The Big Band Sides: 1930-1932

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1Blue Again
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:
Zilner Randolph and Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
Blue Again (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
3:13
2Little Joe
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-28) and George James (on 1931-04-28)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1931-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-28)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-28)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-28)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
3:12
3I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-28)
baritone saxophone:
George James (on 1931-04-28)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1931-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-28)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-28)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-28)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
3:12
4Them There Eyes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-29)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-29) and George James (on 1931-04-29)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1931-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-29)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-29)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-29)
soprano saxophone:
George James (on 1931-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-29)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-29)
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1931-04-29)
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
3:05
5When You Lover Has Gone3:08
6Lazy River
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1931-11-03)
arranger:
Zilner Randolph
recording of:
Lazy River (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
3:05
7Chinatown, My Chinatown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim
3:18
8Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04)
clarinet:
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:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:39
9Stardust
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
3:36
10You Can Depend on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-05)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-05) and George James (on 1931-11-05)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-05)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-05)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-05)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05)
recording of:
You Can Depend on Me (on 1931-11-05)
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines
publisher:
APRS
3:18
11Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-05)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-05) and George James (on 1931-11-05)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-05)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-05)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-05)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-05)
baritone vocals:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-05)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1931)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1931-11-05)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:20
12The Lonesome Road
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06) and George James (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
wood block:
Joe Lindsay (on 1931-11-06)
spoken vocals:
Joe Lindsay (on 1931-11-06), Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell’s • Sydney, Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp., Paramount Music Corporation and Spier & Coslow Inc.
3:32
13I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
George James (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:05
14Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:01
15Kickin' the Gong Around
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
3:12
16Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-27) and George James (on 1932-01-27)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1932-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-27)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-01-27)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-01-27)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27)
recording of:
Home (When Shadows Fall) (on 1932-01-27)
writer:
Geoffrey Clarkson and Harry Clarkson
3:04
17All of Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-27) and George James (on 1932-01-27)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1932-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-27)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-01-27)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-01-27)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27)
recording of:
All of Me (on 1932-01-27)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
2:58
18Love, You Funny Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-02)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-02) and George James (on 1932-03-02)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1932-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-02)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-03-02)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-03-02)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-03-02)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-02) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-02)
recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing (on 1932-03-02)
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
3:38
19The New Tiger Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-11)
clarinet:
George James (on 1932-03-11)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1932-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-11)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-03-11)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-03-11)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-03-11)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-11)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1932-03-11)
composer:
Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
3:20
20Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-11) and George James (on 1932-03-11)
double bass [bass]:
John Lindsay (on 1932-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-11)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1932-03-11)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1932-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1932-03-11)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1932-03-11)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-11)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-11)
cover recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Razaf Music
3:31
21Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long3:20

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