The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume I

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Annotation

Volume 1 of a three volume limited edition (2500 copies) boxed set compiling the complete recordings of the Commodore label, re-issued by the Mosaic Label.

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-14 00:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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M1Three Keyboards
celesta:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1938-11-30)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1938-11-30) and Jess Stacy (on 1938-11-30)
Willie “The Lion” Smith, Joe Bushkin & Jess Stacy2:28
M2Three Keyboards No.2
celesta:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1938-11-30)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1938-11-30) and Jess Stacy (on 1938-11-30)
Willie “The Lion” Smith, Joe Bushkin & Jess Stacy2:30
M3The Lion and the Lamb
celesta:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1938-11-30)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1938-11-30)
Willie “The Lion” Smith, Joe Bushkin & Jess Stacy2:52
M4Morning Air
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
recording of:
Morning Air
composer:
Willie “The Lion” Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:40
M5Echoes of Spring
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
recording of:
Echo of Spring (on 1939-01-10)
composer:
Willie “The Lion” Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:41
M6Concentrating
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:37
M7Fading Star
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:37
M8Passionette
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
recording of:
Passionette (on 1939-01-10)
writer:
William H. Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:38
N1Rippling Waters
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
recording of:
Rippling Waters (on 1939-01-10)
composer:
Willie “The Lion” Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:43
N2Sneakaway
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
recording of:
Sneakaway (on 1939-01-10)
composer:
Willie “The Lion” Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:29
N3What Is There to Say
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
What Is There to Say? (on 1939-01-10)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
BMG Songs, Next Decade Entertainment and T.B. Harms Co.
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:45
N4Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1939-01-10)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:40
N5The Boy in the Boat (Squeeze Me)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:51
N6Tea for Two
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1939-01-10)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:39
N7I'll Follow You
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Follow You (on 1939-01-10)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:38
N8Finger Buster
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
recording of:
Finger Buster (on 1939-01-10)
composer:
Willie “The Lion” Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:57
N9Stormy Weather
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1939-01-10)
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
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:37
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part of:The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings (number: 1) (order: 1)