27.4.23
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1939 | The Classics Chronological Series – 532 (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist :
1 Baby Won't You Please Come Home? 2:50
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Joe Thomas
2 You're Just A Dream 2:51
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
3 The Lonesome Road 2:31
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Trummy Young
4 You Set Me On Fire 2:38
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
5 I've Only Myself To Blame 2:45
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
6 What Is This Thing Called Swing? 2:26
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Joe Thomas
7 Mixup 2:18
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
8 Shoemaker's Holiday 2:50
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
9 Blue Blazes 2:50
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
10 Mandy 2:52
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
11 Easter Parade 2:40
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Trummy Young
12 Ain't She Sweet? 2:27
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Trummy Young
13 White Heat 2:20
Arranged By – Will Hudson
14 Oh Why, Oh Why 2:49
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
15 Well, All Right Then 2:42
Vocals – Orchestra
16 You Let Me Down 2:52
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
17 I Love You 2:46
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
18 Who Did You Meet Last Night? 2:35
Arranged By – Will Beines
Vocals – Dan Grissom
19 You Let Me Down 2:46
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Dan Grissom
20 Sassin' The Boss 2:43
Arranged By – Jesse Stone
Vocals – Willie Smith
21 I Want The Waiter (With The Water) 2:43
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Orchestra, Trummy Young
22 I Used To Love You (But It's All Over Now) 2:45
Arranged By – Milton Hill
Vocals – Joe Thomas
23 Belgium Stomp 2:29
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
24 You Can Fool Some Of The People (Some Of TheTime) 2:21
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Trummy Young
25 Think Of Me, Little Daddy 2:42
Arranged By – Edward Inge
Vocals – Trummy Young
26 Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) 2:37
Arranged By – Edward Inge
Flute – Jimmie Lunceford, Joe Thomas, Ted Buckner
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Dan Grissom, Ted Buckner
Bass – Moses Allen
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Earl Carruthers, Willie Smith
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Joe Thomas
Directed By – Jimmie Lunceford
Drums, Vibraphone – Jimmy Crawford
Guitar – Al Norris
Piano, Celesta – Edwin Wilcox
Trombone – Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, James "Trummy" Young
Trumpet – Eddie Tompkins, Gerald Wilson (tracks: 18 to 26), Paul Webster, Sy Oliver (tracks: 1 to 17)
26.4.23
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1937-1939 | The Classics Chronological Series – 520 (1990) FLAC (tracks), lossless
For this entry in Classics' complete reissuance of Jimmie Lunceford's recordings, the biggest news for the band was the addition of trombonist Trummy Young who, in addition to being a major soloist, had vocal hits in "Margie" and "'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)." Other highlights of this well-rounded CD include "Annie Laurie," "Sweet Sue" and "By the River Saint-Marie." Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Hell's Bells 3:10
Art Kassel
2 For Dancers Only 2:43
Sy Oliver / Don Raye / Vic Schoen
3 Posin' 3:00
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
4 The First Time I Saw You 2:47
Nathaniel Shilkret / Allie Wrubel
5 Honey, Keep Your Mind on Me 3:10
Jimmie Lunceford / Allan Roberts / Porter Roberts
6 Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet 2:49
Stanley Murphy / Percy Wenrich
7 Pigeon Walk 2:41
Sam M. Lewis / James V. Monaco
8 Like a Ship at Sea 2:47
Jimmie Lunceford
9 Teasin' Tessie Brown 2:56
Jimmie Lunceford / Andy Razaf
10 Annie Laurie 3:12
Traditional
11 Frisco Fog 3:12
Leon Carr / Bill Smith
12 Margie 3:09
Con Conrad / Benny Davis / J. Russel Robinson
13 The Love Nest 3:04
Otto Harbach / Walter Hirsch
14 I'm Laughing Up My Sleeve (Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha) 2:53
Jack Lawrence / Peter Tinturin
15 Down by the Old Mill Stream 3:00
Tell Taylor
16 My Melancholy Baby 3:06
Ernie Burnett / George Norton
17 Sweet Sue, Just You 2:49
Will J. Harris / Victor Young
18 By the River Sainte Marie 3:15
Edgar Leslie / Harry Warren
19 Rainin' 2:59
Sy Oliver
20 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) 3:05
Sy Oliver / Trummy Young
21 Cheatin' on Me 2:47
Lew Pollack / Jack Yellen
22 Le Jazz Hot 2:43
Hal Mooney / Sy Oliver
23 Time's A-Wastin' 2:33
Jimmie Lunceford
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1939-1940 | The Classics Chronological Series – 565 (1991) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra was at the height of its power and fame during the period covered by this Classics CD. Arranger-trumpeter Sy Oliver's defection to Tommy Dorsey hurt but his charts were still in the books and his replacement Snooky Young proved to be a superior first trumpeter and soloist. With altoist Willie Smith, Joe Thomas on tenor and trombonist Trummy Young still around as stars, the band was in top form on such numbers as "Uptown Blues," "Lunceford Special," "Bugs Parade," "What's Your Story, Mornin' Glory" and "Swingin' On C." All of the releases in this series are well worth picking up by swing collectors. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Put It Away 2:41
Arranged By – Will Beines
Vocals – Orchestra, Willie Smith
2 I'm Alone With You 2:37
Arranged By – B. Estes
3 Rock It For Me 2:38
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Joe Thomas
4 I'm In An Awful Mood 2:46
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Trummy Young
5 Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam) 2:53
Arranged By – Eddie Durham
Vocals – Orchestra, Willie Smith
6 Pretty Eyes 2:40
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Dan Grissom
7 Uptown Blues 2:53
8 Lunceford Special 2:49
Arranged By – Eddie Durham
9 Bugs Parade 2:29
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
10 Blues In The Groove 2:33
Arranged By – Eddie Durham
11 I Wanta Hear Swing Songs 2:54
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr., Sy Oliver
Vocals – Trummy Young
12 It's Time To Jump And Shout 2:53
Arranged By – Eddie Durham
13 What's Your Story, Mornin' Glory? 3:09
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
14 Dinah (Part I) 2:14
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
15 Dinah (Part II) 2:12
Arranged By – Sy Oliver
Vocals – Joe Thomas
16 Sonata By L. Van Beethoven ("Pathetique" Op. 13) 3:16
Arranged By – Chappie Willett
17 I Got It 2:55
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Trummy Young
18 Chopin's Prelude N°7 2:49
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr., Jimmie Lunceford
19 Swingin' On C 2:22
Arranged By – Eddie Durham
20 Let's Try Again 3:03
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Dan Grissom
21 Monotony In Four Flats 2:53
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
22 Barefoot Blues 2:43
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Willie Smith
23 Minnie The Moocher Is Dead 2:28
Arranged By – Roger Segure
24 I Ain't Gonna Study War No More 2:55
Arranged By – Roger Segure
25 Pavanne 2:48
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Credits :
Bass – Moses Allen
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Dan Grissom
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Earl Carruthers, Willie Smith
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Ted Buckner
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Joe Thomas
Drums, Vibraphone – Jimmy Crawford
Guitar – Al Norris
Piano, Celesta – Edwin Wilcox
Trombone – Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, James "Trummy" Young
Trumpet – Gerald Wilson (tracks: 9 to 25), Paul Webster, Eugene "Snooky" Young, Sy Oliver (tracks: 1 to 8)
Vocals – The Dandridge Sisters (tracks: 22 to 25)
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1940-1941 | The Classics Chronological Series – 622 (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
The European Classics label's Jimmie Lunceford series has thus far stopped with this release, one CD short of completing its task. With the loss of arranger-trumpet-vocalist Sy Oliver, Lunceford's band was still pretty strong although it was no longer developing as quickly as it had previously. During the year and a half covered by this CD, such numbers as "Whatcha Know, Joe," "Siesta at the Fiesta," "Yard Dog Mazurka" and the two-part "Blues in the Night" were recorded along with lesser material (including some dreary vocal features for Dan Grissom). Although not essential, this CD is recommended to Lunceford completists. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Whatcha Know Joe? 2:36
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – Orchestra, Trummy Young
2 Red Wagon 2:30
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – The Dandridge Sisters
3 You Ain't Nowhere 2:52
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – Orchestra, The Dandridge Sisters
4 Please Say The Word 2:37
Arranged By – Lonnie Wilfong
Vocals – Dan Grissom
5 Okay For Baby 3:06
Arranged By – Lonnie Wilfong
6 Flight Of The Jitterbug 2:27
Arranged By – Don Redman
7 Blue Afterglow 3:09
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – Dan Grissom
8 Blue Prelude 2:56
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – Dan Grissom
9 Twenty-Four Robbers 3:08
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – Orchestra, Trummy Young
10 I Had A Premonition 2:54
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
Vocals – Dan Grissom
11 Battle Axe 2:44
Arranged By – Billy Moore, Jr.
12 Peace And Love For All (Prayer For Moderns) 3:11
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Violin – Al Norris
Vocals – Dan Grissom
13 Chocolate 2:53
Arranged By – Roger Segure
14 I'm Walking Through Heaven With You 3:08
Arranged By – Edwin Wilcox
Vocals – Dan Grissom
15 You're Always In My Dreams 2:41
Arranged By – Edwin Wilcox
Vocals – Dan Grissom
16 Flamingo 3:00
Arranged By – Roger Segure
Vocals – Dan Grissom
17 Siesta At The Fiesta 2:56
18 Gone 3:04
Arranged By – Edwin Wilcox
Vocals – Dan Grissom
19 Hi Spook 2:53
Arranged By – Gerald Wilson
20 Yard Dog Mazurka 3:11
Arranged By – Gerald Wilson, Roger Segure
21 Impromptu 2:49
Arranged By – Edwin Wilcox
22 Blues In The Night - Part 1 2:36
Vocals – Orchestra, Willie Smith
23 Blues In The Night - Part 2 2:45
Vocals – Orchestra, Willie Smith
Credits :
Bass – Moses Allen
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Dan Grissom, Ted Buckner
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Earl Carruthers, Willie Smith
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Joe Thomas
Directed By – Jimmie Lunceford
Drums, Vibraphone – Jimmy Crawford
Guitar – Al Norris
Piano, Celesta – Edwin Wilcox
Trombone – Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, James "Trummy" Young
Trumpet – Gerald Wilson, Paul Webster, Eugene "Snooky" Young
18.9.22
BENNY CARTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1948-1952 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1297 (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
This Classics collection features cuts by saxophonist/trumpeter Benny Carter recorded while scoring charts for film and TV in Hollywood. Included are such oddball tracks as the Carter vocal tunes "Happy Go Lucky You and Broken Hearted Me" and "I Don't Want It No More." There are also some interesting orchestral tracks featuring the alto sax legend with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1 Clarence Crump With Orchestra– Happy Go Lucky You And Broken Hearted Me 3:03
2 Clarence Crump With Orchestra– I Don't Want It No More 2:44
3 Benny Carter And His All Stars– Cotton Tail 2:48
Duke Ellington
4 Benny Carter And His All Stars– Time Out For The Blues 2:48
5 Benny Carter And His Orchestra– Surf Board 3:06
6 Benny Carter And His Orchestra– You Are Too Beautiful 3:10
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7 Joe Robinson (19) With Benny Carter's Orchestra– Roll With The Boogie 2:46
8 Joe Robinson (19) With Benny Carter's Orchestra– If I Can't Have You 2:58
Winfield Scott
9 Joe Robinson (19) With Benny Carter's Orchestra– Suspicious Of My Woman 2:47
10 Joe Robinson (19) With Benny Carter's Orchestra– Don't Scream, Don't Shout 2:47
11 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Isn't It Romantic? 3:40
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
12 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Some Other Spring 3:45
Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Irene Kitchings
13 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– These Things You Left Me 3:39
14 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Gone With The Wind 2:57
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
15 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 2:56
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
16 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Long Ago And Far Away 3:05
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
17 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– I've Got The World On A String 3:19
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
18 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– 'Round Midnight 3:17
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
19 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Alone Together 2:39
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
20 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 3:15
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
21 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Cocktails For Two 3:00
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
22 Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet– Key Largo 3:07
Benny Carter / Karl Suessdorf / Leah Worth
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter (tracks: 3 to 22)
Baritone Saxophone – Charlie Walker (tracks: 7 to 10)
Bass – Charles Drayton (tracks: 7 to 10), Ray Brown (tracks: 11 to 22)
Bass [Or] – Charles Drayton (tracks: 3 to 6), John Simmons (tracks: 3 to 6)
Drums – Buddy Rich (tracks: 11 to 22), Jackie Mills (tracks: 3 to 10)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 11 to 22), Earl Phillips* (tracks: 7 to 10)
Piano – Dodo Marmarosa (tracks: 3 to 6), Gerald Wiggins (tracks: 7 to 10), Oscar Peterson (tracks: 11 to 22)
Rhythm Section – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1, 2)
Strings – Unknown Artist (tracks: 11 to 22)
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 3 to 6), Bumps Meyers (tracks: 7 to 10), Dave Cavanaugh (tracks: 1, 2)
Trombone – Henry Coker (tracks: 1, 2), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 3 to 6)
Trumpet – Benny Carter (tracks: 3 to 6), Chuck Peterson (tracks: 3 to 6), John "Ted" Buckner (tracks: 7 to 10)
Vocals – Benny Carter (tracks: 1, 2), Joe Robinson (19) (tracks: 7 to 10)
Vocals [Male And Female Vocal Ensemble] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 2)
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