The Commodore Story

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Annotation

Disc 1:
Some Commodore Highlights 1-6
A Handful of Stars 7-10
A Handful of Guest Stars 11-16
Revival and Reminiscence 17-20

Disc 2:
Trumpets (and Cornets) 1-5
Trombones 6-8
Reeds 9-12
Pianists 13-20

Disc-to-digital transfers by Steven Lasker
Audio restoration and digital remastering by Erick Labson

Annotation last modified on 2017-02-27 06:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Some Commodore Highlights / A Handful of Stars / A Handful of Guest Stars / Revival and Reminiscence
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1Love Is Just Around the Corner
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1938-01-17)
cornet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1938-01-17)
double bass [bass]:
Artie Shapiro (on 1938-01-17)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
George Wettling (on 1938-01-17)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1938-01-17)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-01-17)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-01-17)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1938-01-17)
recording of:
Love Is Just Around the Corner (on 1938-01-17)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Lewis E. Gensler
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
Eddie Condon and His Windy City Seven3:06
2Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday33:13
3A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Part 1)
alto saxophone:
Joe Marsala (on 1940-03-23)
clarinet:
Joe Marsala (on 1940-03-23) and Pee Wee Russell (on 1940-03-23)
cornet:
Max Kaminsky (on 1940-03-23) and Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-03-23)
double bass:
Artie Shapiro (on 1940-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-03-23) and George Wettling (on 1940-03-23)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1940-03-23)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1940-03-23)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1940-03-23)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1940-03-23)
valve trombone:
Brad Gowans (on 1940-03-23)
performer:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1940-03-23)
recording of:
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (on 1940-03-23)
composer:
Eddie Green (1920's Jazz composer and actor) (in 1918)
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
Jam Session at Commodore, No. Three4:28
4(You're Some) Pretty Doll
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1940-11-14)
double bass [bass]:
Artie Shapiro (on 1940-11-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
George Wettling (on 1940-11-14)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1940-11-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-14)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1940-11-14)
trumpet:
Marty Marsala (on 1940-11-14)
Fats Waller with Eddie Condon and His Band2:52
5(Back Home In) Indiana
producer:
Timme Rosenkrantz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-06-09)
tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-09)
recorded at:
Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-09)
live instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1945-06-09)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Don Byas and Slam Stewart5:16
6At a Georgia Camp Meeting
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jack Lesberg (on 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
George Wettling (on 1950-04-27)
piano:
Ralph Sutton (stride pianist) (on 1950-04-27)
reeds and soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Sidney Bechet (on 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Wilbur DeParis (on 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Wild Bill Davison (on 1950-04-27)
recorded at:
Beltone Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-04-27)
recording of:
At a Georgia Camp Meeting (on 1950-04-27)
composer:
Kerry Mills
included in:
The Cakewalk (Stormy Weather, 1943)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:16
7Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
acoustic guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-09-27)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-27)
double bass [bass]:
Walter Page (on 1938-09-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-09-27)
electric guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-09-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-09-27)
Lester Young with The Kansas City Six3:00
8Dedication
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-25)
producer:
Leonard Feather and Milt Gabler
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1940-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-05-25)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-25)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1940-05-25)
recording of:
Dedication (on 1940-05-25)
composer:
Leonard Feather
Coleman Hawkins with The Chocolate Dandies2:58
9Sugar (That Sugar Baby o'Mine)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-07-10)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1940-07-10)
vocals:
Lee Wiley (on 1940-07-10)
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
writer:
Edna Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
Lee Wiley4:39
10Billie's Blues
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
Billie’s Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
Billie Holiday3:10
11My Ideal
producer:
Leonard Feather
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1943-12-04)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1943-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1943-12-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Walter Catlett (on 1943-12-04)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1943-12-04)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1943-12-04)
tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1943-12-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1943-12-04)
instrumental recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”) (on 1943-12-04)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Art Tatum with Coleman Hawkins and the Esquire All Stars3:10
12Memories of You
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-03-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Walter Catlett (on 1944-03-18)
piano:
Marlowe Morris (on 1944-03-18)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Ben Webster (on 1944-03-18)
Ben Webster with the Big Sid Catlett Quartet3:40
13Night and Day
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1944-07-20)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1944-07-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Arthur Trappier (on 1944-07-20)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1944-07-20)
Teddy Wilson with the Edmond Hall Quartet2:55
14Body and Soul
double bass:
Artie Shapiro (on 1938-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1938-11-10)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-11-10)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1938-11-10)
tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1938-11-10)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1938-11-10)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Roy Eldridge with Chu Berry and His Little Jazz Ensemble3:54
15Smack
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Benny Carter (on 1940-05-25)
double bass [bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1940-05-25)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Walter Catlett (on 1940-05-25)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-25)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1940-05-25)
Benny Carter with The Chocolate Dandies2:41
16The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-02-04)
double bass [bass]:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1942-02-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kansas Fields (on 1942-02-04)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1942-02-04)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
George Berg (on 1942-02-04)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1942-02-04)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1942-02-04)
recording of:
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
lyricist:
Gene Lockhart (in 1918)
composer:
Raymond Roberts (in 1918)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Chappell Music Ltd. (on 1919-01-24)
Benny Goodman with Mel Powell and His Orchestra2:32
17Mamie's Blues
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
producer:
Gordon Mercer
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1939-12-16)
vocals:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1939-12-16)
recording of:
2.19 Blues (on 1939-12-16)
writer:
Mamie Desdume
Jelly Roll Morton2:47
18Franklin Street Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1942-10-02)
producer:
Eugene Williams
banjo:
Lawrence Marrero (on 1942-10-02)
clarinet:
George Lewis (New Orleans jazz clarinetist) (on 1942-10-02)
double bass [bass]:
Chester Zardis (on 1942-10-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Edgar Mosley (on 1942-10-02)
piano:
Walter Decou (on 1942-10-02)
trombone:
Albert Warner (on 1942-10-02)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1942-10-02)
Bunk Johnson and His Jazz Band3:29
19Willie the Weeper
clarinet:
Bob Wilber (on 1947-02-22)
cornet:
Johnny Glasel (on 1947-02-22)
double bass [bass]:
Charlie Traeger (on 1947-02-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Denny Strong (drummer) (on 1947-02-22)
piano:
Dick Wellstood (on 1947-02-22)
Bob Wilber and His Wildcats2:59
20Lazy Daddy
clarinet:
Brad Gowans (on 1946-04-06)
double bass [bass]:
Jack Lesberg (on 1946-04-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1946-04-06)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1946-04-06)
piano:
Teddy Roy (on 1946-04-06)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1946-04-06)
trumpet:
Max Kaminsky (on 1946-04-06)
recording of:
Lazy Daddy
composer:
Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas and Larry Shields
Eddie Edwards and His Original Dixieland Jazz Band with Tony Sbarbaro2:27
2▶CD: Trumpets (and Cornets) / Trombones / Reeds / Pianists

Credits

Release

liner notes:Dan Morgenstern (jazz journalist, critic)
engineer:Steven Lasker
producer:Joel Dorn
Orrin Keepnews
remastering:Erick Labson (in 1996)
remastered at:MCA Music Media Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1996)
ASIN:US: B000025FVJ [info]