The Very Best of Jimmie Lunceford
Decca-MCA Records WMC5-328
1 Sophisticated Lady (Ellington)
2 Rose Room (Williams-Hickman)
3 Stratosphere (Lunceford)
4 Stardust (Carmichael)
5 Rhythm Is Our Business (Lunceford-Cahn-Chaplin)
6 Four Or Five Time (Gay-Hellman)
7 Swanee River (Foster)
8 My Blue Heaven (Donaldson-Whiting)
9 Organ Grider's Swing (Hudson)
10 Harlem Shout (Durham-Lunceford)
11 Ragging The Scale (Craypoole)
12 For Dancers Only (Oliver)
13 Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (weinrich-Murphy)
14 Pigeon Walk (Monaco)
15 Annie Laurie (trad)
16 Margie (Davis-Conrad-Robinson)
17 Down By The Old Mill Stream (Taylor)
18 By The River Saint Marie (Warren-Leslie)
19 Battle Axe (Thomas)
20 Chocolate (Butterfield)
21 Hi Spook (Wilson)
22 Yard Dog Mazurka (Wilson-Segue)
23 Strictly Instrumental (Sailer-Benjamin-Marcus-Battle)
1,2,3 1934 September 4, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Sy Oliver, Tommy Stevens (tp), Henry Wells, Russel Boweles (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Laforet Dent (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
4 1934 September 5, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Sy Oliver, Tommy Stevens (tp), Henry Wells (tb,vo), Russel Boweles (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Laforet Dent (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
5 1934 December 18, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Sy Oliver, Paul Webster (tp), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles (tb), Eddie Durham (tb,g), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thomas(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Laforet Dent (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
6 1935 May 29, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Paul Webster (tp), Sy Oliver, (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles (tb), Eddie Durham (tb,g), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Laforet Dent (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
7 1935 September 23, New York City
8 1935 December 23, New York City
9 1936 August 31, New York City
10 1936 October 14, New York City
11,12 1937 June 15, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Paul Webster (tp), Sy Oliver, (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles (tb), Eddie Durham (tb,g), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thomas(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Laforet Dent (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
13 1937 July 8, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Paul Webster (tp), Sy Oliver, (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles, Trumy Young (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thomas(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Ted Buckner (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
14,15 1937 November 5, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Paul Webster (tp), Sy Oliver, (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles, Trumy Young (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Ted Buckner (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
16 1938 January 6, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Paul Webster (tp), Sy Oliver, (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles (tb), Trumy Young (tb,vo), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Ted Buckner (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
17,18 1938 April 12, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Eddy Tompkins, Paul Webster (tp), Sy Oliver (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles, Trumy Young (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as,vo), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Ted Buckner (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
19 1941 March 26, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Freddy Webster, Paul Webster (tp), Snooky Young, Geral Wilson (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles, Trumy Young (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Ted Buckner (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
20 1941 April 22, New York City
21,22 1941 August 26, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Freddy Webster, Paul Webster (tp), Snooky Young, Geral Wilson (tp,vo), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Boweles, Trumy Young (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Earl Carruther (bs,cl,as), Ted Buckner (as),Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
23 1942 June 26, New York City
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Freddy Webster, Harry Jackson, Bob Mitchell (tp), Fernando Arbello, Russel Boweles, Trumy Young (tb), Willie Smith (as,cl,bs), Don Grissom (as), Joe Thoman(ts,cl), Ben Waters (bs,cl,as), Edwin Wilcox (p), Al Norris (g), Mose Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (ds), Jimmy Lunceford (ldr)
Jimmie LuncefordのBig Bandは1930年代に現れた黒人バンドの中では非常に洗練された演奏を行っていました。Eddie Wilcox, Sy Oliver等の編曲が当時のレベルを抜いたものだったのです。リーダーのLuncefordは最初はSaxやFluteを演奏していましたが、リーダーとなってからは指揮に専念しています。惜しむらくはEllingtonやBasieほどのソロイストに恵まれなかったと言われますが、Willie Smith(as), Trumy Young (tb), Gerald Wilson(tp), Freddy Webster (tp), Joe Thomas (ts)はいずれ劣らぬ名手達でした。Freddy Webster (1916-1947)は夭逝してしまいましたが,GillespieやMilesにも影響を与えたと言われます。Willie SmithはSwing時代の三大アルト奏者と言われ、戦後もJATPやHarry James, Charlie Barnet等の楽団で活躍しました。Sy OliverとEddie Durham, Geral Wilsonは器楽奏者としてより編曲家として有名です。Trumy Youngは後年はSatchimoAll Starsで長年活躍しました。Joe Thomas （1909-1986）は1940年代以降はR&Bの世界に行ってしまいましたが、Lunceford楽団では洗練されたJazzを演奏しています。
特筆すべきは1940年代に入ってからの演奏です。Gerald Wilsonの編曲は非常にモダンな感じがします。特にYard Dog MazurkaはSwingが1940年代に入ると衰えたという説へん反証として挙げられる曲です。曲の最後を高音のトランペットで締めくくるアイデアはこの頃のLunceford楽団からきているのだと思います。
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