MILLS BLUE RHYTHM BAND – 1931-1932 | The Classics Chronological Series – 676 (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although somewhat forgotten, the Mills Blue Rhythm Band was one of the better jazz orchestras of the early 1930s. Classics has reissued all of the big band's recordings over five CDs. In its early days, the band did not have an excess of famous soloists (altoist Charlie Holmes, from the Luis Russell, band was the first "name" to join), but the band improved with time and always featured excellent ensembles (with fine arrangements from trombonist Harry White), along with worthwhile solo statements. The second Classics Blue Rhythm CD is highlighted by "The Scat Song," "Doin' the Shake," "The Growl," "Rhythm Spasm" and "White Lightning." Scott Yanow  
Tracklist + Credits :

ETHEL WATERS – 1935-1940 | The Classics Chronological Series – 755 (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Classics does its usual stellar job in chronicling a five-year tenure of Ethel Waters, covering sides she made for Bluebird, Decca, and New York's Liberty Music Shop. It's an interesting mix of blues, pop, and jazz, with her inimitable style guiding it all. A few big jazz names like Tyree Glenn, Danny Barker, and Milt Hinton pop up in the various backing units, but ultimately, it's all Waters' show. Cub Koda

Tracklist :

1  Hottentot Potentate  3:24 

Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz

Ethel Waters

feat: Russell Wooding

2  Thief in the Night 3:13

Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz

Ethel Waters

feat: Russell Wooding

  3  You're a Sweetheart 2:58 

Harold Adamson / Jimmy McHugh

4  How Can I Face This Wearied World Alone? 2:33 

Eddie Mallory

5  I'll Get Along Somehow  2:29

Dorothy Fields / Gerald Marks

6  You're Mine 2:46 

Sam M. Lewis / Joseph Young

Ethel Waters

feat: Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

7  Frankie and Johnny 2:59 

Traditional

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

8  They Say  2:27 

Edward Heyman / Paul Mann / Stephen Weiss

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

9  Jeepers Creepers 2:47

Johnny Mercer / Harry Warren

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

  10  Lonesome Walls 2:34

DuBose Heyward / Jerome Kern

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

  11  If You Ever Change Your Mind 2:47 

Bud Green / Johnny Green / Maurice Sigler / Grady Watts / Mayme Watts

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

12  What Goes up Must Come Down 3:00 

Rube Bloom / Ted Koehler

Ethel Waters

feat: Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

13  Y' Had It Comin' to You  2:15

Alan Jay Lerner

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord / William Steiner

  14  Bread and Gravy 2:52

Hoagy Carmichael

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Benny Carter / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord

   15  Down in My Soul 2:59 

Porter Grainger

Ethel Waters

feat: Benny Carter / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord

16  Georgia on My Mind 3:23

Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Benny Carter / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord

  17  Stop Myself from Worryin' over You 2:41 

Reginald Beane / Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Benny Carter / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord

18  Old Man Harlem 2:52 

Hoagy Carmichael / Rudy Vallée

Ethel Waters

feat: Benny Carter / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord

19  Push Out  2:42 

Nathaniel Reed

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Benny Carter / Shirley Clay / Tyree Glenn / Eddie Mallory / Castor McCord

20  Baby, What Else Can I Do? 2:56 

Walter Hirsch / Gerald Marks

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Garvin Bushell / Benny Carter / Eddie Mallory / Charles Turner

21  I Just Got a Letter 2:22 

Dave Franklin / David Franklin

Ethel Waters

feat: Reginald Beane / Garvin Bushell / Benny Carter / Eddie Mallory / Charles Turner

22  Taking a Chance on Love3:03 

Vernon Duke / Ted Fetter / John Latouche

Ethel Waters

feat: Max Meth & His Orchestra

23  Honey in the Honeycomb 2:47 

Vernon Duke / John Latouche

Ethel Waters

feat: Max Meth & His Orchestra

24  Cabin in the Sky 3:14 

Vernon Duke / John Latouche

Ethel Waters

feat: Max Meth & His Orchestra

25  Love Turned the Light Out 2:52 

Vernon Duke / John Latouche

Credits :
Danny Barker – Guitar
Reginald Beane – Composer, Organ, Piano
Garvin Bushell  – Sax (Alto)
Benny Carter  – Clarinet
Shirley Clay  – Trumpet
Tyree Glenn – Trombone, Vocals (Background)
Milt Hinton  – Sax (Baritone)
Eddie Mallory – Composer, Conductor, Trumpet
Castor McCord – Clarinet
Max Meth – Conductor
Max Meth & His Orchestra
William Steiner  – Sax (Alto)
Ethel Waters – Composer, Vocals
Russell Wooding  – Conductor