How Low Can You Go?: Anthology of the String Bass (1925–1941)

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Milenberg Joys
Ted Lewis and His Band2:51
2Dinah
Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra3:06
3Black Bottom Stomp
recording of:
Black Bottom Stomp (on 1926-09-15)
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly‐Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers3:13
4My Pretty Girl
Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra2:42
5Wash‐Board Cut Out
Bobbie Leecan’s Need‐More Band2:57
6Bogalusa Strut
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band2:59
7Down by the Riverside
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band3:12
8Bull Frog Blues
Charles Pierce and His Orchestra2:54
9China Boy
Charles Pierce and His Orchestra2:23
10Voice of the Southland
Thelma Terry and Her Playboys2:36
11Mama’s Gone, Goodbye
Thelma Terry and Her Playboys3:10
12I’d Like to Go Back to That Old Pal of Mine
Halfway House Dance Orchestra2:59
13Goose Creek‐Stomp
banjo:
Mart Britt (on 1928-09-14)
clarinet:
Sidney Arodin (on 1928-09-14)
cornet:
Tony Almerico (on 1928-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Turley (on 1928-09-14)
piano:
Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer) (on 1928-09-14)
trombone:
Sunny Clapp (on 1928-09-14)
tuba [brass bass]:
Benny Pottle (on 1928-09-14)
Mart Britt & His Orchestra2:40
14Waiting for a Train
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 Rodgers42:49
15Texas and Pacific Blues
Frenchy’s String Band3:08
16So Tired
Dallas String Band with Coley Jones3:18
17Freeze and Melt
Joe Turner and His Memphis Men2:54
18Hot Heels
Ed Lang and His Orchestra3:02
19Beggar’s Blues
Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men3:20
20Where the Sweet Magnolias Bloom
Taylor‐Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers2:41
21En sens unique S.V.P.
L’Orchestre antillais2:28
22Squabblin’
Walter Page and His Original Blue Devils3:04
23Duet Stomp
Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight2:55
24Poor Li’l Me
Luis Russell and His Orchestra3:23
25Panama
Luis Russell and His Orchestra3:18
26Chinatown, My Chinatown
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:01
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chances Are
Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra3:13
2Tiger Tom Kill Tiger Cat, Damblay, Santapie and Rat
Wilmoth Houdini2:46
3Depression‐Paseo
Lionel Belasco and His Orchestra2:54
4Who’s Sorry Now?
Harlem Hot Shots3:03
5Shag
New Orleans Feetwarmers3:06
6My! Oh, My!
Eddie South and His Orchestra3:06
7Baby, Are You Satisfied?
Dicky Wells’ Shim Shammers3:30
8Tex’s Dance
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-12-06)
banjo:
Chick Hurt (on 1933-12-06)
double bass:
Jack Taylor (bassist) (on 1933-12-06)
fiddle:
Tex Atchison (on 1933-12-06)
guitar:
Salty Holmes (on 1933-12-06)
Prairie Ramblers2:34
9Brownie’s Stomp
Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies2:56
10Rug Cutter Swing
Henry Allen and His Orchestra2:41
11The Stuff Is Here and It’s Mellow
Eva Taylor and Her Boy Friends2:35
12Ta‐hu‐wa‐hu‐wa‐i (A Hawaiian War Song)
Andy Iona and His Islanders2:44
13Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes
recording of:
Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes
writer:
Bernie Hanighen and Johnny Mercer
The Spirits of Rhythm2:33
14Bugle Call Rag (take B)
Candy and Coco2:56
15Good Morning, Judge
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-01-08)
bass:
Roland Armstrong (1920s blues musician) (on 1935-01-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player) (on 1935-01-08)
Carl Martin2:51
16The Dozen
State Street Boys3:04
17Don’t ’Low
Washboard Sam3:11
18Rug Cutter’s Function
Lil Johnson3:09
19Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
recording of:
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (on 1936-10-21)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Francis, Day & Hunter, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem) and J. Albert & Son P/L
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:50
20Deep Blue Melody
Don Albert and His Orchestra3:05
21White Heat
recording of:
White Heat (on 1937-06-07)
composer:
Will Hudson
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:44
22Tired of Me
Crystal Springs Ramblers2:31
23Pagin’ the Devil
The Kansas City Six2:57
24Liza, Pull Down the Shades
recording of:
Liza Pull Down the Shades (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys42:18
25Pluckin’ the Bass
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-30)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-08-30)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-08-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-08-30)
reeds [clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone]:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1939-08-30) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1939-08-30)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-30), Claude Jones (on 1939-08-30) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-08-30)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-08-30), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-08-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-08-30)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-08-30)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1939-08-30)
arranger:
Chappie Willett
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1067-A)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:43
26Climax Rag (take 1)
recording of:
Climax Rag
composer:
James Scott (ragtime composer)
Jelly‐Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:28
27Sepia Panorama (aka Night House)
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra2:43
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Kentucky Stomp
Dixie Four2:26
2Saint Louis Man
Dixie Four2:28
3Endurance Stomp
State Street Ramblers2:48
4Tuxedo Stomp
State Street Ramblers3:00
5Brown Skin Mama
State Street Ramblers2:42
6St. Louis Nightmare
State Street Ramblers2:58
7Tell Me Cutie
State Street Ramblers2:49
8Some Day You’ll Know
State Street Ramblers2:48
9Endurance Stomp (take A)
Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn2:35
10Shake Your Shimmy
The Midnight Rounders3:04
11Bull Fiddle Rag (take A)
The Midnight Rounders3:26
12Shake That Jelly Roll
Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn2:59
13Don’t Cry, Honey
Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn3:17
14My Four Reasons
“Banjo” Ikey Robinson and His Bull Fiddle Band2:54
15He’s Got His Eyes on You
Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation2:56
16I’m in the Battlefield for My Lord
Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation3:17
17She’s Coming ’Round the Mountain
Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers2:57
18I’m Pressing On
Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation2:50
19No Night There
Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation3:03
20I Ain’t Gonna Do It No More
Chippie Hill2:50
21Pratt City Blues
Chippie Hill2:46
22Get the “L” On Down the Road
recording of:
Get the “L” On Down the Road
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band2:58
23Don’t Drink It in Here
Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band2:53
24I Wonder Where My Easy Rider’s Gone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-07-09)
bass:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1929-07-09)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-07-09)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-07-09)
washboard:
Jasper Taylor (on 1929-07-09)
vocals:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1929-07-09)
Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band2:49
25Come On Mama Do That Dance
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-07-09)
bass:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1929-07-09)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-07-09)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-07-09)
washboard:
Jasper Taylor (on 1929-07-09)
vocals:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1929-07-09)
Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band52:51
26Bull Fiddle Rag (take B)
The Midnight Rounders3:07