Jones (on 1933-03-01) and Eddie Mallory (on 1933-03-01)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band3:12
13I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Adelaide Hall with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:03
14Breakfast in Harlem
Buck and Bubbles3:13
15Monkey Business
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra2:46
16Harlem Camp Meeting
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1933-11-02)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1933-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1933-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1933-11-02)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1933-11-02), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1933-11-02), Arville Harris (on 1933-11-02) and Walter Thomas (on 1933-11-02)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1933-11-02) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-11-02)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1933-11-02) and Edwin Swayze (on 1933-11-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1933-11-02)
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra3:09
17As Long as I Live
recording of:
As Long as I Live
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
Lena Horne2:50
18Breakfast Ball
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:04
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhythm Is Our Business 1936: a) Jazznocracy; b) It’s Rhythm Coming to Live Again; c) Rhythm Is Our Business; d) You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes; e) The Jack’s Dance; f) Nagasaki
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra10:19
2I’ve Got the World on a String
Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:21
3My Blue Heaven
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1935-12-23) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23)
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23), Laforest Dent (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-23)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-12-23) and Al Norris (on 1935-12-23)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1935-12-23)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23), Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1935-12-23), Elmer Crumbley (on 1935-12-23) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-12-23)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23), Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-12-23) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1935-12-23)
vocals:
Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23), Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-12-23)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1935-12-23)
recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1935-12-23)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:13
4What Goes Up Must Come Down
Ethel Waters3:03
5Lost in Meditation
recording of:
Lost in Meditation
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Lou Singer (pianist), Irving Mills and Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:57
6Liza
Avon Long2:32
7King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra3:04
8Swingtime in Honolulu
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-04-11)
Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:54
9They Say He Ought to Dance
The Nicholas Brothers3:10
10Tee‐Um, Tee‐Um, Tee‐I, Tahiti
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-11-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-11-02)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-11-02) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-11-02) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-11-02)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-11-02), Claude Jones (on 1938-11-02) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-11-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-11-02), Irving Randolph (on 1938-11-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-11-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-11-02)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-910)
June Richmond with Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:12
11The Jumping Jive
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:50
12You Ain’t Nowhere
The Dandridge Sisters with Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:56
13Shout, Sister, Shout
alto saxophone:
Ted Barnett (on 1941-09-05) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-09-05)
baritone saxophone:
Ernest Purce (on 1941-09-05)
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1941-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1941-09-05)
guitar:
Trevor Bacon (on 1941-09-05)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1941-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1941-09-05)
trombone:
Floyd "Stumpy" Brady (on 1941-09-05), Edward Morant (on 1941-09-05) and George Stevenson (Jazz trombone player) (on 1941-09-05)
trumpet:
Nelson Bryant (on 1941-09-05), Archie Johnson (on 1941-09-05) and William "Chiefie" Scott (jazz trumpeter, 1940s-1950s) (on 1941-09-05)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1941-09-05)
conductor:
Lucky Millinder (on 1941-09-05)
recording of:
Shout, Sister, Shout (on 1941-09-05)
lyricist:
Lucky Millinder (in 1941-08)
composer:
Bill Doggett (in 1941-08)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra2:44
14Big Jim Blues
Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy2:58
15Lazy Bones
recording of:
Lazy Bones (on 1934-02-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Midge Williams3:30
16Shanty Boat on the Mississippi
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-15)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-06-15)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-15)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-06-15)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-06-15)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-06-15)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-06-15)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-06-15), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-15) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-15)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-06-15), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-06-15), Bernard Flood (on 1939-06-15) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-06-15)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-06-15)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-06-15)
recording of:
Shanty Boat on the Mississippi (on 1939-06-15)
writer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:22
17Ill Wind
recording of:
Ill Wind
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
Maxine Sullivan2:58
18Bye and Bye
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-12-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-12-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-12-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-12-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-12-18)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-12-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-12-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-12-18) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-12-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18), Bernard Flood (on 1939-12-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-12-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-12-18)
recording of:
Bye and Bye (on 1939-12-18)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Kenny Burrell
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:34