Art Tatum on the Air

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。
今夜は趣向を変えて1930年代のピアノsoloです。

Art Tatum on the Air

Aircheck 21

A

1  Tiger Rag

2  Young and Healthy

3  Morning, Moon and Night

4  When Day is Done

5  Star Dust

6  Chinatown, My Chinatown

7  Lulu's Back In Town

B

1  Humoresque

2  I Know That You Know

3  Sweet Lorraine

4  How High The Moon

5  Ain't Misbehavin'

6  Song of the Vagabonds

7  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

A1  1932 August 5

A2,3,4,5,6  1934 February 27

A7  1935 September 26

B1　1944 May 21

Art Tatum (p)

B2  1944 May 21

Art Tatum (p), Tiny Grimes (g), Slam Stewart (b) 

B3,4  1945 October 2

Art Tatum (p), Tiny Grimes (g), Slam Stewart (b) 

B4  1945 October 2

B5,6,7  ca 1945

Art Tatum (p)

史上最強のピアニストと言われるArt Tatumの貴重なラジオ放送です。特にA1は21歳の時のものですが、完璧で完成されています。しかも1932年とは思えない音の良さです。主にDeccaに吹き込んだのと同じレパートリーですが、細部がやや違う程度で基本的に同じアレンジです。Star Dustだけは大幅に違っています。Lulu's Back in Townは1935年ですが早くも後年のハーモニー感覚が顔を出しています。

B面はトリオの演奏です。B4にはBig Bandによるcodeがついています。B5はsoloですが、あらぬところで聴衆が爆笑しています。ジャケットのイラストがあまりにも酷いため愚盤と勘違いしそうですが、中身は珍しく音質も上々の好盤です。

The Best of Louis Armstrong/The Early Years

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜は1920-30年代のLouis Armstrongです。

The Best of Louis Armstrong/The Early Years

Odeon OR-8824

A

1  Heebie Jeebies (Atkins-Rich-Jones)

2  Muskrat Ramble (Ory)

3  Willie The Weeper (Rymel-Melrose-Bloom)

4  Potato Head Blues (Armstrong)

5  Weary Blues (Mathews)

6  Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Armstrong)

7  Hotter Than That (Hardin)

8  Savoy Blues (Ory)

B

1  West End Blues (Oliver-Williams)

2  Basin Street Blues (Williams)

3  Ain't Misbehavin' (Razaf-Waller)

4  St. Louis Blues (Handy)

5  Rockin' Chair (Carmichael)

6  Tiger Rag (ODJB)

7  I'm A Dind Dong Daddy From Dumas (Baxter)

8  When It's Sleepy Time Downsouth (Rene-Rene-Muse)

A1,2  1926 February 26

Louis Armstrong and Hot Five

Louis Armstrong (cor,vo), Kid Ory (tb), Johnny Dodds (cl), Lil Armstrong (p), Johnny St. Cyr (bjo)

A3  1927 May 7

A4  1927 May 10

A5  1927 May 11

A6  1927 December 9

A7,8  1927 December 13

Louis Armstrong and Hot Seven

Louis Armstrong (cor,vo), John Thomas (tb), Johnny Dodds (cl), Lil Armstrong (p), Pete Briggs (tuba), Baby Dodds (ds)

B1  1928 July 28

B2  1928 December 4

Louis Armstrong and Savoy Ball Room Five

Louis Armstrong (tp,vo), Fred Robinson (tb), Jimmy Strong (cl), Earl Hines (p,celeste), Mancy Cara (bjo), Zutty Singleton (ds)

B4 1929 July 19

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra

Louis Armstrong (tp,vo), Homer Hobson (tp), Fred Robinson (tb), Jimmy Strong (cl,ts), Bert Curry, Crawford Wethington (as), Carroll Dickerson (vln), Gene Anderson (p), Mancy Cara (bjo), Pete Briggs (tuba), Zutty Singleton (ds)

B5,6  1929 December 13

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra

Louis Armstrong (tp,vo), Otis Johnson, Henry 'Red' Allen (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas, Charlie Holmes (cl,as), Teddy Hill (ts), Louis Russell (p), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (ds), Hoagy Carmichael (vo)

B7  1930 July 21

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra

Louis Armstrong (tp,vo), Leon Elkins (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb), Leon Herriford, Willie Stark (as), William Franz (ts), L.Z.Cooper or Harvey Brooks (p), Ceele Burke (bjo), Reggie Jones (b), Lionel Hampton (ds)

B8  1931 April 20

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra

Louis Armstrong (tp,vo), Zilmer Randolph (tp), Preston Jackson (tb), Lester Boone (cl,as), George James (cl,ss,as), Albert Washington (cl,ts), Charlie Alexander (p), Mik Mikendrick (bjo), John Lindsay (b), Tubby Hall (ds)

Satchimoの畢生の名演をずらりと並べたこのLPは、1970年代の初頭に発売されたもので、JazzyIsshiは1972年1月15日に購入しました。A1は史上初のスキャット録音です。A2はKid Oryの作曲になるDixie Standardです。A3-８はいずれ劣らぬ傑作です。B1,2はPianoのEarl Hinesを迎えた当時の最先端の演奏です。Fred Robinson（1901-1984）はそれなりに活躍していますが、Jimmy Strong(1906-1977)、Mancy Cara(1900-1946, Caraは誤植でCarrが正しいとする説もあります), Zutty Singleton (1898-1975)ともども当時のCarroll Dickerson (1895-1957) 楽団のメンバーでした。B3にはEllington楽団に加わる前のLawrence Brownとドラムを専門としていた頃のLionel Hamptonの名前が見られます。

Rockin' Chairでは作曲者のHoagy Carmichaelが登場して父親役を演じます。

多彩な内容を１枚に詰め込んだ徳用盤です。

The Sound of Harlem vol.1

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜も1930年代中期のBig Bandとcomboです。

The Sound of Harlem vol.1

JazzDocument va-7999 Mono

A

1  Get Goin' (Conrad-Oakland-Drake)

2  Fare-Thee-Well To Harlem (Hanigen-Mercer)

3  Taylor Made (Taylor)

4  The Gold Digger's Song (Warren-Dubin)

5  Ain't It Nice (Hill-Mills)

6  Functionizin' (Waller)

7  Song of the Plow (Hill)

8  Let's Have A Jubilee (Hill)

B

1  Uptown Rhapsody (Hill)

2  At The Rug Cutter's Ball (Procope-Hill)

3  Blue Rhythm Fantasy (Willet-Hill)

4  Passionate (Smith)

5  Mary Lou Williams Blues (Williams)

6  Tea For Two (Youmance-Caesar)

7  Scratchin' The Gravel (Williams)

8  Zonky (Razaf-Waller)

A1,2,3,4  1934  February 23, NYC

Benny Morton and his Orchestra

Henry 'Red' Allen (tp,vo), Benny Morton (tb), Edward Inge (cl,as), Jerry Blake (cl,as,vo,arr), Ted McRae (ts), Don Kirkpatrick (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Billy Taylor (b), Manzie Johnson (ds)

A5,6,7,8  1934 September 10, NYC

Alex Hill and his Hollywood Sepians

Joe Thomas, Dick Green (tp), Clyde Bernheart, ...Jordan (tb), Albert Nicholas (cl), George James (as), Gene Sedric (ts), Alex Hill (p,vo,arr), Eddie Gibbs (g), Billy Taylor (b), Harry Dial (ds)

B1,2,3,4  1936 April 1, NYC

Teddy Hill and his Orchestra

Bill Dillard, Frank Newton, Shad Collins (tp), Dicky Wells (tb), Russell Procope (cl,as), Howard Johnson (as), Teddy Hill (ts), Cecil Scott (ts,bs), Sam Allen (p), John Smith (g), Richard Fullbright (b), Billy Beason (ds)

B5,6,7,8  1940 January 26, NYC

Six Men and a Girl

Earl Thompson (tp), Earl Miller (as,cl), Dick Wilson (ts), Mary Lou Williams (p), Floyd Smith (g), Booker Collins (b), Ben Thigpen (ds)

1930年代のNew YorkのHarlemで活躍したBandの録音集です。Benny Morton (1907-1985)はHenderson楽団やBasie楽団で活躍したtb奏者ですが、リーダー作は極めて少なく、この録音も臨時編成ながら貴重なものです。真に貴重なのはAlex Hill (1906-1937)の４曲です。Big Band結成の準備中に急死したと伝えられる幻のピアニスト兼作編曲者です。

Teddy Hillは後にDizzy GilllespieやKenny Clarkを雇ったり、Bopの温床となったUptown Houseを経営したりで有名ですが、Big Band のリーダーとしても活躍しました。B2で全面的にfeatureされますが、ちょっと奇異な感じもします。KrupaのSwing is Hereと酷似しています。ちなみにUptown RhapsodyはHwkinsのQueener Notionに酷似しています。Mary Lou WilliamsはKansasのAndy Kirk楽団のピアニストでしたが、ここではコンボで録音しています。PassionateはWillie the Lion Smithのピアノ曲のBig Band化です。Mary Louの録音は、特にB5はKansas出身者らしい一味違ったものですが、他はニューヨーク化しています。Tea For Twoはこの頃からの得意曲のようです。

Sandman/ Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜は1934年の白人Bandです。

Sandman/ Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
MCA-3142

A  

1  Sandman (R.Freed-R.Lake)

2  Heat Wave (I.Berlin)

3  By Heck (Gilbert-Henry)

4  Stop, Look and Listen (G.V.Eps-J.V.Eps)

5  I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Washington-Bassman)

6  Milenberg Joys (Rappolo-Mayers-Moton)

7  St. Louis Blues (Handy)

8  Basin Street Blues (Williams)

B

1  Honeysuckle Rose (Part1) (Waller-Razaf)

2  Honeysuckle Rose (Part2) (Waller-Razaf)

3  Lullaby of Broadway (Brown-Freed)

4  Wary Blues (Mathews)

5  Tailspin (Trambauer-Dorsey)

6  That Eccentric Rag (Robinson)

7  Dese Dem Dose (G.Miller)

8  Dippermouth Blues (Oliver)

A2,3  1934 August 14, NYC

A4,5  1934 August 15, NYC

Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

Manny Klein, unknown (tp), Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (as,cl), unknown (as), Larry Binyon (ts), Fulton McGrath (p), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Stan King or Ray McKinley (ds), Kay Weber, Bob Crosby (vo)

A6,7,8 B1,2  1934  August 23, NYC

A1  1934 Novenber 15, NYC

Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

George Thow, Jerry Neary, Charlie Spivak (tp), Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller (tb), Don Mattison (tb,vo), Jimmy Dorsey (as,cl), Jack Stacy (as), Skeets Herfurt (ts,vo), Bobby Van Eps (p), Rec Hilman (g), Delmer Kaplan (b), Ray McKinley (ds), Kay Weber, Bob Crosby (vo)

B3  1935 January 26, NYC

B4,5,6,7,8  1935 February 6, NYC

Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

George Thow, Jerry Neary, Charlie Spivak (tp), Tommy Dorsey, Joe Yukl (tb), Don Mattison (tb,vo), Jimmy Dorsey (as,cl), Jack Stacy (as), Skeets Herfurt (ts,vo), Bobby Van Eps (p), Rec Hilman (g), Delmer Kaplan (b), Ray McKinley (ds), Kay Weber, Bob Crosby (vo)

1934-35年、分裂直前のDorsey Brothers Orchestraの演奏です。とてもこなれた感じの演奏です。Jimmy Dorsey（1904-1957）とTommy Dorsey（1905-1956）は1953年頃まで袂を分ったままとなりました。以下の有名奏者が含まれています。Manny Klein (1908-1994), Glenn Miller (1904-1944), Larry Binyon(1908-1974), Fulton McGrath (1907-1958), Dick McDonough(1904-1938), Artie Bernstein(1909-1964), Ray McKinley(1910-1995), George Thow(1908-1987), Charlie Spivak (1907-1982), Joe Yukl (1909-1981), Skeets Herfurt(1911-1992), Bob Crosby(1913-1992),Bobby Van Eps（1909-1986）。 

タイトルにもなっているSandman や By Heck, Stop Look and Listen等は、この時代の白人バンドの白眉というべきものです。

Henry 'Red' Allen and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今日も1930年代前半のBigBandです。

Henry 'Red' Allen and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Italy GAPS gaps 170

A

1  Out of A Dream (E.Hayes)

2  Solitude (Ellington-DeLange-Mills)

3  Love's Serenade (E.Hayes)

4  Like the Bolt from the Blue (Oakland-Parish-Mills)

5  Brown Sugar Mine (J.Garland)

6  Ride, Red, Ride (Millindar-Mills)

7  Once To Every Heart (Kahn-Romberg)

8  Congo Caravan (J.Garland)

B

1  Waiting In The Garden

2  Dinah Lou (Koehler-Bloom)

3  Cotton (Kohler)

4  Blue Mood I (E.Hayes-I.Mills)

5  Blue Mood II (E.Hayes-I.Mills)

6  Broken Dream of You (Kerr-Spitanly)

7  Blue Interlude (B.Carter)

8  A Rainbow Filled With Music (E.Hayes)

9  Devil In The Moon (I.Mills)

A1  1934 October 4, NYC

A2  1934 December 5, NYC

A3,4  1934 December 11, NYC

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Henry 'Red' Allen, Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Eddie Malloray (tp), J.C.Higginbotham, George Washington (tb), Crawford Wethington (as), Gene Mickel (as,cl), Joe Garland (ts,bs,cl), Edger Hayes (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Elmer James (b), O'Neil Spencer (ds), Chuck Ricahrds (vo)

A5 1935 January 25, NYC

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Henry 'Red' Allen, Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill (tp), J.C.Higginbotham, George Washington (tb), Crawford Wethington (as), Gene Mickel (as,cl), Joe Garland (ts,bs,cl), Edger Hayes (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Elmer James (b), O'Neil Spencer (ds), Chuck Ricahrds (vo)

A6,7  1935 July 2, NYC

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Henry 'Red' Allen, Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, (tp), J.C.Higginbotham, George Washington (tb), Crawford Wethington (as), Gene Mickel (as,cl), Joe Garland (ts,bs,cl), Edger Hayes (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Elmer James (b), O'Neil Spencer (ds), Chuck Ricahrds, Lucky Millinder (vo)

A8  1935 July 9, NYC

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Henry 'Red' Allen, Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, (tp), J.C.Higginbotham, George Washington (tb), Crawford Wethington (as), Gene Mickel (as,cl), Joe Garland (ts,bs,cl), Edger Hayes (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Elmer James (b), O'Neil Spencer (ds)

B1,2,3  1935 August 1, NYC

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Henry 'Red' Allen, Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, (tp), J.C.Higginbotham, George Washington (tb), Crawford Wethington (as), Gene Mickel (as,cl), Joe Garland (ts,bs,cl), Edger Hayes (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Elmer James (b), O'Neil Spencer (ds), Chuck Ricahrds (vo)

B4,5,6  1935 December 20, NYC

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

Henry 'Red' Allen, Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, (tp), J.C.Higginbotham, George Washington (tb), Crawford Wethington (as), Tab Smith (as,cl), Joe Garland (ts,bs,cl), Edger Hayes (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Elmer James (b), O'Neil Spencer (ds), Chuck Ricahrds (vo)

B7,8,9  1934 December 19, NYC

Chuck Richards

Henry 'Red' Allen (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Buster Bailey (cl), Charlie Beal (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Billy Taylor (b), Chuck Richards (vo)

1930年代中期は不況の影響もあってSweet Musicが流行り、HotなJazzは影を潜めていた時代と言われます。しかし、1930年代後半に到来するswing時代を予感させるJazzも細々と存在していました。Red AllenやHigginbothamを擁するMills Blue Rhythm Band は甘いChuck Richardsの甘い伴奏に徹するに見せかけ、ウラではHotなJazzを演奏していました。このLPはその両方が聞ける貴重盤です。Tiger Ragの焼き直しであるRide Red RideやEllingtonも録音しているCotton、Benny Carterの名作Blue Interludeが演奏されていますが、いずれも歌主体の録音です。

Jazz Pioneers/Coleman Hawkins and Mary Lou Williams

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。 今夜は1930年代中期のコンボです。

Jazz Pioneers/Coleman Hawkins and Mary Lou Williams

Prestige 7647

A

1  Jamaica Shout

2  The Day You Came Along

3  Heartbreak Blues

4  I Ain't Got Nobody

5  It Sends Me

6  On The Sunny Side of The Street

7  Lady Be Good

8  Lullaby

B

1  Honeysuckle Rose

2  Lost In A Fog

3  Corny Rhythm

4  Clean Pickin'

5  Overhand

6  Isabelle

7  Swingin' For Joy

8  Mary's Special

A1,2,3  1933 September 29, NYC

Henry Allen-Coleman Hawkins and their Sextet

Henry "Red" Allen (tp,vo), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Hilton Jefferson (as,cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Horace Henderson (p), Bernard Addison (g), John Kirby (b), Walter Johnson (ds)

A4,5,6  1934 March 8, NYC

Coleman Hawkins (ts), Buck Washington (p)

A7,8 B1,2  1934 November 18, London

Coleman Hawkins Quartet

Coleman Hawkins (ts), Stanley Black (p), Albert Harris (g), Tiny Williams (b)

B3,4,5,6,7,8  1936 March 7,11 and April 9

Mary Lou Williams Quartet

Mary Lou Williams (p,celeste), Ted Robinson (g), Booker Collins (b), Ben Thigpen (ds)

1934年、Henderson楽団を辞めたColeman Hawkinsは単身ヨーロッパへ出かけます。イギリス、フランス、オランダ等で数多くの録音を残しています。結局帰米するのは1939年となり、その間アメリカでは１枚の録音も行っていません。渡欧直前と直後のHawkinsを捉えた録音は貴重です。B面3-8はAndy Kirk楽団のピアニストだったMary Lou Williamsの最初期のリーダー作です。Hines-Wilsonの系統ですが、この時代にしてはすっきりした演奏です。

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜は1929年から1930年代初頭のBigBandです。

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

CBS63721

A

1  Jersey Lightning (Russell)

2  Feeling The Spirit (Russell)

3  Doctor Blues (Russell-Barbarin)

4  Saratoga Shout (Russell-Holms)

5  Song of Swanee (Russell-Dux-Walter)

6  Give Me Your Telephone Number (Higginbotham)

6  It's Tight Like That (Dorsey-Whittaker)

B

1  New Call of The Freaks (Barbarin)

2  Panama (trad.)

3  High Tention (Bee)

4  Muggin' Lightly (Russell)

5  On Revival Day (Razaf)

6  Louisiana Swing (Russell)

7  Poor Li'l Me (Barbarin)

A7  1929 January 15, NYC

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

Louis Metcalf (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (cl), Charlie Holms (as), Teddy Hill (ts), Luis Russell (p,ldr), Will Johnson (g), Bill Moore (b), Paul Barbarin (ds), Fats Pichon (vo)

B1,A1,2  1929 September 9, NYC

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

Henry "Red" Allen, Bill Coleman (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (cl), Charlie Holms (as), Teddy Hill (ts), Luis Russell (p,ldr), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (ds)

A3  1929 December 17, NYC

A4,5  1930 January 24, NYC

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

Henry "Red" Allen (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (cl), Charlie Holms (as), Teddy Hill (ts), Luis Russell (p,ldr), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (ds)

A6  1930 February 5, NYC

B6,7 1930 May 19, NYC

J.C.Higginbotham and his Six Hicks

Henry "Red" Allen (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (as,cl), Luis Russell (p,ldr), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (ds)

B5  1930 May 19, NYC

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

Henry "Red" Allen, Otis Johnson (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (as,cl), Charlie Holms (as,ss), Teddy Hill (ts), Luis Russell (p,ldr), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (ds)

B4,2,3 1930 September 5, NYC

Luis Russell and his Orchestra

Henry "Red" Allen, Otis Johnson (tp), J.C.Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (as,cl), Charlie Holms (as,ss), Greely Walton (ts), Luis Russell (p,ldr), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (ds)

Luis Russell (1902-1963)はパナマ出身のピアニスト兼バンドリーダーで、後年はLouis Armstrongの伴奏楽団のように思われたこともありますが、ここに聞くことのできる演奏はNew Orleans出身の強者を揃えて強力な演奏を聞かせています。特にPops FosterとPaul BarbarinはNew OrleansからChicagoへ上った第１世代で、故郷の風味を十分に残しています。歌手のFats Pichon (1906-1967)は1950年代まで活躍したピアニストでもあります。Red AllenとHigginbothamのコンビはこの頃からずっと続いています。後年のBigBandほどの人数はいませんがPanama等に聞かれるアンサンブルは迫力十分にRed AllenやAlbert Nicholas等のsoloを引き立てます。

Big Band Rhythm

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜も1930年代中期のBig Bandです。

Big Band Rhythm

MUST M-8001

A

1  Blues in My Heart

2  Minnie The Moocher

3  I Can't Get Along Without My Baby

4  Moanin'

5  Low Down On The Bayou

6  Blue Rhythm

7  Joe Louis Chant

8  Baby O'Mine

B

1  Mama Don't Allow It

2  My Baby's Hot (Can't You Understand)

3  Fifteen Cents

4  Fan It

5  Yeah Man

6  Ill Wind

7  Nagasaki

8  Why Should I Be Tall

A1,2  1931 March 23, NYC

King Carter and his Royal Orchestra

Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Ed Anderson (tp), Harry White, Henry Hicks (tb), Charlie Holmes (as,cl), Theodor McCord, Caster McCord (ts), Edger Hayes (p), Benny James (bjo), Hayes Alvis (b), Willie Lynch (ds), Dick Robertson (vo)

A3,4,5,6  1931 June 25, NYC

King Carter and his Royal Orchestra

Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Ed Anderson (tp), Harry White, Henry Hicks (tb), Charlie Holmes (as,cl), Theodor McCord, Caster McCord (ts), Edger Hayes (p), Benny James (bjo), Hayes Alvis (b), Willie Lynch (ds), George Morton (vo)

B7  1935 September 13, Chicago

Jones' Chicago Cosmopolitans

Louis Metcalf, Jimmy McLeary (tp), Albert Wynn (tb), .... Huchinson, Artie Stark (as,cl), Herschel Evans (ts), Gideon Honor (p), Hurley Rumey (g), Oliver Bliss (b), Roy Slaughter (ds), George D. Washington (vo), Richard M. Jones (ldr,arr)

B8  1935 September 13, Chicago

Jones' Chicago Cosmopolitans

Louis Metcalf, Jimmy McLeary (tp), Albert Wynn (tb), .... Huchinson, Artie Stark (as,cl), Herschel Evans (ts), Dave Payton (p), Hurley Rumey (g), Oliver Bliss (b), Roy Slaughter (ds), Richard M. Jones (ldr,arr)

B1,2,3,4  1933 July 29, Chicago

Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon and his Hot Shots

Bob Shoffner, George Mitchell, Guy Kelly (tp), Preston Jackson (tb), Del Bright, Ken Anderson (as,cl), Dave Young (ts), Jerome Carrington (p), Johnny Frazier (b), Tuby Hall (ds), Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxson (vo)

B5,6,7,8  1934

Don Redman and his Orchestra

Langston Curl, Sidney De Paris, Shirley Clay (tp), George Simon, Benny Morton, Quentin Jackson (tb), Edward Inge, Rupert Cole (as,cl), Bob Carroll (ts), Don Redman (as,cl, vo, mc, ldr, arr), Don Kirkpatrick (p), Talcott Reeves (g), Bob Ysaguirre (b),  Manzie Johnson (ds)

1930年代半ばの珍しいBigBandの演奏集です。King Carter and his OrchestraはMills Blue Rhythm Band がColumbiaに録音するためのBand名で、この名前の録音はこの２つのセッションしかありません。Richard M. Jones (1892-1945)は作曲家、A＆Rマンとして名を馳せました。ここに聞かれるのは珍しい晩年の録音です。Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon　（1896-1953)は声色を使って男女の歌を一人で歌い分けるという独特の芸を持っています。1930年代後半まで、そこそこの量の録音が残されています。Don Redman (1900-1964)はBig Band Jazzの草分けと言っても良い先駆者です。Henderson楽団の編曲の多くはRedmanの手になるものです。ここでは、珍しい1934年の映画のサウンドトラックの音源が収録されています。Yeah ManはHendersonの録音の編曲とは大分異なって洗練されています。Collectors Choiceはイタリアの会社のようですが今は活動していないようです。

Benny Goodman and Giants of Swing

こんばんは、JazzyIsshiです。今夜もJazzが最も面白かった時代である1930年代前半の録音です。

Benny Goodman and Giants of Swing

Prestige PR7644

A

1  Texas Tea Party

2  Ain't Cha Glad

3  Dr.Heckel and Mr.Jibe

4  I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

5  The Last Roundup

6  Jazz Me Blues

B

1  Three Little Blues

2  Blues For Israel

3  Down The Uptown Lowdown

4  Sweet Larraine

5  In De Ruff

6  Jazz Me Blues

A2,4  1933 October 18

A1,3  1933 October 27

Manny Klein, Charly Teagarden (tp), Jack Teagarden (tb,vo), Benny Goodman (cl), Art Karle (ts), Joe Sullivan or Frank Froeba (p), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Gene Krupa (ds)

A5,6, B1,2  1935 November 19

Nate Kazebier (tp), Joe Harris (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Dick Clark (ts), Jess Stacy (p), Allan Reuss (g), Israel Crosby (b), Gene Krupa (ds)

B3,4,5,6  1933 October 2

Benny Goodman(cl), Bud Freeman (ts), Adrian Rollini (bass-sax), Joe Venuti (vln), Joe Sullivan (p), Dick McDonough (g), Neil Marshall (ds)

1933-34年頃のBenny GoodmanはBig bandを結成する前で、多くのサイドマンとしての録音とリーダーコンボ等を多く吹き込んでいます。1935年のセッションはKrupaのリーダーセッションですが、他はBGが主導しているように聞こえます。KazebierやHarrisといった人のsoloは珍しいものですが、それ以上にIsrael Crosbyのbassを大きくfeatureしたB2は珍しくかつ貴重なものです。有名なのは、Jack Tとの1933年の録音です。Joe Venutiとのセッションはややノベルティ風です。Bud Freemanのsoloは貫禄あって素晴らしいｍのです。

Benny Carter 1933/39

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜も1930年代前半のBigBandです。 

Benny Carter 1933/39

Philips 15PJ-41MI

A

1  Dissonance (Meaarow)

2  Swingin' With Mezz (Hill-Mezzrow)

3  Love, You're No One For Me (Carter-Mezzrow)

4  Shoot The Works (Carter-Mezzrow)

5  Dream Lullaby (Carter-Mills)

6  Everybody Shuffle (Carter)

7  Drop In Next Time You're Passing (Ellis)

8  The Man I Love (Gershwin)

B

1  Skip It (Carter)

2  I Ain't Got Nobody (Williams-Graham)

3  Blues In My Heart (Carter)

4  Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin-McDonald-DeSylva)

5  Mighty Like The Blues (Feather)

6  Pardon My Pretty Baby (Rose-Kruger-Maskel)

7  The Favor of Fool (Mills-Carter)

8  Riff Romp (Carter)

A1,2,3,4  1933 November 6, NYC

Mezz Mezzrow and his Orchestra

Max Kaminsky, Freddy Goodman, Ben Gasick (tp), Floyd O'Brien (tb), Mezz Mezzrow (cl,as), Benny Carter (tp,as), Johnny Russel (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Clayton Duel (g), Pops Foster (b), Jack Mysell (ds)

A4,5,6  1934 December 13, NYC  

Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Russel Smith, Ortis Johnson, Irving Randolph (tp), Benny Morton, Keg Johnson (tb), Benny Carter (cl,as), Buster Smith, Russel Procope (as), Ben Webster (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Clarence Holliday (g), Elmer James (b), Walter Johnson (ds)

A7,8  1936 October 13, London  

Elizabeth Welch and Quartet

Benny Carter (tp,cl,as), Gene Rogers (p), Ivor Myrantz (g), Worry Morris (b), Elizabeth Welch (vo)

B1,2,3  1937 August 17, Haag, Netherland

Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Sam Dasberg, Cliff Woodridge, Rolf Goldstein (tp), Benny Carter (tp,cl,as), George Chisolm, Harry Van Owven (tb), Louis Stephenson (as), Barty King, Jimmy Williams (ts), Freddy Johnson (p), Ray Webb (g), Len Harrison (b), Robert Montmersch (ds)

B4,5,6  1937 August 18, Haag, Netherland

Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Freddy Johnson and their Orchestra

Benny Carter (tp,cl,as), George Chsolm (tb), Jimmy Williams (cl,as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Freddy Johnson (p), Ray Webb (g), Len Harrison (b), Robert Monmersch (ds)

B7,8  1939 August 31, NYC

Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Joe Thomas, Lincoln Smith, Eddie Mullen (tp), Jimmy Archy, Vic Dickenson (tb), Tyree Glenn (tb,vib), Benny Carter, James Powell, Carl Fry (as), Ernie Powell, Caster McCord (ts), Eddie Heywood (p), Ulyseece Livingston (g), Hays Alvis (b), Henry Morrison (ds)

1930年代中期のBenny Carterはまさに全盛期にありました。不況下にあっても自己の楽団を率い、編曲や伴奏でも多くの録音を残しています。編曲の優雅さと演奏の洗練振りにおいて同時代の黒人バンドでは群を抜いたものでした。その洗練度はTeddy Wilsonのピアノのそのまま投影したと、個人的には考えています。