Perry Bradford & the Blues Singers in Chronological Order: 1923-1927

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Tracklist

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1Fade Away Blues
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Garvin Bushell (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
cornet:
Gus Aiken (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
piano:
Charles Smith (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
trombone:
Bud Aiken (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
recording of:
Fade Away Blues (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
composer:
Gus Horsley
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:53
2Day Break Blues (Original Bugle Blues)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Garvin Bushell (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
cornet:
Gus Aiken (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
piano:
Charles Smith (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
trombone:
Bud Aiken (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
recording of:
Day Break Blues (Original Bugle Blues) (from 1923-05 until 1923-06)
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:53
3Liza Johnson's Got Better Bread
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1923-06-09)
lead vocals:
Ethel Ridley (on 1923-06-09)
recording of:
Liza Johnson's Got Better Bread (on 1923-06-09)
Ethel Ridley3:05
4Here's Your Opportunity Blues
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1923-06-09)
lead vocals:
Ethel Ridley (on 1923-06-09)
recording of:
Here's Your Opportunity Blues (on 1923-06-09)
Ethel Ridley2:56
5Memphis, Tennessee
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Garvin Bushell (on 1923-06-26)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (on 1923-06-26)
cornet:
Johnny Dunn (on 1923-06-26)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1923-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Brassfield (on 1923-06-26)
trombone:
Calvin Jones (on 1923-06-26)
lead vocals:
Ethel Ridley (on 1923-06-26)
recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1923-06-26)
Ethel Ridley3:06
6If Anybody Here Wants a Real Kind Mamma
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Garvin Bushell (on 1923-06-26)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (on 1923-06-26)
cornet:
Johnny Dunn (on 1923-06-26)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1923-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Brassfield (on 1923-06-26)
trombone:
Calvin Jones (on 1923-06-26)
lead vocals:
Ethel Ridley (on 1923-06-26)
recording of:
If Anybody Here Wants a Real Kind Mamma (on 1923-06-26)
Ethel Ridley2:30
7Liza Johnson Got Better Bread Than Sally Lee
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1923-06-15)
lead vocals:
Julia Jones (on 1923-06-15)
cover recording of:
Liza Johnson's Got Better Bread (on 1923-06-15)
Julia Jones2:57
8That Thing Called Love
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1923-06-15)
lead vocals:
Julia Jones (on 1923-06-15)
recording of:
That Thing Called Love (on 1923-06-15)
Julia Jones2:47
9Deceitful Blues
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1923-08-16)
lead vocals:
Julia Jones (on 1923-08-16)
recording of:
Deceitful Blues (on 1923-08-16)
Julia Jones3:16
10Here's Your Opportunity
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1923-08-16)
lead vocals:
Julia Jones (on 1923-08-16)
cover recording of:
Here's Your Opportunity Blues (on 1923-08-16)
Julia Jones2:48
11Charlestown, South Carolina
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Herschel Brassfield (in 1924-02) and Garvin Bushell (in 1924-02)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (in 1924-02)
cornet:
Johnny Dunn (in 1924-02) and Bubber Miley (in 1924-02)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (in 1924-02)
trombone:
Herb Flemming (in 1924-02)
conductor:
Herb Flemming (in 1924-02)
recording of:
Charlestown, South Carolina (in 1924-02)
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:59
12Hoola Boola Dance
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Herschel Brassfield (in 1924-02) and Garvin Bushell (in 1924-02)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (in 1924-02)
cornet:
Johnny Dunn (in 1924-02) and Bubber Miley (in 1924-02)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (in 1924-02)
trombone:
Herb Flemming (in 1924-02)
conductor:
Herb Flemming (in 1924-02)
recording of:
Hoola Boola Dance (in 1924-02)
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:44
13Lucy Long
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1925-11-02)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (on 1925-11-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-11-02)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1925-11-02)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1925-11-02)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-11-02)
vocals:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1925-11-02)
recording of:
Miss Lucy Long (on 1925-11-02)
writer:
[traditional]
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:44
14I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1925-11-02)
banjo:
Samuel Speed (on 1925-11-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-11-02)
cornet and trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1925-11-02)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1925-11-02)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-11-02)
vocals:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1925-11-02)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (on 1925-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:34
15I'm Tired of Everything but You
banjo and clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-01-04)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-01-04)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-01-04)
recording of:
I'm Tired of Everything but You (on 1926-01-04)
Louise Vant2:55
16I Wouldn't Be Where I Am If You Hadn't Gone Away
banjo and clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-01-04)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-01-04)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-01-04)
recording of:
I Wouldn't Be Where I Am If You Hadn't Gone Away (on 1926-01-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Billy Rose
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Louise Vant2:51
17Do Right Blues
banjo and clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-01-04)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-01-04)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-01-04)
recording of:
Do Right Blues (on 1926-01-04)
Louise Vant2:59
18Just a Little Bit Bad
banjo and clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-01-15)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-01-15)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-01-15)
recording of:
Just a Little Bit Bad (on 1926-01-15)
writer:
Larry Conley
Louise Vant3:09
19I've Learned to Do Without You Now
banjo and clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-01-15)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-01-15)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-01-15)
recording of:
I've Learned to Do Without You Now (on 1926-01-15)
Louise Vant2:47
20Want a Little Lovin'
banjo and clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-01-15)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-01-15)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-01-15)
recording of:
Want a Little Lovin' (on 1926-01-15)
Louise Vant2:53
21Pensacola Blues
clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-03-18)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-03-18)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-03-18)
recording of:
Pensacola Blues (on 1926-03-18)
Louise Vant2:36
22New Crazy Blues
clarinet and trombone:
Perry Bradford’s Mean Four (on 1926-03-18)
piano:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1926-03-18)
lead vocals:
Louise Vant (on 1926-03-18)
recording of:
New Crazy Blues (on 1926-03-18)
Louise Vant2:45
23Original Black Bottom Dance
banjo:
Gus Horsley (in 1926-12)
cornet:
Bubber Miley (in 1926-12)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (in 1926-12)
vocals:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (in 1926-12)
recording of:
Original Black Bottom Dance (in 1926-12)
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:52
24Kansas City Blues
banjo:
Gus Horsley (in 1926-12)
cornet:
Bubber Miley (in 1926-12)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (in 1926-12)
vocals:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (in 1926-12)
recording of:
Kansas City Blues (in 1926-12)
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:48
25All That I Had Is Gone
banjo:
Stanley Wilson (on 1927-02-16)
cornet:
Jimmy Wade (on 1927-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Ed Jackson (on 1927-02-16)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-02-16)
trombone:
Bill Dover (on 1927-02-16)
vocals:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1927-02-16)
recording of:
All That I Had Is Gone (on 1927-02-16)
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools3:10
26Lucy Long
banjo:
Stanley Wilson (on 1927-02-16)
cornet:
Jimmy Wade (on 1927-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Ed Jackson (on 1927-02-16)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-02-16)
trombone:
Bill Dover (on 1927-02-16)
vocals:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford (on 1927-02-16)
recording of:
Miss Lucy Long (on 1927-02-16)
writer:
[traditional]
Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:36

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