Jazz Greats, Volume 34: Jazz City – Kansas City

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Squabblin’
Walter Page’s Blue Devils3:05
2Get Low‐Down Blues
banjo:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1928-09-07)
cornet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-09-07) and Booker Washington (on 1928-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1928-09-07)
piano:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1928-09-07)
reeds:
Harlan Leonard (on 1928-09-07), Woody Walder (on 1928-09-07) and Jack Washington (on 1928-09-07)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1928-09-07)
tuba [brass bass]:
Vernon Page (on 1928-09-07)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:05
3Won’t You Be My Baby?
accordion:
Ira "Buster" Moten (on 1930-10-27)
alto saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1930-10-27) and Jack Washington (on 1930-10-27)
banjo:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1930-10-27)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1930-10-27)
clarinet:
Harlan Leonard (on 1930-10-27), Woody Walder (on 1930-10-27) and Jack Washington (on 1930-10-27)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Willie McWashington (on 1930-10-27)
guitar and valve trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1930-10-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1930-10-27) and Ira "Buster" Moten (on 1930-10-27)
soprano saxophone:
Harlan Leonard (on 1930-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Woody Walder (on 1930-10-27)
trombone:
Thamon Hayes (on 1930-10-27)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-10-27), Hot Lips Page (on 1930-10-27) and Booker Washington (on 1930-10-27)
tuba:
Vernon Page (on 1930-10-27)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1930-10-27)
conductor:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1930-10-27)
recorded at:
Lincoln Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1930-10-27)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:20
4Toby
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
clarinet:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1932-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1932-12-13)
guitar:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1932-12-13) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1932-12-13)
guitar and trombone and valve trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1932-12-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1932-12-13)
saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13), Harlan Leonard (on 1932-12-13), Buster Smith (saxophone) (on 1932-12-13) and Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1932-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Keyes (on 1932-12-13), Hot Lips Page (on 1932-12-13) and Prince "Dee" Stewart (on 1932-12-13)
conductor:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-13)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:30
5Paseo Strut
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1929-11-16)
alto saxophone:
Clarence Taylor (on 1929-11-16) and Herman Walder (on 1929-11-16)
banjo:
Charles Rousseau (on 1929-11-16)
bass saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Clarence Taylor (on 1929-11-16)
clarinet:
Herman Walder (on 1929-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Pete Woods (jazz drummer) (on 1929-11-16)
piano:
Jesse Stone (on 1929-11-16)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1929-11-16)
trombone:
Jimmy Jones (jazz trombonist) (on 1929-11-16)
trumpet:
Harold Knox (on 1929-11-16) and Sam Utterbach (on 1929-11-16)
tuba:
Clint Weaver (on 1929-11-16)
conductor:
George E. Lee (on 1929-11-16)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
George E. Lee & His Orchestra2:46
6Come on Over to My House
Julia Lee3:01
7Johnson & Turner Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-02)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-02-02)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1945-02-02)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1945-02-02)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1945-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-02-02)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1945-02-02)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-02-02)
recording of:
Johnson and Turner Blues (on 1945-02-02)
composer:
Joseph Turner Henderson and Pete KH Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist)
publisher:
Universal Music Corporation (France)
Big Joe Turner2:59
8The Lady Who Swings the Band
vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1936-12-09)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:44
9Twinklin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-02-08)
alto saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08), Earl Miller (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08)
baritone saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08)
clarinet:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08)
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1938-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1938-02-08)
guitar:
Ted Robinson (jazz guitarist) (on 1938-02-08)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1938-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1938-02-08)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1938-02-08) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry Lawson (on 1938-02-08), Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1938-02-08) and Clarence Trice (on 1938-02-08)
vocals:
Ben Thigpen (on 1938-02-08) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-02-08)
conductor:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1938-02-08)
arranger:
Mary Lou Williams
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:05
10Baby Dear
clarinet:
Edward Inge (on 1940-11-18)
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1940-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1940-11-18)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1940-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1940-11-18)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1940-11-18)
recording of:
Baby Dear (on 1940-11-18)
composer:
Thamon Hayes and Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
Mary Lou Williams and Her Kansas City Seven2:49
11The Jumpin’ Blues
alto saxophone:
John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-02) and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1942-07-02)
baritone saxophone:
Jimmy Coe (US saxophonist) (on 1942-07-02)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1942-07-02)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1942-07-02)
guitar:
Leonard “Lucky” Enois (on 1942-07-02)
piano:
Jay McShann (on 1942-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Freddy Culliver (on 1942-07-02) and Bob Mabane (on 1942-07-02)
trombone:
Lawrence "Frog" Anderson (on 1942-07-02) and Taswell Baird (on 1942-07-02)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-02), Bob Merrill (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1942-07-02) and Orville "Piggy" Minor (on 1942-07-02)
vocals:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) (on 1942-07-02)
recording of:
Jumpin’ the Blues (on 1942-07-02)
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Jay McShann & His Orchestra3:03
12Boogie‐Woogie
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1936-10-09, on 1939-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1936-10-09, on 1939-10-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1936-10-09, on 1939-10-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1936-10-09, on 1939-10-09)
trumpet:
Carl Smith (trumpeter) (on 1936-10-09)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1939-10-09)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie (on 1936-10-09)
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:17
13Gone With the Gin
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1940-01-23)
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1940-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Edmond McConney (on 1940-01-23)
piano:
Jimmy Reynolds (on 1940-01-23)
reeds:
Buster Smith (saxophone) (on 1940-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Davis (on 1940-01-23)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1940-01-23)
Hot Lips Page3:15
14Pagin’ the Devil
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-09-08)
electric guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-09-08)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-08)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-09-08)
recording of:
Pagin' the Devil (on 1938-09-08)
composer:
Milt Gabler and Walter Page
Kansas City Six3:02
15Just Jivin’ Around
alto saxophone:
Don Stovall (on 1941-04-03)
double bass:
Duke Jones (bass, 1930s-1940s) (on 1941-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Harold West (on 1941-04-03)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1941-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-04-03)
trombone:
Bill Johnson (US jazz trombonist in Count Basie and His Orchestra) (on 1941-04-03)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-04-03)
vocals:
Yack Taylor (on 1941-04-03)
Sam Price and His Texas Bluesicians2:54
16Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:17
17Roseland Shuffle
alto saxophone:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-01-21) and Jack Washington (on 1937-01-21)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1937-01-21)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1937-01-21) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-01-21)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-21)
guitar:
Claude Williams (jazz violinist and guitarist) (on 1937-01-21)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1937-01-21)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1937-01-21) and Dan Minor (on 1937-01-21)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-21), Joe Keyes (on 1937-01-21) and Carl Smith (trumpeter) (on 1937-01-21)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1937-01-21)
arranger:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1937-01)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61545-A)
recording of:
Roseland Shuffle (on 1937-01-21)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:37
18A‐La‐Bridges
Harlan Leonard and His Rockets3:20
19Moten’s Swing
Eddie Durham and His Band2:37
20Aunt Jemima Stomp
The Kansas City Tin Roof Stompers3:08
21Billie’s Bounce
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer) (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker Quintet3:10

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part of:Jazz Greats (Marshall Cavendish) (number: 34) (order: 35)
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