Violon Jazz 1927–1944

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1My Melancholy Baby
recorded in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1940-10-22)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1940-10-22)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Svend Asmussen3:28
2It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
engineered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1944-01-18)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1944-01-18)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Svend Asmussen2:40
3Ring Dem Bells
recorded in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1941-10)
recording of:
Ring Dem Bells (in 1941-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Svend Asmussen3:09
4Smart Alec
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-12-20)
double bass:
Vernon Alley (on 1940-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1940-12-20)
electric guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1940-12-20)
electric violin:
Ray Perry (on 1940-12-20)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1940-12-20)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1940-12-20)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-12-20)
performer:
Lionel Hampton and His Sextette (on 1940-12-20)
recording of:
Smart Alec (Hampton-Ashby) (on 1940-12-20)
composer:
Irving Ashby and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:23
5Eddie's Blues
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-09-29)
banjo:
Everett Barksdale (on 1933-06-12)
bell [bells] and drums (drum set):
Jimmy Bertrand (on 1933-06-12)
double bass:
Milton Hinton (on 1933-06-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1933-06-12) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-09-29)
piano:
Antonia Spaulding (on 1933-06-12)
violin:
Eddie South (on 1937-09-29)
vocals:
Everett Barksdale (on 1933-06-12), Milton Hinton (on 1933-06-12), Eddie South (on 1933-06-12) and Antonia Spaulding (on 1933-06-12)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 2145-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 2145-1)
recording of:
Eddie’s Blues (on 1937-09-29)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) and Eddie South
Eddie South3:08
6Lady Be Good
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-09-29)
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1937-09-29)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (guitarist) (on 1937-09-29)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-09-29), Eddie South (on 1937-09-29) and Michel Warlop (on 1937-09-29)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 2147-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 2147-1)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1937-09-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Eddie South3:18
7Fiddleditty
recorded in:
Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1938-03-13)
double bass:
Paul Cordonnier (on 1938-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford (on 1938-03-13)
guitar:
Isadore Langlois (Jazz guitarist active in Europe in the 1930s) (on 1938-03-13)
piano:
David Martin (US jazz pianist, active 1930s-1950s; also cellist) (on 1938-03-13)
violin:
Eddie South (on 1938-03-13)
recording of:
Fiddleditty (on 1938-03-13)
writer:
Eddie South
Eddie South2:45
8Concerto pour Deux Violons en Ré Mineur
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-11-25)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-11-25)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-11-25) and Eddie South (on 1937-11-25)
arranger:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
recording of:
Interprétation swing du premier mouvement du concerto en ré mineur (on 1937-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arranger:
Quintette du Hot Club de France
is based on:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Eddie South3:22
9Minor Swing
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1942-06-16)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 280-1)
recording of:
Minor Swing (on 1942-06-16)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
publisher:
Publications Francis Day
Claude Laurence et son orchestre2:49
10Vous et Moi
recorded in:
Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (on 1942-04-16)
recording of:
Vous et Moi (on 1942-04-16)
lyricist:
Etienne Lefebvre
writer:
Robert Bosmans (Belgian 1940s pianist & band leader, aka Robert Swing)
Django Reinhardt3:13
11Strange Harmony
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-05)
recording of:
Strange Harmony (on 1935-12-05)
composer:
Michel Warlop
Michel Warlop et son orchestre2:40
12Harmoniques
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1941-06-18)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 216-1)
recording of:
Harmoniques (on 1941-06-18)
writer:
Michel Warlop
Michel Warlop et son septuor à cordes3:00
13Oui
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1943-07-13)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 368-1)
recording of:
Oui (on 1943-07-13)
composer:
Alix Combelle and Louis Gasté
Michel Warlop et son septuor à cordes2:46
14Christmas Swing
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-12-27)
double bass:
Louis Viola (on 1937-12-27)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-12-27)
violin:
Michel Warlop (on 1937-12-27)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 2216-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 2216-1)
recording of:
Christmas Swing (on 1937-12-27)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Michel Warlop2:51
15Jig in G (Beautiful Stomp)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-11-05)
recording of:
Jig in G ((Beautiful Stomp)) (on 1937-11-05)
writer:
Emilio Cáceres
Emilio Caceres Trio3:18
16Solo
violin:
Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff) (in 1940-06)
recording of:
Solo Flight (Suite for hot fiddle – Contact) (in 1940-06)
writer:
Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff)
Paul Nero Trio2:20
17Gut Gelaunt
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1942-02-13)
recording of:
Gut Gelaunt (on 1942-02-13)
writer:
Helmut Zacharias (German violinist & composer)
Helmut Zacharias2:34
18Humoresque – Old Folks at Home
partial recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1937)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Marshall Sosson2:08