The Beat, The Shake And The Lounge - Volume Uno and Volume Due

 

A collection of the music that started the Italian lounge craze.

1 Piero Piccioni– Love War Call 3:27

2 Ennio Morricone– Gli Intoccabili (Party Music) 3:39

3 Nico Fidenco– Supercolpo Da 7 Miliardi (London Streets) 2:54

4 Armando Trovaioli– Il Profeta (Party Mood) 3:20

5 Bruno Nicolai– Agente Speciale LK Operazione Re Mida (LK Shake) 2:19

6 Berto Pisano– Inchiesta (New Edit) 2:46

7 Marcello Giombini– Seli 2:17

8 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Grand Shake) 2:23

9 Luis Bacalov– La Bambolona (Big Doll Shake) 3:58

10 Wess & The Airedales– Crazy 3:58

11 Luis Bacalov– Rebus (Beirut Shake) 2:12

12 Armando Trovaioli– Dove Vai Tutta Nuda? (Vittorio Gassman Shake) 2:10

13 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Young Tigers Shake) 2:13

14 Nora Orlandi– A Doppia Faccia (Soho) 3:12

15 The Casuals– Seven Times Seven 3:30

The Beat, The Shake And The Lounge - Volume Uno

1 Armando Trovaioli– Incontro Alla Balera 2:18

2 Ennio Morricone– La Moda (Carla Gravina Shake) 2:24

3 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Black Sheep Shake) 2:27

4 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Party Music) 2:36

5 Stefano Torossi– L'Età Del Malessere (Shake) 1:30

6 Ennio Morricone– Allegretto Per Signora 2:23

7 Nico Fidenco– Supercolpo Da 7 Miliardi (Gabry Shake) 4:44

8 Fred Bongusto– Il Divorzio (The Divorce Shake) 1:44

9 Piero Piccioni– Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria (Monica Vitti Shake) 1:37

10 Armando Trovaioli– Fiorella With The Umbrella 1:57

11 Armando Trovaioli– Bada Caterina 2:17

12 Alessandro Alessandroni– I Baronetti 2:04

13 Ennio Morricone– L'Alibi (Party Shake) 2:49

14 Armando Trovaioli– Vedo Nudo (I See Naked Shake) (New Edit) 2:59

15 Piero Umiliani– Requiem Per Un Agente Segreto (Discoteque Party) 2:32

16 Fred Bongusto– Un Detective (Franco Nero Shake) (New Edit) 2:11

17 Armando Trovaioli– Adulterio All'italiana (Catherine Spaak Shake) (New Edit) 2:53

18 Piero Piccioni– Easy Dreamer 2:43

The Beat, The Shake And The Lounge, Volume Due

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940's L.A. - various artists compilation

 

1-1 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'The Killers' 2:42

1-2 Johnny Otis, His Drums & Orchestra*– Harlem Nocturne 3:04

1-3 Ella Fitzgerald– I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 2:58

1-4 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– If I Ever Find You, Baby 2:16

1-5 Billie Holiday– Don't Explain 3:26

1-6 The King Cole Trio*– Blues In My Shower 2:55

1-7 Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Orchestra*– Skid Row Blues 2:52

1-8 Dinah Washington With Dave Young & His Orchestra*– You Satisfy 2:50

1-9 T-Bone Walker & His Guitar*– Call It Stormy Monday 3:04

1-10 Baron Mingus & His Octet*– This Subdues My Passion 2:55

1-11 Billie Holiday– No Good Man 3:09

1-12 Percy Mayfield With Monroe Tucker And His Orchestra– Leary Blues 2:59

1-13 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– You Can't Tell Who's Lovin' Who 3:19

1-14 Leo Parker's All Stars– Solitude 2:55

1-15 Alice Roberts, Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Good Dues Blues 3:03

1-16 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Serves Me Right 3:21

1-17 Etta Jones With Luther Henderson & His Orchestra*– What Ev'ry Woman Knows 3:20

1-18 Amos Milburn– Money Hustlin' Woman 2:36

1-19 Helen Humes With Buck Clayton & His Orchestra*– Blue And Sentimental 3:15

1-20 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet– All The Things That You Are 2:49

1-21 Claude Trenier With Charlus Mingus Sextette*– Weird Nightmare 3:07

1-22 Wini Brown With Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Gone Again 2:54

1-23 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Jelly Jelly 3:21

1-24 Thelonious Monk Quintet*– 'Round About Midnight 3:13

1-25 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'Double Indemnity' 1:54

2-1 Adolph Deutsch– Theme From 'High Sierra' 2:08

2-2 The King Cole Trio*– Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? 2:58

2-3 Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson's All Stars– Pacific Coast Blues 2:42

2-4 Charles Brown Trio– How High The Moon 2:18

2-5 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Far Cry 3:22

2-6 Julia Lee– Marijuana 3:15

2-7 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five*– Why'd You Do It, Baby? 3:22

2-8 Sarah Vaughn* With Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Interlude 2:33

2-9 Lester Young & His Sextet*– No Eyes Blues 3:02

2-10 Charlie Parker Quartet* Feat. Earl Coleman– Dark Shadows 3:09

2-11 Billy Holiday* With Eddie Heywood & His Trio*– Billie's Blues 3:12

2-12 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone 3:00

2-13 Charlie Parker– Lover Man 3:22

2-14 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Prisoner Of Love 2:57

2-15 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Since I Fell For You 3:18

2-16 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*– San Francisco Fan 3:24

2-17 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Midnight Sun 3:20

2-18 Etta Jones With JC Heard & His Orchestra*– I Sold My Heart To The Junkman 2:51

2-19 Al Hibbler With Harry Carney's All-Stars*– I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:10

2-20 Billie Holiday– Good Morning Heartache 3:10

2-21 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars*– Goofin' Off 2:28

2-22 Wynonie "Mr Blues" Harris & His All Stars*– Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues 3:11

2-23 Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm– Fine And Mellow 3:15

2-24 Crown Prince Waterford– LA Blues 2:42

2-25 Alfred Newman– Theme From 'Cry Of The City' 5:37

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze

The Sound Gallery Volume One and Volume Two

 

These releases are compilations of mood music mostly originating from EMI's flagship "Studio Two"label, augmented by offerings from the United Artists label and the KPM Recorded Music Library. 

"The Sound Gallery" features tracks recorded over an eight year period from 1968 to 1976. They were recorded using the best available studios (more often EMI's Abbey Road Studio Two) and the best session men, and using the most advanced recording techniques of the day. The music is generally in the style of lounge/easy listening/jazz/pop-rock.

Vol.One

The Dave Pell Singers– Oh Calcutta 2:18

Mandingo – Black Rite 4:09

Alan Parker– Punch Bowl 1:39

Alan Hawkshaw– The Night Rider 2:01

Neil Richardson– The Riviera Affair 1:31

John Gregory– Jet Stream 2:49

John Cameron – Half Forgotten Daydreams 4:06

John Gregory– Jaguar 3:41

Keith Mansfield– Life Of Leisure 2:01

Alan Hawkshaw– Girl In A Sportscar 1:39

Keith Mansfield– Young Scene 1:21

Alan Hawkshaw– It's All At The Co-Op Now 1:13

Alan Morehouse And His Bond Street Brigade*– Funky Fever 2:46

Denny Wright And The Hustlers– Shout About Pepsi 2:23

Mandingo – The Headhunter 3:05

Alan Hawkshaw– Blarney's Stoned 1:51

Paddy Kingsland– The Earthmen 3:17

John Keating– I Feel The Earth Move 3:40

Syd Dale– The Penthouse Suite 1:54

Mandingo – The Snake Pit 3:11

Brian Bennett– Boogie Juice 1:35

Alan Tew– The Detectives 1:32

John Keating– Jesus Christ Superstar 3:54

Joe Loss Concertium*– Music To Drive By 2:48

The Sound Gallery Volume One 

1 Laurie Johnson– Jason King Theme 2:03

2 Keith Mansfield– Powerhouse Pop 2:30

3 The Scottmen– The Good Word 2:48

4 James Clarke– Two Lane Blacktop 1:53

5 David Lindup– Zodiac 3:07

6 Alan Moorhouse– That's Nice 2:14

7 Lord Sitar– I Can See For Miles 3:41

8 Paris Studio Group*– Accroche Toi, Caroline 2:50

9 Francis Lai– Marseillaise Generique 2:09

10 Franck Pourcel– Francais Francais 2:09

11 The Noveltones– Left Bank 2 2:26

12 John Andrews Tartaglia*– Light My Fire 5:17

13 Laurie Johnson– Avengers Tag 1:58

14 Brian Fahey– Open House 2:04

15 E. Cap*– Mama Elephant 3:02

16 David Snell – International Flight 1:55

17 The Simon Park Orchestra– Up To Date 1:47

18 Mike Vickers– On The Brink 2:23

19 Johnny Pearson– Sports Car Special 1:33

20 Brian Fahey– Countdown 2:27

21 Syd Dale– Miss World 1:36

22 Jack Parnell & His Orchestra– Enter The Dragon 2:17

23 The Steve Karmen Big Band– Breakaway 3:49

24 Laurie Johnson– Caesar Smith 2:12

25 Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra– The Rat Catchers 2:41

26 Brian Fahey– At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal 2:33

27 George Martin– Theme One 2:25

The Sound Gallery Volume Two

It's A Scandal! Songs For Soho Blondes - various artists compilation

 

Compiled by Bob Stanley and Martin Green, It's A Scandal! harks back to the heady world of Soho clubland in the years immediateley before Swinging London, an environment evoked on record through risqué material sung by the likes of Diana Dors, Shirley Bassey and Elke Sommer. This was the milieu for many of the characters caught up in the Profumo Affair, satirised by the Miss X single and further exploited by Mandy Rice-Davies. Most of this material is hard to find on CD, and all will appeal to the aficionados of burlesque.

1 Miss X– Christine

2 Mandy Rice-Davies– Close Your Eyes

3 Shirley Bassey– Sex

4 Lucille Mapp– Chinchilla

5 Diana Dors– Roller Coaster Blues

6 The Knightsbridge Chorale– Make Mine Mink

7 Elke Sommer– Be Not "Notty"

8 Anne Heywood– Love Is

9 Maxine Daniels– Lola's Heart

10 The Barry Sisters– Why Don't You Do Right

11 Eric Winstone Orchestra*– Picadilly Third Stop

12 Sheila Buxton– Shakedown

13 Lynn Cornell– Demon Lover

14 Jeri Southern– Run

15 The Beverley Sisters– The Sphinx Won't Tell

16 Valerie Masters– Say When

17 The Jazz Stars– The Jazz Scene

18 Beryl Bryden– Moanin'

19 Linda Laurie– Ooh, What A Lover

20 Marion Ryan– An Occational Man

21 Anita Lindblom– Mr Big Wheel

22 Toni Eden– Send Me

23 Sylvia Sands– Love Me Now! Love Me Now! Love Me Now!

24 Eve Boswell– Wimoweh Cha Cha

25 Miss X– S-E-X

 It's A Scandal! Songs For Soho Blondes

Esquivel And His Orchestra – Other Worlds Other Sounds

 

Mexican bandleader Juan Garcia Esquivel enjoyed a resurgence in popularity and, more importantly, hipness in the ’90s, thanks in large part to a lounge culture revival and his influence on bands like Stereolab. In the exotica pantheon, Esquivel has a unique place, bringing together big band, Latin jazz and space age pop sounds in a big, campy explosion. His music is at times cartoonish, with dramatic brass competing with a silly “zu zu zu” and a Hawaiian guitar that sounds like the opening of a “Looney Tunes” cartoon. That said, it’s an infectious and delightful kind of cartoonish-ness. 

Esquivel sets a space age bachelor pad scene stylishly and with a smirk on Other Worlds, Other Sounds, nicely matching the vixen-in-space cover art with his own set of rocket age mambo and cha-cha. Certainly, his take on “Night and Day” is a bit cheesy, but “That Old Black Magic” is more on the romantic side of the spectrum, and “Nature Boy” actually lives up to the promise of something exotic. 

And since I brought up Stereolab, those lovable kraut-lounge experimentalists actually borrowed elements of “Magic is the Moonlight” on their Dots and Loops album. But perhaps the most impressive piece of all here is the arrangement of “It Had to Be You,” which has the nastiest use of a trombone mute I think I’ve ever heard. Bravo, Esquivel. Bravo. (https://www.treblezine.com/hold-on-to-your-genre-exotica/)

1 Granada 4:10

2 Begin The Beguine 3:12

3 Night And Day 2:40

4 Poinciana 3:05

5 Playfully 2:57

6 Adios 3:08

7 That Old Black Magic 2:36

8 Nature Boy 2:42

9 Magic Is The Moonlight 2:37

10 Speak Low 2:42

11 Ballerina 3:04

12 It Had To Be You 3:10

Esquivel And His Orchestra – Other Worlds Other Sounds

Henry 'Red' Allen 1929-1936 - Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo

 

Henry James "Red" Allen Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of the bandleader Henry Allen Sr.

Allen's trumpet style has been described by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong, and to develop an emphasis on phrasing. Allen's recordings received much favorable attention. His versatility is shown by his winning of DownBeat awards in both the traditional jazz and the modern jazz categories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Allen

1 Fats Waller And His Buddies– Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad

2 Luis Russell And His Orchestra– Jersey Lightning

3 Luis Russell And His Orchestra– The (New) Call Of The Freaks

4 Luis Russell And His Orchestra– Feelin' The Spirit

5 Walter Pichon*– Doggin' That Thing

6 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Roamin'

7 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Spring Pretty Songs

8 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Patrol Wagon Blues

9 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– I Fell In Love With You

10 Billy Banks And His Orchestra– Bugle Call Rag

11 Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra– Sweet Sorrow Blues

12 Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra– Sweet Sue

13 Horace Henderson And His Orchestra– Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day

14 Benny Morton And His Orchestra– Get Goin'

15 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Whos Honey Are You?

16 Mills Blue Rhythm Band*– Ride, Red, Ride

17 Mills Blue Rhythm Band*– Yes! Yes!

18 Mills Blue Rhythm Band*– Barrel House

Henry 'Red' Allen 1929-1936

Louis Armstrong - The Very Best of Louis Armstrong

 

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, among others.

Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920's as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, he was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, Armstrong followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. Armstrong earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader Fletcher Henderson. Armstrong moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950's, Armstrong was an international musical icon, appearing regularly in radio and television broadcasts and on film. Apart from his music, he was also beloved as an entertainer, often joking with the audience and keeping a joyful public image at all times.

Disc 1:

MY HEART

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

YES, I'M IN THE BARREL

GUT BUCKET BLUES

COME BACK SWEET PAPA

HEEBIE JEEBIES

CORNET CHOP SUEY

ORIENTAL STRUT

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

SOME OF THESE DAYS

HE LIKES IT SLOW

ST LOUIS BLUES

SHANGHAI SHUFFLE

TEXAS MOANER BLUES

EVERYBODY LOVE MY BABY

MANDY, MAKE UP YOUR MIND

PAPA DE DA DA

MONEY BLUES

SUGAR FOOT STOMP

WILD MAN BLUES

DISC 2:

BODY AND SOUL

JUST A GIGOLO

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

I'M A DING DONG DADDY

IF I COULD BE WITH YOU, ONE HOUR TONIGHT

I SURRENDER DEAR

DON'T FORGET TO MESS AROUND

SWEET LITTLE PAPA

SKID-DAT, DE-DAT

YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU

SAVOY BLUES

BASIN ST BLUES

HOBO, YOU CAN'T HIDE THIS TRAIN

PUBLIC MELODY NUMBER ONE

ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

IT'S WONDERFUL'

JEEPERS CREEPERS

WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME

LOVE WALKED IN

The Very Best of Louis Armstrong

Ann-Margret – The Very Best Of Ann-Margret

 

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Initially gaining notoriety in 1961 as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice, she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom.

Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017).

Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award in addition to two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy nominations. She released Born to be Wild, her first classic-rock album, in April 2023.

Ann-Margret began recording for RCA Victor in 1961, first recording "Lost Love". Her debut album And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret was recorded in Hollywood, arranged and conducted by Marty Paich. Later albums were produced in Nashville with Chet Atkins on guitar, the Jordanaires (Elvis Presley's backup singers), and the Anita Kerr Singers, with liner notes by mentor George Burns. She had a sexy, throaty contralto singing voice,[14] and RCA Victor attempted to capitalize on the "female Elvis" comparison by having her record a version of "Heartbreak Hotel" and other songs stylistically similar to Presley's. She scored a minor success with "I Just Don't Understand" (from her second LP), which entered the Billboard Top 40 in August 1961 and stayed six weeks, peaking at number 17; the song was later performed by the Beatles in 1963. In 1962, Ann-Margret was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

This 39 track compilation is an essential collection of her recording career.

The Very Best Of Ann-Margret

La Vie Parisienne - Great French Stars Of The 30s & 40s

 

1 Edith Piaf– La Vie en Rose 3:12

2 Charles Trenet– Boum! 2:37

3 Yves Montand– Clopin-clopant 3:17

4 Josephine Baker– Si J'Étais Blanche 2:47

5 Jean Sablon– Rendez-Vous Sous La Pluie 2:40

6 Maurice Chevalier– Toi et Moi 2:59

7 Django Reinhardt & His American Swing Band– Ultrafox 3:23

8 Edith Piaf– Monsieur Lenoble 3:30

9 Tino Rossi– J'Attendrai 2:58

10 Jean Sablon– La Dernière Bergère 3:06

11 Georges Ulmer– Pigalle 3:01

12 Yves Montand– Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) 3:24

13 Josephine Baker– J'Ai Deux Amours 3:16

14 Charles Trenet– Le Retour des Saisons 3:13

15 Edith Piaf– Les Amants de Paris 3:15

16 Jean Sablon– Un Baiser 3:22

17 Maurice Chevalier– Bouquet de Paris 3:06

18 Tino Rossi– Poème (In Your Eyes) 3:09

19 Charles Trenet– Vous Êtes Jolie 2:20

20 Lucienne Boyer– Parlez-Moi d'Amour 3:02

21 Django Reinhardt– My Sweet 2:58

22 Charles Trenet– La Mer 3:23

23 Yves Montand– C'est Si Bon 2:36

24 Edith Piaf– C'est Merveilleux 3:08

25 Jean Sablon– Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous (Life Is a Song) 3:08

 La Vie Parisienne

George Shearing – The Very Best Of

 

George Shearing was an Anglo-American blind jazz pianist and composer. (born: Aug. 13th, 1919 in Battersea, London, UK - died: Feb. 14th, 2011 in NYC, NY.)

He moved to the US in 1947, and was amongst the first post-war British jazz musicians to make a solid career there. He was appointed OBE in 2007, and then knighted in 2007, both by Queen Elizabeth II.

He became known for a piano technique known as "The Shearing Sound", a type of double melody block chord, with an additional fifth part that doubles the melody an octave lower. With the piano playing these five voices, Shearing would double the top voice with the vibraphone and the bottom voice with the guitar to create his signature sound.

1 Midnight In The Air 2:26

2 Have You Met Miss Jones 2:06

3 Cuban Love Song 2:44

4 The Folks Who Live On The Hill 4:30

5 Pawn Ticket 2:19

6 Cheek To Cheek 2:41

7 Kinda Cute 2:54

8 September In The Rain 3:14

9 Estampa Cubana 2:55

10 A Ship Without A Sail 2:47

11 Bernie's Tune 3:37

12 Laura 2:54

13 Lullaby Of Birdland 2:20

14 One Note Samba 2:43

15 Promises, Promises 2:36

George Shearing – The Very Best Of

Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang – Great Original Performances 1926 - 1933

 

1 Stringing The Blues

2 Bugle Call Rag

3 Four String Joe

4 Krazy Kat

5 Sensation

6 My Baby Came Home

7 The Wild Dog

8 Church Street Sobbin' Blues

9 Shivery Stomp

10 Running Ragged

11 Hot Heels

12 Put And Take

13 Oh! Peter

14 Beale Street Blues

15 Vibraphonia

16 Eddie's Twister

Great Original Performances 1926 - 1933

A Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

 

Happy Holiday 2:27

Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling 2:56

Twelve Days Of Christmas 3:23

The First Snowfall 3:08

I'd Like To Hitch A Ride With Santa Claus 3:02

Poppa Santa Claus 3:15

You're All I Want For Christmas 3:13

The Christmas Tree Angel 3:10

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 2:41

O, Fir Tree Dark 3:03

Christmas Candles 2:41

Jingle Bells 2:35

Christmas In Killarney 2:44

Winter Wonderland 2:42

Here Comes Santa Claus 3:03

Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter 3:06

Merry Christmas Polka 2:52

Mele Kalikimaka 2:54

Is Christmas Only A Tree? 2:14

Christmas Island 2:35

A Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

Bessie Smith – Jazz 'n' Blues

 

1 Lady Luck Blues 3:08

2 Outside Of That 3:29

3 Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) 3:08

4 Down Hearted Blues 3:26

5 Oh Daddy Blues 3:06

6 Midnight Blues 3:18

7 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:57

8 Aggravatin' Papa 3:18

9 If You Don't, I Know Who Will 3:36

10 Jail House Blues 3:14

11 Sam Jones Blues 2:48

12 Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine 3:32

13 Yodling Blues 3:12

14 Bleeding Hearted Blues 3:06

15 Mama's Got The Blues 2:57

16 Taint Nobody's Business' If I Do 3:27

17 Gulf Coast Blues 3:06

18 Beale Street Mama 3:35

19 Frosty Morning Blues 3:13

20 Mean Old Bedbug Blues 3:12

21 Sweet Mistreater 3:02

Bessie Smith – Jazz 'n' Blues

Clarence Williams - Great Original Performances 1927 To 1934

 

Clarence Williams (1898-1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher.

Williams ran away from home at age 12 to join Billy Kersand's Traveling Minstrel Show, then moved to New Orleans. At first Williams worked shining shoes and doing odd jobs, but soon became known as a singer and master of ceremonies. By the early 1910s he was a well regarded local entertainer also playing piano, and was composing new tunes by 1913. Williams was a good business man and worked arranging and managing entertainment at the local African-American vaudeville theater as well as various saloons and dance halls around Rampart Street, and clubs and houses in Storyville.

Williams started a music publishing business with violinist/bandleader Armand J. Piron 1915, which by the 1920s was the leading African-American owned music publisher in the country. He toured briefly with W.C. Handy, set up a publishing office in Chicago, then settled in New York in the early 1920s. In 1921, he married blues singer and stage actress Eva Taylor with whom he would frequently perform. He supervised African-American recordings (the 8000 Race Series) for New York offices of Okeh phonograph company in the 1920s in the Gaiety Theatre office building in Times Square. He recruited many of the artists who performed on that label. He also recorded extensively, leading studio bands frequently for OKeh, Columbia and occasionally other record labels.

He mostly used "Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings" for his hot band sides and "Clarence Williams' Washboard Five" for his washboard sides. He also produced and participated in early recordings by Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Bessie Smith, Virginia Liston, Irene Scruggs, and many others. King Oliver played cornet on a number of Williams' late 1920s recordings. He was the recording director for the short-lived QRS Records label in 1928.

Most of his recordings were songs from his publishing house, which explains why he recorded tunes like "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "Close Fit Blues" and "Papa De-Da-Da" numerous times.

In 1933, he signed to the Vocalion label and recorded quite a number of popular recordings, mostly featuring washboard percussion, through 1935. In 1943 Williams sold his extensive back-catalogue of tunes to Decca Records for $50,000 and retired.

Clarence Williams' name appears as composer or co-composer on numerous tunes, including a number which by Williams' own admission were written by others but which Williams bought all rights to outright, as was a common practice in the music publishing business at the time. Clarence Williams hits include "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (as publisher - not composer), "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "Royal Garden Blues", "Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do", "Shout, Sister, Shout" and many others. In 1970, Williams was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

This compilation:

1 Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings– Candy Lips 2:43

2 Clarence Williams And Washboard Band*– I Can't Beat You Doin' What You're Doin' Me 2:42

3 Williams' Jug Band*– Chizzlin' Sam 3:07

4 Clarence Williams' Washboard Five– Log Cabin Blues 3:11

5 Clarence Williams' Novelty Band– You're Bound To Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old 3:03

6 Clarence Williams And His Jazz Kings*– A Pane In The Glass 3:00

7 Clarence Williams' Washboard Five– Walk That Broad 2:59

8 Clarence Williams And Washboard Band*– Trouble 3:13

9 Williams' Jug Band*– You Ain't Too Old 3:05

10 Clarence Williams' Blue Seven– Close Fit Blues 2:56

11 Clarence Williams' Washboard Band*– Lazy Mama 3:11

12 Clarence Williams' Novelty Band– He Wouldn't Stop Doin' It 2:57

13 Clarence Williams' Washboard Band*– Worn Out Blues 3:10

14 Clarence Williams And His Orchestra– Chocolate Avenue 2:55

15 Clarence Williams' Washboard Five– Have You Ever Felt That Way 3:09

16 Clarence Williams And His Orchestra– Organ Grinder Blues 3:09

Clarence Williams - Great Original Performances