Cotton Club: Harlem 1924 - Broadway 1936

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Night at the Cotton Club 1929: a) Cotton Club Stomp; b) Misty Morning; c) Goin’ to Town d) Freeze and Melt
Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra8:21
2Snag ’em Blues
The Cotton Club Orchestra3:00
3The Penalty of Love
alto saxophone and clarinet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Hilton Jefferson
bass [brass bass] and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Bernard Addison
tenor saxophone:
Happy Cauldwell (American jazz reed player)
trombone [poss.]:
Charlie Irvis
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Bubber Miley
vocal:
Edith Wilson (US blues singer & vaudeville performer)
Edith Wilson with Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers3:29
4Harlem River Quiver
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:49
5Feeling the Spirit
Luis Russell and His Orchestra3:09
6Prohibition Blues
The Missourians3:20
7Minnie the Moocher
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher (on 1931-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra33:14
8Doin’ the New Low Down
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1929-09-13)
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1929-09-13)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Bill Robinson with Irving Mills and His Hotsy‐Totsy Gang3:06
9Moanin’
Mills Blue Rhythm Band3:19
10Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Ethel Waters3:10
11Kickin’ the Gong Around
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-10-21)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-10-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-10-21)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-10-21) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-10-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-10-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-10-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-10-21)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1931-10-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:13
12Weary Traveller
banjo:
Benny James (on 1933-03-01)
double bass:
Hayes Alvis (on 1933-03-01)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1933-03-01)
piano:
Edgar Hayes (on 1933-03-01)
reeds:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1933-03-01) and Gene Mikell (Francis Eugene Mikell, Jr.) (on 1933-03-01)
saxophone:
Crawford Wethington (on 1933-03-01)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-03-01) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-03-01)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1933-03-01), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1933-03-01), Wardell Jones (on 1933-03-01) and Eddie Mallory (on 1933-03-01)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band3:12
13I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Adelaide Hall with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:03
14Breakfast in Harlem
Buck and Bubbles3:13
15Monkey Business
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra2:46
16Harlem Camp Meeting
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1933-11-02)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1933-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1933-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1933-11-02)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1933-11-02), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1933-11-02), Arville Harris (on 1933-11-02) and Walter Thomas (on 1933-11-02)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1933-11-02) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-11-02)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1933-11-02) and Edwin Swayze (on 1933-11-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1933-11-02)
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra3:09
17As Long as I Live
recording of:
As Long as I Live
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
Lena Horne2:50
18Breakfast Ball
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:04
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