The Complete American Masters 1931-1953

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Annotation

Trombonist on disc 1, tracks 5-8 was probably John Mayfield but may have been Charlie Irvis

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-08 18:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: 1923-1932 Selected Recordings
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1Wild Cat Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-07-30)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-07-30)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1923-07-30)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-07-30)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1923-07-30)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (on 1923-07-30)
recording of:
Wild Cat Blues (on 1923-07-30)
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:01
2Kansas City Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-07-30)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-07-30)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1923-07-30)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1923-07-30)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-07-30)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (on 1923-07-30)
recording of:
Kansas City Man Blues (on 1923-07-30)
composer:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:59
3Achin' Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-08-27)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-08-27)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1923-08-27)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-08-27)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1923-08-27)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (on 1923-08-27)
recording of:
Achin' Hearted Blues (on 1923-08-27)
composer:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist), Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:58
4Oh Daddy!
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1923)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (in 1923)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (in 1923)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (in 1923)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (in 1923)
recording of:
Oh Daddy! (in 1923)
composer:
Ed Herbert (composer) and William Russell (composed Oh Daddy)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:11
5Shreveport Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-11-10)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-11-10)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1923-11-10)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-11-10)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1923-11-10)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (on 1923-11-10)
recording of:
Shreveport Blues (on 1923-11-10)
composer:
A.F. Potter
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:01
6Old Fashioned Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-11-10)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-11-10)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1923-11-10)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-11-10)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1923-11-10)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (on 1923-11-10)
recording of:
Old Fashioned Love (on 1923-11-10)
composer:
James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:10
7House Rent Blues (The Stomp)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
banjo:
Buddy Christian (in 1923-11)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (in 1923-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923-11)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (in 1923-11)
recording of:
House Rent Blues (The Stomp) (in 1923-11)
composer:
Reginald De Koven
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:58
8Mean Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1923-11)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (in 1923-11)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (in 1923-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923-11)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (in 1923-11)
recording of:
Mean Blues (in 1923-11)
composer:
Art Gillham (US songwriter & singer) and Billy Smythe
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:58
9Texas Moaner Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-10-17)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-10-17)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-10-17)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-10-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-10-17)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1924-10-17)
recording of:
Texas Moaner Blues (on 1924-10-17)
composer:
Faye Barnes and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:15
10Off and On Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-02)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-12-02)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-12-02)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-12-02)
vocals:
Sippie Wallace (on 1924-12-02)
recording of:
Off and On Blues (on 1924-12-02)
writer:
Hociel Thomas and Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace accompanied by Clarence Williams’ Trio2:53
11Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-17)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-12-17)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-12-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-12-17)
sarrusophone, soprano saxophone and wind instruments:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-12-17)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1924-12-17)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1924-12-17)
recording of:
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (on 1924-12-17)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:10
12I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-17)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-12-17)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-12-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-12-17)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-12-17)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1924-12-17)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1924-12-17)
recording of:
I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird (on 1924-12-17)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:18
13Who'll Chop Your Suey (When I'm Gone)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-08)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1925-01-08)
cornet:
Bubber Miley (on 1925-01-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1925-01-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1925-01-08)
trombone:
Aaron Thompson (US trombone player) (on 1925-01-08)
vocals:
Margaret Johnson (early jazz and blues vocalist) (on 1925-01-08)
recording of:
Who'll Chop Your Suey (When I'm Gone) (on 1925-01-08)
writer:
Sidney Bechet and Rousseau Simmons
Margaret Johnson accompanied by Clarence Williams' Blue Five3:24
14Cake Walking Babies from Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-08)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1925-01-08)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1925-01-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1925-01-08)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1925-01-08)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1925-01-08)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-01-08)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Eva Taylor accompanied by Clarence Williams' Blue Five2:56
15In a Café on the Road to Calais
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-02-24)
alto saxophone:
Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-02-24) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-02-24)
banjo:
Frank Etheridge (on 1931-02-24)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-02-24), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-02-24), Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-02-24) and Ramón Usera (on 1931-02-24)
double bass:
Edward Coles (older brother of Nat King Cole, 1910–1970) (on 1931-02-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Carter (jazz drummer) (on 1931-02-24)
piano:
Lloyd Pinckney (pianist) (on 1931-02-24)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-02-24), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-02-24) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-02-24)
tenor saxophone:
Ramón Usera (on 1931-02-24)
trombone:
Billy Burns (on 1931-02-24)
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-02-24) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1931-02-24)
vocals:
Noble Sissle (on 1931-02-24)
recording of:
In a Café on the Road to Calais (on 1931-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra2:49
16Loveless Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-02-24)
alto saxophone:
Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-02-24) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-02-24)
banjo:
Frank Etheridge (on 1931-02-24)
baritone saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-02-24)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-02-24), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-02-24), Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-02-24) and Ramón Usera (on 1931-02-24)
double bass:
Edward Coles (older brother of Nat King Cole, 1910–1970) (on 1931-02-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Carter (jazz drummer) (on 1931-02-24)
piano:
Lloyd Pinckney (pianist) (on 1931-02-24)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-02-24), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-02-24) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-02-24)
tenor saxophone:
Ramón Usera (on 1931-02-24)
trombone:
Billy Burns (on 1931-02-24)
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-02-24) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1931-02-24)
vocals:
Noble Sissle and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-02-24)
recording of:
Loveless Love (on 1931-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra3:18
17The Basement Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-04-21)
alto saxophone:
Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21)
banjo:
Frank Etheridge (on 1931-04-21)
baritone saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-04-21)
clarinet:
Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21), Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21) and Ramón Usera (on 1931-04-21)
double bass and tuba [brass bass]:
Edward Coles (older brother of Nat King Cole, 1910–1970) (on 1931-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Jack Carter (jazz drummer) (on 1931-04-21)
piano:
Lloyd Pinckney (pianist) (on 1931-04-21)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-04-21), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21), Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21) and Ramón Usera (on 1931-04-21)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-04-21), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ramón Usera (on 1931-04-21)
trombone:
Billy Burns (on 1931-04-21)
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-21), Demas Dean (trumpeter) (on 1931-04-21) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1931-04-21)
vocals:
Noble Sissle (on 1931-04-21)
recording of:
The Basement Blues (on 1931-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra3:18
18Roll on, Mississippi, Roll On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-04-21)
alto saxophone:
Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21)
banjo:
Frank Etheridge (on 1931-04-21)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-04-21), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21), Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21) and Ramón Usera (on 1931-04-21)
double bass:
Edward Coles (older brother of Nat King Cole, 1910–1970) (on 1931-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Jack Carter (jazz drummer) (on 1931-04-21)
piano:
Lloyd Pinckney (pianist) (on 1931-04-21)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-04-21)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1931-04-21), Ralph Duquesne (on 1931-04-21) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1931-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ramón Usera (on 1931-04-21)
trombone:
Billy Burns (on 1931-04-21)
trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-21) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1931-04-21)
vocals:
Noble Sissle (on 1931-04-21)
recording of:
Roll on, Mississippi, Roll On (on 1931-04-21)
writer:
James McCaffrey (1930s US songwriter, known for "Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On"), Dave Ringle and Eugene West
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra3:07
19Sweetie Dear
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
Sweetie Dear (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Will Marion Cook and Joe Jordan (ragtime/jazz musician/composer)
New Orleans Feetwarmers2:51
20I Want You Tonight
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass, double bass [bass] and lead vocals [vocal refrain]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
vocals:
Wilson Myers
recording of:
I Want You Tonight (on 1932-09-15)
writer:
Sidney Bechet and Billy Maxey
New Orleans Feetwarmers3:08
21I've Found a New Baby
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
vocals:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1932-09-15)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
New Orleans Feetwarmers3:13
22Lay Your Racket
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
lead vocals [vocal refrain]:
Billy Maxey (on 1932-09-15)
vocals:
Billy Maxey
recording of:
Lay Your Racket (on 1932-09-15)
writer:
Sidney Bechet and Billy Maxey
New Orleans Feetwarmers3:15
23Maple Leaf Rag
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
New Orleans Feetwarmers2:56
24Shag
double bass [bass] and lead vocals [vocal]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
vocals:
Wilson Myers
recording of:
Shag (on 1932-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sidney Bechet
New Orleans Feetwarmers3:07
2▶CD: 1934-1938
3▶CD: 1938-1939
4▶CD: 1939-1940
5▶CD: 1940-1941
6▶CD: 1941–1944
7▶CD: 1944–1945
8▶CD: 1945
9▶CD: 1946–1947
10▶CD: 1947
11▶CD: 1947–1949
12▶CD: 1949–1950
13▶CD: 1950–1953 Studio and Selected Live Recordings
14▶CD: 1939–1946 Broadcasts, Concerts, Private Recordings

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part of:The Jazz Masters (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002237515 [info]