L’Histoire du jazz vocal – The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940

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Annotation

Tracklist errors:
Track 10.24 is listed as "Delta Blues" by Son House in the booklet and on the cover. The actual song on the medium is "Love in Vain" by Robert Johnson however.

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-06 12:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine [1927]
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson53:12
2Back Water Blues [1927]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-17)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-02-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-02-17)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1927-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Bessie Smith3:20
3Alexander’s Ragtime Band [1927]
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
arranger:
Deseő Csaba
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Bessie Smith3:02
4Match Box Blues [1927]
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:02
5Dead Drunk Blues [1927]
Sippie Wallace3:01
6The Blues I Love to Sing [1927]
recording of:
Blues I Love to Sing (on 1927-10-26)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Adelaide Hall with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
7Dyin’ by the Hour [1927]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-27)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-10-27)
tuba [brass bass]:
June Cole (on 1927-10-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
Bessie Smith3:01
8Foolish Man Blues [1927]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-27)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-10-27)
tuba [brass bass]:
June Cole (on 1927-10-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
Bessie Smith2:57
9Dope Head Blues [1927]
recording of:
Dope Head Blues (in 1927)
writer:
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey3:17
10Cross Eyed Blues [1927]
Helen Humes3:10
11The Man I Love [1927]
cover recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1927-12-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Marion Harris3:24
12Hotter Than That [1927]
recording of:
Hotter Than That (on 1927-12-13)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong3:05
13I Thought I’d Do It [1927]
Hattie McDaniel2:58
14Waiting for a Train [1928]
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers42:47
15Ain’t No Tellin’ [1928]
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:58
16Warming by the Devil’s Fire [1928]
Rev. Johnny Blakey3:28
17When the Saints Go Marching In [1928]
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
Blind Willie Davis1:57
18Peaches in the Springtime [1928]
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-13)
banjolin:
Vol Stevens (on 1928-02-13)
guitar:
Will Weldon (on 1928-02-13)
jug:
Charlie Polk (jug player) (on 1928-02-13)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-02-13)
vocals:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-02-13), Will Shade (on 1928-02-13) and Will Weldon (on 1928-02-13)
recording of:
Peaches in the Springtime Blues (on 1928-02-13)
composer:
Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band3:15
19Empty Bed Blues, Part 2: [1928]
Bessie Smith3:23
20Mississippi Jail House Blues [1928]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-03) and Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1938-03)
guitar:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
lead vocals:
Rube Lacy
vocals:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
Rube Lacy3:24
21Georgia Crawl [1928]
recording of:
Georgia Crawl (in 1928)
writer:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) and Henry Williams (1920s blues artist)
Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony3:23
22Prove It on Me Blues [1928]
Ma Rainey2:43
23God’s Got a Crown [1928]
Arizona Dranes3:00
24State Street Jive [1928]
Cow Cow Davenport & Ivy Smith3:04
25Guess Who’s in Town [1928]
recording of:
Guess Who's in Town (in 1928)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
Ethel Waters2:49
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