The Chronological Classics: Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra 1937-1939

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Tracklist

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1Hell's Bells
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-06-15)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-06-15) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-06-15), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-06-15) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-15), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-06-15) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Hell's Bells (Art Kassel theme song) (on 1937-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Art Kassel
3:10
2For Dancers Only
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-06-15), Dan Grissom (on 1937-06-15) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-06-15) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15)
clarinet:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-06-15), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-06-15) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-06-15) and Al Norris (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-06-15)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-06-15), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-06-15) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-15), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-06-15) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-06-15)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
For Dancers Only (on 1937-06-15)
writer:
Sy Oliver, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
2:43
3Posin'
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-07-08)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-08)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-07-08)
reeds:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-07-08)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-07-08), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-07-08) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-07-08)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-07-08), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-07-08) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-07-08)
recording of:
Posin' (on 1937-07-08)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:01
4The First Time I Saw You
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-07-08)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-08)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-07-08)
reeds:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-07-08)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-07-08), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-07-08) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-07-08)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-07-08), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-07-08) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-07-08)
recording of:
The First Time I Saw You (on 1937-07-08)
lyricist:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
2:47
5Honey, Keep Your Mind on Me
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-07-08)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-08)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-07-08)
reeds:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-07-08)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-07-08), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-07-08) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-07-08)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-07-08), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-07-08) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-07-08)
3:10
6Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet
alto saxophone:
Ed Brown (1930s sax player) (on 1937-07-08)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-08)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-07-08)
reeds:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-07-08)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-07-08), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-07-08) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-07-08)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-07-08), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-07-08) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-07-08)
recording of:
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet (on 1937-07-08)
lyricist:
Stanley Murphy
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
2:49
7Pigeon Walk
alto saxophone:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-11-05) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-11-05)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-11-05)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-11-05)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-11-05)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-11-05)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-11-05), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-11-05) and Trummy Young (on 1937-11-05)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-11-05), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-11-05) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-11-05)
recording of:
Pigeon Walk (on 1937-11-05)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
James V. Monaco
2:41
8Like a Ship at Sea
alto saxophone:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-11-05)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-11-05)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-11-05)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-11-05)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-11-05) and Trummy Young (on 1937-11-05)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-11-05), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-11-05) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-11-05)
vocals:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-11-05)
2:47
9Teasin' Tessie Brown
alto saxophone:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-11-05)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-11-05)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-11-05)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-11-05)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-11-05) and Trummy Young (on 1937-11-05)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-11-05), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-11-05) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-11-05)
recording of:
Teasin' Tessie Brown (on 1937-11-05)
writer:
C. Luckyth Roberts (US stride piano musician), Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) and Andy Razaf
2:57
10Annie Laurie
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1937-11-05), Dan Grissom (on 1937-11-05) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1937-11-05) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
clarinet:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1937-11-05), Earl Carruthers (on 1937-11-05), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-11-05)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-11-05)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-11-05) and Al Norris (on 1937-11-05)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-11-05)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-11-05)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-11-05), Elmer Crumbley (on 1937-11-05), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-11-05) and Trummy Young (on 1937-11-05)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-11-05), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-11-05) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-11-05)
3:13
11Frisco Fog
alto saxophone:
Dan Grissom (on 1937-11-05)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1937-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-11-05)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1937-11-05)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1937-11-05)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1937-11-05)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1937-11-05) and Trummy Young (on 1937-11-05)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-11-05), Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-11-05) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1937-11-05)
recording of:
Frisco Fog (on 1937-11-05)
composer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Leon Carr
3:13
12Margie
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-06)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-01-06)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-01-06)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-01-06)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-01-06), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-01-06) and Trummy Young (on 1938-01-06)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-01-06), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-01-06) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-01-06)
recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
3:09
13The Love Nest
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-06)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-01-06)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-01-06)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-01-06)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-01-06), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-01-06) and Trummy Young (on 1938-01-06)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-01-06), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-01-06) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-01-06)
recording of:
The Love Nest (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Louis A. Hirsch (composer, co-founder of ASCAP)
publisher:
Victoria Publishing Corp (on 1920-04-12)
3:04
14I'm Laughing Up My Sleeve (Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-06)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-01-06)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-01-06)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-01-06)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-01-06), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-01-06) and Trummy Young (on 1938-01-06)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-01-06), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-01-06) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-01-06)
2:54
15Down by the Old Mill Stream
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-04-12)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-04-12), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-04-12) and Trummy Young (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-04-12), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-04-12) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Down by the Old Mill Stream (on 1938-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
“Tell” Taylor (Tin Pan Alley songwriter, 1876–1937) (in 1908)
3:00
16My Melancholy Baby
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-04-12)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-04-12), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-04-12) and Trummy Young (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-04-12), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-04-12) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1938-04-12)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:06
17Sweet Sue, Just You
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-04-12)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-04-12), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-04-12) and Trummy Young (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-04-12), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-04-12) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1938-04-12)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:49
18By the River Sainte Marie
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1938-04-12)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1938-04-12), Elmer Crumbley (on 1938-04-12) and Trummy Young (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1938-04-12), Eddie Tompkins (on 1938-04-12) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
By the River Sainte Marie (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:16
19Rainin'
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
3:00
20'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03), Dan Grissom (on 1939-01-03) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
vocals:
Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-01-03)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
3:06
21Cheatin' on Me
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
2:47
22Le Jazz Hot
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
2:43
23Time's a Wastin'
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
reeds:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
2:33

Credits

Release

ASIN:FR: B00007GX4C [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 520) (order: 29)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2101027 [info]
Wikidata:Q48833737 [info]