Reefer Madness: A Collection of Vintage Drug Songs 1927-1945

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Tracklist

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1Dope Head Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-28)
guitar [g]:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-10-28)
piano [p]:
Porter Grainger (on 1927-10-28)
vocals:
Victoria Spivey (on 1927-10-28)
recording of:
Dope Head Blues (on 1927-10-28)
writer:
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson3:20
2Reefer Man
Don Redman3:32
3Wacky Dust
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Chick Webb3:03
4Kickin’ the Gong Around
Cab Calloway3:26
5Knockin’ Myself Out
Lil Green3:00
6Sweet Marijuana Brown
Barney Bigard2:58
7Texas Tea Party
Jack Teagarden2:22
8Onyx Hop
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-13)
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1937-07-13) and Gene Johnson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1937-07-13)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-07-13)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-07-13)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1937-07-13)
piano:
Don Frye (on 1937-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-07-13)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1937-07-13)
vocals:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1937-07-13) and Frankie Newton (on 1937-07-13)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-559-1)
Frankie Newton2:47
9The Reefer Song (If You’re a Viper)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1943-09-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller
recording of:
If You’re a Viper (on 1943-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
Fats Waller2:53
10Take a Whiff on Me
recording of:
Take a Whiff On Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10062)
Lead Belly3:00
11Gimme a Pigfoot (Gimme a Reefer)
Bessie Smith3:30
12Ol’ Man River (Smoke a Little Tea)
Jerry Kruger2:48
13When I Get Low, I Get High
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1936-04-07)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1936-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-04-07)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-04-07)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1936-04-07)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1936-04-07)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1936-04-07) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-04-07)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-04-07), Taft Jordan (on 1936-04-07) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-04-07)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-04-07)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-04-07)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61002-A)
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High (on 1936-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Chick Webb2:26
14Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana)
cover recording of:
Marahuana
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Julia Lee3:18
15Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway3:12
16I’m Feeling High & Happy
Helen Ward2:43
17Here Comes the Man With the Jive
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:01
18Jack, I’m Mellow
Trixie Smith2:45