RCA Victor 80th Anniversary, Vol. 3: 1940-1949

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: June 17, 1997
• Total Time: 77:02
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of), Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Because RCA Victor was one of the major labels of the 1940s and caught on to bebop as early as 1946 without neglecting Dixieland and swing, their catalog holdings from the 1940s are quite strong. The third of eight CDs in this series (all are available separately or as an eight-CD set) has 25 selections, most of which are gems. The inclusion of the wrong version of "Overtime" by the Metronome All Stars robs listeners of the chance to hear a unique trumpet tradeoff by Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Fats Navarro, but otherwise, this is a superior reissue. Featured are Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington ("Cotton Tail"), Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, Sidney Bechet, Benny Carter, Tommy Dorsey, Johnny Hodges, John Kirby, Earl Hines, Gillespie, Art Tatum, Jack Teagarden, Erroll Garner, Louis Armstrong ("Ain't Misbehavin'"), Lennie Tristano, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson and a few all-star groups. Most but not all of these numbers are currently available elsewhere. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Sheik of Araby	Harry Beasley Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler	George Coleman	(2:57)
Cotton Tail (Lyrics)	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	(3:09)
Summit Ridge Drive	Artie Shaw	Artie Shaw & His Orchestra	(3:18)
Blues in Thirds	Earl Hines	Sidney Bechet	(2:55)
All of Me	Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks	Benny Carter	(3:20)
One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	The Metronome All-Stars	(3:24)
Yes, Indeed!	Sy Oliver	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:27)
Things Ain't What They Used to Be	Ted Persons, Mercer Ellington	Johnny Hodges	(3:36)
St. Louis Blues	W.C. Handy	John Kirby & His Orchestra	(2:44)
Stormy Monday Blues	Earl Hines, Bob Crowder, Billy Eckstine	Earl Hines	(3:07)
A Night in Tunisia (Interlude)	Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli	Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra	(3:03)
Spotlite	Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins	(3:06)
Allen's Alley	Denzil Best	52nd Street All Stars	(3:00)
Cadillac Slim	Ben Webster	Benny Carter	(3:03)
Epistrophy	Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk		(2:52)
Buckin' the Blues	Leonard Feather	Esquire All-Americans	(2:58)
Out of Nowhere	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman	Art Tatum	(2:49)
Blues After Hours	Jack Teagarden	Jack Teagarden	(3:17)
Erroll's Bounce	Erroll Garner	Erroll Garner	(2:57)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Lyrics)	Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf	Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars	(2:55)
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You	Ned Washington, Victor Young, Bing Crosby	Lennie Tristano	(2:52)
Your Red Wagon	Richard M. Jones, Gene DePaul, Don Raye	Count Basie Orchestra	(2:47)
Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You)	Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra	(2:56)
Overtime	Pete Rugolo	The Metronome All-Stars	(3:07)
My Heart Stood Still	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Oscar Peterson Trio	(3:23)

Credits

Jud de Naut (String Bass), George Nicholas (Sax (Tenor)), Tommy Dorsey (Trombone), Benny Carter (Clarinet), Chubby Jackson (String Bass), Joe Bushkin (Piano), Pete Rugolo (Arranger), Specs Powell (Drums), Harry Carney (Sax (Baritone)), Charlie Ventura (Sax (Tenor)), Bill DeArango (Guitar), Shelly Manne (Drums), Jack Washington (Sax (Baritone)), Rudolph Taylor (Drums), Milt Jackson (Vibraphone), Benny Carter (Trumpet), George Arus (Trombone), Everett Barksdale (Guitar), Billy Kyle (Piano), Cliff Strickland (Sax (Tenor)), Lennie Tristano (Piano), J.J. Johnson (Trombone), Sidney DeParis (Trumpet), Ray Nance (Trumpet), Madison Vaughan (Trombone), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Alto)), Benny Carter (Sax (Alto)), George Matthews (Trombone), Stephanie L. Stein (Liner Notes), Scoops Carey (Sax (Alto)), Danny Polo (Clarinet), Bob Haggart (String Bass), Pete Brown (Sax (Alto)), Ziggy Elman (Trumpet), The Metronome All-Stars (Performer), Sonny Stitt (Sax (Alto)), Erroll Garner (Piano), Duke Ellington (Director), Kai Winding (Trombone), Cecil Payne (Sax (Baritone)), Lammar Wright, Jr. (Trumpet), J.C. Heard (Drums), Bill Johnson (Trombone), Jack Teagarden (Vocals), Benny Bailey (Trumpet), Artie Shaw (Clarinet), Fred Stulce (Sax (Alto)), Johnny Mince (Clarinet), Benny Goodman (Clarinet), Erroll Garner (Performer), Benny Carter (Performer), Buck Clayton (Trumpet), John Brown (Sax (Alto)), Count Basie Orchestra (Performer), Kenny Dorham (Trumpet), Johnny Hodges (Performer), Walter Johnson (Drums), Artie Bernstein (String Bass), Clifton Best (Guitar), Oscar Peterson Trio (Performer), Joe McLewis (Trombone), Kenny Clarke (Drums), Coleman Hawkins (Sax (Tenor)), Keg Purnell (Drums), Shadow Wilson (Drums), Jimmy Jones (Piano), Joe Gayles (Sax (Tenor)), Walter Page (String Bass), Leroy Harris (Sax (Alto)), Tommy Dorsey (Director), Max Kaminsky (Trumpet), Bill Shepherd (Trombone), Louis Armstrong (Vocals), Benny Carter (Director), Emmett Berry (Trumpet), Benny Morton (Trombone), Buster Bailey (Clarinet), Charlie Price (Sax (Alto)), Jack Lesberg (String Bass), Stafford Simon (Sax (Tenor)), Harry "Sweets" Edison (Trumpet), Teddy Wilson (Piano), Ernie Caceres (Sax (Baritone)), Steve Gates (Producer), Chauncey Haughton (Sax (Alto)), Snooky Young (Trumpet), Scott Johnson (Art Direction), Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (Performer), Artie Shaw (Performer), George Dixon (Trumpet), Joe Tricky Sam Nanton (Trombone), Hayes Alvis (String Bass), Robert "Sax" Crowder (Sax (Tenor)), Don Byas (Sax (Tenor)), Louis Armstrong (Trumpet), Ted Kelly (Trombone), Earl Hines & His Orchestra (Performer), Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (Performer), Preston Love (Sax (Alto)), Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet), Jesse Miller (Trumpet), Les Jenkins (Trombone), Howard E. Johnson (Sax (Alto)), Lawrence Lucie (Guitar), Brian Rust (Liner Notes), Paul Mason (Sax (Tenor)), George James (Sax (Alto)), Charlie Shavers (Trumpet), Art Tatum (Piano), Sy Oliver (Arranger), Harry James (Trumpet), George James (Sax (Baritone)), Johnny Hodges (Clarinet), George Irish (Sax (Tenor)), Big Sid Catlett (Drums), Jimmy Rushing (Vocals), Sid Weiss (String Bass), Dave Burns (Trumpet), Jochen Hinsch (Reissue Engineer), Russell Procope (Sax (Alto)), Tex Beneke (Sax (Tenor)), Chuck Peterson (Trumpet), Milt Robinson (Trombone), Don Lodice (Sax (Tenor)), Maurice McConnell (Trumpet), Ray Brown (String Bass), Lennie Tristano (Performer), Ted Donnelly (Trombone), Sy Oliver (Vocals), Buddy Tate (Sax (Tenor)), Dizzy Gillespie (Director), Buddy Rich (Drums), Miles Davis (Trumpet), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Baritone)), Leonard Feather (Producer), Chuck Wayne (Guitar), J.C. Higginbotham (Trombone), Jo Jones (Drums), Bud Powell (Piano), Al Hendrickson (Guitar (Electric)), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Alto)), Oscar Peterson (Piano), Scoops Carey (Clarinet), Russell Smith (Trumpet), Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (Performer), Wallace Jones (Trumpet), Ray Abrams (Sax (Tenor)), Gene Rodgers (Piano), Lowell Martin (Trombone), Al Hall (String Bass), Dicky Wells (Trombone), Charlie Christian (Guitar (Electric)), Bobby Hackett (Cornet), Earl Hines (Director), Count Basie (Piano), Billy Bauer (Guitar), Art Tatum (Performer), William Randall (Sax (Tenor)), Sidney Bechet (Clarinet), Earl Hines (Piano), Charlie Parker (Sax (Alto)), John Simmons (String Bass), Sonny Greer (Drums), Steve Sholes (Producer), Budd Johnson (Sax (Tenor)), Buddy DeFranco (Clarinet), Johnny Williams (String Bass), Nick Fatool (Drums), Robert "Sax" Crowder (Arranger), Toots Mondello (Sax (Alto)), Al Haig (Piano), Austin Roberts (String Bass), John Collins (Guitar), Paul Gonsalves (Sax (Tenor)), Fred Guy (Guitar), Peanuts Hucko (Clarinet), John Kirby (String Bass), Johnny Guarnieri (Harpsichord), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Soprano)), Dick Cary (Piano), Elmon Wright (Trumpet), Chano Pozo (Conga), Gene Schroeder (Piano), Benny Carter (Arranger), John Lewis (Piano), Jo Stafford (Vocals), Allen Eager (Sax (Tenor)), Al McKibbon (String Bass), Count Basie (Director), Duke Ellington (Piano), Sonny White (Piano), Jimmy Blake (Trumpet), Dave Tough (Drums), Pete Rugolo (Director), Johnny Mince (Sax (Alto)), Bobby Williams (Trumpet), Jack Teagarden (Performer), Frank Driggs (Photography), Sidney Bechet (Performer), Ed Lewis (Trumpet), Ray Linn (Trumpet), Heine Beau (Sax (Alto)), Jack Teagarden (Trombone), Gerald Valentine (Trombone), Cootie Williams (Trumpet), Billy Butterfield (Trumpet), Clark Yocum (Guitar), Lawrence Brown (Trombone), Rex Stewart (Cornet), Juan Tizol (Trombone (Valve)), John Kirby & His Orchestra (Performer), George Hunt (Trombone), Barney Bigard (Clarinet), Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (Performer), Ben Webster (Sax (Tenor)), Eddie Safranski (String Bass), Al Grey (Trombone), Freddie Green (Guitar), Dizzy Gillespie (Performer), Truck Parham (String Bass), Harry Jackson (Trumpet), Leroy Harris (Clarinet), Baby Dodds (Drums), Fats Navarro (Trumpet), Billy Eckstine (Vocals), Jimmy Blanton (String Bass), Eddie de Verteuill (Sax (Baritone)), Mary Osborne (Guitar)