Herman Chittison - The Chronological Classics, 3 Albums

He began his career in Zack Whyte's territory band in Ohio in 1928. In the early 1930s he moved to New York and found work as an accompanist to Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and Clarence Williams. He also visited Boston for the first time with a traveling show headlined by comic actor Stepin Fetchit. In late 1933 he went to Europe with the Willie Lewis Orchestra and toured Europe with them and the following year he recorded with Louis Armstrong in Paris. He and Bill Coleman led the Harlem Rhythm Makers. Chittison and trumpeter Bill Coleman left Lewis in 1938 and formed a band that worked extensively in Cairo and traveled as far east as India. In October 1959, Chittison arrived in Boston and was employed as the resident pianist at the Red Garter bar in the Lenox Hotel. He then moved to the Mayfair Lounge in Bay Village. His stay in Boston lasted two years.

Tracks:

1933-1941 {The Chronological Classics, 690}
01. Unlucky Blues (3:13)
02. My Four Reasons (3:17)
03. Honeysuckle Rose (2:53)
04. Harlem Rhythm Dance (2:21)
05. Nagasaki (3:11)
06. Swingin' (3:10)
07. Stormy Weather (2:58)
08. St. Louis Blues (3:20)
09. You're Be My Lover (3:05)
10. Red Jill Rag (3:08)
11. Bugle Call Rag (2:22)
12. Trees (3:08)
13. Heat Wave (2:40)
14. Miss Otis Regrets (2:57)
15. My Last Affair / No More Tears (3:09)
16. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (2:38)
17. My Own Blues (2:51)
18. My Melancholy Baby (2:31)
19. They Can't Take That Away From Me (3:10)
20. Flamingo (3:20)
21. The Man I Love (3:15)

1944-1945 {The Chronological Classics, 1024}
01. How High The Moon (1:56)
02. The Song Is Ended (3:19)
03. Just One Of Those Things (2:21)
04. Schubert's Serenade (2:05)
05. As Time Goes By (2:54)
06. Frasquita Serenade (2:27)
07. My Old Flame (3:29)
08. Lover (3:34)
09. Persian Rug (2:14)
10. The Song Is Ended (3:07)
11. Serenade (3:11)
12. How High The Moon (3:06)
13. There's Beauty Everywhere (2:45)
14. I'll Always Be In Love With You (3:00)
15. Poor Butterfly (2:50)
16. These Foolish Things (3:11)
17. I Should Care (3:11)
18. All Of My Life (2:53)
19. I'll Always Be In Love With You (3:05)
20. I Had The Craziest Dream (2:19)
21. Where Or When (3:08)
22. Triste (2:34)
23. To A Wild Rose (2:55)
24. You Gave Me Everything But Love (3:06)

1945-1950 {The Chronological Classics, 1334}
01. Minute Waltz (3:05)
02. June Barcarolle (2:46)
03. Tristesse (2:41)
04. Menuet (2:54)
05. Anitra's Dance (3:16)
06. C Sharp Minor Waltz (3:02)
07. Memories Of You (3:03)
08. Let's Fall In Love (3:14)
09. Dancing On The Ceiling (3:10)
10. Isn't It Romantic? (2:57)
11. September In The Rain (3:04)
12. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:52)
13. Can't We Be Friends? (3:14)
14. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (3:11)
15. Serenade (3:23)
16. Just A Memory (4:18)
17. The Continental (2:30)
18. My Blue Heaven (3:48)
19. Ain't Misbehavin' (3:19)
20. On The Alamo (4:03)
21. I've Had My Moments (3:04)
22. Should I? (2:20)