For Dancers Only

~ Release by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Swanee River
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-09-23)
2:42
2Oh, Boy!
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-09-23)
3:02
3Charmaine
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-09-30)
recording of:
Charmaine (on 1935-09-30)
lyricist:
Louis Leazer
composer:
Ernö Rapée
arranger:
Roy Campbell (trumpeter)
publisher:
Lew Pollack Music, Miller Music Corp., Rapee Music Corp. and Belwin, Inc. (on 1926-12-31)
2:47
4I'll Take the South
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-09-30)
2:33
5Avalon
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-09-30)
recording of:
Avalon (on 1935-09-30)
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
2:58
6Hittin' the Bottle
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1935-09-30) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-09-30)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-09-30)
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-09-30), Laforest Dent (on 1935-09-30), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-09-30) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-09-30)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1935-09-30)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-09-30) and Al Norris (on 1935-09-30)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1935-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-09-30)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1935-09-30), Elmer Crumbley (on 1935-09-30) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-09-30)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-09-30), Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-09-30) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1935-09-30)
lead vocals:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-09-30)
recording of:
Hitting the Bottle (on 1935-09-30)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
2:54
7My Blue Heaven
double bass:
Moses Allen (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)
3:12
8I'm Nuts About Screwy Music
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-12-23)
2:56
9Organ Grinder's Swing
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-08-31)
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing (on 1936-08-31)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:35
10On the Beach at Bali Bali
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-09-01)
recording of:
On the Beach at Bali Bali (on 1936-09-01)
lyricist:
Jack Meskill (songwriter) and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Abner Silver
2:48
11'Tain't No Good
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-09-01)
recording of:
'Tain't Good (Like a Nickel Made of Wood) (on 1936-09-01)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
composer:
Billy Haid
3:10
12Muddy Water
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-10-14)
recording of:
Muddy Water (on 1936-10-14)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) and Harry Richman (singer, actor, pianist, composer and vaudevillian)
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:49
13Harlem Shout
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-10-14)
2:52
14(This Is) My Last Affair
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-10-26)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1936-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
2:44
15Running a Temperature
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1936-10-26)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1936-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1936-10-26)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1936-10-26)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1936-10-26)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1936-10-26), Dan Grissom (on 1936-10-26), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1936-10-26) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1936-10-26)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1936-10-26), Elmer Crumbley (on 1936-10-26) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1936-10-26)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1936-10-26), Eddie Tompkins (on 1936-10-26) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1936-10-26)
recording of:
Running a Temperature (on 1936-10-26)
lyricist:
Milton Pascal
composer:
Edgar Fairchild
2:57
16He Ain't Got Rhythm
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-01-16)
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm (on 1937-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:35
17The Merry Go Round Broke Down
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down (best known as the Looney Tunes theme, 1937–69) (on 1937-06-15)
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1937) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) (in 1937)
composer:
Milt Franklyn, William Lava and Carl Stalling
2:51
18Ragging the Scale
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Ragging the Scale (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Edward Claypoole
3:05
19Hell's Bells
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-06-15)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-06-15) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-06-15), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-06-15) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-15), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-06-15) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Hell's Bells (Art Kassel theme song) (on 1937-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Art Kassel
3:09
20For Dancers Only
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
For Dancers Only (on 1937-06-15)
writer:
Sy Oliver, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
2:37