Jazz and blues vocal and instrumental music. Eds. recorded listed on container. Compact discs. Program notes, including discography and complete list of personnel (31 p. : ill.) laid in container. Featuring: Count Basie, piano ; Lester Young, tenor saxophone ; Jimmy Rushing, vocals ; Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, trumpets ; Herschel Evans, clarinet or tenor saxophone ; Helen Humes, vocals. Recorded 1937-1939.
Contents:
Disc 1. Honeysuckle Rose -- Pennies from heaven -- Swinging at the daisy chain -- Roseland shuffle -- Exactly like you -- Boo hoo -- The glory of love -- Boogie woogie (I may be wrong) -- Smarty (you know it all) -- One o'clock jump -- Listen my children and you shall hear -- John's idea -- Good morning blues (2 takes) -- Our love was meant to be -- Time out -- Topsy -- I keep remembering -- Out the window -- Don't you miss your baby -- Let me dream. Disc 2. Georgianna -- Blues in the dark -- Sent for you yesterday -- Every tub -- Now will you be good? -- Swingin' the blues -- Mamma don't want no peas 'n' rice 'n' coconut oil -- Blue and sentimental -- Doggin' around -- Stop beatin' 'round the mulberry bush (2 takes) -- London Bridge is falling down -- Texas shuffle -- Jumpin' at the woodside -- How long blues -- The dirty dozens -- Hey lawdy mama -- The fives -- Boogie woogie -- Dark rapture -- Shorty George -- The blues I like to hear -- Do you wanna jump, children? -- Panassie stomp. Disc 3. My heart belongs to Daddy -- Sing for your supper -- Oh! Red -- Fare thee honey, fare thee well (2 takes) -- Dupree blues -- When the sun goes down (2 takes) -- Red wagon -- You can depend on me -- Cherokee pt. 1 & 2 -- Blame it on my last affair (2 takes) -- Jive at five -- Thursday -- Evil blues -- Oh, lady be good.
Series:
Decca jazz GRP presents the legendary masters of jazz
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