Label: Mosaic Records – MD7-235
Format: 7 x CD, Compilation Box Set,
Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing
Media Condition: Near Mint
Box Condition: Near Mint
Limited Edition: 379 of 10,000 albums
Book included.
Tracklist
NYC, March 5-6, 1935 (11:00 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.)
1-1 Duke Ellington Sextet– Tough Truckin' 3:02
1-2 Duke Ellington Sextet– Tough Truckin' (alt tk) 2:43
1-3 Duke Ellington Sextet– Indigo Echoes 2:46
1-4 Duke Ellington Sextet– Indigo Echoes (alt tk) 2:42
Recording Incorporated, Hollywood, December 16, 1936
1-5 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Relaxatious (alt tk) 2:42
1-6 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Relaxatious 2:42
1-7 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Lazy Man's Shuffle 2:55
1-8 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Lazy Man's Shuffle (alt tk) 2:47
Associate Cinema Studios, Hollywood, December 19, 1936
1-9 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Clouds In My Heart (alt tk) 2:55
1-10 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Clouds In My Heart 2:55
1-11 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Frolic Sam (alt tk) 2:58
1-12 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Frolic Sam 2:58
1-13 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Caravan 3:04
1-14 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Caravan 3:04
1-15 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Stompy Jones 2:42
1-16 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Stompy Jones 2:38
Hollywood, December 21, 1936
Duke Ellington Mood Indigo / Solitude (3:03)
1-17.1 – Mood Indigo
1-17.2 – Solitude
Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady / In A Sentimental Mood (3:01)
1-18.1 – Sophisticated Lady
1-18.2 – In A Sentimental Mood
NYC, March 8, 1937 (8:00 p.m. - 1:10 a.m.)
1-19 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (alt tk) 2:50
1-20 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 2:51
1-21 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Downtown Uproar (alt tk) 2:43
1-22 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Downtown Uproar 2:40
1-23 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Digga Digga Do (alt tk) 2:51
1-24 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Digga Digga Do 2:51
2-1 Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters– Blue Reverie 2:58
2-2 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Blue Reverie (alt tk) 2:54
2-3 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Tiger Rag 2:41
2-4 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Tiger Rag 2:37
NYC, March 25, 1937 (10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.)
2-5 The Gotham Stompers– My Honey's Lovin' Arms 2:43
2-6 The Gotham Stompers– Did Anyone Ever Tell You? (alt tk) 2:58
2-7 The Gotham Stompers– Did Anyone Ever Tell You? 2:54
2-8 The Gotham Stompers– Alabamy Home 2:56
2-9 The Gotham Stompers– Where Are You? 2:49
NYC, April 29, 1937 (2:15 p.m. start)
2-10 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Lament For A Lost Love (Originally Released As "Solace") 2:41
2-11 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Lament For a Lost Love (Originally Released As "Solace") (alt tk) 2:41
2-12 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Four And One-Half Street (alt tk) 2:39
2-13 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Four And One-Half Street 2:32
2-14 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Demi-tasse (alt tk) 2:36
2-15 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Demi-tasse 2:35
2-16 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Jazz A La Carte 2:29
2-17 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Jazz A La Carte (alt tk) 2:37
NYC, May 20, 1937 (2:00 - 5:30 p.m.)
2-18 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Foolin' Myself (alt tk) 2:54
2-19 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Foolin' Myself 2:57
2-20 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– A Sailboat In The Moonlight (alt tk) 2:55
2-21 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– A Sailboat In The Moonlight 3:02
2-22 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– You'll Never Go To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) 2:26
2-23 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– You'll Never Go To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alt tk) 2:21
2-24 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Peckin' 3:11
2-25 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Peckin' 3:08
2-26 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Peckin' 3:06
NYC, June 16, 1937 (3:00 -8:20 p.m.)
3-1 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Get It Southern Style (alt tk) 2:38
3-2 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Get It Southern Style 2:39
3-3 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Moonlight Fiesta 2:45
3-4 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Moonlight Fiesta (alt tk) 2:48
3-5 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Sponge Cake And Spinach (alt tk) 2:31
3-6 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– Sponge Cake And Spinach 2:31
3-7 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– If You're Ever In My Arms Again (alt tk) 2:51
3-8 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators– If You're Ever In My Arms Again 2:51
NYC, July 7, 1937 (Midnight - 5 a.m.)
3-9 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp) (alt tk) 2:45
3-10 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp) 2:46
3-11 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Love In My Heart (Originally Titled "Swing Baby Swing") (alt tk) 2:32
3-12 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Love In My Heart (Originally Titled "Swing Baby Swing") 2:32
3-13 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Sugar Hill Shim Sham (alt tk) 2:19
3-14 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Sugar Hill Shim Sham 2:34
3-15 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Tea And Trumpets (LP tk) 2:31
3-16 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Tea And Trumpets (CD tk) 2:30
3-17 Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers– Tea And Trumpets (78 tk) 2:29
NYC, October 26, 1937 (2:30 - 7:20 p.m.)
3-18 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Jubilesta 2:45
3-19 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Watchin' 2:52
3-20 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Pigeons And Peppers 2:51
3-21 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2:33
NYC, January 19, 1938 (10:00 a.m. start)
3-22 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Drummer's Delight 2:34
3-23 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– If I Thought You Cared (alt tk) 2:59
3-24 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– If I Thought You Cared 2:57
3-25 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Lost In Meditation (Originally Released As "Have A Heart") 2:44
3-26 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Lost In Meditation (Originally Released As "Have A Heart") (alt tk) 2:42
4-1 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– My Day 3:02
4-2 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Silvery Moon And Golden Sands 3:12
4-3 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Echoes Of Harlem (rehearsal take) 5:11
4-4 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Echoes Of Harlem 3:12
4-5 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Echoes Of Harlem (alt tk) 3:10
NYC, March 28, 1938 (2:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
4-6 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Jeep's Blues 2:52
4-7 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do)? 2:54
4-8 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 3:00
4-9 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Rendezvous With Rhythm 2:57
NYC, April 4, 1938 (2:30 - 6:10 p.m.)
4-10 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– A Lesson In C 2:30
4-11 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Swingtime In Honolulu 2:41
4-12 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Carnival In Caroline 2:20
4-13 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Ol' Man River 2:46
NYC, June 22, 1938 (2:00 - 6:45 p.m.)
4-14 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– You Walked Out Of The Picture 2:46
4-15 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– You Walked Out Of The Picture (alt tk) 2:47
4-16 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Pyramid 2:50
4-17 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Empty Ballroom Blues 2:24
4-18 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Lost In Meditation 2:38
4-19 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Lost In Meditation (alt tk) 2:42
NYC, August 1, 1938 (3:45 - 6:20 p.m.)
4-20 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– A Blues Serenade 2:37
4-21 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Love In Swingtime 2:45
4-22 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Swingin' In The Dell 2:31
4-23 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Jitterbug's Lullaby 2:56
NYC, August 2, 1938 (2:00 p.m. start)
5-1 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Chasin' Chippies 2:55
5-2 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Blue Is The Evening 3:04
5-3 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Sharpy 2:39
5-4 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Swing Pan Alley 2:30
NYC, August 24, 1938 (7:00 - midnight)
5-5 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Prelude To A Kiss 2:39
5-6 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– There's Something About An Old Love 2:39
5-7 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– The Jeep Is Jumpin' 2:26
5-8 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Krum Elbow Blues 2:34
NYC, December 20, 1938
5-9 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– I'm In Another World 2:59
5-10 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Hodge Podge 2:32
5-11 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Dancing On The Stars 2:52
5-12 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Wanderlust 2:56
NYC, December 21, 1938
5-13 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters*– Delta Mood 2:43
5-14 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– (The) Boys From Harlem 2:16
5-15 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Mobile Blues 2:29
5-16 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Mobile Blues (alt tk) 2:22
5-17 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Gal-Avantin' 2:19
NYC, December 22, 1938
5-18 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra– Blue Light 2:37
5-19 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra– Blue Light 2:37
NYC, February 27, 1939 (4:45 - 7:05 p.m.)
5-20 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Like A Ship In The Night 2:34
5-21 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Mississippi Dreamboat 2:33
5-22 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Swingin' On The Campus 2:36
5-23 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Dooji Wooji 2:52
NYC, February 28, 1939 (8:10 p.m. - finish)
6-1 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters*– Beautiful Romance 2:42
6-2 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Boudoir Benny 2:45
6-3 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Ain't The Gravy Good? (alt tk) 3:08
6-4 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Ain't The Gravy Good? 3:03
6-5 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– She's Gone 2:57
NYC, Mrch 8, 1939
6-6 Duke Ellington– Just Good Fun 2:38
6-7 Duke Ellington– Informal Blues 2:51
NYC, March 20, 1939 (2:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
6-8 Rex Stewart And His Orchestra– San Juan Hill 2:36
6-9 Rex Stewart And His Orchestra– I'll Come Back For More 2:50
6-10 Rex Stewart And His Orchestra– "Fat Stuff" Serenade 2:37
NYC, March 21, 1939 (2:45 - 4:45 p.m.)
6-11 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Savoy Strut (alt tk) 2:30
6-12 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Savoy Strut 2:29
6-13 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Rent Party Blues 2:37
6-14 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Dance Of The Goons 2:37
6-15 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Good Gal Blues 2:57
NYC, March 21, 1939 (4:45 -5:30 p.m.)
6-16 Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Billy Taylor*– Finesse
2:42
NYC, June 2, 1939
6-17 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Kitchen Mechanic's Day 2:27
6-18 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– My Heart Jumped Over The Moon 2:32
6-19 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– You Can Count On Me 3:12
6-20 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Home Town Blues 2:36
NYC, June 8, 1939 (2:30 p.m. start)
6-21 The Quintones With Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor Song) 2:43
6-22 The Quintones With Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubble Gum) 2:38
6-23 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Barney Goin' Easy 2:54
6-24 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Just Another Dream 2:40
NYC, June 21, 1939 (3:30-4:00 or 5:00)
6-25 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Night Song 2:43
NYC, June 22, 1939 (2:45 - 4:30 p.m.)
7-1 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Blues A Poppin' 2:49
7-2 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Top And Bottom 2:52
7-3 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Black Beauty 2:43
NYC, September 1, 1939 (2:45 - 4:35 p.m.)
7-4 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– The Rabbit's Jump 2:37
7-5 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Moon Romance 2:45
7-6 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Truly Wonderful 2:19
7-7 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Dream Blues 2:57
Chicago, October 14, 1939
7-8 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Skunk Hollow Blues 2:36
7-9 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– I Know What You Do 2:39
7-10 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Your Love Has Faded 2:46
7-11 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra– Tired Socks 2:48
7-12 Duke Ellington– Blues 2:41
Chicago, October 16, 1939
7-13 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Early Mornin' 2:27
Chicago, November 22, 1939
7-14 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Minuet In Blues 2:46
7-15 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Lost In Two Flats 2:29
7-16 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Honey Hush 2:47
7-17 Duke Ellington And Jimmy Blanton– Blues 2:50
7-18 Duke Ellington And Jimmy Blanton– Plucked Again 2:58
Chicago, February 14, 1940 (4:20 - 5:15 p.m.)
7-19 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Pelican Drag 2:57
7-20 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Tapioca 2:28
Chicago, February 15, 1940 (12:15 - 1:30 p.m.)
7-21 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Mardi Gras Madness 2:29
7-22 Barney Bigard And His Orchestra– Watch The Birdie 2:38
Chicago, February 15, 1940 (1:30 - 4:00 a.m.)
7-23 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Black Butterfly 2:38
7-24 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Dry Long So 2:48
7-25 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Toasted Pickle 2:33
7-26 Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters– Give It Up 2:54
Credits
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 1-19 to 2-9, 2-18 to 2-26, 3-9 to 3-17, 3-25 to 5-17, 5-20 to 6-5, 6-11 to 6-16, 6-25 to 7-7, 7-23 to 7-26)
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Otto Hardwick (tracks: 2-18 to 2-26, 3-18 to 3-21, 4-1 to 4-13, 4-19 to 5-4, 5-13 to 5-17)
Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 5-20 to 5-23, 6-17 to 6-20, 7-13 to 7-16, 7-19 to 7-26), Brick Fleagle (tracks: 6-8 to 6-10), Jerry Blake (tracks: 4-10 to 4-13), Wayman Carver (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9)
Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 1-19 to 6-5, 6-11 to 6-15, 6-21 to 7-11, 7-13 to 7-16, 7-19 to 7-26)
Bass – Billy Taylor Sr. (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-5 to 2-17, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-18 to 6-5, 6-8 to 7-11, 7-13), Hayes Alvis (tracks: 1-19 to 2-4, 2-18 to 2-26, 3-9 to 3-17), Jimmy Blanton (tracks: 7-17 to 7-26), Wellman Braud (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard (tracks: 1-9 to 1-16, 2-5 to 3-8, 3-18 to 3-26, 4-10 to 4-13, 5-1 to 5-4, 5-13 to 5-19, 6-1 to 6-5, 6-8 to 6-10, 6-21 to 6-24, 6-25 to 7-3, 7-8 to 7-11, 7-13 to 7-16, 7-19 to 7-26)
Co-producer [Release] – Scott Wenzel, Steven Lasker
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-10 to 2-17, 3-1 to 3-17, 3-22 to 3-24, 5-8 to 6-10, 6-21 to 6-24, 7-13 to 7-16, 7-19, 7-20 to 7-22)
Design – Richard Mantel
Drums – Chick Webb (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9), Jack Maisel (tracks: 3-9 to 3-17), Sonny Greer (tracks: 1-5 to 1-16, 1-19 to 2-4, 2-9 to 3-8, 3-18 to 6-5, 6-8 to 6-15, 6-17 to 7-11, 7-13, 7-19 to 7-26)
Executive-Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Guitar – Bernard Addison (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9), Brick Fleagle (tracks: 3-9 to 3-17), Fred Guy (tracks: 2-10 to 3-8, 3-22 to 4-2, 4-6 to 4-13, 5-18, 5-19, 6-21 to 6-24)
Guitar, Steel Guitar – Ceele Burke (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8)
Liner Notes – Steven Lasker
Maracas – Charlie Barnet (tracks: 3-1)
Mastered By – Kurt Lundvall
Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 7-4, 7-5, 7-13 to 7-16, 7-19 to 7-22), Duke Ellington, Tommy Fulford (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9)
Restoration – Steven Lasker
Transferred By – Steven Lasker
Trombone – Joe Nanton (tracks: 1-19 to 2-4, 3-25, 3-26, 4-3, 4-10 to 4-13, 6-8 to 6-10), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8, 4-1, 4-5 to 4-13, 4-20 to 4-23, 5-5 to 5-12, 5-18 to 5-23, 6-11 to 6-15, 6-17 to 6-20, 7-4 to 7-7), Sandy Williams (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9)
Trumpet – Freddy Jenkins (tracks: 3-9, 3-10), Wallace Jones (tracks: 5-18, 5-19)
Trumpet, Vocals – Cootie Williams (tracks: 1-9 to 1-16, 1-19 to 2-9, 2-18 to 2-26, 3-18 to 3-21, 3-25 to 5-17, 5-20 to 6-5, 6-11 to 6-15, 6-17 to 6-20, 6-25 to 7-11, 7-23 to 7-26)
Vibraphone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 1-9 to 1-16, 2-10 to 2-19, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-18 to 3-24, 6-21 to 6-24, 7-14 to 7-16, 7-19 to 7-22)
Vocals – Al Lane (tracks: 6-21, 6-22), Buddy Clark (tracks: 2-18 to 2-26), Irving Deutsch (tracks: 6-21, 6-22), Ivie Anderson (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9), Jean Eldridge (tracks: 5-20 to 5-23), Jerry Kruger (tracks: 3-18 to 3-2, 3-18 to 3-21, 4-10 to 4-13), Leon LaFell (tracks: 4-19 to 4-23), Lloyd Hundling (tracks: 6-21, 6-22), Mary McHugh (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-19, 5-5 to 5-8), Murray Deutsch (tracks: 6-21, 6-22), Patti Davis (4) (tracks: 6-21, 6-22), Scat Powell (tracks: 5-1 to 5-4), Sue Mitchell (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
Vocals, Trumpet – Louis Bacon (tracks: 6-8 to 6-10)
Other Notes
Limited to 10,000 copies, hand numbered.
