The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz

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Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1
▶ 12" Vinyl 2
▼ 12" Vinyl 3
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E1Willow Weep For Me
Art Tatum2:58
E2Too Marvelous For Words
Art Tatum2:25
E3Lunceford Special
recording of:
Lunceford Special
writer:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader)
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra2:51
E4Rockin' Chair
alto saxophone:
Sam Listengart (on 1941-07-02), Clint Neagley (on 1941-07-02) and Musky Ruffo (Mascagni Ruffo) (on 1941-07-02)
clarinet:
Sam Musiker (on 1941-07-02)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1941-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1941-07-02)
guitar:
Ray Biondi (on 1941-07-02)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1941-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Bates (on 1941-07-02) and Sam Musiker (on 1941-07-02)
trombone:
John Grassi (on 1941-07-02), Jay Kelliher (on 1941-07-02) and Babe Wagner (on 1941-07-02)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-07-02), Torg Halten (on 1941-07-02), Norman Murphy (on 1941-07-02) and Graham Young (trumpeter) (on 1941-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1941-07-02)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
instrumental recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1941-07-02)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra3:02
E5I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Excerpt)
Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter3:03
E6When Lights Are Low
recording of:
When Lights Are Low
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co.
Lionel Hampton2:15
E7Doggin' Around
alto saxophone:
Jack Washington and Earle Warren (on 1938-06-06)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-06-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-06-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-06-06)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-06-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-06-06)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-06-06)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-06-06) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-06-06)
trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-06-06), Dan Minor (on 1938-06-06) and Benny Morton (on 1938-06-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-06-06), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-06-06) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-06)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 63920-A)
recording of:
Doggin' Around (on 1938-06-06)
composer:
Herschel Evans (in 1938)
Count Basie And His Orchestra2:57
E8Taxi War Dance
recording of:
Taxi War Dance (on 1939-03-19)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie2:55
F1Lester Leaps In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
clarinet, clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-09-05)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1939-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-09-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-09-05)
piano and piano accordion:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-09-05)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1939-09-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-09-05)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-05)
conductor:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Lester Leaps In (on 1939-09-05)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
Count Basie's Kansas City Seven3:14
F2I Found A New Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-01-15)
archtop guitar and electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-01-15)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Arthur Bernstein (on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-01-15)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-01-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1941-01-15)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Benny Goodman Sextet2:57
F3Blues Sequence (From Breakfast Feud)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-12-19) and Harry Jaeger (on 1941-01-15)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-12-19) and Ken Kersey (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
recording of:
Breakfast Feud (on 1940-12-19)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Benny Goodman Sextet : Charlie Christian2:24
F4East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-12-19)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-12-19) and Otto Hardwick (on 1927-12-19)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1927-12-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1927-12-19)
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1927-12-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer (on 1927-12-19)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1927-12-19)
soprano saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-12-19)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1927-12-19)
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf (on 1927-12-19) and Bubber Miley (on 1927-12-19)
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo (on 1927-12-19)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:38
F5New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra3:04
F6Creole Rhapsody
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra6:00
F7Harlem Air Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:00
F8Concerto For Cootie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-15) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-15)
clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15)
cornet and cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-15)
double bass and double bass [b]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-15)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-15)
guitar and guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-15)
piano and piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-15)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15) and Ben Webster (on 1940-03-15)
trombone and trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-15) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-03-15)
trumpet and trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-15)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-15)
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie (on 1940-03-15)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:22
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