Count Basie and his Orchestra - One o'Clock Jump

Side 1:
01) Going To Chicago Blues
02) You Betcha My Life
03) Down, Down, Down
04) Tune Town Shuffle
05) I'm Tired Of Waiting For You
06) One-Two-Three-O'Lairy
07) Basie Boogie
08) Fancy Meeting You

Side 2:
01) Digging For Dex
02) My Old Flame
03) Fiesta In Blue
04) Tom Thumb
05) Take Me Back, Baby
06) King Joe (Part I)
07) King Joe (Part II)

Side 3:
01) Moon Nocturne
02) Something New
03) I Struck A Match In The Dark
04) Platterbrains
05) All Of Me
06) Feather Merchant
07) Down For Double

Side 4:
01) More Than You Know
02) Harvard Blues
03) Coming-Out Party
04) One O'Clock Jump
05) Blue Shadows And White Gardenias
06) 'Ay Now
07) Basie Blues

One o'Clock Jump (Mega)

One o'Clock Jump (Zippy)

We step back a couple of years from the previous post of early Savoy sides which were mainly recorded in 1944. This time we're having a look at the Count Basie recordings for Columbia / Okeh in 1941-1942. For a selection of 1930s Basie recordings for Decca, see this post -

https://bebopwinorip.blogspot.com/2019/01/count-basie-and-his-orchestra-swingin.html

By the time of the recordings on this 2LP set, the Basie band could no longer boast the twin tenor sax threat of Herschel Evans and Lester Young, but their replacements, Buddy Tate and Don Byas, grace the set with numerous excellent solos. The gatefold cover on this set not only has recording and release details, but also lists the solos on each track, so you can follow who exactly is playing what.

Like most of the big swing bands of the time, whether in a dance hall or a theatre, the Basie band would play a set which called for some romantic (or soppy) balladeering which perhaps hasn't worn well with age. Alto sax man Earl Warren warbles in the style of the day on numbers like "Fancy Meeting You" and "I Struck A Match In The Dark" while by way of contrast Jimmy Rushing's timeless blues shouting on numbers such as "Going To Chicago Blues" and "Take Me Back, Baby" has worn much better.

Albert McCarthy's book "Big Band Jazz" has an amusing story about "I Struck A Match In The Dark" which was something of a hit for the band and was a big set piece in their live performances. The lights would be turned down, Earl Warren would step forward to the microphone, sing the opening line, and strike a match. One time at the Apollo, drummer Jo Jones, fed up with the whole farago, soaked the matches in water and the audience in the darkened theatre was treated to the frantic sound of match after match being struck in vain.

A noted feature of this collection is the guest appearance by Paul Robeson on the two part tribute to heavyweight champ Joe Louis, "King Joe." His operatic style is an unusual addition to big band swing.

The big bands were the "nurseries" for a generation of musicians who would go on to feature in small group jazz, bebop, and rhythm and blues through the late 1940s and 1950s. In the Basie group we have Buddy Tate, Don Byas, Tab Smith, Earl Warren and Jimmy Rushing, all of whom would remain substantial names after big band swing ceased to be the most popular style of music. Don Byas in particular was an important participant in the New York club scene from 1943 to 1946 and went on to record some excellent small group sides for the Savoy label. That could be our next post!

Elsewhere On The Blog:

Swingin' The Blues - 1930's Decca sides

Count Basie and his Orchestra - Swingin' The Blues LP

Side 1:
01. Swinging The Blues
02. John's Idea
03. Blue & Sentimental
04. Texas Shuffle
05. Panassie Stomp
06. Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
07. You Can Depend On Me
08. Every Tub

Side 2:
01. Jumpin' At The Woodside
02. Time Out
03. Jive At Five
04. Oh Lady Be Good
05. Shorty George
06. Out The Window
07. Topsy
08. Doggin' Around

Swingin' The Blues LP (Mega)

Swingin' The Blues LP (Zippy)

I've included "LP" in the title of this post and also in the tagging of this album because, as many of you will be aware, I've previously posted the cassette version of this collection. It was re-upped in March 2015 here:

https://bebopwinorip.blogspot.com/2015/03/count-basie-his-orchestra-swingin-blues.html

That was in response to a request for a re-up of the album which was originally posted in August 2008 here:

https://bebopwinorip.blogspot.com/2008/08/count-basie-his-orchestra-swingin-blues_8959.html

Last year I came across this LP while browsing in a local charity shop, so here for your delectation is the vinyl version. The sound on the vinyl rips differs considerably from the cassette rips, being clearer, although there are the inevitable clicks, pops and crackles to remind us that the source is a second hand record.

These are recordings made between July 1937 and February 1939 for Decca in New York (the band having migrated from Kansas City in 1936). The lineup includes tenor sax duo Lester Young and Herschel Evans (replaced by Chu Berry in the final session as Evans was in hospital with the heart condition which would cause his death 6 days later). There is the All-American Rhythm Section of Freddy Green (guitar), Walter Page (bass), Count Basie (piano) and Jo Jones (drums). Earl Warren features on clarinet and alto sax, Buck Clayton on trumpet and, shouting the blues on 2 numbers, Mister Five by Five himself, Jimmy Rushing.

Full band lineups and recording dates are on the back cover along with an essay by jazz critic Stan Britt.

Jimmy Rushing - I Want A Little Girl

 
Side 1:
01. My Baby's Business
02. Jimmy's Round The Clock Blues
03. Thursday Blues
04. Good Mornin' Blues
05. I've Got To Have You That's All
06. I Want A Little Girl
07. I'm So Lonely
08. Go Get Some More You Fool

Side 2:
01. Hi-Ho-Sylvester
02. The Way I Feel
03. In The Moonlight
04. She's Mine, She's Yours
05. Where Were You?
06. Somebody's Spoiling These Women
07. My Last Affair
08. Baby, Don't Tell On Me

I Want A Little Girl (Mega)

I Want A Little Girl (Zippy)

Jimmy Rushing was the first of the great male blues shouters and a big influence on all who followed in his footsteps, from Joe Turner to Wynonie Harris, from Jimmy Witherspoon to Gatemouth Moore.

He is associated with the roaring Kansas City big blues bands, starting with Walter Page's Blue Devils in the late 1920's and then of course with Bennie Moten and Count Basie. None of the sides on this compilation are with the Basie band (officially), although the first six tracks were recorded while Jimmy was still a member of the Basie outfit. "My Baby's Business" and Jimmy's Round The Clock Blues" were recorded at a Johnny Otis session in LA in 1945 for Excelsior. A year later Jimmy again recorded for Excelsior (tracks 3-6) with the backing band, which consisted mostly of Count Basie band members, going under Jimmy Mundy's name.

The Count Basie band broke up in 1950 and Jimmy kept going with a small group which often featured Dickie Wells, Buddy Tate and Walter Page. He recorded a couple of singles for Gotham in 1950 (not included) and then in 1951 - 1952 four singles for King Records. All of the King sides are on this comp. The remaining two sides here were released as a single on Okeh in 1957 by which time Jimmy was well established in the jazz LP market with releases on Vanguard and Columbia. A single recorded for Parrot in Chicago (Mr 5 x 5) in 1953 with the Frank Culley band is not included.

Full recording details are on the back cover along with an excellent essay by Alun Morgan. I hope you enjoy these sides aimed at the Race Records / R&B market rather than the jazz audience which sustained Jimmy's career through the second half of the 1950's, the 1960's and the early 1970's.

A belated Happy New Year to all followers of Be Bop Wino. We'll be rockin' through 2019!

Cootie Williams & His Orchestra - Echoes Of Harlem (re-up)

Side 1
1. Echoes Of Harlem
2. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (vocal – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)
3. Tess' Torch Song (vocal – Pearl Bailey)
4. You Talk A Little Trash
5. Sweet Lorraine
6. Cherry Red Blues (vocal – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)
7. 'Round Midnight
8. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? (vocal – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)

Side 2
1. Blue Garden Blues
2. Floogie Boo (vocal – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)
3. I Don't Know
4. Gotta Do Some War Work (vocal – Cootie Williams)
5. My Old Flame
6. Now I Know (vocal – Pearl Bailey)
7. Somebody's Gotta Go (vocal – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)
8. Honeysuckle Rose

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Original post (4th September 2010) is here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/cootie-williams-his-orchestra-echoes-of.html

Read the post and the back cover of the LP for the background to these recordings and information on the personnel.

Recorded in New York City for Hit/Majestic on the 4th and 6th of January and the 22nd of August 1944.

1. Echoes Of Harlem (January 6, 1944)

2. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (January 6, 1944)

3. Tess' Torch Song (January 6, 1944)

4. You Talk A Little Trash (January 4, 1944)

5. Sweet Lorraine (January 6, 1944)

6. Cherry Red Blues (January 6, 1944)

7. 'Round Midnight (August 22, 1944)

8. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't? (August 22, 1944)

9. Blue Garden Blues (August 22, 1944)

10. Floogie Boo (January 4, 1944)

11. I Don't Know (January 4, 1944)

12. Gotta Do Some War Work (January 4, 1944)

13. My Old Flame (January 6, 1944)

14. Now I Know (January 6, 1944)

15. Somebody's Gotta Go (August 22, 1944)

16. Honeysuckle Rose (January 6, 1944)

Original 78 rpm releases:

Hit 7075 - Now I Know / Tess's Torch song - April 1944

Hit 7084 (Majestic 7084) - Cherry Red Blues / Things Ain't What They Used To Be - April 1944

Hit 7108 (Majestic 7108) - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? / Blues Garden Blues - September 1944

Hit 7119 (Majestic 7119) also Hit 7148 - Somebody's Gotta Go / 'Round Midnight - December 1944

*Hit 7131 (Majestic 7131) - I'm Beginning To See The Light / Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week - March 1945 - not on this LP. See next post "Typhoon."

The following four 78 rpm discs were released on Hit album H-122 ("Echoes Of Harlem") in October 1944:

Hit 8087 - My Old Flame / Echoes of Harlem

Hit 8088 - Sweet Lorraine / Honeysuckle Rose

Hit 8089 - You Talk a Little Trash / Floogie Boo

Hit 8090 - I Don't Know / Gotta Do Some War Work (Do Some War Work Baby)

Slim Gaillard - Mish Mash (Clef MGC-126)

Side A:
01. Soony-Rooney
02. Babalu
03. Sabroso
04. Laughing In Rhythm

Side B:
01. Taxpayers' Blues
02. Eatin' With The Boogie
03. St. Louis Blues
04. I Know What To Do

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Thanks to El Enmascarado for this 10 inch Slim Gaillard LP which was released in 1953. The initial release was on the Mercury label, also in 1953, with the exact same front and back covers, though with different disc labels. The Clef cover has a "Clef Records" sticker (?) covering the spot where "Mercury" should be.

Track details:

"Laughing In Rhythm" and "Soony Roony" were recorded in NYC on March 5th 1951. Personnel: Dick Hyman (piano); Slim Gaillard (guitar, vocals); Ernie Shepard (bass, vocals); Herbie Lovelle (drums); Pepe Benque (bongos)

"Soony Roony (Song of  Yxabat)" and "Laughing In Rhythm" were released in April 1951 on Mercury single 5606, credited to Slim Gaillard And His Peruvians.

Billboard reviewed "Soony Roony" in its "Popular" section as follows - "Slim's on top form for a wonderful takeoff on Yma Sumac. Loaded with yocks all the way, this one's bound for plenty deejay play."

The review of "Laughing In Rhythm" was less enthusiastic - "Side starts auspiciously, with Slim doing an infectious laughing riff, but nothing develops."

"Babalu" and "Sabroso" were recorded in NYC on May 25th 1951. Personnel: Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Maceo Williams (piano); Slim Gaillard (guitar, vocals); Clyde Lombardi (bass); Charlie Smith (drums)

Mercury single 8950 had "Sabroso" along with a different take of "Babalu," listed on the disc label as "Babalu (Orooney)". Credited to Slim Gaillard And His Internationally Famous Orchestra, and released in August 1951.

Billboard review of "Sabroso" (under "Hot Jazz") - "Attempt a 'commercial' offering, a flabby little jingle, falls flat." The review of "Babalu (Orooney)" was equally negative - "Slim attempts a satire on emotional Latin vocals, sprinkled liberally with vouts and orooney's but nothing happens."

"Taxpayers' Blues," "Eatin' With The Boogie," "St. Louis Blues" and "I Know What To Do" were recorded in NYC on January 24th 1952. Personnel: Harry Carney or Cecil Payne (baritone sax); Slim Gaillard as Bulee Gaillard (guitar, vocals); unidentified others.

"Eatin' With The Boogie" and "Taxpayers' Blues" were released on Mercury single 8970 in April 1952, credited to Bulee Gaillard and His Southern Fried Orchestra.

Although reviewed in the "Hot Jazz" section, Billboard noted of "Eatin' With the Boogie" - "Disk is far better suited to the rhythm and blues market than for the jazz fans. It's a rocking item which could draw coin. Lyric by Gaillard is a Southern menu." Billboard's review of "Taxpayer's Blues" expressed similar sentiments - "Topical blues ditty could get some action in the r.&b. market. Doubtful whether the jazz cats will be attracted."

"St. Louis Blues" and "I Know What To Do" were released on Mercury single 8998 in August 1952, credited to Bulee Gaillard and His Southern Fried Orchestra. I couldn't find a Billboard review for this disk.

As the old year fades into the new, we round off 2016 with a last post (for this year!), thanks to El Enmascarado who sent in this 10 inch LP of sides recorded by Slim Gaillard for Clef / Mercury in the early 1950s. The album title "Mish Mash" is an accurate description of the contents as can be seen from the recording and release details along with the contemporary Billboard reviews above.

The four tracks on Side A were recorded in 1951 and represent some of the well established aspects of Slim's rather unique take on jazz. "Sooney-Rooney" is a send up of the sound of Yma Sumac, a sound with which I was previously unfamiliar but which I made the mistake of listening to on YouTube, specifically her destruction of Mozart's great "Queen of the Night" aria from "The Magic Flute." I may never recover from that experience.

"Babalu" is another send up (in cod Spanish and Vout), this time of a rather melodramatic hit for Miguelito Valdes. Check it out on YouTube. With "Sabroso" and "Laughing In Rhythm" we are in more familiar Slim Gaillard territory with lots of "vout oreenies" being thrown into the mix. "Laughing In Rhythm" was a longtime Gaillard favourite which went back to the late 1930s and his time as part of the duo of Slim and Slam (Stewart) when the hep pair cheered the 52nd Street scene with a string of humorous jive novelties starting with "Flat Foot Floogie (with the Floy Floy)."

The B side of this album, which was recorded in one session in 1952, is in a rhythm and blues style. Was Slim perhaps a little intoxicated at this session? El Emascarado has speculated that perhaps he was. I didn't hear that at first but now I tend to think that the entire studio was out of its gourd. Whatever, these 4 tracks are a world away from Slim's NYC work in the late 1930's and his hepcat tracks recorded in Hollywood after the Second World War. It's not that they're bad, they're just not Slim, apart, perhaps, from "Eatin' With The Boogie" which carries on Slim's career-long obsession with composing songs around items of food!

There may well be more Slim Gaillard music on the blog soon. Keep tuned oroonie, and have a vout New Year!

Bobby Smith & Orchestra - Jazz At The Apollo

Side 1:
01. Tippin' In
02. Station Break
03. After Hours
04. Bess Boogie
05. Dash Hound Boogie
06. Blue Keys
07. Flip A Coin
08. Cinder Bottom

Side 2:
01. Buffalo Nickel (part 1)
02. Desert Night
03. Danny Boy
04. Skippin' And Hoppin'
05. Night Watch
06. Tread Lightly
07. Lightfoot
08. Don't Shake Those Hips At Me

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Jazz At The Apollo (Mega)

Good collection of small group jazz / boogie / jump by alto sax man, composer and arranger Bobby Smith. This was a spin-off project from the Erskine Hawkins big band, the Smith group consisting entirely of Hawkins band members. It wasn't a breakaway group as the musicians continued to play with and record with the parent big band while the small group acted as house band for Apollo Records of New York.

Bobby Smith was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1907. Born into a musical family, he learned piano, drums and saxophone. While on tour with Banjo Bernie's band he found himself stranded in
Florida. This turned out to be a career defining stroke of fortune, for he then joined the Original Sunset Royal Serenaders with whom he stayed for nearly ten years. When trombonist and singer Doc Wheeler took over as band leader the outfit was renamed Doc Wheeler and his Sunset Orchestra under which name the band recorded for the Victor subsidiary label Bluebird in late 1941 / early 1942.

Among the sides recorded were a Bobby Smith / Cat Anderson composition, "How 'Bout That Mess" and a Bobby Smith arrangement of Jesse Stone's "Sorghum Switch", a number which would be revived in the R&B years as "Cole Slaw" by Frank Culley, Louis Jordan and Jesse Stone himself. Also noteworthy is the version of "Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well" recorded by the band in March 1942, more than two years before the Lucky Millinder / Wynonie Harris version.

Somewhere around 1943 or 1944 Bobby moved over to the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, a much better established band which had enjoyed long residencies at the Savoy Ballroom (often side by side with the Chick Webb Orchestra) and a long series of hit recordings, including the original version of "Tuxedo Junction", "Whispering Grass" and "Don't Cry Baby." The Sunset Orchestra seems to have been a source of musicians for the Hawkins band, for among the musicians who made the transition were Ace Harris, who replaced Avery Parrish (composer of "After Hours") on piano, guitarist Leroy Kirkland, trumpeter Jimmy Harris and drummer Joe Murphy.

Bobby composed one of Erskine Hawkins' biggest hits, "Tippin' In" which was an R&B number one in 1945 and which was revived twice more by Bobby and the small group on Apollo - in the 1950 instrumental version on this LP and in a vocal version by The Larks in 1954 with the Smith band providing accompaniment.

The Bobby Smith Orchestra recorded under their own name for Apollo between 1949 and 1954, as well as accompanying acts like blues shouter Eddie Mack and the top notch bluesy vocal group The Larks. The latter recorded the superb B Side of "Little Side Car" with Bobby - "Hey Little Girl" which is one of my favourite R&B records

This LP features sides from the 1949 - 1950 Apollo sessions, plus both sides of two singles for Apollo subsidiary Ruby which Bobby recorded with Sam "The Man" Taylor in 1951. This was something in the way of a reunion, for Sam was a fellow graduate of The School Of Cool aka The Sunset Orchestra.

Recommended further listening is the Delmark CD "That's For Sure!" which has 22 sides recorded by The Bobby Smith Orchestra between 1949 and 1954. From the mastertapes!

Information sources - Dave Penny: notes to "Jazz At The Apollo" and to the CD "Erskine Hawkins Jukebox Hits 1940-1950" (Acrobat). Stanley Dance: notes to the Delmark CD "That's For Sure!"

Lionel Hampton - In The Bag!

Side 1:

01. In The Bag

02. Dig Those Vibes

03. Jack The Fox Boogie

04. How High The Moon

05. Million Dollar Smile

06. Turkey Hop (Parts 1 & 2)

07. Double Talk

08. Empty Glass (Normania)

Side 2:

01. Hamp's Gumbo No 2

02. Mingus Fingers

03. Three Minutes On 52nd Street

04. Hamp's Got A Duke

05. Dancing On The Ceiling

06. Blues For Little 'T'

07. Memories Of You

08. Silver Slipper

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In response to a re-up request, here is the third album of Lionel Hampton Decca sides to be released by Affinity in the 1980s. This time the rips are from a cassette although there are some clicks and pops just like vinyl. I have no idea how that happened.

Twelve of the tracks are from Hamp's swing and R&B heyday in the 1940s and early 1950s. For me the outstanding track is the two-parter "Turkey Hop." The final four tracks were recorded live at The Silver Slipper Club on the Las Vegas Strip in 1963. It's worth your while googling this establishment as it was one of the earliest joints to open up in Vegas. As you can imagine, the final four tracks differ in style from the rest of the album.

There are recording details on the cassette sleeve, but as they are hard to read, I've included the information plus original release dates in the post. The musicians involved in these recordings include many who have featured in other posts in this blog, e.g. Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Joe Morris, Johnny Griffin, Arnett Cobb and Morris Lane.

Here are links to the posts featuring those other Hamp LP's on Affinity:

Leapin' With Lionel

Ridin' On The L&N

In The Bag! - the facts on the tracks, in order of recording date:

In The Bag! -

Recorded in NYC, May 26th 1942. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Eddie Hutchinson, Mannie Klein, Ernie Royal, Jack Trainor (trumpets); Fred Beckett, Sonny Craven, Harry Sloan (trombones); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto sax); Ray Perry (alto sax); Eddie Barefield, Illinois Jacquet (tenor saxes); Jack McVea (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes; arranger) Milt Buckner (piano); Irving Ashby (guitar); Vernon Alley (bass); Lee Young (drums).

Released on Decca 18394 (B Side of "Flying Home") in July 1942.

Million Dollar Smile -

Recorded in Los Angeles, October 16th, 1944. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Morris, Dave Page, Lamar Wright Jr., (trumpets); Vernon Porter, Fred Beckett, Andrew Penn, Sonny Craven, Allen Durham (trombones ); George Dorsey, Gus Evans (alto saxes); Arnett Cobb, Fred Simon (tenor saxes); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar), Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair (bass); Ted Radcliffe (drums).

Released on Decca 18719 (B Side of "Beulah's Boogie") in November 1945.

Empty Glass (Normania) - 

Recorded in Los Angeles, September 9th, 1946. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Leo Shepherd (trumpets); Jimmy Wormick, Michael "Booty" Wood, A1 Hayse, Andrew Penn (trombones); Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard (alto saxes); Arnett Cobb, Johnny Griffin (tenor saxes); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar); Joe Comfort, Charles Harris (bass); Gene "Fats" Heard (drums).

Empty Glass was not released on a single.

Dig Those Vibes -

Recorded in Los Angeles, September 23rd, 1946. Personnel same as above, September 9th 1946 session, but with Jackie Kelson added on clarinet.

Dig Those Vibes was not released on a single.

Empty Glass and Dig Those Vibes were first released on the LP "Lionel Hampton Rarities (Jazz Heritage Series)" MCA 1351 in 1982.

Double Talk and Jack The Fox Boogie were recorded in Los Angeles, on September 23rd, 1946. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Octet: Joe Wilder (trumpet); Jackie Kelson (clarinet); Bobby Plater (alto sax); Arnett Cobb (tenor sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes, piano); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar); Joe Comfort (bass); Curley Hamner (drums).

Double Talk and Jack The Fox Boogie were first released on the LP "Lionel Hampton Rarities (Jazz Heritage Series)" MCA 1351 in 1982.

How High The Moon - 

Recorded in New York, April 2nd 1947. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Quintet: Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar); Charles Harris (bass); Curley Hamner (drums).

Released on Decca 24513 (b/w "Ribs And Hot Sauce") in November 1948.

Hamp's Got A Duke and Three Minutes On 52nd Street -

Recorded in Los Angeles, 6th August 1947. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Kenny Dorham, Leo Shepherd (trumpets); Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn (trombones); Jackie Kelson (clarinet, alto sax); Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard (alto saxes); Morris Lane, Johnny Sparrow (tenor saxes); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar); Joe Comfort, Charlie Harris (bass); Earl Walker (drums).

Hamp's Got A Duke was released on Decca 24248 (b/w "Gone Again") in October 1947.

Three Minutes On 52nd Street was released on Decca 24429 (b/w "Midnight Sun") in May 1948. This disc was part of the four disc album "New Movements In Be-Bop" (Decca, A-661).

Mingus Fingers -

Recorded in Los Angeles, 10th November, 1947. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Walter Williams, Teddy Buckner, Leo Shephard (trumpets); James Robinson, Andrew Penn, Jimmy Wormick, Britt Woodman (trombones); Jackie Kelson (clarinet, alto sax); Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard (alto saxes); Morris Lane, John Sparrow (tenor saxes); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar); Joe Comfort, Charles Mingus (bass); Earl Walker (drums).

Released on Decca 24428 (b/w "Muchacho Azul") in May 1948. This disc was part of the four disc album "New Movements In Be-Bop" (Decca, A-661).

Hamp's Gumbo -

Recorded in New York,  25th January 1950. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Walter Williams, Benny Bailey, Ed Mullens, Duke Garrette, Leo Shepherd(trumpets); A1 Grey, Benny  Powell, Paul Lee, Jimmy Wormick (trombones); Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson (alto saxes); Curtis Lowe, Johnny Board, Billy "Smallwood" Williams (tenor saxes); Lonnie Shaw (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Doug Duke (piano); Wes Montgomery (guitar); Roy Johnson (bass); Ellis Bartee (drums); Sonny Parker (vocal).

Released on Decca 24946 (b/w "Sad Feeling"), March 1950.

Turkey Hop, Parts 1 and 2 -

Recorded in New York, 23rd March, 1950. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Benny Bailey, Duke Garrette, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams (trumpets); A1 Grey, Paul Lee, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wormick (trombones); Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson (alto saxes); Johnny Board, Lonnie Shaw, Curtis Lowe (tenor saxes); Ben Kynard (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Gus Domerette (piano); Rudy Mason (guitar); Roy Johnson (bass, vocal); Ellis Bartee (drums); Curley Hamner (2nd drums).

Released on Decca 24992, April 1950.

Billboard, 29th April 1950

Dancing On The Ceiling, Blues For Little 'T', Memories Of You, Silver Slipper -

Recorded at the Silver Slipper Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, 20th March, 1963. Personnel: Lionel Hampton and Charlie Teagarden : Charlie Teagarden (trumpet); Bill Harris (trombone); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Ronnie di Fillips (piano); Carson Smith (bass); Tom Montgomery (drums).

Released on Coral LP The Great Hamp And Little 'T', CRL 57438 / CRL 757438(S), August 1963.

Above: The Silver Slipper, 1960. Below: Burlesque and Fight Nights at The Silver Slipper. Just over a year after Hamp recorded there, Gaming Control Board agents raided the joint and closed it when they found that shaved dice were being used. The Silver Slipper re-opened under new management and kept going until the 1980s.

Swingin' Saxophones Are Back!

Side One:
01. Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
02. Flying Home No 2 - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
03. Honeysuckle Rose - Ben Webster
04. Blowing The Blues Away - Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
05. Lunatic - John Hardee
06. IQ Blues - Ike Quebec

Side Two:
01. Riffin' At 24th Street - Illinois Jacquet
02. I'm Confessin' - Lester Young
03. The Spider - Joe Morris
04. Long Tall Dexter - Dexter Gordon
05. Hot In Harlem - Tiny Grimes
06. Cole Slaw - Frank Culley

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Original post with full recording information:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/swingin-saxophones.html

Side One:

01. Breaking The Blues - James Moody

02. No Dues - Arnett Cobb

03. Cozy's Beat - Cozy Eggleston

04. Red Top - Gene Ammons

05. Serenade - Earl Bostic

06. Harlem Nocturne - Willis Jackson

Side Two:

01. A La Carte - Roland Kirk

02. Groovin' - Illinois Jacquet

03. Fuzzy - Gene Ammons

04. Weary Blues - Illinois Jacquet

05. The Way You Look Tonight - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

06. Triple Threat - Roland Kirk

Download from here:

http://www74.zippyshare.com/v/slCWkmsw/file.html

Original post with full info here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/swingin-saxophones-volume-2.html

In answer to a re-up request here are the two "Swingin' Saxophones" LPs on the rare Bop u Rhythm bootleg label, a label which was rumoured to have been founded by a jazz crazed ex German Army officer with aristocratic pretensions who may or may not have deserted while stationed in Paris in 1944. Later resurfacing in the Saarland, he founded the label backed by funds raised in a house of ill repute (see the original posts for more details) in the town of Saarlouis. Following a raid by Interpol, the operation moved to Munich in the early 1960s and continued to issue material sporadically until at least into the 1970s.

The founder, whose name I will not reveal out of respect to his surviving descendants, met an untimely end in 1990. Having long given himself over to alcoholic excess, it was perhaps inevitable that his demise would be under messy circumstances. And thus it was that in the wee small hours of the morning, Harry (yes, let's call him that) staggered out of his favourite watering hole in Munich, "Mylord", and fell asleep on the tram tracks at the corner of Fraunhoferstrasse and Müllerstrasse. The driver of a tram heading towards Stachus failed to spot the recumbent figure and that was that. A sad end for a man to whom so much was owed by hipsters, groovers, beatniks and drop-outs across Europe.

As I mentioned in my previous post I spent last weekend in Munich and I can assure you, dear reader, that I made a pilgrimage to the spot where "Harry" met his end. Disgracefully there is no memorial plaque in the vicinity.

Please note that the first volume of Swingin' Saxophones now has a front cover from a later pressing, but I have included the older cover in the download. My thanks to a donor in Germany who supplied this material. The same donor also contributed the Big Al Sears Saxophonograph LP. Evidently a man of impeccable taste.