Stars of the Apollo

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

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

1▶Digital Media
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