- Artist: Various Artists
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1930 04 01-1938 06 07
- Total Time: 51:36
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: Vocal Music
Review
Part of a 1987 Columbia reissue sampler series that was later also issued on CD, this set has 16 vintage recordings that are presented roughly in chronological order. There is one selection apiece from the who's-who of 1930s jazz vocalists:
Ethel Waters,
Louis Armstrong ("Blue Again"),
Jack Teagarden,
Fats Waller ("I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby"),
Bing Crosby &
the Mills Brothers (the alternate take of "Dinah"),
the Boswell Sisters, Connie Boswell,
Ella Fitzgerald ("All My Life"),
Don Redman, the Spirits of Rhythm,
Chick Bullock (definitely a ringer!),
Louis Prima,
Henry "Red" Allen,
Mildred Bailey,
Ivie Anderson ("Rose of the Rio Grande"),
Billie Holiday ("Mean to Me") and
Midge Williams. Virtually all of the numbers are well worth hearing, and although most have been reissued in more complete fashion elsewhere, this is a very enjoyable sampler. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Tracks
|
| Black and Blue |
Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks |
Ethel Waters |
(3:01) |
| Blue Again |
Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields |
Louis Armstrong |
(3:10) |
| You Rascal You |
Sam Theard |
Jack Teagarden |
(3:11) |
| I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby |
Fats Waller, Alex Hill |
Ted Lewis |
(3:07) |
| Dinah |
Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Harry Akst |
Bing Crosby |
(2:51) |
| Old Yazoo |
Fats Waller |
The Boswell Sisters |
(3:11) |
| The River's Taking Care of Me |
J. Greer |
Connee Boswell |
(2:59) |
| All My Life |
Sam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell |
Teddy Wilson |
(3:09) |
| Doin' What I Please |
Fats Waller, Andy Razaf |
Don Redman |
(2:52) |
| My Old Man |
Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen |
Spirits of Rhythm |
(2:50) |
| Frankie and Johnny |
Traditional |
Chick Bullock |
(3:06) |
| Chasing Shadows |
Oliver Silver, Benny Davis |
Louis Prima |
(3:00) |
| Out Where the Blue Begins |
Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields |
Henry "Red" Allen |
(2:55) |
| Lover, Come Back to Me |
Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II |
Mildred Bailey |
(3:14) |
| Rose of the Rio Grande |
Harry Warren, Ross Gorman, Edgar Leslie |
Duke Ellington |
(2:54) |
| Mean to Me |
Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk |
Teddy Wilson |
(3:05) |
| Mama's Gone, Goodbye |
Peter Bocage, Armand Piron |
Midge Williams |
(3:01) |
Credits
The Boswell Sisters (Performer), Bing Crosby (Vocals), Bing Crosby (Performer), The Mills Brothers (Vocals), Louis Prima (Trumpet), Louis Prima (Vocals), Louis Prima (Performer), Henry "Red" Allen (Trumpet), Henry "Red" Allen (Vocals), Henry "Red" Allen (Performer), Buster Bailey (Clarinet), Mildred Bailey (Vocals), Mildred Bailey (Performer), Chu Berry (Sax (Tenor)), Will Bradley (Trombone), Buck Clayton (Trumpet), Sidney DeParis (Trumpet), Ella Fitzgerald (Vocals), Benny Goodman (Clarinet), Benny Goodman (Sax (Alto)), Johnny Hodges (Clarinet), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Alto)), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Soprano)), John Kirby (Bass), John Kirby (String Bass), Eddie Lang (Guitar), Albert Nicholas (Clarinet), Pee Wee Russell (Clarinet), Muggsy Spanier (Cornet), Rex Stewart (Cornet), Jack Teagarden (Trombone), Jack Teagarden (Vocals), Jack Teagarden (Performer), Fats Waller (Piano), Fats Waller (Vocals), Ethel Waters (Performer), Teddy Wilson (Piano), Teddy Wilson (Performer), Charlie Shavers (Trumpet), Cootie Williams (Trumpet), Lester Young (Sax (Tenor)), Connee Boswell (Vocals), Connee Boswell (Performer), Lawrence Brown (Trombone), Pete Brown (Sax (Alto)), Georg Brunis (Trombone), Cozy Cole (Drums), Hank D'Amico (Clarinet), John Hammond, Sr. (Producer), Horace Henderson (Piano), Ted Lewis (Clarinet), Ted Lewis (Leader), Ted Lewis (Performer), Irving Mills (Producer), Benny Morton (Trombone), Frankie Newton (Trumpet), Adrian Rollini (Sax (Baritone)), Adrian Rollini (Sax (Bass)), Charlie Teagarden (Trumpet), Don Redman (Sax (Alto)), Don Redman (Vocals), Don Redman (Performer), Freddy Robinson (Trombone), Ivie Anderson (Vocals), Teddy Bunn (Guitar), Sonny Greer (Drums), Hayes Alvis (Bass), Hayes Alvis (Drums), Hayes Alvis (String Bass), Louis Armstrong (Trumpet), Louis Armstrong (Vocals), Louis Armstrong (Performer), Harold Baker (Trumpet), Michael Berniker (Coordination), Artie Bernstein (Bass), Artie Bernstein (String Bass), Barney Bigard (Clarinet), Billie Holiday (Vocals), Larry Binyon (Sax (Tenor)), Jerry Blake (Clarinet), Jerry Blake (Sax (Alto)), Lester Boone (Clarinet), Lester Boone (Sax (Alto)), Harry Carney (Clarinet), Harry Carney (Sax (Alto)), Harry Carney (Sax (Baritone)), Pete Clark (Sax (Alto)), Shirley Clay (Trumpet), Rupert Cole (Clarinet), Rupert Cole (Sax (Alto)), Tony Colucci (Guitar), Langston Curl (Trumpet), Douglas Daniels (Vocals), Douglas Daniels (Tiple), Wilbur Daniels (Vocals), Wilbur Daniels (Tiple), Jimmy Dorsey (Clarinet), Jimmy Dorsey (Sax (Alto)), Tommy Dorsey (Trombone), Duke Ellington (Piano), Duke Ellington (Leader), Duke Ellington (Performer), Jim Fishel (Original Preparation), Joe Garland (Clarinet), Joe Garland (Sax (Baritone)), Joe Garland (Sax (Tenor)), Tim Geelan (Engineer), Tim Geelan (Remastering), Larry Gomar (Drums), Fred Guy (Guitar), Tubby Hall (Drums), Clyde Hart (Piano), Edgar Hayes (Piano), Edgar Hayes (Arranger), Shelton Hemphill (Trumpet), Amy Herot (Coordination), J.C. Higginbotham (Trombone), Edward Inge (Clarinet), Edward Inge (Sax (Alto)), Preston Jackson (Trombone), George James (Clarinet), George James (Sax (Alto)), George James (Sax (Soprano)), Manzie Johnson (Drums), Claude Jones (Trombone), Dave Kapp (Producer), Jack Kapp (Producer), Stan King (Drums), David Klein (Trumpet), Manny Klein (Trumpet), Billy Kyle (Piano), Nappy Lamare (Guitar), John Lindsay (Bass), John Lindsay (String Bass), Eddie Long (Guitar), John Lucas (Drums), Lawrence Lucie (Guitar), "Big" Mike McKendrick (Guitar), Teddy McRae (Sax (Tenor)), Wilson Myers (Bass), Wilson Myers (String Bass), Gene Mikell (Clarinet), Gene Mikell (Sax (Alto)), Chauncey Morehouse (Drums), Joe Tricky Sam Nanton (Trombone), Zilner Randolph (Trumpet), Talcott Reeves (Banjo), Allan Reuss (Guitar), Jack Ryan (Bass), Jack Ryan (String Bass), Ben Selvin (Violin), Ben Selvin (Producer), Frank Signorelli (Piano), O'Neill Spencer (Drums), Lennie Stanfield (Bass), Lennie Stanfield (String Bass), Juan Tizol (Trombone), Juan Tizol (Trombone (Valve)), Dave Tough (Drums), John Trueheart (Guitar), George Washington (Trombone), Leo Watson (Vocals), Leo Watson (Tiple), Victor Young (Producer), Bob Ysaguirre (Bass), Bob Ysaguirre (String Bass), Bernie Hanighen (Producer), Sam Weiss (Drums), Harry Barth (Tuba), Jimmy Blake (Trumpet), Sam Blank (Trombone), Buck Blayton (Trumpet), Sterling Bose (Trumpet), Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (Vocals), Martha Boswell (Piano), Martha Boswell (Vocals), Chick Bullock (Vocals), Chick Bullock (Performer), Charlie Butterfield (Trombone), Joe Catalyne (Clarinet), Joe Catalyne (Sax (Tenor)), Max Farley (Clarinet), Max Farley (Arranger), Max Farley (Sax (Tenor)), Tony Gerhardi (Guitar), Harry Grey (Producer), Frank Guarente (Trumpet), Benny James (Guitar), Wallace Jones (Trumpet), Garry McAdams (Guitar), Dick McDonough (Guitar), James McLin (Guitar), Frank Pinero (Piano), Justin Ring (Producer), Virgil Scroggins (Drums), Virgil Scroggins (Vocals), Joe Tarto (Bass), Joe Tarto (String Bass), Midge Williams (Vocals), Midge Williams (Performer), Hymie Wolfson (Sax (Tenor)), Toni Calucci (Guitar), Wardell Jones (Trumpet), Louis Martin (Sax (Alto)), Louis Martin (Sax (Baritone)), Fred Robinson (Trombone), Crawford Wetherton (Sax (Alto)), Crawford Wetherton (Sax (Baritone)), Allen Weinberg (Design), Ed Anderson (Trumpet), Pete Peterson (String Bass), Charlie Alexander (Piano), Billy Taylor, Sr. (Bass), Billy Taylor, Sr. (String Bass), Spirits of Rhythm (Performer), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Alto)), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Baritone)), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Bass)), Michael Brooks (Liner Notes), Michael Brooks (Digital Producer), Dave Klein (Trumpet), Albert Washington, Jr. (Clarinet), Albert Washington, Jr. (Sax (Tenor)), Albert Washington (Clarinet), Albert Washington (Sax (Tenor)), Robert Carroll (Sax (Tenor)), Pete Petersen (Bass)
