Climax Rag

• Artist: Percy Humphrey & His Crescent City Joymakers
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• Release Date: February 24, 1965
• Total Time: 60:26
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Percy Humphrey, whose later recordings with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band tended to be quite erratic, is in generally good form on this LP made available through Delmark. Humphrey sounds inspired by the strong New Orleans jazz group (trombonist Jim Robinson, clarinetist Albert Burbank, banjoist George Guesnon, bassist Alcide Pavageau, and drummer Cie Frazier) and his renditions of "Climax Rag," "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "Fidgety Feet," and even "Swanee River" and "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" are quite fun. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Climax Rag	Public Domain, James Scott	Percy Humphrey	(3:26)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby	Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson	Percy Humphrey	(3:23)
When I Grow Too Old to Dream	Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II	Percy Humphrey	(3:54)
Take Your Burden to the Lord	Traditional	Percy Humphrey	(3:34)
Fidgety Feet	Larry Shields, Tony Sbarbaro, Henry Ragas, Eddie Edwards, Edwin Edwards, Nick LaRocca	Percy Humphrey	(3:43)
The Old Spinning Wheel	Traditional	Percy Humphrey	(3:18)
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)	Public Domain, Stephen Foster	Percy Humphrey	(3:41)
Savoy Blues	Kid Ory	Percy Humphrey	(6:10)
San	Public Domain	Percy Humphrey	(4:33)
Happy Birthday	Traditional	Percy Humphrey	(1:05)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby [Alternate Take]	Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson	Percy Humphrey	(3:09)
When I Grow Too Old to Dream [Alternate Take]	Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II	Percy Humphrey	(2:37)
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) [Alternate Take]	Foster, Stephen Foster, Public Domain	Percy Humphrey	(3:49)
Savoy Blues [Alternate Take]	Kid Ory	Percy Humphrey	(5:07)
San [Alternate Take]	Public Domain	Percy Humphrey	(4:03)
Fidgety Feet [Alternate Take]	Eddie Edwards, Henry Ragas, Edwin Edwards, Tony Sbarbaro, Nick LaRocca, Larry Shields	Percy Humphrey	(3:04)
Old Spinning Wheel [Alternate Take]	Traditional	Percy Humphrey	(3:17)
Climax Rag [Alternate Take]	Public Domain, James Scott	Percy Humphrey	(3:33)

Credits

Alcide Pavageau (Bass), Cle Frazier (Drums), Sonny Faggart (Supervisor), Percy Humphrey (Performer), George Guesnon (Banjo), Robert G. Koester (Producer), Percy Humphrey (Trumpet), Jim Robinson (Trombone), Albert Burbank (Clarinet), Kate Hoddinott (Design)