VA - Melodisc Records of Hollywood 1945-46 (2010)

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Artist: Various Artist
Title: Melodisc Records of Hollywood 1945-46
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Acrobat Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:11:18
Total Size: 611 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD1

01. Marion Abernathy with Georges Dukes & Duchess - Abernathy’s voo-t voo it
02. Howard McGhee Orch. - Night mist
03. George’s Dukes & Duchess with Lucky Thompson - The hour of parting
04. Marion Abernathy with Georges Dukes & Duchess - Abernathy’s boogie
05. Marion Abernathy w/ George’s Dukes & Duchess - Slowin’ down the blues
06. George’s Dukes & Duchess with Lucky Thompson - Cherokee
07. King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Mellow Reeni Riff
08. King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Puttin’ you down blues
09. King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Voot rock
10. King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Baby baby blues
11. King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Laughing at life
12. King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Till the very end of my days
13. George Crawford & The Four Blazes - That’s all she wrote, ‘cause the pencil broke
14. George Crawford & The Four Blazes - Let’s boogie
15. George Crawford & The Four Blazes - The big leg mama’s fine
16. George Crawford & The Four Blazes - I never had a dream to my name
17. Slim Gaillard Quartet - Boogin’ at Berg’s
18. Slim Gaillard Quartet - Laguna
19. Slim Gaillard Quartette - Dunkin’s bagel
20. Slim Gaillard Quartette - Don’t blame me
21. Marion Abernathy & George’s Dukes & Duchess - Lonely blues
22. Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Orch. - Ink splink
23. Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Sextet - Roses of Picardy

CD2

01. Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Sextet - Goin’ for the Okey Doke
02. Flennoy Trio - Hey lawdy mama
03. Flennoy Trio - My honey chile
04. Dan Grissom & The Flennoy Trio Singing Big Fat Butterfly - Poor butterfly
05. Dan Grissom & The Flennoy Trio - Cherry
06. The Counts & Countess - Ride, Red, Ride
07. The Counts & Countess - Rip up the joint
08. King Perry Quintet - King Perry Blues
09. King Perry Quintet - The man I love
10. King Perry Quintet - A chicken ain’t nothin’ but a bird
11. King Perry Quintet - Song of the islands
12. Jack McVea All Stars - Silver symphony
13. Jack McVea All Stars - Scrub sweep and mop
14. Jack McVea All Stars - New deal
15. Jack McVea All Stars - Fightin’ mama blues
16. Karl George Octet - Grand slam
17. Karl George Octet - Baby it’s up to you
18. Karl George Octet - Peek-a-boo
19. Karl George Octet - How am I to know
20. Joe Thomas & His Orch. - Don’t blame me
21. Joe Thomas & His Orch. - For boobs only
22. Joe Thomas & His Orch. - You’re buggin’ me
23. Joe Thomas & His Orch. - Sequence

Daniel F. O’Brien at Melodisc Records on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard took one of the clearest “audio pictures” we have of Los Angeles’ jazz activity on Central Avenue during the mid-1940s. O’Brien cut just under 40 platters that were released between June 1945 and autumn 1946. This flurry of activity matched the urgency and raw excitement going on in the halls and venues around Hollywood. Clubs no longer booked New Orleans revival bands to fill seats but picked up on fashionable be-boppers, who with their new-found harmonic sophistication and rhythmic complexities, competed with blues and boogie-based small swing units and honkers, in an economic climate inhospitable to the maintenance of orchestras and large bands. This anthology by celebrated archivist, collector and writer Opal Louis Nations is a fascinating insight into a highly entertaining strand of musical history. Please note that these recordings have been transferred from original 78s, some in poor condition. The tracks have been cleaned as far as practical in re-mastering, but where this would have prejudiced the essential character and integrity of the performance, we have chosen to minimize the de-noising process, and some tracks therefore retain clicks and surface noise. We are sure collectors would prefer to have them in this form than not at all.

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