The Big Band Sides: 1930-1932

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Tracklist

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1Blue Again
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
baritone saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Zilner Randolph and Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
Blue Again (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:13
2Little Joe
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-28) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-28)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-28)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-28)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-28)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
3:12
3I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-28)
baritone saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-28)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-28)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-28)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-28)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:12
4Them There Eyes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-29)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-29) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-29)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-29)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-29)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-29)
soprano saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-29)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-29)
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1931-04-29)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:05
5When You Lover Has Gone
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:08
6Lazy River
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1931-11-03)
arranger:
Zilner Randolph
recording of:
Lazy River (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin
3:05
7Chinatown, My Chinatown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
3:18
8Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04)
clarinet:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
43:39
9Stardust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:36
10You Can Depend on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-05)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-05) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-05)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-05)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-05)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-05)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05)
recording of:
You Can Depend on Me (on 1931-11-05)
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
3:18
11Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-05)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-05) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-05)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-05)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-05)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-05)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-05)
baritone vocals:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1931)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1931-11-05)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:20
12The Lonesome Road
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
wood block:
Joe Lindsay (US early jazz drummer) (on 1931-11-06)
spoken vocals:
Joe Lindsay (US early jazz drummer) (on 1931-11-06), Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp. and Paramount Music Corporation
3:32
13I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:05
14Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:01
15Kickin' the Gong Around
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
3:12
16Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-27) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-27)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-27)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-27)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-27)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27)
recording of:
Home (When Shadows Fall) (on 1932-01-27)
writer:
Geoffrey Clarkson and Harry Clarkson
3:04
17All of Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-27) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-27)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-27)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-27)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-27)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27)
recording of:
All of Me (on 1932-01-27)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
2:58
18Love, You Funny Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-02)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-02) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-03-02)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-02)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-03-02)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-03-02)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-03-02)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-02) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-02)
recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing (on 1932-03-02)
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
3:38
19The New Tiger Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-11)
clarinet:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-03-11)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-11)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-03-11)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-03-11)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-03-11)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-11)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1932-03-11)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
3:20
20Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-11) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-03-11)
double bass [bass]:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-11)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-03-11)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-03-11)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-03-11)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-11)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11)
cover recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Razaf Music
3:31
21Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone and George James (US jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Lord, You Made the Night Too Long (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
3:20

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