The Great Satchmo

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1When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music
3:24
2I Can't Give You Anything but Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-24)
clarinet:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1938-06-24)
double bass:
Haig Stephens (on 1938-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Sam Weiss (on 1938-06-24)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1938-06-24)
piano:
Nat Jaffe (on 1938-06-24)
trombone:
Al Philburn (on 1938-06-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24), Johnny McGhee (on 1938-06-24) and Robert Cusumano (on 1938-06-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
edit of:
I Can't Give You Anything but Love (with pre-groove chatter) by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1938-06-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:57
3Jeepers Creepers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-18)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (on 1939-01-18) and Charlie Holmes (on 1939-01-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-01-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-01-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-01-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1939-01-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-01-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-01-18) and Bull City Red (on 1939-01-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1939-01-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-01-18) and Otis Johnson (on 1939-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-01-18)
performer:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
later releases:
Jeepers Creepers by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (on 1939-01-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. and Copyright Control
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:43
4You Rascal You
3:10
5Struttin' With Some Barbecue
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-01-12)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1938-01-12) and Charlie Holmes (on 1938-01-12)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-01-12)
reeds:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-01-12) and Albert Nicholas (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1938-01-12), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-01-12) and George Washington (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1938-01-12), Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-12), Louis Bacon (on 1938-01-12) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-12)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-01-12)
arranger:
Chippie Willett
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (on 1938-01-12)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:09
6I'm Confessin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-25)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-04-25)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-04-25)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-04-25)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (on 1939-04-25), Joe Garland (on 1939-04-25), Charlie Holmes (on 1939-04-25) and Bingie Madison (on 1939-04-25)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-04-25), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-04-25) and George Washington (on 1939-04-25)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1939-04-25), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-25), Bernard Flood (on 1939-04-25) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-04-25)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-25)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-04-25)
arranger:
Luis Russell
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1939-04-25)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
3:14
7Lazybones
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-20)
alto saxophone:
Glen Gray (on 1939-02-20), Clarence Hutchenrider (on 1939-02-20), Murray McEachern (on 1939-02-20), Art Ralston (on 1939-02-20) and Kenny Sargent (on 1939-02-20)
baritone saxophone:
Kenny Sargent (on 1939-02-20)
double bass:
Stanley Dennis (on 1939-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Tony Briglia (on 1939-02-20)
guitar:
Jack Blanchette (on 1939-02-20)
piano:
Joe "Horse" Hall (on 1939-02-20)
reeds:
Art Ralston (on 1939-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dan D’Andrea (on 1939-02-20) and Pat Davis (on 1939-02-20)
trombone:
Pee Wee Hunt (on 1939-02-20), Murray McEachern (on 1939-02-20) and Billy Rauch (on 1939-02-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-02-20), Sonny Dunham (on 1939-02-20), Frank Ryerson (on 1939-02-20) and Grady Watts (on 1939-02-20)
vocals:
Pee Wee Hunt (on 1939-02-20) and Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-05)
orchestra:
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra (on 1939-02-20)
recording of:
Lazy Bones (on 1939-02-20)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
3:13
8Save It Pretty Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-05)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-04-05)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-04-05)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (on 1939-04-05), Joe Garland (on 1939-04-05), Charlie Holmes (on 1939-04-05) and Bingie Madison (on 1939-04-05)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-04-05), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-04-05) and George Washington (on 1939-04-05)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1939-04-05), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-05), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-04-05) and Otis Johnson (on 1939-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-05)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-04-05)
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1939-04-05)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis and Don Redman
3:09
9Wolverine Blues
recording of:
Wolverine Blues
lyricist:
Benjamin F Spikes and John Spikes
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:30
10Dinah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1930-05-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:23
11I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-26)
guitar:
Big Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
3:06
12Stardust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:31
13Dippermouth Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1936-08-07)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver
2:46
14Ain't Missbehavin'
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
2:57
15I Ain't Got Nobody
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
2:49
16Rockin' Chair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-20)
alto saxophone:
Glen Gray (on 1939-02-20), Clarence Hutchenrider (on 1939-02-20), Murray McEachern (on 1939-02-20), Art Ralston (on 1939-02-20) and Kenny Sargent (on 1939-02-20)
baritone saxophone:
Kenny Sargent (on 1939-02-20)
double bass:
Stanley Dennis (on 1939-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Tony Briglia (on 1939-02-20)
guitar:
Jack Blanchette (on 1939-02-20)
piano:
Joe "Horse" Hall (on 1939-02-20)
reeds:
Art Ralston (on 1939-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dan D’Andrea (on 1939-02-20) and Pat Davis (on 1939-02-20)
trombone:
Pee Wee Hunt (on 1939-02-20), Murray McEachern (on 1939-02-20) and Billy Rauch (on 1939-02-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-02-20), Sonny Dunham (on 1939-02-20), Frank Ryerson (on 1939-02-20) and Grady Watts (on 1939-02-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-02-20) and Pee Wee Hunt (on 1939-02-20)
orchestra:
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra (on 1939-02-20)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1939-02-20)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
3:14
17Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
writer:
Louis Alter and Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:01
18Perdido Street Blues
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues
composer:
Lil Armstrong
3:15
19St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:06
20Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
3:30
21High Society
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally) (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
3:28
22St. James Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:25
23That's My Home
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08, on 1932-12-28)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
clarinet:
Pete Clark (on 1932-12-08)
double bass [bass] and tuba:
Elmer James (on 1932-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1932-12-08)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1932-12-08)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08, on 1932-12-28), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Billy Hicks (on 1932-12-08) and Louis Hunt (on 1932-12-08)
violin:
Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08, on 1932-12-28)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (on 1932-12-28)
recording of:
That’s My Home (on 1932-12-08)
composer:
Ben Ellison, Leon René and Otis René
3:14
24When the Saints Go Marching In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-13)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (on 1938-05-13) and Charlie Holmes (on 1938-05-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1938-05-13)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-05-13)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-05-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-05-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-05-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-05-13) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1938-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-05-13)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-05-13)
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (Louis Armstrong’s version) (on 1938-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Louis Armstrong
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
2:44