Les Génies du Jazz, Volume II, №2: Greatest Hits

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1High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
3:37
2He's a Son of the South
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)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
He’s a Son of the South (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Joe Davis
composer:
Reginald Foresythe
2:47
3Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Limited
3:08
4Stardust3:32
5I Surrender Dear
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
baritone saxophone:
George James (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:10
6Hobo You Can’t Ride This Train3:11
7Swing That Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Swing That Music (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
2:53
8Dippermouth Blues (Sugar Foot Stomp)
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
2:44
9On the Sunny Side of the Street2:58
10Alexander's Ragtime Band
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-07)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1937-07-07)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (on 1937-07-07), Bingie Madison (on 1937-07-07) and Albert Nicholas (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-07-07), George Matthews (on 1937-07-07) and George Washington (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1937-07-07), Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-07), Louis Bacon (on 1937-07-07) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1937-07-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-07)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1937-07-07)
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1937-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:40
11When the Saints Go Marchin' 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
2:42
12The Flat Foot Floogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (on 1938-06-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-10)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-10)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-10) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-06-10)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
2:58
13Ain't Misbehavin'
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)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24), Bob Cusumano (on 1938-06-24) and Johnny McGee (on 1938-06-24)
valve trombone:
Al Philburn (on 1938-06-24)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-06-24)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1938-06-24)
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
14Satchel Mouth Swing
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)
double 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)
recording of:
Satchel Mouth Swing (on 1938-01-12)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Mary Lou Williams
2:37
15Love Walked In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1938-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1938-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-05-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (on 1938-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-05-18)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-05-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-05-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1938-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-05-18)
recording of:
Love Walked In (on 1938-05-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:31
16Bye and Bye
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1939-12-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-12-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-12-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-12-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (on 1939-12-18)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (on 1939-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-12-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-12-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-12-18) and George Washington (on 1939-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1939-12-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18), Bernard Flood (on 1939-12-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-12-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-12-18)
recording of:
Bye and Bye (on 1939-12-18)
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Kenny Burrell
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part of:Les Génies du Jazz (number: 2.2) (order: 18)