Jazz in Britain 1919-1950

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1▼CD: The Twenties
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1At the Jazz Band Ball
recording of:
At the Jazz Band Ball
composer:
Nick LaRocca and Larry Shields
ODJB2:40
2Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (on 1923-02-20)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist)
composer:
Turner Layton
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Paul Whiteman2:38
3Snake's Hips
The Georgians3:02
4Tiger Rag
Original Capitol Orchestra2:25
5Eccentric
Savoy Orpheans3:00
6Morning After Blues
Mound City Blue Blowers2:57
7Riverboat Shuffle
recording of:
Riverboat Shuffle
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills, Parish and Dick Voynow
Jack Hylton's Kit-Kat Band3:23
8Arabella's Wedding Day
The Plantation Orchestra2:35
9Sugar Foot Stomp
Devonshire Dance Band2:45
10Stomp Your Feet
Fred Elizalde and His Cambridge Undergraduates2:46
11You Don't Like It, Not Much
Bert Firman's Rhythmic Eight2:55
12Miss Annabelle Lee
recording of:
Miss Annabelle Lee
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Lew Pollack
Bert Firman's Rhythmic Eight3:07
13Grieving for You
recording of:
Grieving for You
lyricist and composer:
Joe Gibson, Joe Gold and Joe Ribaud
Jack Hylton's Rhythmagicians3:05
14Dixie
Fred Elizalde's Savoy Hotel Band3:10
15A Dicky Bird Told Me So
Jay Whidden?:??
16Two Guitars
Eddie South2:50
17Nobody's Sweetheart
double bass:
Tiny Stock (on 1928-04-12)
recording of:
Nobody’s Sweetheart (on 1929-04-12)
lyricist:
Ernie Erdman (Songwriter/composer and pianist) and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter) and Elmer Schoebel
Fred Elizalde and His Music3:00
18Miranda
Noble Sissle3:02
19Love Me or Leave Me
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Allan Selby2:52
20That's a Plenty
recording of:
That’s a Plenty
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Philip Lewis2:59
21Song of the Dawn
Jack Hart and His Band2:50
22Sobbin' Blues
Ted Lewis and His Band2:49
23St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Jimmy Dorsey with Spike Hughes and His Three Blind Mice3:14
24Funny Dear, What Love Can Do
Spike Hughes3:26
25Allah's Holidays
baritone saxophone:
Laurie Payne (on 1930-07-17)
celesta:
Ray Noble (on 1930-07-17)
double bass:
Spike Hughes (on 1930-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Bill Harty (on 1930-07-17)
reeds:
Harry Hines (on 1930-07-17)
trombone:
Jock Fleming (on 1930-07-17)
trumpet:
Norman Payne (on 1930-07-17)
vocals:
Al Bowlly (on 1930-07-17)
Night Club Kings3:11
26Bessie Couldn't Help It
Billy Cotton & His Band3:04
2▼CD: Louis and Duke Arrive
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Buddy's Wednesday Outing
Spike Hughes2:39
2Sunny Side of the Street, Part 2
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Louis Armstrong3:10
3Ain't Misbehavin
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Duke Ellington2:50
4Duke Ellington Talking to Percy Mathison Brooks
Duke Ellington2:25
5Hyde Park
Duke Ellington2:39
6Jazz Cocktail
Madame Tussaud's Dance Band2:33
7Japanese Sandman
instrumental recording of:
The Japanese Sandman (on 1933-10-04)
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan (in 1920)
writer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1920)
Ray Noble3:10
8Ellingtonia, Introducing Black and Tan, Fantasy, It Don't Mean a Thing, Mood Indigo, Bugle Call Rag
Jack Hylton2:57
9Jitter Bug
Cab Calloway3:12
10Romantic Joe
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four2:40
11I Ain't Got Nobody
Lew Stone3:09
12I Wish I Were Twins
recording of:
I Wish I Were Twins
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Frank Loesser and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Valaida Snow2:41
13Fascinating Rhythm
Nat Gonella's Georgians2:50
14Stars Fell on Alabama
recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music
Gerry Moore3:09
15Sheik of Araby
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Washboard Serenaders2:33
16Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Mario "Harp" Lorenzi3:08
17Hummin' to Myself
recording of:
Hummin' to Myself
writer:
Sammy Fain, Herb Magidson and Monty Siegel
Duncan White3:15
18Singin' the Blues
Nat Gonella's Georgians3:12
19Nightfall
Benny Carter3:23
20Is It True What They Say About Dixie
recording of:
Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
writer:
Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner and Gerald Marks
The Swing Rhythm Boys2:47
21Just a Mood
Garland Wilson3:06
22Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Buck and Bubbles2:58
23Gin and Jive
Benny Carter2:50
24King Porter Stomp
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra3:00
25Cotton Pickers Congregation
recording of:
Cotton Picker's Congregation (on 1937-07-08)
composer:
Sid Phillips
Ambrose and His Orchestra3:11
26Amoresque
Sid Phillips2:52
27Blue Murder
Danny Polo and His Swing Stars2:52
3▼CD: Jazz Takes Hold in the UK
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sheik of Araby
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Art Tatum2:43
2If You Were the Only Girl in the World
recording of:
If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Nat D. Ayer
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Vagabond Lover
Danny Polo and His Swing Stars2:35
3Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?
recording of:
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
Freddy Gardner and His Swing Orchestra2:39
4I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
Una Mae Carlise and Her Jam Band2:34
5Ain't Misbehavin'
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Fats Waller2:52
6Lambeth Walk
recording of:
The Lambeth Walk
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1937) and L. Arthur Rose (playwright and lyricist) (in 1937)
composer:
Noel Gay (in 1937)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Richard Armitage Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25672)
The Quintette of the Hot Club of France2:42
7Snakehips Swing
Ken “Snakehips” Johnson and His Orchestra2:48
810 a.m. Blues
recording of:
10 a.m. Blues
writer:
Freddy Gardner (saxophonist)
Freddy Gardner and His Swing Orchestra2:24
9My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Jack Hylton's Band with Coleman Hawkins2:39
10Darktown Strutters Ball
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Harry Roy & His Orchestra2:53
11Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Blue Mariners with guest Jack Llewellyn2:25
12I Heard
Johnny Claes2:40
13The Java Joint
Harry Parry3:00
14Tea for Two
HMV Public Jam Session5:47
15Blue Skies
Cyril Blake and His Jig's Club Band2:36
16Red Duster Rag
MM Competition Band3:11
17Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Phil Green and His Basin Street Band2:36
18Buddy's Blues
Buddy Featherstonhaugh's RAF HQ Bomber Command Sextet3:17
19Rockin' The Blues
Josephine Bradley and Her Jive Rhythm Orchestra2:54
20I'm Comin' Virginia
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
Vic Lewis/Jack Parnell Jazzmen2:44
21Five Flat Flurry
George Shearing Sextet2:46
22Swing Low Sweet Chariot
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arrangement from “The Spiritual Medley”)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
arranger:
Debby Kerner Rettino and Ernie Rettino
arrangement of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Leslie ’Jiver’ Hutchinson and His Coloured Orchestra2:53
23Dick's Boogie
Vic Lewis/Jack Parnell Jazzmen2:51
24In a Little Spanish Town
recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
Miff Ferrie and His Ferrymen2:50
25165 Blues
Tony Short Trio with Wally Fawkes2:57
26Bakerloo Non-Stop
Ted Heath and His Orchestra2:40
27Hey Ba-Ba-Rebop
recording of:
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
writer:
Curley Hamner and Lionel Hampton
The Squadronaires2:08
4▶CD: Stylistic Turmoil