Harlem Was the Place 1929-1952

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

Tracklist

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#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