Reefer Songs: Original Jazz & Blues Vocals

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1932 06 17-1945 11 02
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Blues

Review

This LP was the very first release by the Stash label and, as with its first dozen or so collections, it features vintage material that deals with illicit subject matter. Many of the best marijuana and drug-based recordings are on this set including Stuff Smith's "Here Comes the Man with the Jive" (which features some hot Jonah Jones trumpet), Trixie Smith's "Jack I'm Mellow," Barney Bigard's "Sweet Marijuana Brown" (which has Art Tatum on piano), Andy Kirk's "All the Jive Is Gone" and Harry "The Hipster" Gibson's classic "Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?" Other performers include Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Buster Bailey, Sidney Bechet, the Harlem Hamfats, Chick Webb and Clarence Williams. Some of this material has since been reissued on CD but the original set is still the best. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Reefer Man	Andy Razaf, J. Russel Robinson	Don Redman & His Orchestra
The Man from Harlem	Will Hudson	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
Here Comes the Man With the Jive	Stuff Smith, J. Palmer	Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys
If You're a Viper	Bob Howard	Bob Howard
Texas Tea Party	Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden	Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
Light Up		Buster Bailey
Jack, I'm Mellow		Trixie Smith
Sweet Marijuana Brown	Leonard Feather	Barney Bigard
Viper Mad	Sidney Bechet, Clarence Williams	Noble Sissle, Bechet Quartet
Weed Smoker's Dream (Why Don't You Do Right?)	Joe McCoy, Herb Morand	Harlem Hamfats
The "G" Man Got the "T" Man	Cee Pee Johnson	Cee Pee Johnson
All the Jive Is Gone		Andy Kirk
The Stuff Is Here	Georgia White	Georgia White
Wacky Dust	Oscar Levant, Stanley Adams	Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb
Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson
Jerry the Junker	Clarence Stout	Clarence Williams' Washboard Band
Reefer Song	Andy Razaf, J. Russel Robinson	Fats Waller
Lotus Blossom	Titus Turner, Julia Lee	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Willie the Chimney Sweeper
Weed		Bea Foote
Save the Roach for Me		Buck Washington
Knockin' Myself Out	Lillian "Lil" Green	Lillian "Lil" Green
Minnie the Moocher (Lyrics)	Cab Calloway, Irving Mills, Clarence Gaskill	Cab Calloway

Credits

Big Bill Broonzy (Guitar), Buster Bailey (Clarinet), Buster Bailey (Vocals), Danny Barker (Guitar), Cab Calloway (Vocals), Sidney DeParis (Trumpet), Ella Fitzgerald (Vocals), Ella Fitzgerald (Performer), Benny Goodman (Clarinet), James P. Johnson (Piano), Jonah Jones (Trumpet), Jonah Jones (?), Andy Kirk (Leader), Andy Kirk (Sax (Baritone)), Andy Kirk (Baritone), Andy Kirk (Performer), Gene Krupa (Drums), Julia Lee (Piano), Julia Lee (Vocals), Art Tatum (Piano), Jack Teagarden (Trombone), Jack Teagarden (Trombone (Bass)), Jack Teagarden (Vocals), Jack Teagarden (Performer), Fats Waller (Piano), Fats Waller (Vocals), Fats Waller (Performer), Charlie Shavers (Trumpet), Eddie Barefield (Clarinet), Eddie Barefield (Reeds), Eddie Barefield (Sax (Alto)), Cozy Cole (Drums), Horace Henderson (Piano), Taft Jordan (Trumpet), Stan Levey (Drums), Benny Morton (Trombone), Frankie Newton (Trumpet), Charlie Teagarden (Trumpet), Joe Thomas (Sax (Tenor)), Chick Webb (Drums), Chick Webb (Performer), Frank Froeba (Piano), Harlem Hamfats (Performer), Jack Marshall (Guitar), Don Redman (Clarinet), Don Redman (Sax (Alto)), Don Redman (Performer), Richard M. Jones (Piano), Russell Procope (Sax (Alto)), Mary Lou Williams (Piano), Sammy Price (Piano), Teddy Bunn (Guitar), Quentin Jackson (Trombone), Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (Piano), Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (Vocals), Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (Performer), Ed Allen (Cornet), Mario Bauzá (Trumpet), Sidney Bechet (Clarinet), Sidney Bechet (Sax (Soprano)), Sidney Bechet (Performer), Sidney Bechet (Sbs), Artie Bernstein (Sax (Baritone)), Artie Bernstein (Sbs), Barney Bigard (Clarinet), Barney Bigard (Performer), Garvin Bushell (Sax (Alto)), Wayman Carver (Clarinet), Wayman Carver (Sax (Tenor)), Big Sid Catlett (Drums), Doc Cheatham (Trumpet), Shirley Clay (Trumpet), Rupert Cole (Clarinet), Rupert Cole (Sax (Alto)), Rupert Cole (Sax (Tenor)), Booker Collins (Sax (Baritone)), Booker Collins (Sbs), Langston Curl (Trumpet), Ted Donnelly (Trombone), Tommy Fulford (Piano), Richard "Dick" Fullbright (Sax (Baritone)), Richard "Dick" Fullbright (Sbs), John Harrington (Sax (Alto)), John Harrington (Sax (Baritone)), Arville Harris (Clarinet), Arville Harris (Reeds), Arville Harris (Sax (Tenor)), Edward Inge (Clarinet), Edward Inge (Sax (Alto)), Hilton Jefferson (Sax (Alto)), Bob Johnson (Guitar), Manzie Johnson (Drums), Claude Jones (Trombone), Claude Jones (Vocals), Manny Klein (Trumpet), Ransom Knowling (Sax (Baritone)), Ransom Knowling (Sbs), Billy Kyle (Piano), John Lindsay (Sbs), Johnny Lindsey (Sax (Baritone)), George Matthews (Trombone), Leroy Maxey (Drums), Charlie McCoy (Guitar), Charlie McCoy (Mandolin), Joe McCoy (Guitar), Joe McCoy (Mandolin), Teddy McRae (Sax (Tenor)), Herb Morand (Trumpet), Al Morgan (Sax (Baritone)), Al Morgan (Sbs), Bennie Paine (Piano), Odell Rand (Clarinet), Talcott Reeves (Banjo), Talcott Reeves (Guitar), Talcott Reeves (Arranger), Ikey Robinson (Guitar), Ernie Rodgers (?), Cecil Scott (Clarinet), Cecil Scott (Sax (Tenor)), John Simmons (Sax (Baritone)), John Simmons (Sbs), Stuff Smith (Violin), Stuff Smith (Vocals), O'Neill Spencer (Drums), O'Neill Spencer (Vocals), Bob Stark (Trumpet), Nat Story (Trombone), Nat Story (Trumpet), Edwin Swayzee (Trumpet), Pha Terrell (Vocals), Ben Thigpen (Drums), Walter Thomas (Clarinet), Walter Thomas (Reeds), Walter Thomas (Sax (Tenor)), Earl Thompson (Trumpet), Buck Washington (Performer), Buck Washington (?), De Priest Wheeler (Trombone), Morris White (Banjo), Morris White (Guitar), Claude "Fiddler" Williams (Violin), Clarence Williams (Vocals), Clarence Williams (Performer), Dick Wilson (Sax (Tenor)), William B. Woodman, Jr. (Sax (Tenor)), Bob Ysaguirre (Sax (Baritone)), Bob Ysaguirre (Sax (Bass)), Bob Ysaguirre (Vibraslap), Bob Ysaguirre (Sbs), Georgia White (Vocals), Georgia White (Performer), Dick McDonough (Guitar), Art Karle (Sax (Tenor)), Floyd Casey (Washboard), Jimmy Sherman (Piano), Mack Walker (Sax (Baritone)), Mack Walker (Sbs), Harry White (Trombone), Sandy Williams (Trombone), Sandy Williams (Trumpet), Lillian "Lil" Green (Vocals), Lillian "Lil" Green (Performer), Andrew Brown (Reeds), Andrew Brown (Sax (Alto)), Andrew Brown (Sax (Baritone)), Andrew Brown (Baritone), Trixie Smith (Vocals), Trixie Smith (Performer), Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (Performer), Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (Performer), Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends (Performer), Don Redman & His Orchestra (Performer), Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys (Performer), Collin Kellogg (Cover Design), Bobby Bennett (Guitar), Clarence Brereton (Trumpet), Fred Flynn (Drums), Haig Stephens (Sax (Baritone)), Haig Stephens (Sbs), Gil White (Sax (Tenor)), Lamar Wright (Trumpet), Bobby Stark (Trumpet), Joe Thomas (Trumpet), Joe Thomas (Vocals), J. Brukner (Trumpet), Charles Drayton (Sax (Baritone)), Bea Foote (Vocals), Bea Foote (Performer), Sam Lovett (Drums), Leroy Maxie (Drums), Beverly Peers (Sax (Baritone)), Beverly Peers (Sbs), Ted Robinson (Guitar), Earl Thomson (Trumpet), Pearlis Williams (Drums), Simeon Henry (Piano), Cee Pee Johnson (Vocals), Harry Brook (Piano), Ross R. (Drums), Bobby Howard (Vocals), Paul King (Trumpet), Billy Taylor (Sax (Baritone)), Billy Taylor (Sbs), John Williams (Clarinet), John Williams (Sax (Alto)), John Williams (Sax (Baritone)), John Williams (Sbs), Jimmy Miller (Guitar), Robert Carroll (Sax (Tenor)), Dave Cavanaugh (Clarinet), Dave Cavanaugh (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmy Jones (Sax (Baritone)), Jimmy Jones (Sbs)