Memoria

Memory

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Música:
Blue Steele and his Orchestra
I'm drifting back to dreamland (waltz) (1927)
(Florence Charlesworth / Charles Harrison)
Victor 21068

Blue Steele and his Orchestra: Sam Goble, Goof Morrison (tp) Ole Hoel (euph) John Langley (cl,as) Kenny Sargent (cl,as,bar,vcl) Pete Schmidt (cl,ts) Blue Steele (tb,mel,dir) Sol Lewis (p) Ted Delmarter (bj,g) Marvin Longfellow (tu,arr) Henry Cody (d) Bob Nolan (vcl). Memphis, October 26, 1927

Easy Street

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Música:
King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers
Maxwell Street stomp (1929)
Supertone 9431

King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers: Punch Miller (cnt) King Mutt (cl,as) Jimmy Blythe (p) prob Willie Baker (g) unknown mand, Marcus Norman (d). Richmond, Indiana, February 12, 1929

Cosas de hombres

Men's things

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Música:
Ida Cox
Lost man blues (1927)
(Ida Cox)
Paramount 12513

Ida Cox (vcl) acc. by Jesse Crump (p). Chicago, Ill., c. July 1927

Estos Tiempos

These Times

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Música:
Adrian Rollini and his Orchestra
How can it be a beautiful day ? (1934)
(Gus Kahn / Ted Fiorito)
Vocalion 2675

Adrian Rollini and his Orchestra: Bunny Berigan (tp) Al Philburn (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Arthur Rollini (ts) Adrian Rollini (bassax,vib,celeste) Fulton McGrath (p) Dick McDonough (g) Art Miller (b) Herb Weil (d) Joey Nash (vcl). New York, March 24, 1934

Cagadero

Shithouse

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Música:
Mary Johnson
Mean black man blues (1929)
(Mary Johnson)
Paramount 12931

Mary Johnson (vcl) acc by Ike Rodgers (tb) Henry Brown (p). Grafton, Wisconsin, c. November 1929

Newland

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Música:
The Melody Kings
Hey! You Want Any Codfish? (We Only Have Mackerel To-Day) (1923)
("¿Eh!, queres bacalao? Hoy solo tenemos caballa")
(Ima Fish / Ura Herring) [*]
HMV 216428

[*] Muy cómico el nombre de estos compositores! (Soy un pescado/ Vos un arenque ) !!! muy bueno / (look at the name of the composers of the piece).

The Melody Kings: Personnel: no details. Recorded August 1923 in Montreal, Canada.

Té II

Tea II

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Música:
Red Nichols and his Orchestra
Tea for two (1930)
(Vincent Youmans / Irving Caesar)
Brunswick 4724

Red Nichols and his Orchestra: Red Nichols, Tommy Thunen, Mannie Klein (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb) Glenn Miller (tb,arr) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Babe Russin (ts) Adrian Rollini (bassax) Jack Russin (p) Weston Vaughan (g) Jack Hansen (tu) Gene Krupa (d). New York, February 14, 1930

Cantores

Payada

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Singers

Música:
Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra
I gotta right to sing the blues (1939)
["Tengo derecho a cantar mis penas"]
(Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler)
Brunswick 8397

Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra: Charlie Spivak, Lee Castle, Carl Garvin (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb,vcl,dir) Jose Gutierrez, Mark Bennett (tb) Charles McCamish (tb) Clint Garvin, Art St. John (cl,as) John Van Eps, Hub Lytle (ts,cl) Ernie Caceres (bar,ts,cl) John Anderson (p) Allen Reuss (g) Art Miller (b) Cub Teagarden (d) Chick Reeves, Fred Van Eps (arr). New York, April 28, 1939

Culture Vulture

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Música:
Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow and his Orchestra
Sendin' the vipers (1934)
(Mezz Mezzrow)
Victor 25019

Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow and his Orchestra: Max Kaminsky, Reunald Jones, Chelsea Quealey (tp) Floyd O'Brien (tb) Mezz Mezzrow (cl,as,arr) Benny Carter (as) Bud Freeman (ts) Willie "The Lion" Smith (p) John Kirby (b) Chick Webb (d). New York, May 7, 1934

Una dama

A lady

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Música:
Thelma Terry and her Play Boys
Lady of Havana (1928)
(Bernie / Val / VanLoan)
Columbia 01481

Thelma Terry and her Play Boys : Johnny Mendel, Carl Rinker (tp) Floyd O'Brien (tb) Bud Jacobson (cl) Mike Platt (cl,as) Phil Shukin (cl,ts) Bill Otto (p) Roy Campbell (bj) Thelma Terry (b,dir) Gene Krupa (d). Chicago, March 29, 1928