As Good As It Gets: Jazz Early Days Vol. 2

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everybody Stomp
The Original Indiana Five3:04
2Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
recording of:
Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
writer:
Howard Quicksell (in 1927)
composer:
Ray Lodwig (in 1927)
Bix Beiderbecke3:09
3Willie the Weeper
recording of:
Willie the Weeper
writer:
Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose and Grant Rymal
Louis Armstrong3:07
4Panama
alto saxophone:
Rudolph Levy (on 1924-03-15)
cornet:
Johnny De Droit (on 1924-03-15)
recording of:
Panama (on 1924-03-15)
composer:
William H. Tyers
Johnny De Droit & His New Orleans Orchestra2:43
5Kansas City Shuffle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13) and Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13)
banjo:
Banjoe Joe (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-12-13)
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1926-12-13)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1926-12-13) and Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
cornet:
Lammar Wright (on 1926-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1926-12-13)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1926-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1926-12-13)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1926-12-13)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1926-12-13)
recording of:
Kansas City Shuffle
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:48
6Black Bottom Stomp
recording of:
Black Bottom Stomp
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers53:12
7Vo-Do-Do-De-O
recording of:
Vo-Do-Do-De-O Blues
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
The Goofus Five3:16
8Too Late
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1929-10-08)
King Oliver and His Orchestra3:10
9Gatemouth
alto saxophone:
Joe Clark (on 1926-07-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-07-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-07-13)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-07-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-07-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-07-13)
New Orleans Wanderers & Johnny Dodds3:06
10The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington3:16
11Wabash Blues
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Dick McDonough (on 1927-02-25)
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-25)
cornet and trumpet:
Red Nichols (on 1927-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Vic Berton (on 1927-02-25)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1927-02-25)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1927-02-25)
tuba [brass bass]:
Joe Tarto (on 1927-02-25)
orchestra:
The Charleston Chasers (on 1927-02-25)
instrumental recording of:
Wabash Blues (on 1927-02-25)
lyricist:
Dave Ringle
composer:
Fred Meinken
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1921-09-16)
The Charleston Chasers2:41
12Snakes Hips
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1923-03-14)
piano:
Arthur Schutt
trombone:
Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader) (on 1923-03-14)
trumpet:
Frank Guarente (on 1923-03-14)
The Georgians3:05
13State Street Blues
The Cotton Pickers3:06
14Royal Garden Blues
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band3:10
15Variety Stomp
recording of:
Variety Stomp (on 1927-04-27)
composer:
Abel Green, Fletcher Henderson and Jo Trent
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:06
16Brown Sugar
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (in 1926-07)
clarinet:
Jimmie Noone (in 1926-07)
cornet:
Elwood Graham (in 1926-07) and Freddie Keppard (in 1926-07)
piano:
Kenneth Anderson (1920s jazz piano) (in 1926-07)
reeds:
Clifford King (in 1926-07), Jerome Pasquall (in 1926-07) and Joe Poston (in 1926-07)
trombone:
Fred Garland (in 1926-07)
tuba [brass bass]:
Rudolph "Sudie" Reynaud (in 1926-07)
recording of:
Brown Sugar
writer:
Harry Barris
Doc Cook's Dreamland Orchestra2:46
17That's a Serious Thing
recording of:
That’s a Serious Thing
writer:
Eddie Condon, Mezz Mezzrow, Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) and Jack Teagarden
Eddie Condon’s Hot Shots3:30
18Frankie & Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Fate Marable’s Society Orchestra2:43
19High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Clarence Williams and His Washboard Band3:01
20After You've Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
The Charleston Chasers2:40
21Alabama Stomp
alto saxophone:
Alfie Evans (on 1926-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Vic Berton (on 1926-10-13)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1926-10-13)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1926-10-13)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1926-10-13)
trumpet:
Red Nichols (on 1926-10-13)
tuba [brass bass]:
Joe Tarto (on 1926-10-13)
Red and Miff’s Stompers3:49
22Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist)
composer:
Turner Layton
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Bix Beiderbecke2:55
23Maple Leaf Rag
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 74)
Halfway House Orchestra3:01
2412th Street Rag
banjo:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1927-06-11)
cornet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-06-11) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1927-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1927-06-11)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1927-06-11)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11), Woody Walder (on 1927-06-11) and Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1927-06-11)
tuba [brass bass]:
Vernon Page (on 1927-06-11)
recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1927-06-11)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:20
25Jazz Lips
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-16)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Jazz Lips (on 1926-11-16)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:00
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1Hot Feet
recording of:
Hot Feet
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Duke Ellington2:37
2Hangin' Around
The Original Indiana Five2:50
3Sweet Little Papa
recording of:
Sweet Little Papa
composer:
Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five2:44
4Steamboat Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-09-21)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-09-21)
clarinet:
Omer Simeon (on 1926-09-21)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-09-21)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1926-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Hilaire (on 1926-09-21)
other instruments:
Marty Bloom (on 1926-09-21)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-09-21)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-09-21)
recording of:
Steamboat Stomp (on 1926-09-21)
composer:
Boyd Senter
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:07
5Bull Fiddle Blues
recording of:
Bull Fiddle Blues
composer:
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band2:55
6Flat Foot
New Orleans Bootblacks, Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds3:24
7She's Crying for Me Blues
banjo:
Bill Eastwood (on 1925-01-23)
clarinet:
Leon Roppolo (on 1925-01-23)
cornet:
Paul Mares (on 1925-01-23)
double bass:
Chink Martin (on 1925-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Leo Adde (US jazz drummer) (on 1925-01-23)
piano:
Glyn Lea "Red" Long (on 1925-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Cordella (on 1925-01-23)
trombone:
Santo Pecora (on 1925-01-23)
recording of:
She’s Crying for Me (on 1925-01-23)
composer:
Santo Pecora
Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings2:49
8Do Yo Dooty Daddy
The Cotton Pickers2:51
9Moten Stomp
recording of:
Moten Swing
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:00
10Sadie Green (The Vamp of New Orleans)
recording of:
Sadie Green (The Vamp of New Orleans)
writer:
Gilbert Wells
The Goofus Five2:44
11Sensation Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1918-06-25)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1918-06-25)
cornet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1918-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1918-06-25)
piano:
Henry Ragas (on 1918-06-25)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1918-06-25)
recording of:
Sensation (on 1918-06-25)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Original Dixieland Jazz Band3:00
12High Fever
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-07-10)
clarinet:
Jimmie Noone (on 1926-07-10)
cornet:
Elwood Graham (on 1926-07-10) and Freddie Keppard (on 1926-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Hilaire (on 1926-07-10)
piano:
Kenneth Anderson (1920s jazz piano) (on 1926-07-10)
reeds:
Clifford King (on 1926-07-10), Jerome Pasquall (on 1926-07-10) and Joe Poston (on 1926-07-10)
trombone:
Fred Garland (on 1926-07-10)
tuba [brass bass]:
Sudie Reynaud (on 1926-07-10)
Doc Cook's Dreamland Orchestra2:52
13Feelin' No Pain
The Charleston Chasers2:46
14Louise
recording of:
Louise (from "Innocents of Paris")
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Bix Beiderbecke2:58
15Mandy, Make up Your Mind
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five & Sidney Bechet3:09
16Beale Street Blues
alto saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1927-06-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-06-10)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1927-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-06-10)
guitar:
Bud Scott (on 1927-06-10)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1927-06-10)
trombone:
Gerald Reeves (on 1927-06-10)
tuba:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1927-06-10)
conductor:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1927-06-10)
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1927-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:17
17Canal Street Blues
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-05)
recording of:
Canal Street Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong
composer:
Joseph Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band2:26
18Bucktown Stomp
recording of:
Bucktown Stomp
composer:
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band3:08
19Deep Henderson
recording of:
Deep Henderson
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1926)
The Original Indiana Five2:56
20Hurricane
Red and Miff’s Stompers4:25
21He May Be Your Man, But He Comes to See Me Sometimes
The Cotton Pickers3:11
22Sugar Foot Strut
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-29)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-29)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-29)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
recording of:
Sugar Foot Strut (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
Henry Myers (in 1927), Billy Pierce (Choreographer) (in 1927) and Charles M. Schwab (in 1927)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:21
23The New Tulsa Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-06-11)
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11), Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11) and Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
banjo:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1927-06-11)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
clarinet and reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11), Woody Walder (on 1927-06-11) and Jack Washington (on 1927-06-11)
cornet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-06-11) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1927-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1927-06-11)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1927-06-11)
saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11)
soprano saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1927-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1927-06-11) and Woody Walder (on 1927-06-11)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1927-06-11)
tuba and tuba [brass bass]:
Vernon Page (on 1927-06-11)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:04
24Lazy Weather
recording of:
Lazy Weather
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
The Goofus Five2:53
25My Melancholy Baby
drums (drum set):
Vic Berton (on 1928-03-07)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1928-03-07)
piano:
Lennie Hayton (on 1928-03-07)
reeds:
Fud Livingston (on 1928-03-07)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1928-03-07)
trumpet:
Leo McConville (on 1928-03-07) and Red Nichols (on 1928-03-07)
vocals:
Harold "Scrappy" Lambert (on 1928-03-07)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1928-03-07)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
The Charleston Chasers2:25