The 1930s: The Small Combos

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Annotation

Label: Columbia - Catalog #: CK-40833 - Format: CD
Label: Columbia - Catalog #: CJT-40833 - Format: CS

Annotation last modified on 2007-03-07 15:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Dismal Dan
bass saxophone:
Adrian Rollini (on 1930-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Kegley (on 1930-04-04)
guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1930-04-04)
piano:
Frank Froeba (on 1930-04-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (saxophonist) (on 1930-04-04)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1930-04-04)
trumpet:
Jack Purvis (on 1930-04-04)
Jack Purvis and His Orchestra3:07
2Dee Blues
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Benny Carter (on 1930-12-31)
guitar:
Benny Jackson (on 1930-12-31)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1930-12-31)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1930-12-31)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1930-12-31)
trumpet:
Bobby Stark (on 1930-12-31)
tuba:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1930-12-31)
arranger:
Benny Carter
The Chocolate Dandies2:58
3Who’s Sorry Now?
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1932-05-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1932-05-23)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1932-05-23)
guitar:
Jack Bland (on 1932-05-23)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1932-05-23)
trumpet:
Henry Allen (jazz musician) (on 1932-05-23)
vocals:
Billy Banks (on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song) (on 1932-05-23)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
The Rhythmakers3:08
4There’s a House in Harlem for Sale
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-07-28)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1934-07-28)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Elmer James (on 1934-07-28)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1934-07-28)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1934-07-28)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1934-07-28)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-07-28)
trumpet:
Henry Allen (jazz musician) (on 1934-07-28)
recording of:
There's a House in Harlem for Sale (on 1934-07-28)
writer:
Jerry Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen
Henry Allen and His Orchestra2:51
5Isle of Capri
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1935-03-08)
double bass [string bass]:
Harry Goodman (on 1935-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1935-03-08)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1935-03-08)
piano:
Gil Bowers (jazz pianist) (on 1935-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-03-08)
trumpet:
Wingy Manone (on 1935-03-08)
vocals:
Wingy Manone (on 1935-03-08)
recording of:
Isle of Capri (on 1935-03-08)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1934-07-27)
is based on:
מחנה זה עניין
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra3:14
6Blues in E‐flat
clarinet:
Johnny Mintz (on 1935-01-25)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Artie Bernstein (on 1935-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1935-01-25)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1935-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1935-01-25)
trombone:
Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1935-01-25)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1935-01-25)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1935-01-25)
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet3:01
7Shoe Shine Swing
double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1936-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1936-11-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1936-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1936-11-09)
trumpet:
Carl "Tatti" Smith (trumpeter) (on 1936-11-09)
Jones-Smith Inc.3:00
8’Tain’t No Use
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Mack Walker (on 1936-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-03-13) and John Washington (jazz drummer) (on 1936-03-13)
guitar:
Bobby Bennett (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s) (on 1936-03-13)
piano:
James Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (on 1936-03-13)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-03-13)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (on 1936-03-13)
vocals:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (on 1936-03-13)
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:34
9Here’s Love in Your Eye
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1936-08-24)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Harry Goodman (on 1936-08-24)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1936-08-24)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-08-24)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-08-24)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1936-08-24)
trumpet:
Gordon "Chris" Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1936-08-24)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1936-08-24)
vocals:
Vera Lane (on 1936-08-24)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:05
10Wabash Stomp
alto saxophone:
Scoops Carry (on 1937-01-23) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1937-01-23)
double bass [string bass]:
Truck Parham (on 1937-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1937-01-23)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1937-01-23)
piano:
Teddy Cole (jazz pianist) (on 1937-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Dave Young (tenor sax) (on 1937-01-23)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1937-01-23)
arranger:
Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (ended)
Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra3:11
11Echoes of Harlem
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-19)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-01-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-01-19)
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1938-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-01-19)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-01-19)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-01-19)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-01-19)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-01-19)
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem (on 1938-01-19)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters3:15
12Alabamy Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-25)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-25)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-25)
clarinet and reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1937-03-25)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1937-03-25)
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1937-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-25)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-03-25)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-25)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-25)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-25)
performer:
The Gotham Stompers (on 1937-03-25)
arranger:
Wayman Carver
The Gotham Stompers3:03
13There’s No Two Ways About It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-15)
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1937-04-15) and Russell Procope (on 1937-04-15)
baritone saxophone:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-04-15)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-04-15) and Cecil Scott (on 1937-04-15)
double bass:
Richard Fullbright (on 1937-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-15)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1937-04-15)
piano:
Don Frye (on 1937-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-04-15)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1937-04-15)
vocals:
Slim Gaillard (on 1937-04-15)
arranger:
Frankie Newton
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-404-2)
recording of:
There’s No Two Ways About It (on 1937-04-15)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Frankie Newton and His Uptown Serenaders3:03
14Jungle Drums
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Caceres (on 1938-11-16)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-16)
double bass [string bass]:
Henry Turner (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1938-11-16)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1938-11-16)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1938-11-16)
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:30
15Chuberry Jam
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1937-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1937-09-10)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1937-09-10)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1937-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1937-09-10)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-09-10)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1937-09-10)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-622)
Chu Berry and His Stompy Stevedores2:19
16Royal Garden Blues
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-07-28)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1939-07-28)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1939-07-28)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1939-07-28)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1939-07-28)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1939-07-28)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1939-07-28)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
John Kirby and His Orchestra2:32

Credits

Release

photography:Frank Driggs
liner notes:Michael Brooks (music historian, archivist, producer)
graphic design:Allen Weinberg (art director and designer)
engineer:Larry Keyes (engineer)
additional producer:Michael Brooks (music historian, archivist, producer)
mastering:Vlado Meller
part of:CBS Jazz Masterpieces (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10825351 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000026C1 [info]