GEORGIA WHITE — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 · 1930-1936 (1994) DOCD-5301 | RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

The first inkling that most people in the late 20th century had about Georgia White was an LP of reissued titles that appeared in the 1970s on the Rosetta label. Some of her party-oriented songs also resurfaced on various Stash collections, linking her in the minds of many listeners with that jolly substance abuse anthem "The Stuff Is Here." During the 1990s, Blues Collection issued a 25-track sampler and Document Records reissued every recording known to have been made by her during the 1930s and early '40s. The first of four volumes dedicated to this fine vocalist focuses mainly upon the earliest records released under her name. Her first recording was made in Chicago in May 1930 with New Orleans clarinetist Jimmie Noone and his Apex Club Orchestra. Having this tidbit at the beginning of her complete recorded works on Document constitutes a sweet treat, especially as the song she sings is a staple of Depression-era pop music at its most auto-suggestive; "When You're Smiling, the Whole World Smiles with You" is usually associated with vaudevillian Ted Lewis, Louis Armstrong when he sang in front of a big band in the early '30s, or that great interpreter of Tin Pan Alley love songs, Billie Holiday. When she began recording regularly for Decca in 1935, Georgia White distinguished herself with a refreshingly honest delivery that combined elements of blues, barrelhouse, and swing in a manner that was earthier, lustier, and less mainstream than had been possible or permissible with the confectionary "get happy" melody she sang with Noone in 1930. Throughout most of the performances reproduced here, White is heard accompanying herself on the piano and singing her own compositions with occasional covers like Victoria Spivey's "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" and the punchy "There Ain't Gonna Be No Doggone Afterwhile," a friction-inducing number attributed to Charlie Burse of the Memphis Jug Band and soon to be covered by Decca's Fats Waller emulator Bob Howard. The last four tracks of White's first volume on Document introduce three men who would stick around and accompany her for the next couple of years: pianist and composer Richard M. Jones and bassist John Lindsay (both of New Orleans, LA) and guitarist "Banjo" Ikey Robinson of Dublin, VA. To inaugurate their first session together, White chose to revisit her own "Dupree Blues" and Lil Johnson's "Hot Nuts," to premiere her own Fats Waller-like swing tune "It Must Be Love," and to grind out "Daddy Let Me Lay It on You" to the tune of "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes." arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    When You're Smiling, The Whole World Smiles With You 2:47
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Eddie Pollack
Band – Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra
Banjo, Guitar – Wilbur Gorham
Brass Bass – Bill Newton 
Clarinet – Jimmie Noone
Drums – Johnny Wells
Piano – Zinky Cohn
Vocals – Georgia White
2.    Dupree Blues 2:59
Guitar [Poss.] – Ikey Robinson
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
3.    Dallas Man (Lost Lover Blues) 3:12
Guitar [Poss.] – Ikey Robinson
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
4.    Your Worries Ain't Like Mine 2:45
Guitar [Poss.] – Ikey Robinson
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
5.    You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 3:06
Guitar [Poss.] – Ikey Robinson
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
6.    Honey Dripper Blues 2:58
Guitar [Poss.] – Willie Bee (James)
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
7.    Freddie Blues 2:35
Guitar [Poss.] – Willie Bee (James)
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
8.    Easy Rider Blues 2:46
Guitar [Poss.] – Willie Bee (James)
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
9.    Graveyard Blues 2:33
Guitar [Poss.] – Willie Bee (James)
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
10.    Your Worries Ain't Like Mine - No. 2 2:47
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
11.    You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now - No. 2 2:59
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
12.    Can't Read, Can't Write 2:53
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
13.    Tell Me Baby 2:45
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
14.    There Ain't Gonna Be No Doggone Afterwhile 2:57
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
15.    Someday, Sweetheart 3:07
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
16.    River Blues 2:43
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
17.    If You Can't Get Five, Take Two (Take A) 2:55
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
18.    If You Can't Get Five, Take Two (Take B) 2:51
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
19.    Rattlesnakin' Daddy 2:28
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
20.    Get 'Em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) 2:43
Double Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White
21.    New Dupree Blues 3:01
Double Bass – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
22.    Daddy Let Me Lay It On You 2:41
Double Bass – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
23.    New Hot Nuts 2:52
Double Bass – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
24.    It Must Be Love 2:34
Double Bass – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
 

GEORGIA WHITE — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 · 1936-1937 (1994) DOCD-5302 | RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Georgia White was one of Chicago's very best barrelhouse blues singers during the 1930s and early '40s. The second volume of her complete recorded works as compiled by Document in the '90s contains 23 sides recorded in 1936 and 1937 with rhythm accompaniment by pianist Richard M. Jones, guitarist Ikey Robinson, and bassist John Lindsay. Hopefully the second edition of this disc, which came out in 2005, opens with a cleaner sounding copy of "I Just Want Your Stingaree." The 78 rpm platter used for this 1996 edition is slightly marred by a rough start, with the needle sounding like it had trouble getting squarely settled in the groove. This is a pity, as "Stingaree" is one of White's charmingly smutty originals. Other delights in this category are "I'll Keep Sittin' on It" (which was successfully revived years later by Ruth Brown) and a cheerful, naughty bounce with the refrain: "Was I drunk? Was he handsome? Did my mama give me hell?" Cutting loose and partying down were staple themes in White's working repertoire. She clearly enjoyed handling material like Ma Rainey's "Moonshine Blues" and the rocking "Little Red Wagon," which was popularized by Count Basie as "Your Red Wagon." Richard M. Jones was an excellent accompanist, and several of his compositions appear on this collection. They are "Black Rider," "Walking the Street," "When My Love Comes Down," and "Trouble in Mind" which appears thrice as "Trouble in Mind," "New Trouble in Mind," and the upbeat "Trouble in Mind Swing." arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.        I Just Want Your Stingaree    2:34
2.        Black Rider    2:24
3.        I'll Keep Sittin' On It    2:54
4.        Pigmeat Blues    2:37
5.        Trouble In Mind    2:31
6.        Was I Drunk?    2:48
7.        No Second Hand Woman    2:41
8.        Sinking Sun Blues    2:33
9.        Little Red Wagon    2:37
10.        Dan The Back Door Man    2:48
11.        Your Hellish Ways    2:29
12.        Marble Stone Blues    2:32
13.        You Don't Know My Mind    2:50
14.        When My Love Comes Down    2:53
15.        Walking The Street    2:30
16.        Grandpa And Grandma    2:27
17.        I'm So Glad I'm 21 Today    2:30
18.        Toothache Blues    2:42
19.        Mistreated Blues    3:08
20.        New Trouble In Mind    2:58
21.        Trouble In Mind Swing    2:35
22.        Moonshine Blues    2:49
23.        Biscuit Roller    2:41
Credits : 
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Double Bass – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Charlie McCoy (tracks: 6 to 8), Ikey Robinson (tracks: 1 to 5, 9 to 23)
Liner Notes – Colin J. Bray
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Vocals – Georgia White

GEORGIA WHITE — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 · 1937-1939 (1994) DOCD-5303 | RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Throughout the late 1930s Georgia White made a whole lot of swinging blues records for the Decca label with instrumental accompaniments by pianists Richard M. Jones and Sammy Price, guitarists Lonnie Johnson, and Teddy Bunn and bassist John Lindsay. Volume three in her complete recorded works on Document provides access to 22 titles cut between October 1937 and May 1939. White was keenly aware of the tradition within which she was operating, and chose her material wisely, reviving old favorites like W.C. Handy's "Careless Love," Porter Grainger's "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do," and Perry Bradford's "Crazy Blues" and "Fare Thee Honey Fare Thee Well" which were both premiered in 1920 by Mamie Smith. What you get on this disc constitutes some of White's very best performances on record. Her backup musicians swing hard with a boogie-woogie beat whenever necessary, and she expresses herself powerfully on "Strewin' Your Mess," "Holding My Own," "The Blues Ain't Nothin' But...???," and "The Stuff Is Here," a lively tea pad tune that has been reissued on a brimming handful of party blues collections ever since its rediscovery during the '70s by the producers of the Stash record label. The relaxed and very sensual "Rock Me Daddy" has a beautiful solo by an unidentified alto saxophonist, while "Alley Boogie" (attributed to both White and her contemporary, Lucille Bogan) cooks to a jelly like there's no tomorrow. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    Georgia Man 2:41
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
2.    All Night Blues 3:03
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
3.    Away All The Time 2:42
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
4.    The Stuff Is Here 2:51
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
5.    Strewin' Your Mess 2:35
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
6.    Fare Thee Honey Fare Thee Well 2:43
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar [Prob.] – Ikey Robinson
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
7.    Careless Love 3:07
Alto Saxophone [Prob.] – Edgar Saucier
Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar [Prob.] – Lonnie Johnson 
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
8.    Rock Me Daddy 3:06
Alto Saxophone [Prob.] – Edgar Saucier
Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar [Prob.] – Lonnie Johnson 
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
9.    Red Cap Porter 2:38
Alto Saxophone [Prob.] – Edgar Saucier
Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar [Prob.] – Lonnie Johnson 
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
10.    Alley Boogie 2:31
Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar [Prob.] – Lonnie Johnson 
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Georgia White
11.    I'm Blue And Lonesome 2:36
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals, Piano – Georgia White
12.    Almost Afraid To Love 2:59
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals, Piano – Georgia White
13.    Too Much Trouble 2:29
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals, Piano – Georgia White
14.    Crazy Blues 2:38
Bass [String Bass], Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson
Vocals, Piano – Georgia White
15.    'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do 2:41
Bass [String Bass], Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals, Piano – Georgia White
16.    Holding My Own 2:57
Bass [String Bass], Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals, Piano – Georgia White
17.    The Blues Ain't Nothin' But...??? 2:35
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Electric Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals – Georgia White
18.    Dead Man's Blues 2:43
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Electric Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals – Georgia White
19.    Love Sick Blues 2:58
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Electric Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals – Georgia White
20.    My Worried Mind Blues 2:42
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Electric Guitar – Lonnie Johnson 
Vocals – Georgia White
21.    The Way I'm Feelin' 3:11
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar – Teddy Bunn
Piano – Sammy Price
Vocals – Georgia White
22.    Married Woman Blues 3:14
Bass [String Bass] – John Lindsay
Guitar – Teddy Bunn
Piano – Sammy Price
Vocals – Georgia White 

GEORGIA WHITE — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 · 1939-1941 (1994) DOCD-5304 | RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

The fourth and final volume of Georgia White's complete recorded works as compiled and reissued by Document during the 1990s is packed with 24 titles recorded for the Decca label in Chicago and New York between May 1939 and March 1941. During this period she collaborated with pianist Blind John Davis, bassist John Lindsay, and guitarist Teddy Bunn, often singing at a relaxed and perhaps more traditionally staid pace than was customary for this often spunky vocalist, although "Hydrant Love" and "Do It Again" do have a bit of a kick to them. Wesley Wilson's "Take Me for a Buggy Ride" was solidly identified with Bessie Smith when White recorded it just a couple of years after the death of the Empress, and "'Tain't Nobody's Fault But Yours" is one of several Porter Grainger compositions linking White with her predecessors in the grand tradition of female blues. On "Panama Limited" she sounds more than a little like Victoria Spivey. The bands backing her on the second half of this collection included trumpeter Jonah Jones, clarinetist Fess Williams, pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Walter Martin -- real swing musicians, whose participation successfully undermines the artificially imposed boundaries between blues and jazz. This remarkable vocalist deserves much more recognition than has ever come her way, and one can only hope that careful remastering, judicious marketing, and growing interest among youthful listeners will serve her memory with the respect that she deserves. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.        How Do You Think I Feel    2:56
2.        Fire In The Mountain    3:04
3.        When The Red Sun Turns To Gray    3:01
4.        Hydrant Love    2:35
5.        Do It Again    2:54
6.        Beggin' My Daddy    2:28
7.        What Have You Done To Me?    2:41
8.        Take Me For A Buggy Ride    2:36
9.        Furniture Man    3:06
10.        I'm Doing What My Heart Says Do    2:30
11.        You Got To Drop The Sack    2:21
12.        'Tain't Nobody's Fault But Yours    2:25
13.        Worried Head Blues    2:26
14.        Jazzin' Babies Blues    2:55
15.        Papa Pleaser    2:45
16.        Sensation Blues    2:44
17.        Late Hour Blues    2:37
18.        Panama Limited Blues    2:41
19.        You Ought To Be Ashamed Of Yourself    2:48
20.        Mail Plane Blues    2:32
21.        Mama Knows What Papa Wants When Papa's Feeling Blue    2:25
22.        Come Around To My House    2:37
23.        Territory Blues    2:21
24.        When You're Away    2:49
Credits : 
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist (tracks: 9 to 13)
Clarinet – Fess Williams (tracks: 14 to 19)
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Double Bass – John Lindsay (tracks: 1 to 3), Unknown Artist (tracks: 20 to 24)
Double Bass [Prob.] – Milt Hinton (tracks: 4 to 8)
Drums – Unknown Artist (tracks: 9 to 13), Walter Martin (tracks: 14 to 19)
Guitar – Teddy Bunn (tracks: 1 to 8), Unknown Artist (tracks: 20 to 24)
Liner Notes – Colin J. Bray
Music Librarian [Original Recordings From The Collections Of] – Bob Graf, Daniel Gugolz, Johnny Parth, Roger Misiewicz, Tom Tsotsi, Werner Benecke 
Piano – Georgia White (tracks: 14 to 24), Sammy Price (tracks: 1 to 8)
Piano [Prob.] – Georgia White (tracks: 9 to 13)
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Trumpet – Jonah Jones (tracks: 14 to 19)
Vocals – Georgia White 

FRANKIE "Half-Pint" JAXON — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 · 1937-1940 (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

After cutting records with the Harlem Hamfats in Chicago during the years 1937 and 1938, Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon made his final recordings in New York City in 1939 and 1940 with bands that included trumpeters Jonah Jones and Henry "Red" Allen, Ellingtonians Barney Bigard and Wellman Braud, and veteran pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong. Although Half Pint's old-time sense of humor is fully present with songs like "They Put the Big Britches on Me," "Take Off Them Hips," "Turn Over," "Let Me Ride Your Train," "You Know Jam Don't Shake," and "You Can't Put That Monkey on My Back," he came across more smoothly backed by some of the Apple's best instrumentalists playing Harlem-styled swing. The highly sexualized "She Loves So Good" is an update of a profoundly lewd and libidinous original that Half Pint recorded a few years earlier with Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band, along with a steamily erotic version of Leroy Carr's "How Long, How Long Blues." The third and last volume in Document's chronological history of Frankie Jaxon also contains a boogie-woogie adaptation of Half Pint's theme song, "Fan It," which was fast becoming a hit for artists as diverse as Woody Herman and Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers. Jaxon is said to have quit performing in 1941, whereupon he secured a steady job as a United States government worker in the Pentagon. Transferred to Los Angeles in 1944, he either died there shortly afterwards or survived all the way into 1970, depending upon which biographical sources you wish to believe. When in 1994 Document reissued no less than 69 recordings by this amazing entertainer, few people realized what a precious gift had been bestowed upon an unsuspecting public. Watch out for Half Pint, this little guy is dynamite. His sense of humor and passionate delivery is likely to grow on you. arwulf arwulf

Tracklist :
1.    Prince Budda And His Boys–    When A Woman Gets The Blues 3:00
Acoustic Bass – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vibraphone – Prince Budda
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
2.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon* And The Harlem Hamfats–    She Loves So Good 2:44
Acoustic Bass – John Lindsay
Clarinet – Odell Rand
Drums – Fred Flynn
Guitar – Joe McCoy
Guitar, Mandolin – Charlie McCoy 
Piano – Horace Malcolm
Trumpet – Herb Morand
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
3.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon* And The Harlem Hamfats–    Riff It 2:37
Acoustic Bass – John Lindsay
Clarinet – Odell Rand
Drums – Fred Flynn
Guitar – Joe McCoy
Guitar, Mandolin – Charlie McCoy 
Piano – Horace Malcolm
Trumpet – Herb Morand
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
4.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon* And The Harlem Hamfats–    Some Sweet Day 2:46
Acoustic Bass – John Lindsay
Clarinet – Odell Rand
Drums – Fred Flynn
Guitar – Joe McCoy
Guitar, Mandolin – Charlie McCoy 
Piano – Horace Malcolm
Trumpet – Herb Morand
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
5.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon* And The Harlem Hamfats–    I'm Gonna Steal You 2:31
Acoustic Bass – John Lindsay
Clarinet – Odell Rand
Drums – Fred Flynn
Guitar – Joe McCoy
Guitar, Mandolin – Charlie McCoy 
Piano – Horace Malcolm
Trumpet – Herb Morand
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
6.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon And The Harlem Hamfats–    I Knocks Myself Out 2:54
Acoustic Bass – John Lindsay
Clarinet – Odell Rand
Drums – Fred Flynn
Guitar – Joe McCoy
Guitar, Mandolin – Charlie McCoy 
Piano – Horace Malcolm
Trumpet – Herb Morand
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
7.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon* And The Harlem Hamfats–    They Put The Big Britches On Me 2:34
Acoustic Bass – John Lindsay
Clarinet – Odell Rand
Drums – Fred Flynn
Guitar – Joe McCoy
Guitar, Mandolin – Charlie McCoy 
Piano – Horace Malcolm
Trumpet – Herb Morand
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
8.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon–    Don't Pan Me (Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone) 2:44
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Drums – Sid Catlett
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
9.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Callin' Corrine 2:50
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Drums – Sid Catlett
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
10.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon–    You Can't Put That Monkey On My Back 2:40
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Drums – Sid Catlett
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
11.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Fan It Boogie Woogie 2:26
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Drums – Sid Catlett
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
12.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon–    When They Play Them Blues 2:43
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Henry "Red" Allen
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
13.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Something's Goin' On Wrong 2:36
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Henry "Red" Allen
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
14.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon–    Wasn't It Nice 3:03
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Henry "Red" Allen
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin
15.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    You Know Jam Don't Shake 2:40
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Henry "Red" Allen
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
16.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Let Me Ride Your Train 2:27
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet [possibly] – Fess Williams
Clarinet [probably] – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Jonah Jones
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
17.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Be Your Natural Self 2:22
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet [possibly] – Fess Williams
Clarinet [probably] – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Jonah Jones
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
18.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Turn Over 2:42
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet [possibly] – Fess Williams
Clarinet [probably] – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Jonah Jones
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
19.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Take Off Them Hips 2:33
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet [possibly] – Fess Williams
Clarinet [probably] – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Jonah Jones
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon*
Washboard – Walter Martin 
20.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon*–    Gimme A Pig's Foot And A Bottle Of Beer 2:28
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet [possibly] – Fess Williams
Clarinet [probably] – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Jonah Jones
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 
21.    Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon–    You Can't Tell 2:52
Acoustic Bass – Wellman Braud
Clarinet [possibly] – Fess Williams
Clarinet [probably] – Rupert Cole
Piano – Lil Armstrong
Trumpet – Jonah Jones
Vocals – Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Washboard – Walter Martin 

ALBERT AMMONS – 1939-1946 (1997) The Classics Chronological Series – 927 | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

This CD offers three distinct periods in the development of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Kicking off with solo tracks recorded in 1939 and 1944 for the Solo-Art and Commodore labels, the next batch follows him into a small-band format with Hop Lips Page practically stealing the show in his demonstrative style. The final ten selections emanate from Chicago sessions for Mercury -- again with a small group -- featuring vocals from Sippie Wallace and Mildred Anderson. Ammons was a giant in his chosen field of endeavor, and these sides make a marvelous addition to his too-short discography. Cub Koda
Tracklist :
1    Albert Ammons–    St. Louis Blues 3:50
Written-By – W. C. Handy
2    Albert Ammons–    Mecca Flat Blues 3:54
Traditional
3    Albert Ammons–    Bass Gone Crazy    3:35
 Albert Ammons
4    Albert Ammons–    Monday Struggle 3:53
 Albert Ammons
5    Albert Ammons–    Boogie Woogie    3:27
 Albert Ammons
6    Albert Ammons–    Albert's Special Boogie Woogie    2:59
 Albert Ammons
7    Albert Ammons–    The Boogie Rocks    3:01
 Albert Ammons
8    Albert Ammons–    Blues On My Mind    3:06
 Albert Ammons
9    Albert Ammons–    Bugle Boogie    2:50
 Albert Ammons
10    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Blues In The Groove    3:02
 Albert Ammons
11    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    The Breaks    3:07
 Albert Ammons
12    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Jammin' The Boogie    4:03
 Albert Ammons
13    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Bottom Blues    4:34
 Albert Ammons
14    Sippie Wallace With Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Bedroom Blues 3:16
Written-By –  George "Fathead" Thomas / Sippie Wallace
15    Sippie Wallace With Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Buzz Me 3:02
Written-By – Dexter, Moore
16    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Doin' The Boogie Woogie 2:49
Written-By – Young
17    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Oh, Lady, Be Good! 2:32
Written-By – Gershwin - Gershwin
18    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Suitcase Blues    2:44
 Albert Ammons / Hersal Thomas
19    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera    2:34
 Albert Ammons
20    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Swanee River Boogie 2:31
Written-By – Foster
21    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Why I'm Leaving You 2:38
Written By – Unknown Artist
22    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    I Don't Want To See You 2:49
Written-By – Cooley
23    Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings–    Red Sails In The Sunset 2:30
Written-By – Kennedy, Grosz
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Artie Starks (faixas: 14, 15)
Bass – Israel Crosby (faixas: 10 to 13, 16 to 23), John Lindsay (faixas: 14, 15)
Drums – Jack Cooley (faixas: 16 to 23), Sid Catlett (faixas: 10 to 13), Tom Taylor (10) (faixas: 14, 15)
Guitar – Ike Perkins (faixas: 16 to 23), Lonnie Johnson (faixas: 14, 15)
Piano – Albert Ammons
Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas (faixas: 10 to 13)
Trombone – Vic Dickenson (faixas: 10 to 13)
Trumpet – Hot Lips Page (faixas: 10 to 13)
Vocals – Jack Cooley (faixas: 21, 22), Mildred Anderson (faixas: 16), Sippie Wallace (faixas: 14, 15)
Written-By – Ammons (faixas: 3, 5 to 13, 18, 19)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1930-1931 | The Classics Chronological Series – 547 (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

On May 4, 1930, Louis Armstrong cut a lively version of "Dinah" and a fierce little bit of "Tiger Rag" for the OKeh label in New York. His next recordings were made in Los Angeles several months later. Percussionist Lionel Hampton and trombonist Lawrence Brown, fresh from their tenure with Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders, show up in Armstrong's Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, a tight session band named after a glorified saloon in Culver City. "Memories of You" contains what is said to be Hampton's first recorded solo on the vibraphone. "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)" perfectly demonstrates Armstrong's incredible ability to transform a fairly silly novelty into a glorious jazz performance that still endures even in a jaded age of humorlessness and postmodern cynicism. "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" is the perfect Louis Armstrong record, packed with warmth, ingenuity, rowdiness, raunchy humor, and red-hot trumpeting. Armstrong also demonstrated a remarkable ability to sing pretty love songs without copping out or diluting any of his wonderful potency. Many people are still ignorant of the fact that he was an accomplished crooner years before maturing into the famous contrabass chortler of the 1950s and '60s. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1     Dinah 3:20
Harry Akst / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young
2     Tiger Rag 3:12
Harry Da Costa / Eddie Edwards / Nick LaRocca / Henry W. Ragas / Tony Sbarbaro / Larry Shields
3     I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) 3:11
Phil Baxter
4     I'm in the Market for You 3:17
James F. Hanley / Joseph McCarthy
5     I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 3:26
Doc Daugherty / Al J. Neiburg / Ellis Reynolds
6     If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) 3:42
Henry Creamer / James P. Johnson
7     Body and Soul 3:17
Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
8     Memories of You 3:11
Eubie Blake / Andy Razaf
9     You're Lucky to Me 3:24
Eubie Blake / Andy Razaf
10     Sweethearts on Parade 3:20
Carmen Lombardo / Charles Newman
11     You're Drivin' Me Crazy! 3:09
Walter Donaldson
12     The Peanut Vendor 3:33
Louis Wolfe Gilbert / Moisés Simóns / Marion Sunshine
13     Just a Gigolo 3:15
Julius Brammer / Irving Caesar / Leonello Casucci
14     Shine 3:17
Lew Brown / Ford Dabney / Cecil Mack
15     Walkin' My Baby Back Home 3:07
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
16     I Surrender, Dear 3:07
Harry Barris / Gordon Clifford
17     When It's Sleepy Time Down South 3:21
Clarence Muse / Otis Rene / Leon René
18     Blue Again 3:09
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
19     Little Joe 3:09
Joselito
20     (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You 3:11
Sam Theard
21     Them There Eyes 3:03
Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracey
22     When Your Lover Has Gone 3:06
Einar A. Swan

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1931-1932 | The Classics Chronological Series – 536 (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

During the long cold winter of 1931-1932, Louis Armstrong stationed himself in Chicago, where he spun out the last of his OKeh recordings. This volume of vintage jazz opens with 16 of these marvelous sides. Backed by nine resilient players, the trumpeter sings on each and every track, handling light novelties and romantic ballads with relative ease. He makes "Lazy River" sound like he wrote it himself. "Chinatown" has a magnificent spoken intro and vocal by the leader, followed by what he describes as "a little argument between the saxophones and the trumpet," culminating of course in a dazzling display of Armstrong's unsurpassed virtuosity. Brimming with humorous commentary and theatrical patter, "The Lonesome Road" represents a special subgenre of sanctified church burlesques. After Armstrong asks aloud "What kind of church is this?," someone can't resist interjecting a flippant salute to "you vipers." Apparently limbered up and in the mood for conversation, Armstrong introduces his musicians with relish all throughout a fine version of "I Got Rhythm." His handling of "Kickin' the Gong Around" is less theatrical but swings more solidly than Cab Calloway's hyperventilated version. Always ready to outdo even himself, Armstrong recorded a sequel to his "Tiger Rag" with someone loudly counting off the number of choruses as he blew them. What appears to have been his last OKeh record, "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" backed with "Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long," was recorded in Chicago on March 11, 1932, and given the serial number 41560. His next opportunity to record in front of his own band occurred in Camden, NJ, on December 8th. Armstrong was now officially working for the Victor record company. His 11-piece band included trombone legend Big Charlie Green, reedman and composer Edgar Sampson, and percussion wizard Chick Webb, who provided amazing locomotive effects on his snare drum on "Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train." Mezz Mezzrow is said to have been responsible for ringing the bells on this track. This excellent segment of the Louis Armstrong chronology ends with a four-and-a-half-minute "Medley of Armstrong Hits," with a nine-piece Victor studio band backing him every step of the way. arwulf arwulf  
Tracklist :
1     Lazy River 3:08
Sidney Arodin / Hoagy Carmichael
2     Chinatown, My Chinatown 3:21
William Jerome / Jean Schwartz
3     Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) 3:43
Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll
4     Stardust 3:35
Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish
5     You Can Depend on Me 3:24
Charles Carpenter / Louis Dunlap / Earl Hines
6     Georgia on My Mind 3:26
Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell
7     The Lonesome Road 3:39
Gene Austin / Nat Shilkret
8     I Got Rhythm 3:10
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
9     Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 3:06
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
10     Kickin' the Gong Around 3:17
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
11     Home (When Shadows Fall) 3:11
Harry Clarkson / P. V. Steeden Jr / Peter Van Steeden
12     All of Me 3:03
Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons
13     Love, You Funny Thing 3:47
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
14     The New Tiger Rag 3:29
Nick LaRocca
15     Keepin' Out of Mischief Now 3:38
Andy Razaf / Fats Waller
16     Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long 3:11
Patrick Lewis / Victor Young
17     That's My Home 3:11
Ben Ellison / Otis Rene / Leon René
18     Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train 3:01
Louis Armstrong
19     I Hate to Leave You Now 3:11
Dick / Dorothy Dick / Harry Link / Fats Waller
20     You'll Wish You'd Never Been Born 3:16
Louis Armstrong
21     Medley of Armstrong Hits, Pt. 2: When You're Smiling/St. James ... 4:32
Harry Akst / Joe Goodwin / Patrick Lewis / Joe Primrose / Larry Shay / Victor Young