The Ultimate 30s and 40s Reefer Songs

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1The Reefer Song
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1943-09-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller
recording of:
If You’re a Viper (on 1943-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
Fats Waller2:52
2Reefer Man
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-06-09)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-06-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-06-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-06-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-09) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-06-09)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-09), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-09)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-06-09)
recording of:
Reefer Man (on 1932-06-09)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra2:52
3Wacky Dust
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-08-17)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-08-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-08-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1938-08-17), Nat Story (on 1938-08-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-08-17), Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-17) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-08-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-08-17)
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust (on 1938-08-17)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:03
4Killin’ Jive
The Cats and the Fiddle2:53
5Sweet Marijuana Brown
Barney Bigard Sextet2:57
6Viper 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
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra3:03
7Mellow Stuff
Lil Johnson2:22
8Here Comes the Man With the Jive
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:02
9Save the Roach for Me
recording of:
Save the Roach for Me
Buck Washington1:36
10When I Get Low I Get High
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1936-04-07)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1936-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-04-07)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-04-07)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1936-04-07)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1936-04-07)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1936-04-07) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-04-07)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-04-07), Taft Jordan (on 1936-04-07) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-04-07)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-04-07)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-04-07)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61002-A)
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High (on 1936-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:26
11Weed 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 Hamfats3:19
12The Stuff Is Here (and It’s Mellow)
Georgia White2:55
13Reefer Head Woman
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14)
electric guitar:
George Barnes (on 1938-03-14)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)
Jazz Gillum and His Jazz Boys3:01
14Weed
Bea Foote3:00
15I’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 Five3:05
16Light 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 Busters2:44
17Jack I’m Mellow
Trixie Smith2:44
18Smoking Reefers
Larry Adler3:04
19Knockin’ Myself Out
Yack Taylor3:04
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)
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy2:37

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ASIN:UK: B0001PJDZ2 [info]