Harlem Was the Place 1929-1952

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Over the Bars
James P. Johnson2:30
2Handful of Keys
Fats Waller2:55
3Harlem Joys
Willie Smith “The Lion”2:39
4Yacht Club Swing
Fats Waller3:05
5The Joint Is Jumping
Fats Waller2:50
6Harlem Shout
Jimmie Lunceford2:56
7Apollo Jump
Lucky Millinder3:27
8Savoy
Lucky Millinder3:06
9Echoes of Harlem
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington4:39
10Harmony in Harlem
Duke Ellington3:11
11Cotton Club Stomp
recording of:
Cotton Club Stomp
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington2:52
12Harlem Air Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:01
13Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington4:28
14Midnight in Harlem
Chick Webb2:37
15Harlem Congo
Chick Webb3:18
16Holiday in Harlem
Chick Webb3:12
17Frenzy
alto saxophone:
Rudy Williams (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-29)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur (bassist) (on 1940-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1940-03-29)
trumpet:
Pat Jenkins (trumpet) (on 1940-03-29)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 67433-A)
Al Cooper2:57
18Early Session Hop
Teddy Wilson2:52
19Warmin’ Up
Teddy Wilson3:16
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Barrelhouse Boogie
Pete Johnson-Albert Ammons3:08
2Stomping at the Savoy
Hot Lips Page-Charlie Christian5:00
3Good for Jumping
Hot Lips Page3:08
424 Hours a Day
Teddy Wilson-Billie Holiday3:04
546 West 52
Chu Berry2:42
6Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins8:19
7Jive
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-30)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-08-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-08-30)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-08-30) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-08-30) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-08-30)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-30), Claude Jones (on 1938-08-30) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-08-30)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-08-30), Irving Randolph (on 1938-08-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-08-30)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-08-30)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-897)
Cab Calloway3:02
8Takin’ My Time
Benny Carter Quartet3:27
9Mean Old World
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1952-10) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1952-10)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1952-10)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
recording of:
Mean Old World (in 1952-10)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
Little Walter2:55
10Skip a Page
Buddy Tate2:15
11Blue Room Jump
Count Basie4:33
12Taps Miller
recording of:
Taps Miller
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
Count Basie5:08
13Backstage at the Apollo
Joe Thomas2:38
14Victory Stride
James P. Johnson4:02
15Texas and Pacific
Louis Jordan3:10
16Blind Love
recording of:
Blind Love
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King3:06
17Savoy Strut
Johnny Hodges2:35
18Can You Take It
Fletcher Henderson2:59
19What Is This Thing Called Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-18)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-01-18) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-01-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-01-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-01-18)
instruments:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-01-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-01-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1939-01-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-01-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-01-18) and Bull City Red (aka George Washington) (on 1939-01-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-01-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-01-18) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1939-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18)
recording of:
What Is That Thing Called Swing (on 1939-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
Louis Armstrong3:06