Stars of the Apollo

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Annotation

℗ «Originally released 1927. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.»
℗ «1972 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.»

1927 is a typo. This compilation was originally released in 1972.
Also, the album does not contain live recordings from the Apollo Theatre as the release name might suggest. All recordings are studio recordings made between 1927 and 1964.

Countries excluded (Spotify)

(As of 2019-10-08).

  • Eastern Asia: 🇯🇵 Japan (jp)
  • Oceania: 🇦🇺 Australia (au) 🇳🇿 New Zealand (nz)
Annotation last modified on 2020-06-27 09:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gimme a Pigfoot (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
Bessie Smith3:32
2He’s Long Gone From Bowling Green (live)
Buck and Bubbles3:12
3The Lure of the South (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-30)
vocals:
Mamie Smith (on 1929-03-30)
orchestra:
Billy Fowler Orchestra (on 1929-03-30)
produced for:
OKeh (on 1929-03-30)
Mamie Smith2:49
4I Wanna Hot Dog for My Roll (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-31)
fiddle [one-string fiddle]:
Tosh Hammond (on 1927-03-31)
piano:
Eddie Haywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1927-03-31)
baritone vocals:
Butterbeans (comedy performer Jody Edwards of Butterbeans and Susie) (on 1927-03-31)
produced for:
OKeh (on 1927-03-31)
Butterbeans & Susie3:29
5Shake Your Ashes (live)
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra2:47
6Sweet Sue, Just You (live)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
The Mills Brothers2:57
7Fifteen Minute Intermission (live)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3160)
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra2:50
8Reefer Man (live)
recording of:
Reefer Man
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band2:49
9Harlem Woogie (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-09)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-03-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-03-09)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-03-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-03-09)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-03-09)
vocals:
Anna Robinson (jazz singer) (on 1939-03-09)
Jimmy Johnson and his Orchestra2:51
10Doin’ the New Low Down (live)
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1932-12-29)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson & Don Redman2:35
11Rhythm Phapsody (live)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:00
12Backwater Blues (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-09)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-03-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-03-09)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-03-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-03-09)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-03-09)
vocals:
Ruby Smith (US blues singer) (on 1939-03-09)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1939-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Ruby Smith & Jimmy Johnson2:51
13All My Life (live)
recording of:
All My Life
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
Ella Fitzgerald3:11
14From Monday On (live)
recording of:
From Monday On
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Ella Logan & The SPIRIT2:25
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1When My Baby Left Me (live)
Eddie Vinson Quartet2:41
2I Got an Uncle in Harlem (live)
Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra3:10
3Sploghm (live)
Slim Gaillard and His Flat-Foot-Floogee-Boys2:32
4Four Day Creep (live)
Ida Cox & Her All‐Star Band3:25
5Wherever You Are (live)
live recording of:
Wherever You Are
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson2:58
6Lose the Blackout Blues (live)
Count Basie & His Orchestra & Jimmy Rushing3:13
7Stop! You’re Breakin’ My Heart (live)
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra2:38
8Saturday Night Fish Fry (live)
Pearl Bailey & Jackie “Moms” Mabley2:22
9Gabbin’ Blues (live)
Big Maybelle2:39
10You’re Just a Old Antidisestablish‐mentarianismist (live)
live recording of:
Antidisestablishmentarianismist
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:48
11Ain’t Misbehavin’ (live)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
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! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sarah Vaughan3:01
12Venus Velvet (live)
Bobby Brown Quartet6:32
13I Put a Spell on You (live)
live recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:26
14Evil Gal Blues (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-02-08)
bass guitar:
George Duvivier (on 1964-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1964-02-08)
harmonica:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1964-02-08)
organ:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1964-02-08)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1964-02-08)
trombone:
Bob Asher (trombonist) (on 1964-02-08)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1964-02-08)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1964-02-08)
live cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues (on 1964-02-08)
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Aretha Franklin2:42