The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Heebie Jeebies
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1My Heart
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-11-12)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1925-11-12)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1925-11-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1925-11-12)
recording of:
My Heart (Will Always Lead Me Back to You) (on 1925-11-12)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:34
2Yes! I'm in the Barrel
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-11-12)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1925-11-12)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1925-11-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1925-11-12)
recording of:
Yes, I'm In the Barrel (on 1925-11-12)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:46
3Gut Bucket Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-11-12)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1925-11-12)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1925-11-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1925-11-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
recording of:
Gut Bucket Blues (on 1925-11-12)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:50
4Come Back Sweet Papa
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-22)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-22)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-22)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1926-02-22)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-22)
recording of:
Come Back Sweet Papa (on 1926-02-22)
composer:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) and Luis Russell
2:34
5Heebie Jeebies
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1926-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
2:59
6Cornet Chop Suey
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:08
7Oriental Strut
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Oriental Strut (on 1926-02-26)
writer:
Johnny St. Cyr
3:11
8Muskrat Ramble
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
2:36
9Don't Forget to Mess Around
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-06-16)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-06-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-06-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-06-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-06-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-16)
recording of:
Don’t Forget to Mess Around (on 1926-06-16)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans)
3:16
10King of the Zulus
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-06-23)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-06-23)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-06-23)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-23)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-06-23)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-06-23)
spoken vocals:
Clarence Babcock (on 1926-06-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-23) and Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-06-23)
recording of:
King of the Zulus (on 1926-06-23)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:12
11Sweet Little Papa
recording of:
Sweet Little Papa (on 1926-06-23)
composer:
Kid Ory
2:51
12Jazz Lips
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-16)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Jazz Lips (on 1926-11-16)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:09
13Skid-Dat-De-Dat
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-16)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Skid-dat-de-dat (on 1926-11-16)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:12
14I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-16)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-16, on 1929-11-16)
cornet and trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
vocals:
May Alix (on 1926-11-16), Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16) and Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man (on 1926-11-16)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
3:12
15You Made Me Love You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-27)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-27)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
trombone:
Hy Clark (US jazz trombonist) (on 1926-11-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
recording of:
You Made Me Love You (on 1926-11-27)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable
2:58
16Willie the Weeper
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo and guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-07)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-07)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-07)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-07)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-07)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Willie the Weeper (on 1927-05-07)
writer:
Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose and Grant Rymal
3:10
17Wild Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1927-05-07)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:16
18Alligator Crawl
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1927-05-10)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:05
19Potato Head Blues
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:58
20Weary Blues
recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1927-05-11)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
3:03
21Keyhole Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
Keyhole Blues (on 1927-05-13)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:31
22S.O.L. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
S.O.L. Blues (on 1927-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:59
23Gully Low Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-14)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-14)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-14)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
recording of:
Gully Low Blues (on 1927-05-14)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:22
24That's When I'll Come Back to You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-14)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-14)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
piano and additional vocals:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-14)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
recording of:
That’s When I’ll Come Back to You (on 1927-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Biggs
2:55
2▼CD: West End Blues
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1The Last Time
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-09-06)
banjo and guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-09-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-09-06)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-09-06)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-09-06)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-09-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-09-06)
recording of:
The Last Time (on 1927-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Ewing (1920s) and Sara Martin (1920s US blues singer, 1884–1955)
3:27
2Struttin' With Some Barbecue
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (on 1927-12-09)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:04
3Once in a While
recording of:
Once in a While (on 1937-11-15)
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1937)
composer:
Michael Edwards (in 1937)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:14
4Hotter 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
3:01
5Savoy Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-13) and 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)
recording of:
Savoy Blues (on 1927-12-13)
composer:
Kid Ory
3:26
6Fireworks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo and guitar:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
Fireworks (on 1928-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:07
7Skip the Gutter
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
Skip the Gutter (on 1928-06-27)
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:06
8A Monday Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1928-06-27)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
adaptations:
My Monday Date (with lyrics)
3:13
9West 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)
33:13
10Sugar Foot Strut
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-29)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-29)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-29)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
recording of:
Sugar Foot Strut (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
Henry Myers (in 1927), Billy Pierce (Choreographer) (in 1927) and Charles M. Schwab (in 1927)
3:22
11Two Deuces
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-29)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-29)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-29)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
recording of:
Two Deuces (on 1928-06-29)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:56
12Squeeze Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-29)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-29)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
background vocals:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist), Jimmy Strong and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1928-06-29)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:23
13Chicago Breakdown
alto saxophone:
Boyd Atkins (on 1927-05-09) and Joe Walker (US early jazz saxophonist) (on 1927-05-09)
banjo and guitar:
Rip Bassett (on 1927-05-09)
baritone saxophone:
Joe Walker (US early jazz saxophonist) (on 1927-05-09)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Boyd Atkins (on 1927-05-09)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-09) and Bill Wilson (US early jazz cornetist) (on 1927-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1927-05-09)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1927-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1927-05-09)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1927-05-09)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-09)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1927-05-09)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
3:27
14Symphonic Raps
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-05)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1928-07-05) and Crawford Wethington (on 1928-07-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-07-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-07-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-07-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-07-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-07-05) and Homer Hobson (on 1928-07-05)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1928-07-05)
3:13
15Knee Drops
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-07-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-07-05)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-07-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-07-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-07-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-07-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-07-05)
recording of:
Knee Drops (on 1928-07-05)
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
3:25
16Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-04)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-04)
celesta [celeste]:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-04)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-04)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-04)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-04), Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-04) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-04)
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1928-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:16
17No One Else but You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-05)
banjo and guitar:
Dave Wilborn (on 1928-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
arranger:
Don Redman
recording of:
No One Else but You (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Don Redman
3:25
18Save It, Pretty Mama
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (Joe Davis, US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
3:23
19Weather 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
2:44
20Muggles
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-05)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Muggles (on 1928-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:52
21Heah Me Talkin' to You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-12)
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-12)
clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12) and Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-12)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
Hear Me Talkin' to Ya (on 1928-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:24
22St. James Infirmary
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-12)
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-12)
clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12) and Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-12)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1928-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:21
23Tight Like This
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-12)
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-12)
clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12) and Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-12)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-12)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
Tight Like This (on 1928-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Langston Curl
33:17
3▼CD: Sweethearts on Parade
#TitleRatingLength
1Knockin' a Jug
recording of:
Knockin’ a Jug (on 1929-03-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Eddie Condon
3:27
2I Can't Give You Anything but Love
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1929-03-05)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:35
3How Do You Do It That Way
3:21
4Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-07-19)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-19) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-19)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-19)
piano:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-19)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-19)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-19)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-19)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-07-19)
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)
4.653:25
5(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
celesta [celeste]:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1929-07-22)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:10
6That Rhythm Man
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
piano:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1929)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
That Rhythm Man (on 1929-07-22)
writer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter), Andy Razaf and Thomas Waller (Fats Waller)
3:11
7I Ain't Got Nobody
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-10)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-12-10) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-10)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-10)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-10), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1929)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:46
8Dallas Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-10)
clarinet:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-10), Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-12-10) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-10)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-10), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
Dallas Blues (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Garrett and Hart Wand
3:17
9St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1929-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:03
10Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1929-12-13)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:24
11Bessie Couldn't Help It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-02-01)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1930-02-01) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1930-02-01)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1930-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1930-02-01)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1930-02-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1930-02-01)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1930-02-01)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1930-02-01)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1930-02-01), Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1930-02-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1930)
recording of:
Bessie Couldn’t Help It (on 1930-02-01)
writer:
Charles A. Bayha, Jacques Richmond (songwriter) and Byron Warner (active in the 1960's)
3:24
12Dear Old Southland
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard) (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
3:20
13My Sweet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-04-05) and Buck Washington (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (saxophonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-04-05)
vibraphone:
Unknown, probably Joe Turner ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
My Sweet (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
3:23
14I Can't Believe, That You're in Love With Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (saxophonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:11
15Dinah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (saxophonist) (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1930-05-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:20
16I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (on 1930-07-21)
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader)
3:09
17I'm in the Market for You
recording of:
I’m in the Market for You (on 1930-07-21)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
James F. Hanley
3:15
18I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-08-19)
alto saxophone:
Leon Herriford (on 1930-08-19) and Willie Stark (on 1930-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-08-19)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-08-19)
steel guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
William Franz (on 1930-08-19)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-08-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-08-19) and Leon Elkins (on 1930-08-19)
tuba:
Reggie Jones (on 1930-08-19)
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1930-08-19)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
3:24
19If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-08-19)
alto saxophone:
Leon Herriford (on 1930-08-19) and Willie Stark (on 1930-08-19)
banjo:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-08-19)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
William Franz (on 1930-08-19)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-08-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-08-19) and Leon Elkins (on 1930-08-19)
tuba:
Reggie Jones (on 1930-08-19)
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (on 1930-08-19)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
3:38
20Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1930-10-09)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:20
21Memories of You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-10-16)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1930-10-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1930-10-16)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1930-10-16)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-10-16)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1930-10-16)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-10-16) and Henry Prince (on 1930-10-16)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-10-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16), George Orendorff (on 1930-10-16) and Harold Scott (on 1930-10-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16)
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1930-10-16)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:12
22Your Lucky to Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-10-16)
alto saxophone:
Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1930-10-16)
baritone saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1930-10-16)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1930-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-10-16)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1930-10-16)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-10-16) and Henry Prince (on 1930-10-16)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-10-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16), George Orendorff (on 1930-10-16) and Harold Scott (on 1930-10-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16)
recording of:
You’re Lucky to Me (on 1930-10-16)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Eubie Blake
3:26
23Sweethearts on Parade
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
3:15
4▼CD: Swing That Music
#TitleRatingLength
1When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:25
2Stardust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
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
3:39
3I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:07
4Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:02
5Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone and George James (US jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Lord, You Made the Night Too Long (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
3:28
6That's My Home
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08, on 1932-12-28)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08)
double bass [bass] and tuba:
Elmer James (on 1932-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1932-12-08)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1932-12-08)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08, on 1932-12-28), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Billy Hicks (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-12-08) and Louis Hunt (on 1932-12-08)
violin:
Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08, on 1932-12-28)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (on 1932-12-28)
recording of:
That’s My Home (on 1932-12-08)
composer:
Ben Ellison, Leon René and Otis René
43:11
7Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet and clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08)
banjo and piano and guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1932-12-08)
bell:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1932-12-08)
double bass [bass], double bass and tuba and tuba:
Elmer James (on 1932-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1932-12-08)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Bill Hicks (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-12-08) and Louis Hunt (on 1932-12-08)
violin:
Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08)
recording of:
Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train (on 1932-12-08)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:04
8I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:03
9Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
Hustlin’ and Bustlin’ for Baby (on 1933-01-26)
writer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
3:08
10Some Sweet Day
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
recording of:
Some Sweet Day (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Tony Jackson (New Orleans ragtime pianist) and Abe Olman
recording of:
Some Sweet Day (in 1933)
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Tony Jackson (New Orleans ragtime pianist) and Abe Olman
3:02
11Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:29
12Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-28)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-28) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-28)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-28), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-28) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-28)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-28), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-28) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-28)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1933-01-28)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:37
13I'm in the Mood for Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-10-03)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1935-10-03)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-10-03)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-10-03)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1935-10-03), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1935-10-03) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-10-03)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-10-03) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-10-03)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-10-03), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03), Louis Bacon (on 1935-10-03) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-10-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-10-03)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (on 1935-10-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
43:08
14Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1935-12-19)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-12-19)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-12-19)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1935-12-19), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1935-12-19) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-12-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-12-19) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-12-19)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-12-19), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-12-19), Louis Bacon (on 1935-12-19) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-12-19)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-12-19)
recording of:
I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music (on 1935-12-19)
composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:18
15Ev'ntide
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Ev'ntide (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:52
16Swing That Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Swing That Music (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
2:50
17Dippermouth Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1936-08-07)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
2:44
18Jeepers Creepers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-18)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-01-18) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-01-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-01-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-01-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-01-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1939-01-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-01-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-01-18) and Bull City Red (aka George Washington) (on 1939-01-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-01-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-01-18) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1939-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-01-18)
performer:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
later releases:
Jeepers Creepers by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (on 1939-01-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
42:41
19Perdido Street Blues
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues (on 1940-05-27)
composer:
Lil Armstrong
3:01
202:19 Blues
recording of:
2.19 Blues (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Mamie Desdume
2:52
21Down in Honky Tonk Town
recording of:
Down in Honky Tonk Town (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Charles McCarron (in 1916) and Chris Smith (Ragtime composer) (in 1916)
3:04
22Coal Cart Blues
recording of:
Coal Cart Blues (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:55