Dope & Glory - Reefer Songs of the 30's and 40's

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Annotation

AKA "Kiffer Songs", according to the included artwork of this German release which closely resembles the Trikont release (a few track differences, different artwork).

Annotation last modified on 2019-03-02 23:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Send in the Vipers
Mezz Mezzrow and His Orchestra2:57
2Vipers Drag
Fats Waller2:53
3When I Get Low I Get High
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Chick Webb & his Orchestra feat. Ella Fitzgerald2:27
4I'm Gonna Get High
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Fred Williams (Blues drummer) (on 1937-10-11)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1937-10-11)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1937-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Owsley (on 1937-10-11)
trumpet:
Charlie Idsen (on 1937-10-11)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1937-10-11)
Tampa Red, The Chicago Five feat. Blind John Davis3:06
5The Spinach Song (I Didn't Like It the First Time)
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends2:56
6Do You Dig My Jive
Sam Price and His Texas Bluesicians3:06
7Ol' Man River
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters feat. Jerry Kruger2:49
8Knockin Myself Out
Yack Taylor3:06
9Reefer Man?
Harlan Lattimore and His Connie's Inn Orchestra feat. Sidney deParis3:33
10The Man From Harlem
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-11-30)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-30), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-30)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-30)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-30)
recording of:
The Man From Harlem (on 1932-11-30)
writer:
Will Hudson
Cab Calloway3:09
11Here Comes the Man With the Jive
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:03
12If You're a Viper
Bob Howard and His Boys2:25
13Texas Tea Party
bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-10-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-10-27)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-27)
piano:
Frank Froeba (on 1933-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Art Karle (on 1933-10-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1933-10-27) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
recording of:
Texas Tea Party (on 1933-10-27)
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Jack Teagarden
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Gene Krupa & Jack Teagarden3:22
14Light Up
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1938-12-07)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1938-12-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-07)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1938-12-07)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1938-12-07)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1938-12-07)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1938-12-07)
vocals:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1938-12-07)
Buster Bailey and His Rhythm Busters2:45
15Jack I'm Mellow
Trixie Smith with Sidney Bechet2:46
16Sweet Marijuana Brown
Barney Bigard Sextet feat. Joe Thomas & Art Tatum2:58
17Viper Mad
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-02-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Jones (Jazz bassist *NOT the pianist*) (on 1938-02-10)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Miller (Jazz guitar player) (on 1938-02-10)
piano:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (on 1938-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Gil White (on 1938-02-10)
trumpet:
Clarence Brereton (on 1938-02-10)
vocals:
O’Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
recording of:
Viper Mad (on 1938-02-10)
writer:
Sidney Bechet and Mayer Williams
Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle’s Swingsters feat. O’Neill Spencer3:04
18Weed Smokers Dream
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-10-02)
clarinet:
Odell Rand (on 1936-10-02)
double bass:
? Harrison (unknown jazz bassist, 1930s) (on 1936-10-02) and John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1936-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Fred Flynn (on 1936-10-02) and Pearlis Williams (on 1936-10-02)
guitar:
Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1936-10-02) and Joe McCoy (on 1936-10-02)
guitar and mandolin:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1936-10-02)
mandolin:
Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1936-10-02)
piano:
Horace Malcolm (on 1936-10-02)
trumpet:
Herb Morand (on 1936-10-02)
vocals:
Joe McCoy (on 1936-10-02)
recording of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream (on 1936-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy (in 1936)
translated version of:
La fille aux cheveux roux (Weed Smoker’s Dream)
The Harlem Hamfats feat. Ham Fat Ham3:20
19The 'G' Man Got the 'T' Man
Cee Pee Johnson and Band3:08
20All the Jive Is Gone
bass saxophone:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1936-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1936-03-03)
guitar:
Ted Robinson (jazz guitarist) (on 1936-03-03)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1936-03-03)
reeds:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-03-03)
saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1936-03-03)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1936-03-03) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1936-03-03)
trumpet:
Paul King (jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-03-03), Harry Lawson (on 1936-03-03) and Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1936-03-03)
vocals:
Pha Terrell (on 1936-03-03)
A. Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy feat. Pha Terell2:39
21The Stuff Is Here
Georgia White2:56
22Weed
Bea Foote3:03
23Knockin' Myself Out
Lil Green with Big Bill Broonzy3:00
24If You're a Viper
Lorraine Walton2:54
25Save the Roach for Me
recording of:
Save the Roach for Me
Buck Washington1:37
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