South Rampart Street Parade

• Artist: Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 61:17
• Type: Compilation (best of), Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Bob Crosby led one of the hottest big bands of the 1930s, a unit that although filled with swing stylists could play Dixieland with the joy and spontaneity of a small group. In time, Bob Crosby's Bobcats would overshadow the big band, but this definitive CD shows how enjoyable the orchestra could be. With such soloists as trumpeters Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield, clarinetists Matty Matlock and Irving Fazola, Eddie Miller (on tenor and clarinet), and pianists Bob Zurke, Joe Sullivan, and Jess Stacy, among others, the Crosby aggregation could hold its own with any other band of the time. On their CD, 20 of Bob Crosby's finest performances (17 of which are from 1936-1939) are included, with the high points being "Little Rock Getaway" (Zurke's classic interpretation of Sullivan's most famous song), "South Rampart Street Parade," "Big Noise From Winnetka," the original version of "What's New" (known at the time as "I'm Free"), "My Inspiration," "Jimtown Blues," and several heated Dixieland standards. Essential music for any serious jazz collection. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Dixieland Shuffle	Bob Haggart, Matty Matlock, Nappy Lamare, Gil Rodin	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:07)
Royal Garden Blues	Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:04)
The Old Spinning Wheel	Billy Hill	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:51)
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:10)
Little Rock Getaway	Joe Sullivan	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:29)
South Rampart Street Parade	Bob Crosby, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:30)
Dogtown Blues	Bob Haggart	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(4:06)
Panama	William Tyers	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:36)
Wolverine Blues	Jelly Roll Morton, Benjamin Franklin Spikes, John Spikes	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:53)
Big Noise from Winnetka	Bob Crosby, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Gil Rodin	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:30)
Swingin' at the Sugar Bowl	Bob Crosby, Bob Haggart, Nappy Lamare, Gil Rodin	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:02)
I'm Prayin' Humble	Bob Haggart	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:06)
I'm Free (What's New?)	Bob Haggart	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:50)
My Inspiration	Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Nappy Lamare	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:55)
The Skater's Waltz (In Swingtime)	Emile Waldteufel	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:48)
Air Mail Stomp	Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:08)
Complainin'	Jess Stacy	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(2:46)
Jimtown Blues	Fred Rose, Charlie Davis	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:01)
Milenberg Joys	Jelly Roll Morton, Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo, Ferdinand Joseph "Jelly Roll" Morton	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(3:10)
Chain Gang	Bob Haggart	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	(4:15)

Credits

Scott Johnson (Graphic Design), Frank Driggs (Photography), Artt Mendelsohn (Sax (Alto)), Artie Foster (Trombone), Arthur Rando (Sax (Alto)), Gil Rodin (Sax (Alto)), Deane Kincaide (Sax (Tenor)), Joe Sullivan (Piano), Lyman Vunk (Trumpet), David Gibb (Graphic Design), Steve Lasker (Digital Transfers), Noni Bernardi (Sax (Alto)), Jess Stacy (Piano), Floyd O'Brien (Trombone), Bob Haggart (Bass), Billy Butterfield (Trumpet), Zeke Zarchy (Trumpet), Gil Rodin (Clarinet), Dave Grusin (Executive Producer), Adam Zelinka (Post Production), Yank Lawson (Trumpet), Charlie Spivak (Trumpet), Ward Silloway (Trombone), Michael Pollard (Production Coordination), Warren Smith (Trombone), Erick Labson (Digital Transfers), Erick Labson (Audio Restoration), Larry Rosen (Executive Producer), Bob Crosby (Leader), Bob Crosby (Performer), Gil Rodin (Sax (Tenor)), Bob Haggart (Whistle (Human)), Bill Stegmeyer (Sax (Alto)), Michael Landy (Post Production), Max Herman (Trumpet), Shorty Sherock (Trumpet), Joseph Doughney (Post Production), Dick Sudhalter (Liner Notes), Bob Zurke (Piano), Gil Bowers (Piano), Dan Serrano (Graphic Design), Nappy Lamare (Guitar), Ray Bauduc (Drums), Doreen Kalcich (Assistant Producer), Buddy Morrow (Trombone), Dick Sudhalter (Annotation), Duncan P. Schiedt (Photography), Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (Performer), Ray Conniff (Trombone), Matty Matlock (Clarinet), Mark Bennett (Trombone), Eddie Miller (Clarinet), Matty Matlock (Sax (Alto)), Irving Fazola (Clarinet), Orrin Keepnews (Reissue Producer), Joe Kearns (Sax (Alto)), Jack Ferrier (Clarinet), Eddie Miller (Sax (Tenor)), Sterling Bose (Trumpet), Elmer Smithers (Trombone), Andy Ruggirello (Graphic Design), Jack Ferrier (Sax (Alto)), Emili Bogin (Assistant Graphic Design), Andy Baltimore (Creative Director), Sonny Mediana (Graphic Design), Andrew Ferretti (Trumpet), Orrin Keepnews (Producer), George Koenig (Sax (Alto)), Nappy Lamare (Vocals)