The Norton Jazz Recordings

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Annotation

Artist for track 1-10 may be "Incredible Columbia All-Star Band", see http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,5427019,00.html

Annotation last modified on 2012-06-04 12:05 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Akuapim Drumming
[unknown]2:03
2Reckless Blues
Bessie Smith3:04
3West End Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-28)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-28)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-28)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five33:17
4It's All Right, Baby
Pete Johnson / Joe Turner2:40
5Now's the Time
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker3:03
6A Sailboat in the Moonlight
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:51
7So What Review
Miles Davis9:25
8The Buzzard Lope
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
Bessie Jones2:02
9Soon One Morning
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:17
10The Stars and Stripes Forever
[unknown]3:12
11Down Home Rag
Wilbur Sweatman1:40
12Dixie Jass Band One-Step
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1917-02-26)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1917-02-26)
cornet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1917-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1917-02-26)
piano:
Henry Ragas (on 1917-02-26)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1917-02-26)
recording of:
Dixieland Jass Band One-Step (on 1917-02-26)
writer:
ODJB
composer:
Nick LaRocca
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:38
13Dead Man Blues
Jelly Roll Morton3:17
14Doctor Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton3:23
15Snake Rag
King Oliver3:16
16Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
Red Onion Jazz Babies3:08
17Changes
recording of:
Changes
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1927)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:53
18Copenhagen
recording of:
Copenhagen
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Charlie Davis (1920's Indianapolis Bandleader)
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra2:51
19You've Got to Be Modernistic
recording of:
You've Got to Be Modernistic
composer:
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson3:13
20Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five3:10
21Hotter Than That
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-12-13)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
recording of:
Hotter Than That (on 1927-12-13)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five3:01
22Weather Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong / Earl Hines2:44
23Singin' the Blues
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-02-04)
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson
Bix Beiderbecke / Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra3:01
24One Hour
The Mound City Blue Blowers / Coleman Hawkins3:28
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