1930-1934

• Artist: Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1930 06 06-1934 11 07
• Total Time: 74:46
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

The first in Classics' "complete" Jimmie Lunceford series has two titles apiece from 1930 (when the band was based in Tennessee) and 1933 along with its first six sessions for Decca in 1934. Lunceford's band had an immediately recognizable sound by 1934 and, despite the presence of such top soloists as altoist Willie Smith, tenor-saxophonist Joe Thomas and high-note trumpeter Tommy Stevenson, it was its arranged ensembles (particularly those of Sy Oliver) that gave the orchestra its musical identity. Among the better selections on this CD are "Flaming Reeds And Screaming Brass," "White Heat," "Swinging' Uptown," "Rose Room," "Miss Otis Regrets" and the band's fresh interpretations of Duke Ellington's "Black And Tan Fantasy" and "Mood Indigo." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
In Dat Mornin'	Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:23)
Sweet Rhythm	Eddie Wilcox	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:43)
Flaming Reeds and Screaming Brass	Edwin Wilcox	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:00)
While Love Lasts	Edwin Wilcox	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:07)
White Heat	Will Hudson	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:31)
Jazznocracy	Will Hudson	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:43)
Chillun, Get Up	Ted Koehler	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:17)
Leavin' Me	Fats Waller, Irving Mills, Andy Razaf	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:12)
Swingin' Uptown	Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:38)
Breakfast Ball	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:01)
Here Goes (A Fool)	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:48)
Remember When	Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:20)
Sophisticated Lady	Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:09)
Mood Indigo	Irving Mills, Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:52)
Rose Room	Art Hickman, Harry Williams	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:02)
Black and Tan Fantasy	Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:47)
Stratosphere	Jimmie Lunceford	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:15)
Nana		Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:07)
Miss Otis Regrets	Cole Porter	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:43)
Unsophisticated Sue	Andy Razaf	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:08)
Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:05)
Dream of You	Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver, Michael Morales	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:21)
Stomp It Off	Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:18)
Call It Anything (It Wasn't Love)		Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:19)
Because You're You	Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver, Will Hudson	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(3:25)

Credits

Jimmie Lunceford (Director), Jimmie Lunceford (Sax (Alto)), Jimmie Lunceford (Main Performer), Jimmie Lunceford (Bandleader), Willie Smith (Clarinet), Willie Smith (Sax (Alto)), Willie Smith (Sax (Baritone)), Willie Smith (Vocals), Sy Oliver (Trumpet), Sy Oliver (Arranger), Sy Oliver (Sax (Alto)), Sy Oliver (Vocals), Joe Thomas (Clarinet), Joe Thomas (Sax (Tenor)), Moses Allen (Double Bass), Moses Allen (Bowed Bass), Moses Allen (String Bass), Russell Bowles (Trombone), Earl Carruthers (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmy Crawford (Drums), Jimmy Crawford (Vibraphone), Will Hudson (Arranger), Al Norris (Guitar), Tommy Stevenson (Trumpet), Eddie Tompkins (Trumpet), Henry Wells (Trombone), Henry Wells (Vocals), Edwin Wilcox (Banjo), Edwin Wilcox (Piano), Edwin Wilcox (Arranger), Edwin Wilcox (Cello), Laforest Dent (Sax (Alto)), Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra (Performer), Willie Smith (Clarinet), Willie Smith (Arranger), Willie Smith (Sax (Alto)), Willie Smith (Sax (Baritone)), Willie Smith (Vocals), Anatol Schenker (Liner Notes), William "Sleepy" Tomlin (Trumpet), Willie "The Lion" Smith Quartet (Arranger), George Clarke (Sax (Tenor))