Stars of the Apollo

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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

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gimme a Pigfoot (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
Bessie Smith3:32
2He’s Long Gone From Bowling Green (live)
Buck and Bubbles3:12
3The Lure of the South (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-30)
vocals:
Mamie Smith (on 1929-03-30)
orchestra:
Billy Fowler Orchestra (on 1929-03-30)
produced for:
OKeh (on 1929-03-30)
Mamie Smith2:49
4I Wanna Hot Dog for My Roll (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-31)
fiddle [one-string fiddle]:
Tosh Hammond (on 1927-03-31)
piano:
Eddie Haywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1927-03-31)
baritone vocals:
Butterbeans (comedy performer Jody Edwards of Butterbeans and Susie) (on 1927-03-31)
produced for:
OKeh (on 1927-03-31)
Butterbeans & Susie3:29
5Shake Your Ashes (live)
Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra2:47
6Sweet Sue, Just You (live)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
The Mills Brothers2:57
7Fifteen Minute Intermission (live)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3160)
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra2:50
8Reefer Man (live)
recording of:
Reefer Man
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band2:49
9Harlem Woogie (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-09)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-03-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-03-09)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-03-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-03-09)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-03-09)
vocals:
Anna Robinson (jazz singer) (on 1939-03-09)
Jimmy Johnson and his Orchestra2:51
10Doin’ the New Low Down (live)
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1932-12-29)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson & Don Redman2:35
11Rhythm Phapsody (live)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:00
12Backwater Blues (live)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-09)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-03-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-03-09)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-03-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-03-09)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-03-09)
vocals:
Ruby Smith (US blues singer) (on 1939-03-09)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1939-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Ruby Smith & Jimmy Johnson2:51
13All My Life (live)
recording of:
All My Life
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
Ella Fitzgerald3:11
14From Monday On (live)
recording of:
From Monday On
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Ella Logan & The SPIRIT2:25
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