The Best of Jazz Classics

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A sampler that the BBC made for their Jazz Classics compilation collection...

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-01 14:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dr. Jazz
clarinet:
Omer Simeon (on 1926-12-16)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-12-16)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1926-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Hilaire (on 1926-12-16)
guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-12-16)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-12-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-12-16)
edit of:
Doctor Jazz (recording session no. 37257-3) by Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
recording of:
Doctor Jazz (on 1926-12-16)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:29
2Weather Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
edit of:
Weather Bird (1928-12-05, mx. 402199-A) by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines2:46
3Empty Bed Blues (side 1)
Bessie Smith3:00
4Empty Bed Blues (side 2)
Bessie Smith3:23
5Dr. Blues
Luis Russell3:21
6Four String Joe
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang2:57
7Since My Best Girl Turned Me Down
Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang3:05
8Alligator Crawl
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
edit of:
Alligator Crawl (studio, 1934-11-16: Victor matrix 86210-1) by Fats Waller
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1934-11-16)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:44
9East St. Louis Toodle-OO
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:17
10Bull Fiddle Blues
Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band2:56
11Sweet Lovin' Man
banjo:
Bud Scott (on 1923-06-22)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-06-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-06-22) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-06-22)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-06-22)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-06-22)
edit of:
Sweet Lovin’ Man by King Oliver’s Jazz Band
King Oliver's Jazz Band2:48
12West End Blues
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-28)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
edit of:
West End Blues (1928-06-28, mx. 400967-B) by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:17
13Nobody's Sweetheart
McKenzie and Condon’s Chicagoans3:08
14Shoeshiner's Drag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-06-11)
banjo:
Lee Blair (on 1928-06-11)
clarinet:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford (on 1928-06-11)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1928-06-11)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1928-06-11)
trumpet:
Ward Pinkett (on 1928-06-11)
tuba:
Bill Benford (on 1928-06-11)
edit of:
Shoe Shiner's Drag (recording session no. 45621-3) by Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
recording of:
Shoe Shiner’s Drag (on 1928-06-11)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:21
15I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-03-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1931-03-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1931-03-13)
edit of:
I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby (And My Baby’s Crazy ’Bout Me) (studio, 1931-03-13: Columbia matrix W151417-3) by Fats Waller
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1931-03-13)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller3:21
16Church Street Sobbin' Blues
Eddie Lang3:00
17San
recording of:
San (on 1928-01-12)
lyricist:
Walter Michels (in 1920)
composer:
Lindsay McPhail (in 1920)
publisher:
Van Alstyne & Curtis (on 1920-12-10)
Paul Whiteman3:22
18Forty and Tight
Johnny Dodds and the Beale Street Washboard Band2:51
19Dog Bottom
edit of:
Dog Bottom (1929-06-14, mx. E-30039-A) by The Jungle Band (Chick Webb’s first orchestra)
The Jungle Band2:39
20Stompy Jones
recording of:
Stompy Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:08

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remastering:Robert Parker (Australian sound engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11827637 [info]