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- Artist: Jimmie Noone
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- Release Date: 1930 05 16-1934 11 23
- Total Time: 69:49
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Jazz
Review
The fourth of five CDs that reissue all of clarinetist Jimmie Noone's recordings as a leader (but not all of his alternate takes) covers a four-year period with 13 numbers from 1930, six from 1931, four from 1933 and the final two dating from 1934. The performances generally find Noone backed by multireedist Eddie Pollack (who stuck mostly to the melody) and challenged by Zinky Cohn whose style sounds remarkably close to Earl Hines. There are a lot of vocals on these sides which are surprisingly rewarding including Georgia White's debut ("When You're Smiling"), Elmo Tanner (best-known for his later work with Ted Weems), Pollack (who is joined by Noone on "You Rascal You"), May Alix, Art Jarrett and two early numbers from Mildred Bailey. Earl Hines makes a surprise guest appearance on one of the 1931 sessions. Recommended to early jazz collectors. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| When You're Smiling | (2:48) | ||
| I Lost My Gal from Memphis | Peter de Rose, Charles Tobias | (2:27) | |
| On Revival Day | Andy Razaf | (2:33) | |
| I'm Drifting Back to Dreamland | Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, |
(2:45) | |
| Virginia Lee | (3:16) | ||
| So Sweet | Dizzy Gillespie, |
(2:27) | |
| San | (2:37) | ||
| You Rascal, You | Sam Theard | (2:22) | |
| Bring It on Home to Grandma | Richard M. Jones | (2:42) | |
| Little White Lies | Walter Donaldson | (2:27) | |
| Moonlight on the Colorado | (2:35) | ||
| Soon | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | (2:59) | |
| Three Little Words | Bert Kalmar | (2:36) | |
| He's Not Worth Your Tears | (3:13) | ||
| Trav'lin' All Alone | J.C. Johnson | (2:52) | |
| I Need Lovin' | James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer | Jimmie Noone | (2:54) |
| It's You | Fats Waller, Andy Razaf | Jimmie Noone | (3:18) |
| River, Stay 'Way from My Door | Mort Dixon, Harry Woods | Jimmie Noone | (2:47) |
| When It's Sleepy Time Down South | Leon René, |
Jimmie Noone | (2:59) |
| Dixie Lee | Alexander Hill | Jimmie Noone | (3:02) |
| Inka Dinka Doo | Jimmie Noone, |
Jimmie Noone | (2:52) |
| Delta Bound | Alexander Hill | Jimmie Noone | (3:08) |
| Like Me a Little Bit Less | Jimmie Noone | Jimmie Noone | (3:08) |
| A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid | James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf | Jimmie Noone | (2:49) |
| I'd Do Anything for You | Claude Hopkins, Alexander Hill, Spencer Williams | Jimmie Noone | (2:52) |
