The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

Tracklist

• CD 1: Heebie Jeebies
• 1
  My Heart
  2:34
• 2
  Yes! I'm in the Barrel
  2:46
• 3
  Gut Bucket Blues
  2:50
• 4
  Come Back Sweet Papa
  2:34
• 5
  Heebie Jeebies
  2:59
• 6
  Cornet Chop Suey
  3:07
• 7
  Oriental Strut
  3:11
• 8
  Muskrat Ramble
  2:36
• 9
  Don't Forget to Mess Around
  3:15
• 10
  King of the Zulus
  3:12
• 11
  Sweet Little Papa
  2:50
• 12
  Jazz Lips
  3:09
• 13
  Skid-Dat-De-Dat
  3:12
• 14
  I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man
  3:11
• 15
  You Made Me Love You
  2:58
• 16
  Willie the Weeper
  3:10
• 17
  Wild Man Blues
  3:16
• 18
  Alligator Crawl
  3:04
• 19
  Potato Head Blues
  2:58
• 20
  Weary Blues
  3:02
• 21
  Keyhole Blues
  3:30
• 22
  S.O.L. Blues
  2:59
• 23
  Gully Low Blues
  3:22
• 24
  That's When I'll Come Back to You
  2:54
• CD 2: West End Blues
• 1
  The Last Time
  3:26
• 2
  Struttin' With Some Barbecue
  3:03
• 3
  Once in a While
  3:14
• 4
  Hotter Than That
  3:01
• 5
  Savoy Blues
  3:25
• 6
  Fireworks
  3:06
• 7
  Skip the Gutter
  3:06
• 8
  A Monday Date
  3:12
• 9
  West End Blues
  3:13
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Sugar Foot Strut
  3:21
• 11
  Two Deuces
  2:55
• 12
  Squeeze Me
  3:23
• 13
  Chicago Breakdown
  3:26
• 14
  Symphonic Raps
  3:13
• 15
  Knee Drops
  3:24
• 16
  Basin Street Blues
  3:16
• 17
  No One Else but You
  3:25
• 18
  Save It, Pretty Mama
  3:22
• 19
  Weather Bird
  2:44
• 20
  Muggles
  2:51
• 21
  Heah Me Talkin' to You
  3:24
• 22
  St. James Infirmary
  3:20
• 23
  Tight Like This
  3:17
  3.0 ★
• CD 3: Sweethearts on Parade
• 1
  Knockin' a Jug
  3:26
• 2
  I Can't Give You Anything but Love
  3:34
• 3
  How Do You Do It That Way
  3:21
• 4
  Ain't Misbehavin'
  3:24
  4.7 ★
• 5
  (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
  3:09
• 6
  That Rhythm Man
  3:11
• 7
  I Ain't Got Nobody
  2:46
• 8
  Dallas Blues
  3:17
• 9
  St. Louis Blues
  3:03
• 10
  Rockin' Chair
  3:23
• 11
  Bessie Couldn't Help It
  3:24
• 12
  Dear Old Southland
  3:19
• 13
  My Sweet
  3:23
• 14
  I Can't Believe, That You're in Love With Me
  3:11
• 15
  Dinah
  3:19
• 16
  I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
  3:09
• 17
  I'm in the Market for You
  3:15
• 18
  I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
  3:23
• 19
  If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
  3:37
• 20
  Body and Soul
  3:19
• 21
  Memories of You
  3:12
• 22
  Your Lucky to Me
  3:25
• 23
  Sweethearts on Parade
  3:14
• CD 4: Swing That Music
• 1
  When It's Sleepy Time Down South
  3:25
• 2
  Stardust
  3:39
• 3
  I Got Rhythm
  3:07
• 4
  Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
  3:02
• 5
  Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
  3:27
• 6
  That's My Home
  3:11
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Hobo, You Can Ride This Train
  3:03
• 8
  I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  3:03
• 9
  Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby
  3:08
• 10
  Some Sweet Day
  3:02
• 11
  Basin Street Blues
  3:28
• 12
  Mahogany Hall Stomp
  2:36
• 13
  I'm in the Mood for Love
  3:07
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
  3:17
• 15
  Ev'ntide
  2:52
• 16
  Swing That Music
  2:50
• 17
  Dippermouth Blues
  2:43
• 18
  Jeepers Creepers
  2:40
  4.0 ★
• 19
  Perdido Street Blues
  3:01
• 20
  2:19 Blues
  2:51
• 21
  Down in Honky Tonk Town
  3:04
• 22
  Coal Cart Blues
  2:55

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Release credits

• Albert Nicholas
  alto saxophone [7], clarinet [8], tenor saxophone [18]
• Albert Washington
  tenor saxophone [2.13, 4.2-5]
• Bernard Addison
  guitar [13-15]
• Bert Curry
  alto saxophone [2.14, 3.4-6]
• Big Mike McKendrick
  banjo [9-12], guitar [2-5], resonator guitar [9-12]
• Bill Oldham
  double bass [9-12]
• Bill Perkins
  guitar [21-22]
• Bill Wilson
  cornet [13]
• Billy Hicks
  trumpet [6-7]
• Bingie Madison
  reeds [13-14], tenor saxophone [15-16, 18]
• Bobby Byrne
  trombone [17]
• Bobby Holmes
  alto saxophone [13-15]
• Boyd Atkins
  alto saxophone [13], clarinet [13], soprano saxophone [13]
• Buck Washington
  piano [13]
• Budd Johnson
  clarinet [9-12], tenor saxophone [9-12]
• Bull City Red
  trombone [18]
• Carroll Dickerson
  conductor [4-6], violin [4-6]
• Castor McCord
  tenor saxophone [13-15]
• Ceele Burke
  banjo [19], steel guitar [18]
• Charlie Alexander
  piano [2-5]
• Charlie Green
  trombone [6-7]
• Charlie Holmes
  alto saxophone [4.18, 3.7, 3.11], clarinet [8], reeds [13-16]
• Charlie Jones
  clarinet [21-22], tenor saxophone [21-22]
• Chick Webb
  drums (drum set) [6-7]
• Clarence Babcock
  spoken vocals [10]
• Crawford Wethington
  alto saxophone [2.14, 3.4-6]
• Dave Wilborn
  banjo [17], guitar [17]
• Don Kirkpatrick
  piano [6-7]
• Don Matteson
  trombone [17]
• Don Redman
  alto saxophone [17, 21-23], arranger [17], clarinet [17, 21-23]
• Earl Hines
  background vocals [12], celesta [16], piano [6-15, 17, 19-23], vocal [8, 16]
• Ed Anderson
  trumpet [13-15]
• Edgar Sampson
  alto saxophone [6-7], violin [6-7]
• Elmer James
  double bass [6-7, 7], tuba [6-7, 7]
• Elmer Whitlock
  trumpet [9-12]
• Elmer Williams
  tenor saxophone [6-7]
• Fred Robinson
  background vocals [12], trombone [2.6-12, 2.14-17, 2.20-23, 3.4-6]
• Fud Livingston
  reeds [17]
• Gene Anderson
  celesta [5], piano [4, 6]
• George "Pops" Foster
  bass [13], double bass [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.14-16, 4.18]
• George James
  alto saxophone [2, 4-5], clarinet [3], soprano saxophone [3]
• George Oldham
  alto saxophone [9-12], clarinet [9-12]
• George Orendorff
  trumpet [21-22]
• George Thow
  trumpet [17]
• Greely Walton
  reeds [15-16], tenor saxophone [13-14]
• Gus Aiken
  trumpet [13-16]
• Harold Scott
  trumpet [21-22]
• Harry White
  trombone [13-14]
• Harvey Brooks
  piano [18-19, 21-22]
• Henry Hicks
  trombone [13-15]
• Henry Prince
  piano [21-22]
• Henry “Moon” Jones
  reeds [13-16]
• Henry “Red” Allen
  trumpet [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.18]
• Homer Hobson
  trumpet [2.14, 3.4-6]
• Honoré Dutrey
  trombone [13]
• Hy Clark
  trombone [15]
• J.C. Higginbotham
  trombone [4.18, 3.7-8, 3.11]
• Jack Stacey
  reeds [17]
• Jimmy Archey
  trombone [13-16]
• Jimmy Dorsey
  clarinet [17], reeds [17]
• Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [17]
• Jimmy Strong
  background vocals [12], clarinet [3.6, 2.6-12, 2.14-16, 2.20-23], tenor saxophone [3.4-5, 2.14-15, 2.21-23]
• Joe Bailey
  double bass [21-22]
• Joe Turner
  piano [13-15]
• Joe Walker
  alto saxophone [13], baritone saxophone [13]
• Joe Yukl
  trombone [17]
• John Lindsay
  double bass [2-5]
• John Thomas
  trombone [16, 18, 21-24]
• John Trueheart
  banjo [7], guitar [6-7], piano [7]
• Johnny Dodds
  alto saxophone [4, 9], clarinet [2.1, 2.4-5, 1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-14, 1.14-16, 1.18, 1.21-24]
• Johnny St. Cyr
  banjo [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-16, 1.18, 1.21-24, 2.1, 2.4], guitar [1.16, 2.1, 2.5]
• Keg Johnson
  trombone [9-12]
• Kid Ory
  trombone [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-14, 2.1, 2.4-5], vocal [14]
• Lavert Hutchinson
  tuba [13-15]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [18-19]
• Lee Blair
  guitar [13-16, 18]
• Leon Elkins
  trumpet [18-19]
• Leon Herriford
  alto saxophone [18-19]
• Leonard "Ham" Davis
  trumpet [13-16]
• Les Hite
  alto saxophone [21], baritone saxophone [22], conductor [21-22]
• Lester Boone
  alto saxophone [2-5]
• Lil Hardin Armstrong
  additional [24], piano [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-16, 1.18, 1.21-24, 2.1, 2.4-5], vocal [10]
• Lionel Hampton
  drums (drum set) [18-19, 21-22], vibraphone [21]
• Lonnie Johnson
  guitar [4-5]
• Louis Armstrong
  cornet [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-16, 1.18, 1.21, 1.23-24, 2.1, 2.4-5, 2.13], lead vocals [2.16, 2.23, 1.5], trumpet [4.2-6, 4.6-7, 4.9-18, 3.4-8, 3.11, 3.13-15, 3.18-19, 3.21-22, 1.14, 1.22, 2.6-12, 2.14-17, 2.19-23], vocal [4.2-6, 4.6-7, 4.9-11, 4.13-18, 1.3, 1.9-10, 1.13-15, 1.21-24, 3.4-8, 3.11, 3.13-15, 3.21-22, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6-10, 2.12, 2.15-17, 2.20-23]
• Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  performer [18], performing orchestra [4.6, 4.13-16, 4.18, 3.6-7, 3.11-12]
• Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
  performer [16, 18]
• Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five
  performer [23]
• Louis Bacon
  trumpet [6-7, 13-16]
• Louis Hunt
  trumpet [6-7]
• Luis Russell
  piano [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.13-16, 4.18]
• Luther Craven
  trombone [21-22]
• Mancy "Peck" Carr
  banjo [3.4-6, 2.6-12, 2.14-16, 2.20-23], guitar [6], vocal [16]
• Marvin Johnson
  alto saxophone [21-22]
• May Alix
  vocal [14]
• Mezz Mezzrow
  bell [7]
• Otis Johnson
  trumpet [4.18, 3.7-8, 3.11]
• Paul Barbarin
  drums (drum set) [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.13-16]
• Pete Briggs
  tuba [2.13-14, 3.4-6, 1.16, 1.18, 1.21-24]
• Pete Clark
  alto saxophone [6-7, 7], clarinet [6-7, 7]
• Preston Jackson
  trombone [2-5]
• Ray McKinley
  drums (drum set) [17]
• Reggie Jones
  tuba [18-19]
• Rip Bassett
  banjo [13], guitar [13]
• Roc Hillman
  guitar [17]
• Rupert Cole
  alto saxophone [18]
• Scoville Browne
  alto saxophone [9-12], clarinet [9-12]
• Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
  trumpet [18]
• Sid Catlett
  drums (drum set) [18]
• Skeets Herfurt
  reeds [17]
• Slim Taft
  double bass [17]
• Snub Mosley
  trombone [15-16]
• Ted McCord
  alto saxophone [13-15]
• Teddy Hill
  clarinet [8], tenor saxophone [7, 11]
• Teddy Wilson
  piano [9-12]
• Tubby Hall
  drums (drum set) [2.13, 4.2-5]
• Tutti Camarata
  trumpet [17]
• Warren “Baby” Dodds
  drums (drum set) [16, 18, 21-24]
• Wilbur de Paris
  trombone [18]
• Will Johnson
  guitar [7-8, 11]
• William Franz
  tenor saxophone [18-19]
• William Thornton Blue
  alto saxophone [11]
• Willie Lynch
  drums (drum set) [13-15]
• Willie Stark
  alto saxophone [18-19]
• Yank Porter
  drums (drum set) [9-12]
• Zilner Randolph
  trumpet [2-5, 9-12]
• Zutty Singleton
  cymbal [6-11, 15], drums (drum set) [2.14, 2.16-17, 2.20-23, 3.4-6]
• [unknown]
  vibraphone [13]
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Issues

• 

  T
  The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

  4x CD
  1995
• T
  The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

  4x CD
  1995