Black Legends of Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yancey Special
Meade Lux Lewis3:19
2Coquette
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:11
3Something to Live For
Carmen McRae3:14
4Sepian Bounce
Jay McShann3:10
5King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton2:53
6Bump It
Jimmie Noone3:21
7Sugar Foot Stomp
King Oliver2:56
8For Dancers Only
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:41
9I Won’t Be Here Long
Hot Lips Page2:43
10Chant of the Weed
Don Redman3:17
11Good Morning Blues
recording of:
Good Morning Blues
writer:
Count Basie (pianist), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Jimmy Rushing
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:16
12Passionette
Willie Smith2:29
13Blue Serge
Mercer Ellington and His Orchestra2:54
14Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (take D)
Art Tatum3:05
15Rebecca
Joe Turner2:44
16Blow Top Blues
recording of:
Blow Top Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
Lionel Hampton and His Sextette3:21
17Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie!
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-24)
alto saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24), Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-03-24) and Edgar Sampson (on 1937-03-24)
baritone saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-03-24)
clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-03-24)
double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-24)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-03-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-24)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-03-24)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-03-24) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-03-24), Taft Jordan (on 1937-03-24) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-03-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-03-24)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-24)
arranger:
Edgar Sampson
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley (on 1937-03-24)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1925), Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) (in 1925) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1937-03-24)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:30
18(Keep It) In the Groove
Mary Lou Williams3:02
19One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:01