VA - The Story Of Vocal Jazz 1911-1940 (10CD) (2004)

CD1

01-01. Sophie Tucker - Some Of These Days (1911-07) (4:13)
01-02. Fisk University Jubilee Quartet - Roll Jordan Roll (1913) (2:41)
01-03. Marion Harris - After You've Gone (1918-07-15) (3:18)
01-04. Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920-08-20) (3:28)
Clarinet - Johnny Dunn
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernest Elliot
Piano - Willie "The Lion" Smith
Trombone - Dope Andrews
Violin - Leroy Parker
Vocals - Mamie Smith
01-05. Bessie Smith Down Hearted Blues (1923-02-16) (3:28)
Piano - Clarence Williams
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-06. Ida Cox I've Got The Blues For Rampart Street (Summer 1923) (2:49)
Clarinet - Jimmy O'Bryant
Cornet - Tommy Ladnier
Piano - Love Austin
Vocals - Ida Cox
01-07. Bessie Smith - Graveyard Dream Blues (1923-09-26) (2:46)
Piano - Jimmy Jones (3)
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-08. Esther Bijeou - West Indies Blues (1923-12-21) (2:47)
Vocals - Esther Bijeou
01-09. Ida Cox - Blues Ain't Nothin' Else But! (1924-04-01) (3:13)
Piano - Love Austin
Vocals - Ida Cox
01-10. Bessie Smith - Boweavil Blues (1924-04-07) (2:54)
Piano - Irving Johns
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-11. Bessie Smith - Weeping Willow Blues (1924-09-26) (3:12)
Cornet - Joe Smith (3)
Performer - Fletcher Henderson
Trombone - Charlie Green
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-12. Alberta Hunter - Nobody Knows The Way I Feel Dis Mornin' (1924-04-07) (2:50)
Banjo - Buddy Christian
Clarinet, Saxophone [Soprano] - Sidney Bechet
Cornet - Louis Armstrong
Piano - Lil Hardin-Armstrong
Trombone - Charlie Irvis
Vocals - Alberta Hunter , Clarence Todd , Red Onion Jazz Babies, The
01-13. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan (1925) (2:55)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Lemon Jefferson
01-14. Eva Taylor - Cake Walking Babies From Home (1925-01-08) (3:03)
Cornet - Louis Armstrong
Piano - Buddy Wright , Clarence Williams
Saxophone [Soprano] - Sidney Bechet
Trombone - Charlie Irvis
Vocals - Eva Taylor
01-15. Ethel Waters - Sweet Georgia Brown (1925-04-29) (3:10)
Clarinet - Don Redman
Cornet - Joe Smith (3)
Piano - Fletcher Henderson , Pearl Wright
Vocals - Ethel Waters
01-16. Bessie Smith Soft Pedal Blues (1925-05-14) (3:21)
Piano - Fletcher Henderson
Trombone - Charlie Green
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-17. Bessie Smith - Careless Love (1925-05-26) (3:28)
Cornet - Louis Armstrong
Piano - Fred Longshaw
Trombone - Charlie Green
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-18. Ethel Waters Shake That Thing (1925-12-23) (3:13)
Piano - Earl Wright
Vocals - Ethel Waters
01-19. Blind Blake - Too Tight Blues (1926) (2:57)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Blake
01-20. Paul Robeson - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (1926) (3:02)
Piano - Lawrence Brown
Vocals - Paul Robeson
01-21. Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire - Fascinating Rhythm (1926-01-07) (2:24)
Piano - George Gershwin
Vocals - Adele Astaire , Fred Astaire
01-22. Reverend J.M. Gates Death's Black Train Is Comin' (1926-09-10) (3:03)
Vocals - Reverend J.M. Gates
01-23. Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys - Young Woman Blues (1926-10-26) (3:10)
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Cornet - Joe Smith (3)
Piano - Fred Henderson (2)
Vocals - Bessie Smith
01-24. Bertha "Chippie" Hill - Pratt City Blues (1926-11-23) (2:56)
Cornet - Louis Armstrong
Guitar, Vocals - Lonnie Johnson (2)
Piano - Richard M. Jones
Vocals - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
01-25. Lonnie Johnson (2) - Mean Old Bedbug Blues (1927) (2:55)

CD2

02-01. Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (1927) (3:11)
Vocals - Blind Willie Johnson
02-02. Bessie Smith - Back Water Blues (1927-02-17) (3:20)
Piano - James Price Johnson
Vocals - Bessie Smith
02-03. Bessie Smith - Alexander's Ragtime Band (1927-03-02) (3:02)
Banjo - Charlie Dixon
Clarinet - Coleman Hawkins
Cornet - Joe Smith (3)
Piano - Fletcher Henderson
Trombone - Jimmy Harrison
Vocals - Bessie Smith
02-04. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues (1927-03-27) (3:02)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Lemon Jefferson
02-05. Sippie Wallace - Dead Drunk Blues (1927-05-06) (3:01)
Clarinet - Artie Starks
Cornet - Louis Armstrong
Piano, Vocals - Sippie Wallace
02-06. Adelaide Hall - The Blues I Love To Sing (1927-10-26) (3:13)
Bass - Wellman Braud
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney , Otto Hardwick
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Rudy Jackson
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano, Leader [Director] - Duke Ellington
Trombone - Joe Nanton
Trumpet - Bubber Miley , Louis Metcalf
Vocals - Adelaide Hall
02-07. Bessie Smith - Dyin' By The Hour (1927-10-27) (3:01)
Cornet - Tommy Ladnier
Piano - Fletcher Henderson
Tuba - June Cole
Vocals - Bessie Smith
02-08. Bessie Smith - Foolish Man Blues (1927-10-27) (2:57)
Cornet - Tommy Ladnier
Piano - Fletcher Henderson
Tuba - June Cole
Vocals - Bessie Smith
02-09. Victoria Spivey - Dope Head Blues (1927-10-28) (3:17)
Guitar - Lonnie Johnson (2)
Piano - Porter Grainger
Vocals - Victoria Spivey
02-10. Helen Humes - Cross Eyed Blues (1927-11-26) (3:10)
Guitar - Walter Beasley
Vocals - Helen Humes
02-11. Marion Harris - The Man I Love (1927-12-08) (3:23)
Vocals - Marion Harris
02-12. Louis Armstrong - Hotter Than Hot (1927-12-13) (3:05)
Banjo - Johnny St. Cyr
Clarinet - Johnny Dodds
Guitar - Lonnie Johnson (2)
Piano - Lil Hardin-Armstrong
Trombone - Kid Ory
Vocals, Cornet - Louis Armstrong
02-13. Hattie McDaniels - I Thought I'd Do It (1927-12-14) (2:58)
Piano - Tiny Parnham
Vocals - Hattie McDaniels
02-14. Jimmie Rodgers - Waiting For A Train (1928) (2:47)
Vocals - Jimmie Rodgers
02-15. Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't No Tellin' (1928) (2:57)
Guitar, Vocals - Mississippi John Hurt
02-16. Reverend Johnny Blake - Warming By The Devil's Fire (1928) (3:28)
Vocals - Reverend Johnny Blake* , Sanctified Singers, The
02-17. Blind Willie Davis - Oh When The Saints Go Marching In (1928) (1:57)
Vocals - Blind Willie Davis
02-18. Memphis Jug Band Peaches In The Springtime (1928-02-13) (3:15)
Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals - Vol Stevens
Guitar, Vocals - Will Weldon*
Kazoo, Vocals - Ben Ramey
Vocals, Harmonica - Will Shade
Vocals, Jug - Charlie Polk
02-19. Bessie Smith - Empty Bed Blues 2 (1928-03-20) (3:23)
Piano - Porter Grainger
Trombone - Charlie Green
Vocals - Bessie Smith
02-20. Rube Lacy - Mississippi Jail House Blues (1928) (3:24)
Guitar, Vocals - Rube Lacy
02-21. Henry Williams - Georgia Crawl (1928-04-19) (3:23)
Fiddle, Vocals - Eddie Anthony
Guitar, Vocals - Henry Williams
02-22. Ma Rainey And Her Tubjug Washboard Band - Prove It On Me Blues (1928-06-12) (2:43)
Banjo - Martell Pettiford
Kazoo, Washboard - Herman Brown
Vocals - Ma Rainey
02-23. Arizona Dranes - God's Got A Dream (1928-07-03) (3:00)
Vocals - Arizona Dranes
02-24. Ivy Smith - State Street Secret (1928-07-16) (3:04)
Piano - Cow Cow Davenport
Vocals - Ivy Smith
02-25. Ethel Waters - Guess Who's In Town (1928-08-21) (2:50)
Piano - James Price Johnson
Vocals - Ethel Waters

CD3

03-01. Walter "Furry" Lewis - Kassie Jones (1928-08-28) (3:08)
Guitar, Vocals - Walter "Furry" Lewis
03-02. Bertha "Chippie" Hill - Some Cold Rainy Day (1928-10-13) (3:15)
Guitar - Tampa Red
Piano - Georgia Tom Dorsey
Vocals - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
03-03. Noah Lewis - Viola Lee Blues (1928) (3:09)
Vocals, Harmonica - Noah Lewis
03-04. Texas Alexander - No More Woman Blues (1928) (3:03)
Guitar, Vocals - Texas Alexander
03-05. Ozie Ware & Irving Mills - Diga Diga Doo (1928-11-15) (2:56)
Banjo - Fred Guy
Bass - Wellman Braud
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick
Trombone - Joe Nanton
Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Bubber Miley , Freddy Jenkins
Vocals - Irving Mills , Ozie Ware
03-06. Louis Armstrong - Basin' Street Blues (1928-12-04) (3:20)
Banjo - Mancy Carr
Clarinet - Jimmy Strong
Drums - Zutty Singleton
Piano - Earl Hines
Trombone - Fred Robinson
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
03-07. Charley Patton - Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues (1929) (3:05)
Guitar, Vocals - Charley Patton
03-08. Memphis Minnie - Bumble Bee (1929) (2:49)
Guitar, Vocals - Memphis Minnie
03-09. Blind Blake - Georgia Bound (1929) (3:23)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Blake
03-10. Sonny Greer - Sloppy Joe (1929-03-07) (3:17)
Banjo - Fred Guy
Bass - Wellman Traud
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Barney Bigard
Clarinet, Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Drums, Vocals - Sonny Greer
Piano, Leader [Director] - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Trombone - Joe Nanton
Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddy Jenkins
03-11. Jabbo Smith - Decatur Street Tutti (1929-04-04) (2:46)
Banjo - Ikey Robinson
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Omer Simeon
Piano - Earl Frazier
Tuba - Wellman Braud
Vocals, Cornet - Jabbo Smith
03-12. McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Beadle-Um-Bum (1929-04-09) (3:21)
Banjo, Vocals - Dave Wilborn
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto], Vocals - Don Redman
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Prince Robinson
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor], Vocals - George Thomas
Drums - Claude Austin
Piano - Todd Rhodes
Trombone, Vocals - Claude Jones
Trumpet - John Nesbit , Langston Curl
Tuba - Ralph Escudero
03-13. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Mosquito Man (1929) (3:02)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Lemon Jefferson
03-14. Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out (1929-05-15) (3:00)
Cornet - Ed Allen
Piano - Clarence Williams
Saxophone [Alto] - Garvin Bushell
Saxophone [Tenor] - Greely Walton
Tuba - Cyrus St. Clair
Vocals - Bessie Smith
03-15. Louis Armstrong - Black And Blue (1929-07-22) (3:10)
Banjo - Mancy Carr
Drums - Zutty Singleton
Piano, Cello - Gene Anderson (2)
Saxophone [Alto] - Bert Curry , Crawford Wethington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Jimmy Strong
Trombone - Fred Robinson
Trumpet - Homer Hobson
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
Tuba - Pete Briggs
03-16. T-Bone Walker - Wichita Falls Blues (1929) (3:12)
Guitar, Vocals - T-Bone Walker
03-17. Noble Sissle - Camp Meeting Day (1929-09-10) (3:01)
Banjo - Warren Harris (2)
Bass - John Ricks
Drums - Jesse Baltimore
Piano - Lloyd Pinckney
Trombone - James Reevy
Trumpet - Demas Dean , Pike Davis
Tuba - Henry Edwards
Violin - Juice Wilson , William Rosemand
Vocals, Leader [Director] - Noble Sissle
Wind [Vents] - Buster Bailey , Ralph Duquesne , Ramon Usera , Rudy Jackson
03-18. Edith Johnson - Nickle's Worth Of Liver Blues (1929-09-27) (2:49)
Cornet - Baby Jay
Piano, Vocals - Edith Johnson
Trombone - Ike Rodgers
03-19. Bessie Smith - Blue Spirit Blues (1929-10-11) (2:56)
Piano - James Price Johnson
Vocals - Bessie Smith
03-20. Georgia Tom Dorsey - Come On Mama (1929) (2:51)
Guitar, Vocals - Tampa Red
Piano, Vocals - Georgia Tom Dorsey
03-21. Bing Crosby - After You've Gone (1929-10-18) (3:04)
Banjo - Mike Pingitore
Bass - Mike Trafficante
Cello - Lennie Hayton
Cornet - Andy Secrest
Drums - George Marsh (2)
Guitar - Eddie Lang
Piano - Roy Bargy
Saxophone [C Melody] - Frankie Trumbauer
Trombone - Bill Rank , Boyce Cullen , Jack Fulton , Wilbur Hall
Trumpet - Charlie Margoulis , Harry Goldfield
Tuba - Min Leibrook
Violin - Joe Venuti , Kurt Dieterle , Matty Malneck , Otto Landau
Vocals - Bing Crosby
Wind [Vents] - Bernie Daly , Charles Strickfaden , Chet Hazlett , Izzy Friedman , Red Mayer
03-22. Blind Willie McTell - Travelin' Blues (1929-10-30) (3:21)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Willie McTell
03-23. Louis Armstrong - St. Louis Blues (1929-12-13) (3:04)
Bass - Pops Foster
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Albert Nicholas , Charles Holmes*
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy Hill
Drums - Paul Barbarin
Piano - Luis Russell
Trombone - J.C. Higginbotham
Trumpet - Henry "Red" Allen , Otis Johnson
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
Vocals - Hoagy Carmichael
03-24. Sleepy John Estes - Milk Cow Blues (1930) (3:04)
Guitar, Vocals - Sleepy John Estes
Mandolin - Yank Rachell
03-25. Dunham Jubilee Singers - I Dreamed Of The Judgement Morning (1930) (2:42)
Vocals - Dunham Jubilee Singers

CD4

04-01. Fred Astaire - Puttin' On The Ritz (1930-03-26) (2:34)
Bass - Spike Lee
Clarinet - Van Phillips
Guitar - Len Fillis
Piano - Sid Bright
Trombone - Ted Heath
Trumpet - Max Goldberg
Vocals, Performer [Claque] - Fred Astaire
04-02. Bessie Smith - On Revival Day (1930-06-09) (2:58)
Piano - James Price Johnson
Vocals - Bessemer Singers, The , Bessie Smith
04-03. George Thomas With McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Baby Won't You Please Come Home (1930-07-28) (3:14)
Banjo - Dave Wilborn
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Redman
Drums - Cuba Austin
Piano - Todd Rhodes
Saxophone [Tenor] - Prince Robinson
Trombone - Ed Cuffee
Trumpet - Buddy Lee , Joe Smith (3) , Langston Curl
Tuba - Ralph Escudero
Vocals - George Thomas
04-04. Hall Johnson - Good News (1930-08-08) (1:17)
Vocals - Hall Johnson , Hall Johnson Choir
04-05. Ethel Waters - I Got Rhythm (1930-11-18) (3:09)
Clarinet - Jimmy Dorsey
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Manny Klein
Violin - Ben Selvin
Vocals - Ethel Waters
04-06. Bumble Bee Slim - No Woman No Nickel (1931) (3:31)
Guitar, Vocals - Bumble Bee Slim
04-07. Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Orchestra - Shine (1931-03-09) (3:27)
Banjo, Guitar - Bill Perkins
Bass - Joe Bailey
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Charlie Jones (2)
Piano - Henry Prince
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Les Hite
Saxophone [Alto] - Marvin Johnson
Trombone - Lutter Graven
Trumpet - Harold Scott , McLure "Red Mac" Morris
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
Vibraphone, Drums - Lionel Hampton
04-08. Bessie Smith - Shipwreck Blues (1931-06-11) (3:24)
Drums - Floyd Casey
Piano - Clarence Williams
Trombone - Charlie Green
Trumpet - Louis Bacon
Vocals - Bessie Smith
04-09. George Morton And Mill's Blue Rhythm Band - Heebie Jeebies (1931-06-26) (3:13)
Banjo - Benny James
Bass - Hayes Alvis
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Crawford Wethington
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Ted McCord
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Castor McCord
Drums - Willy Lynch*
Piano - Edgar Hayes
Trombone - Harry White , Henry Hicks
Trumpet - Ed Anderson , Shelton Hemphill , Wardell Jones
Vocals - George Morton
04-10. Boswell Sisters - It's The Girl (1931-07-08) (3:12)
Bass - Joe Tarto
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey
Drums - Stan king
Guitar - Eddie Lang
Piano - Arthur Schutt
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Manny Klein
Violin - Joe Venuti
Vocals - Helvieta Boswell , Martha Boswell
04-11. Rosa Henderson - Can't Be Bothered With No Sheik (1931-08-19) (3:20)
Piano - James Price Johnson
Vocals - Rosa Henderson
04-12. Louis Armstrong - Stardust (1931-11-04) (3:36)
Banjo - Mike McKendrick
Bass - John Lindsay
Drums - Tubby Hall
Piano - Charlie Alexander
Saxophone [Alto] - George James (2) , Lester Boone
Saxophone [Tenor] - Albert Washington (2)
Trombone - Preston Jackson
Trumpet - Zilner Randolph
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
04-13. Bessie Smith - Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (1931-11-20) (2:50)
Piano - Clarence Williams , Fred Longshaw
Vocals - Bessie Smith
04-14. Mildred Bailey - Georgia On My Mind (1931-11-24) (3:30)
Bass - Pierre Olker
Clarinet - Ray McDermott
Guitar - Fritz Ciccone
Piano - Roy Bargy
Trumpet - Nat Natoli
Violin - Matty Malneck
Vocals - Mildred Bailey
04-15. Big Bill Broonzy - Too-Too Train (1932) (2:54)
Guitar, Vocals - Big Bill Broonzy
04-16. Leroy Carr - How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone (1932) (2:54)
Guitar - Scrapper Blackwell
Piano, Vocals - Leroy Carr
04-17. Ivie Anderson - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (1932-02-02) (3:12)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddy Jenkins
Vocals - Ivie Anderson
04-18. Harlan Lattimore - I Wanna Count Sheep (1932-03-10) (3:04)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Russell Procope
Drums - Walter Johnson
Guitar - Clarence Holiday
Piano - Fletcher Henderson
Saxophone [Alto] - Edgar Sampson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins
Trombone - J.C. Higginbotham , Sandy Williams
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Rex Stewart , Russell Smith
Vocals - Harlan Lattimore
04-19. Bing Crosby - Some Of These Days (1932-05-26) (2:36)
Guitar - Eddie Lang
Piano - Lennie Hayton
Saxophone [C Melody] - Frankie Trumbauer
Trombone - Bill Rank
Trumpet - Nat Natoli
Vocals - Bing Crosby
04-20. Josh White - Little Brother Blues (1932) (3:02)
Guitar, Vocals - Josh White
04-21. Mildred Bailey And Matty Malneck Orchestra - Rockin' Chair (1932-08-18) (3:03)
Marimba - Red Norvo
Violin - Matty Malneck
Vocals - Mildred Bailey
04-22. Irene Taylor - Willow Weep For Me (1932-09-26) (3:28)
Banjo - Mike Pingitore
Bass - Art Miller
Clarinet - Andy Secrest
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet [Bass] - Chester Hazlett
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - John Cordaro
Drums - Herb Quigley
Piano - Roy Bargy
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Charles Strickfaden
Saxophone [Alto, C Melody], Bassoon - Frankie Trumbauer
Trombone - Bill Rank , Hal Matthews , Jack Fulton
Trumpet - Harry Goldfield , Nat Natoli
Violin - John Browman , Kurt Dieterle , Matty Malneck , Misha Russell
Vocals - Irene Taylor
04-23. Bing Crosby And Mills Brothers - My Honey's Lovin' Arms (1933-01-26) (3:01)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet - Benny Goodman
Drums - Stan King
Guitar - Eddie Lang
Piano - Fulton McGrath
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Bunny Berigan
Violin - Harry Hoffman
Vocals - Bing Crosby , Mills Brothers
04-24. Lee Wiley And Dorsey's Brothers Orchestra - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (1933-03-07) (2:46)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey
Drums - Stan King
Guitar - Dick McDonough
Piano - Fulton McGrath
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Bunny Berigan
Vocals - Lee Wiley
04-25. Ethel Waters And Dorsey's Brothers Orchestra - Stormy Weather (1933-05-03) (3:05)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Larry Binyon
Guitar - Dick McDonough
Piano - Fulton McGrath
Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Bunny Berigan , Sterling Bose
Violin - Harry Hoffmann , Joe Venuti , Lou Kosloff , Walter Edenstein

CD5

05-01. Connie Boswell And Dorsey's Brothers Orchestra - The River's Taking Care Of Me (1933-06-15) (3:01)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Drums - Stan King
Guitar - Dick McDonough
Piano - Martha Boswell
Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey
Saxophone [Tenor] - Larry Binyon
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Manny Klein
Vocals - Connie Boswell
05-02. Henry "Red" Allen - Nagasaki (1933-09-22) (3:29)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Russell Procope
Drums - Walter Johnson
Guitar - Bernard Addison
Piano - Horace Henderson
Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins
Trombone - Claude Jones , Dickie Wells
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Russell Smith
Trumpet, Vocals - Henry "Red" Allen
05-03. Louis Bacon - Rude Interlude (1933-09-26) (3:13)
Bass - Wellman Braud
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Freddy Jenkins
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Bacon
05-04. Jack Teagarden - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (1933-10-18) (3:08)
Bass - Artie Harris
Clarinet - Benny Goodman
Drums - Gene Krupa
Guitar - Dick McDonough
Piano - Joe Sullivan
Saxophone [Tenor] - Art Karle
Trombone, Vocals - Jack Teagarden
Trumpet - Charlie Teagarden , Manny Klein
05-05. Cab Calloway - Zah Zuh Zah (1933-11-02) (3:27)
Bass - Al Morgan
Clarinet [Bass], Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Andrew Brown
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Eddie Barefield
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Arville Harris
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Walter Thomas
Drums - Leroy Maxey
Guitar - Morris White
Piano - Bennie Payne
Trombone - DePriest Wheeler , Harry White
Trumpet - Doc Cheatham , Edwin Swayzee , Lammar Wright
Vocals - Cab Calloway
05-06. Jack Teagarden - Love Me (1933-11-11) (3:05)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey
Drums - Larry Gomar
Guitar - Perry Botkin
Piano - Joe Meresco
Trombone, Vocals - Jack Teagarden
Trumpet - Frank Guarente , Sterling Rose
Violin - Walter Edenstein
Wind [Vents] - Chester Hazlett , Mutt Hayes
05-07. Spirits Of Rhythm - Rhythm (1933-11-20) (2:31)
Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Wilbur Daniels
Vocals, Drums - Virgil Scroggins
Vocals, Guitar - Teddy Bunn
05-08. Bessie Smith - Take Me For A Buggy Ride (1933-11-24) (2:38)
Bass - Billy Taylor
Guitar - Bobby Johnson
Piano - Buck Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Leon "Chu" Berry
Trombone - Jack Teagarden
Trumpet - Frank Newton
Vocals - Bessie Smith
05-09. Tampa Red - King Fish Blues (1934) (3:12)
Guitar, Vocals - Tampa Red
05-10. Kokomo Arnold - Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934) (2:55)
Guitar, Vocals - Kokomo Arnold
05-11. Charley Patton - Stone Pony Blues (1934-01-30) (2:49)
Guitar, Vocals - Charley Patton
05-12. Mitchell's Christian Singers - Them Bones (1934) (3:02)
05-13. Ivie Anderson - Troubled Waters (1934-03-09) (3:32)
Bass - Wellman Braud
Clarinet - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges , Otto Hardwick
Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddy Jenkins
Vocals - Ivie Anderson
05-14. Red McKenzie With Spirits Of Rhythm - As Long As I Live (1934-09-11) (3:14)
Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Red McKenzie
Vocals, Bass - Wilson Meyers
Vocals, Drums - Virgil Scroggins
Vocals, Guitar - Teddy Bunn
05-15. Spirits Of Rhythm - Dr. Wattson And Mr. Holmes (1934-09-14) (2:45)
Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Wilbour Daniels
Vocals, Bass - Wilson Meyers
Vocals, Drums - Virgil Scroggins
Vocals, Guitar - Teddy Bunn
05-16. Leroy Carr - Blues Before Sunrise (1934) (3:34)
Guitar - Scrapper Blackwell
Piano, Vocals - Leroy Carr
05-17. Charlie McCoy (2) - Baltimore Blues (1934-09-16) (2:51)
Guitar - Joe McCoy
Piano, Vocals - Charlie McCoy (2)
05-18. Billie Holiday - Symphony In Black (1934-10) (1:57)
Bass - Wellman Braud
Clarinet - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges , Otto Hardwick
Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddie Jenkins
Vocals - Billie Holiday
05-19. Carter Family - Wildwood Flower (1935) (3:18)
05-20. Memphis Minnie - Dirty Mother For You (1935) (2:49)
Guitar, Vocals - Memphis Minnie
05-21. Leadbelly - Midnight Special (1935) (2:09)
Guitar, Vocals - Huddie Leadbetter*
05-22. Leadbelly - See See Rider (1935) (2:58)
Guitar, Vocals - Huddie Leadbetter*
05-23. Heavenly Gospel Singers - Lead Me To The Rock (1935) (2:50)

CD6

06-01. Dixie Rhythm - The Four Blackbirds (1935) (2:35)
Vocals - David Patillo , Geraldine Harris , Leroy Hurte , Richard Davis (2)
06-02. Valaida Snow - I Can't Dance, I've Got Ants In My Pants (1935-01-19) (2:44)
Bass - Sam Molyneux
Drums - George Elrick
Guitar - Alan Ferguson
Piano - Billy Mason
Saxophone [Alto] - Harry Hayes
Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy FeatherStonaugh
Trumpet - Duncan White
Trumpet, Vocals - Valaida Snow
06-03. Cab Calloway - I Ain't Got Nobody (1935-07-02) (3:04)
Bass - Al Morgan
Drums - Leroy Maxey
Guitar - Andrew Brown , Morris White
Trombone - Claude Jones , DePriest Wheeler , Keg Johnson
Trumpet - Doc Cheatham , Irving Randolph , Lammar Wright
Vocals - Cab Calloway
06-04. Sleepy John Estes - Down South Blues (1935) (3:09)
Guitar, Vocals - Sleepy John Estes
Harmonica - Hammie Nixon
06-05. Georgia White - Honey Dripper Blues (1935-07-15) (3:09)
Piano, Vocals - Georgia White
06-06. Billie Holiday - I'm Painting The Town Red (1935-07-31) (3:00)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet - Cecil Scott
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Lawrence Lucie
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster
Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
Vocals - Billie Holiday
06-07. Frances Langford And The Mahlon Merrick Orchestra - I Feel A Song Comin' On (1935-07-31) (3:03)
06-08. Walter Davis - Ashes In My Whisky (1935) (2:36)
Guitar - Henry Townsend
Guitar, Vocals - Walter Davis
06-09. Fats Waller - Truckin' (1935-08-07) (3:21)
Bass - Cedric Wallace
Drums - Slick Jones
Guitar - John Smith
Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller
Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Sedric
Trumpet - John Hamilton (6)
06-10. Blind Boy Fuller - My Brown Skin Sugar Plum (1935) (3:02)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Boy Fuller
06-11. Louis Armstrong - I'm In The Mood For Love (1935-10-03) (3:11)
Bass - Pops Foster
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Bingie Madison
Drums - Paul Barbarin
Guitar - Lee Blair
Piano - Luis Russell
Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Holmes , Henry Jones
Saxophone [Tenor] - Greely Walton
Trombone - Harry White , Jim Archey
Trumpet - Gus Aiken , Leonard Davis , Louis Bacon
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
06-12. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (1936) (2:41)
Guitar, Vocals - Robert Johnson
06-13. Robert Johnson - Ramblin' On My Mind (1936) (2:53)
Guitar, Vocals - Robert Johnson
06-14. Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady (1936) (3:06)
Guitar, Vocals - Memphis Minnie
06-15. Lil Johnson - That Bonus That Done Gone Thru (1936-02-12) (3:03)
Piano - Black Bob
Vocals - Lil Johnson
06-16. Bill Casey - W.P.A. Blues (1936-02-12) (3:18)
Guitar, Vocals - Bill Casey
Piano - Black Bob
06-17. Ella Fitzgerald - All My Life (1936-03-17) (3:15)
Bass - Lennie Stanfield
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jerry Blake
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - John Truehart
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae
Trombone - Benny Morton
Trumpet - Freddy Newton
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
06-18. Kid Prince Moore - South Bound Blues (1936) (3:04)
Guitar, Vocals - Kid Prince Moore
06-19. Billie Holiday - These Foolish Things (1936-06-30) (3:20)
Bass - John Kirby
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Lawrence Lucie
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges
Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Trumpet - Jonah Jones
Vocals - Billie Holiday
06-20. Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra - Billie's Blues (1936-07-10) (2:41)
Bass - Pete Peterson
Clarinet - Artie Shaw
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Dick McDonough
Piano - Joe Bushkin
Trumpet - Bunny Berigan
Vocals - Billie Holiday
06-21. Ella Fitzgerald - Mr Paganini You'll Have To Swing It (1936-10-29) (2:56)
Banjo, Guitar - John Truehart
Bass - Beverly Cole
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Pete Clark (2)
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae
Drums - Chick Webb
Piano - Tommy Fulford
Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Wayman Carver
Trombone - Nat Story , Sandy Williams
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Mario Bauza , Taft Jordan
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
06-22. Midge Williams - Where The Lazy River Goes By (1936-12-16) (2:53)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet - Vido Musso
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Allan Reuss
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster
Trumpet - Irving Randolph
Vocals - Midge Williams
06-23. Lonnie Johnson (2) - Flood Water (1937) (2:45)
Guitar, Vocals - Lonnie Johnson (2)
06-24. Washboard Sam - The Big Boat (1937) (3:04)
Washboard, Vocals - Washboard Sam
06-25. Golden Gate Quartet - Golden Gate Gospel Train (1937) (2:36)

CD7

07-01. Norfolk Jubilee Quartet - Didn't It Rain (1937) (3:17)
07-02. Mildred Bailey - Smoke Dreams (1937-01-08) (3:07)
Bass - Pete Peterson
Clarinet - Hank D'Amico
Drums - Maurice Purtill
Guitar - Dave Barbour
Piano - Joe Liss
Saxophone [Alto] - Frank Simeone
Saxophone [Tenor] - Herbie Haymer
Trombone - Al Mastren
Trumpet - Bill Hyland , Eddie Sauter , Stew Platcher
Vocals - Mildred Bailey
Xylophone - Red Norvo
07-03. Gladys Palmer - Where The Lazy River Goes By (1937-01-28) (2:35)
Bass - Charles "Truck" Parnham
Drums - Zutty Singleton
Guitar - John Collins (2)
Piano - Teddy Cole
Saxophone [Alto] - George "Scoops" Carry , Joe Eldridge
Saxophone [Tenor] - Dave Young
Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
Vocals - Gladys Palmer
07-04. Duke Ellington - I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter (1937-03) (2:02)
Piano, Vocals - Duke Ellington
07-05. Ivie Anderson & Rex Stewart - I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter (1937-03-05) (2:36)
Bass, Vocals - Hayes Alvis
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone], Vocals - Harry Carney
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges , Otto Hardwick
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano - Duke Ellington
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Wallace Jones
Vocals - Ivie Anderson
Vocals, Clarinet - Rex Stewart
07-06. Blind Boy Fuller - Pistol Slapper Blues (1937) (2:43)
Guitar, Vocals - Blind Boy Fuller
Harmonica - Sonny Terry
07-07. Ella Fitzgerald - You Showed Me The Way (1937-03-24) (3:22)
Bass - Beverly Peer
Drums - Chick Webb
Guitar - John Truehart
Piano - Tommy Fulford
Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan , Pete Clark (2)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae , Wayman Carver
Trombone - Nat Story , Sandy Williams
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Mario Bauza , Taft Jordan
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
07-08. Mills Brothers, The & Louis Armstrong - Darling Nelly Gray (1937-04-07) (2:45)
Guitar - John Mills
Vocals - Donald Mills , Harry Mills , Herbert Mills
Vocals, Trumpet - Louis Armstrong
07-09. Merline Johnson - Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (1937-05-04) (2:54)
Guitar - Willie B. James
Piano - Eddie Miller (2)
Vocals - Merline Johnson
07-10. Billie Holiday - Mean To Me (1937-05-11) (3:09)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Allan Reuss
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges
Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young
Trumpet - Buck Clayton
Vocals - Billie Holiday
07-11. Bukka White - Shake'em On Down (1937) (3:00)
Guitar, Vocals - Bukka White
07-12. Mahalia Jackson - Keep Me Every Day (1937-05-21) (2:47)
Organ - Estelle Allen
Vocals - Mahalia Jackson
07-13. Jimmy Rushing - Good Morning Blues (1937-08-09) (3:07)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Claude Williams
Piano - Count Basie
Saxophone [Alto] - Caughey Roberts
Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Herschel Evans , Lester Young
Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Carl Smith , Joe Keyes
Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
07-14. Edythe Wright & Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven - Nice Work If You Can Get It (1937-10-14) (2:33)
Bass - Gene Traxler
Clarinet - Johnny Mince
Drums - Dave Tough
Guitar - Carmen Mastren
Piano - Howard Smith (4)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Bud Freeman
Trombone - Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Pee Wee Erwin
Vocals - Edythe Wright
07-15. Maxine Sullivan - The Folks Who Live On The Hill (1937-10-22) (3:05)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Drums - O'Neil Spencer
Piano - Claude Thornhill
Saxophone [Alto] - Pete Brown (2)
Trumpet - Charlie Shavers
Vocals - Maxine Sullivan
07-16. Billie Holiday - My Man (1937-11-01) (3:04)
Bass - Walter Page
Clarinet - Prince Robinson
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Allan Reuss
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Vido Musso
Trumpet - Buck Clayton
Vocals - Billie Holiday
07-17. Ella Fitzgerald I Want To Be Happy (1937-11-02) (4:32)
Bass - Beverly Peer
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Chauncey Haughton
Drums - Chick Webb
Guitar - Bobby Johnson
Piano - Tommy Fulford
Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan
Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Wayman Carver
Trombone - Nat Story , Sandy Williams
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Mario Bauza , Taft Jordan
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
07-18. Andrews Sisters - Bei Mir Biste Schon (1937-11-24) (3:10)
Bass - Haig Stephens
Clarinet - Don Watt
Drums - Stan King
Guitar - Dave Barbour
Piano - Frank Froeba
Trombone - Al Philburn
Trumpet - Bobby Hackett , Vic Schoen
Vocals - LaVerne Andrews , Maxene Andrews , Patty Andrews
07-19. Mills Brothers - Tiger Rag (1938) (1:50)
Baritone Vocals, Piano - Harry Mills
Bass Vocals, Guitar - John Mills, Jr.
Tenor Vocals - Donald Mills , Herbert Mills
07-20. Peetie Wheatstraw - What More Can A Man Do? (1938) (3:05)
Guitar - Lonnie Johnson (2)
Vocals - Peetie Wheatstraw
07-21. Golden Gate Quartet - Sweet Adeline (1938) (2:25)
07-22. Billie Holiday - Now They Call It Swing (1938-01-12) (3:07)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young
Trombone - Benny Morton
Trumpet - Buck Clayton
Vocals - Billie Holiday
07-23. Jimmy Rushing - Sent For You Yesterday (1938-02-16) (2:59)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Count Basie
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Herschel Evans , Lester Young
Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Eddie Durham
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison
Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
07-24. Jazz Gillum - Mule Blues (1938) (3:16)
Harmonica, Vocals - Jazz Gillum
07-25. Slim & Slam - Chinatown My Chinatown (1938-02-17) (2:42)
Bass, Vocals - Slam Stewart
Drums - Guts Dobson
Guitar, Vocals - Slim Gaillard
Piano - Sam Allen
07-26. Rosetta Howard & Harlem Hamfats - How Long Baby Will You Keep Me This Way (1938-04-21) (2:23)
Bass - John Lindsay
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Drums - Fred Flynn
Guitar - Charlie McCoy (2) , Joe McCoy
Piano - Horace Malcom
Trumpet - Herb Morand
Vocals - Rosetta Howard

CD8

08-01. Billie Holiday - You Go To My Head (1938-05-11) (2:53)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Drums - Cozy Cole
Piano - Claude Thornhill
Saxophone [Tenor] - Babe Russin
Trumpet - Bernard Anderson
Vocals - Billie Holiday
08-02. Sonny Boy Williamson (2) - Goodbye Red (1938) (3:13)
Harmonica, Vocals - Sonny Boy Williamson (2)
08-03. Louis Armstrong - Shadrack (1938-06-14) (2:34)
Vocals - Louis Armstrong
08-04. Louis Armstrong - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (1938-06-14) (3:10)
Vocals - Louis Armstrong
08-05. Tiny Mayberry - Mailman Blues (1938-07-20) (3:07)
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Drums - Sidney Catlett
Piano - Lil Hardin-Armstrong
Trumpet - Charlie Shavers
Vocals - Tiny Mayberry
08-06. Nan Wynn - Laugh And Call It Love (1938-07-29) (2:57)
Bass - John Kirby
Drums - Cozy Cole
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Alto] - Benny Carter
Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster
Trumpet - Jonah Jones
Vocals - Nan Wynn
08-07. Yank Rachell - When You Feel Down (1938) (3:18)
Mandolin - Yank Rachell
08-08. Bea Wain - At Long Last Love (1938-08-01) (2:55)
Bass - Walter Hardman
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Leo White , Skeets Herfurt
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - George Dessinger , Tony Zimmers
Drums - Henry Adler
Guitar - Jack Chesleigh
Piano - Sam Mineo
Trombone - Jack Bigelow , Joe Ortolano
Trumpet - James Sexton , Ricky Traettino , Walter Smith
Vocals - Bea Wain
08-09. Fats Waller - Two Sleepy People (1938-10-13) (3:07)
Bass - Celdric Wallace
Drums - Slick Jones
Guitar - Al Casey
Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller
Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Sedric
Trumpet - Herman Autrey
08-10. Georgia White - The Blues Ain't Nothin' But... (1938-10-21) (2:42)
Bass - John Lindsey
Guitar - Ikey Robinson
Vocals - Georgia White
08-11. Marian Anderson - Deep River (1938-11) (3:14)
Piano - Kosti Vehanen
Vocals - Marian Anderson
08-12. Marian Anderson - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (1938-11) (3:21)
Piano - Kosti Vehanen
Vocals - Marian Anderson
08-13. Big Joe Turner - Roll 'Em Pete (1938-12-30) (2:52)
Piano - Pete Johnson
Vocals - Big Joe Turner
08-14. Leadbelly - Bourgeois Blues (1939) (5:36)
Guitar, Vocals - Leadbelly
08-15. Selah Jubilee Singers - I Want Jesus To Walk Around My Bedside (1939) (3:21)
08-16. Trummy Young - 'Tain't What You Do (1939-01-03) (3:06)
Bass - Moses Allen
Drums - Jimmy Crawford
Guitar - Al Norris
Piano - Edwin Wilcox
Saxophone [Alto] - Dan Grissom , Teddy Buckner , Willie "The Lion" Smith
Saxophone [Baritone] - Earl Carruthers
Saxophone [Tenor] - Joe Thomas (3)
Trombone - Elmer Crumbley , Russell Bowles
Trumpet - Eddie Tompkins , Paul Webster* , Sy Oliver
Vocals - Trummy Young
08-17. Helen Humes - My Heart Belongs To Daddy (1939-01-05) (2:58)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Count Basie
Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren
Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Herschel Evans , Lester Young
Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Dickie Wells
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison , Shad Collins
Vocals - Helen Humes
08-18. Louis Armstrong - Jeepers Creepers (1939-01-18) (2:38)
Bass - Pops Foster
Drums - Sidney Catlett
Guitar - Lee Blair
Piano - Luis Russell
Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Holmes , Rupert Cole
Saxophone [Tenor] - Albert Nicholas , Bingie Madison
Trombone - George Washington , J.C. Higginbotham , Wilbur De Paris
Trumpet - Henry "Red" Allen , Otis Johnson , Shelton Hemphill
Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
08-19. Billie Holiday - More Than You Know (1939-01-30) (3:09)
Bass - Milt Hinton
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernie Powell
Drums - Cozy Cole
Guitar - Danny Barker
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] - Benny Carter
Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
Vocals - Billie Holiday
08-20. Jimmy Rushing - Goin' To Chicago Blues (1939-02-13) (3:22)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Count Basie
Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young
Trombone - Dickie Wells
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Shad Collins
Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
08-21. Ella Fitzgerald - Undecided (1939-02-17) (3:19)
Bass - Beverly Peer
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Garvin Bushell
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae
Drums - Chick Webb
Guitar - Bobby Johnson
Piano - Tommy Fulford
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Wayman Carver
Trombone - George Matthews (2) , Nat Story , Sandy Williams
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Dick Vance , Taft Jordan
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
08-22. Jean Eldridge - Mississippi Dream Boat (1939-02-27) (2:40)
Bass - Billy Taylor
Drums - Sonny Greer
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges
Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Trombone - Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Cootie Williams
Vocals - Jean Eldridge
08-23. Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters - She's Gone (1939-02-28) (3:04)
Bass - Billy Taylor Sr.
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Vocals - Cootie Williams
08-24. Helen Ward - Mutiny In The Parlor (1939-02-29) (3:01)
Bass - Isreal Crosby
Clarinet - Benny Goodman
Drums - Gene Krupa
Guitar - Allan Reuss
Piano - Jess Stacy
Saxophone [Tenor] - Leon "Chu" Berry
Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
Vocals - Helen Ward

CD9

09-01. Pha Terrell - You Set Me On Fire (1939-03-16) (2:56)
Bass - Booker Collins
Drums - Ben Thigpen
Guitar - Ted Roberson
Piano - Mary Lou Williams
Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Miller , John Harrington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Dick Wilson , Don Byas
Trombone - Harry Wells , Ted Donnelly
Trumpet - Clarence Trice , Earl Thompson , Harry Lawson
Vocals - Pha Terrell
09-02. Helen Humes - If I Could Be With You (1939-03-19) (3:01)
Bass - Walter Page
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Count Basie
Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren
Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lester Young
Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Dickie Wells
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison , Shad Collins
Vocals - Helen Humes
09-03. Billie Holiday - Long Gone Blues (1939-03-21) (3:09)
Bass - Johnny Williams
Drums - Eddie Dougherty
Guitar - Jimmy McLin
Piano - Kenny Kersey
Saxophone [Alto] - Tab Smith
Saxophone [Tenor] - Kenneth Hollon , Stanley Payne
Trumpet - Hot Lips Page
Vocals - Billie Holiday
09-04. Ivie Anderson - Something To Live For (1939-03-21) (2:49)
Bass - Billy Taylor Sr.
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard
Cornet - Rex Stewart
Drums - Sonny Greer
Piano - Billy Strayhorn
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Saxophone [Alto] - Otto Hardwick
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Wallace Jones
Vocals - Ivie Anderson
09-05. Billie Holiday - Fine And Mellow (1939-04-20) (3:20)
Bass - Johnny Williams
Drums - Eddie Dougherty
Guitar - Jimmy McLin
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Tab Smith
Saxophone [Tenor] - Kenneth Hollon , Stanley Payne
Trumpet - Frank Newton
Vocals - Billie Holiday
09-06. Ella Fitzgerald - Have Mercy (1939-03-21) (3:10)
Bass - Beverly Peer
Drums - Chick Webb
Guitar - John Truehart
Piano - Tommy Fulford
Saxophone [Alto] - Garvin Bushell , Hilton Jefferson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae
Trombone - George Matthews (2) , Nat Story , Sandy Williams
Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Dick Vance , Taft Jordan
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
09-07. Big Bill Broonzy - Too Many Drivers (1939-05-11) (2:38)
Bass - Ranson Knowlings
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Odell Rand
Guitar, Vocals - Big Bill Broonzy
Piano - Joshua Altheimer
09-08. Jimmy Rushing - Nobody Knows (1939-05-19) (2:49)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Organ - Count Basie
Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren
Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lester Young
Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Dickie Wells
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison , Shad Collins
Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
09-09. Quintones, The & Barney Bigard - Utt-Da-Zay (1939-06-08) (2:51)
Bass - Billy Taylor Sr.
Clarinet - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Guitar - Fred Guy
Piano - Duke Ellington
Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney
Trombone - Juan Tizol
Trumpet - Rex Stewart
Vocals - Quintones, The & Barney Bigard
09-10. Ivie Anderson - I'm Checkin' Out Go'om Bye (1939-0612) (2:30)
Bass - Billy Taylor Sr.
Clarinet - Rex Stewart
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard
Drums - Sonny Greer
Piano - Billy Strayhorn
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges
Saxophone [Alto] - Otto Hardwick
Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown
Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Wallace Jones
Vocals - Ivie Anderson
09-11. Fats Waller - Honeysuckle Rose (1939-08-02) (3:20)
Bass - Cedric Wallace
Drums - Slick Jones
Guitar - John Smith
Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller
Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Sedric
Trumpet - John Hamilton (6)
09-12. Helen Forrest - Day In, Day Out (1939-08-27) (3:38)
Bass - Sid Weiss
Clarinet - Artie Shaw
Drums - Buddy Rich
Guitar - Al Avola
Piano - Bob Kitsis
Saxophone [Alto] - Hank Freeman , Les Robinson
Saxophone [Tenor] - George Auld , Tony Pastor
Trombone - George Arus , Harry Rodgers , Les Jenkins
Trumpet - Bernie Privin , Chuck Peterson , Harry Geller
Vocals - Helen Forrest
09-13. Frank Sinatra - All Or Nothing At All (1939-08-31) (3:01)
Bass - Thurman Teague
Drums - Ralph Hawkins
Guitar - Red Kent
Piano - Jack Gardner
Saxophone [Alto] - Claude Lakey , Dave Matthews (2)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Luther , Drew Page
Trombone - Dalton Rizzotto , Russell Brown , Truett Jones
Trumpet - Claude Bowen , Harry James (2) , Jack Palmer , Jack Schaeffer
Vocals - Frank Sinatra
09-14. Trummy Young - Think Of Me Little Lady (1939-09-14) (2:47)
Bass - Moses Allen
Drums - Jimmy Crawford
Guitar - Al Norris
Piano - Edwin Cox
Saxophone [Alto] - Teddy Buckner , Willie "The Lion" Smith
Saxophone [Baritone, Alto] - Earl Carruthers
Saxophone [Tenor, Alto] - Dan Grissom , Joe Thomas (3)
Trombone - Elmer Crumbley , Russell Bowles
Trumpet - Eddie Tompkins , Gerald Wilson , Paul Webster*
Vocals, Trombone - Trummy Young
09-15. Martha Raye - Body And Soul (1939-09-17) (2:58)
Vocals - Martha Raye
09-16. Ethel Waters - Baby What Else Can I Do (1939-09-22) (3:09)
Bass - Charlie Turner
Clarinet - Benny Carter
Piano - Reginald Beane
Saxophone [Alto] - Garvin Bushell
Trumpet - Edwin Mallory
Vocals - Ethel Waters
09-17. Ida Cox - Death Letter Blues (1939-10-31) (3:11)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet - Edmond Hall
Guitar - Charlie Christian
Piano - James Price Johnson
Trumpet - Hot Lips Page
Vocals - Ida Cox
09-18. Fats Waller - Your Feet's Too Big (1939-11-03) (3:09)
Bass - Cedric Wallace
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Cedric
Drums - Slick Jones
Guitar - John Smith
Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller
Trumpet - John Hamilton (6)
09-19. Hazel Scott - Mighty Like The Blues (1939-12-01) (2:55)
Bass - Pete Barry
Clarinet - Danny Polo
Drums - Arthur Herbert
Guitar - Albert Harris
Saxophone [Alto] - Pete Brown (2)
Vocals - Hazel Scott
09-20. Billie Holiday - The Man I Love (1939-12-13) (3:08)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Joe Sullivan
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren
Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young
Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Harry Edison
Vocals - Billie Holiday
09-21. Ida Cox - 'Fore Day Creep (1939-12-24) (3:26)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - James Price Johnson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate
Trombone - Dickie Wells
Trumpet - Shad Williams
Vocals - Ida Cox
09-22. Bukka White - Parchman Farm (1940) (2:38)
Guitar, Vocals - Bukka White
09-23. Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues (1940) (2:55)
Guitar, Vocals - Huddie Leadbelly*
09-24. Blind Gary Davis - Cross And Evil Blues (1940) (3:05)
Vocals - Blind Gary Davis
09-25. Charioteers - Wade In The Water (1940) (2:43)

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10-01. Charioteers - Ezechiel The Wheel (1940) (2:44)
10-02. Lee Wiley - A Ship Without A Sail (1940-02) (3:26)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Drums - George Wettling
Piano - Joe Bushkin
Saxophone [Tenor] - Bud Freeman
Trumpet - Max Kaminsky
Vocals - Lee Wiley
10-03. Faber Smith - East St. Louis Blues (1940-02-23) (2:51)
Piano - Jimmy Yancey
Vocals - Faber Smith
10-04. Viola Jefferson - I Got Rhythm (1940-02-27) (2:33)
Bass - Jesse Simpkins
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Dalbert Bright
Drums - Oliver Coleman
Guitar - Hurley Ramey
Piano - Horace Henderson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Dave Young , Elmer "Skippy" Williams*
Trombone - Edward Fant , Nat Atkins , Willie Randall
Trumpet - Emmett Berry , Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson , Ray Nance
Vocals - Viola Jefferson
10-05. Billie Holiday - Body And Soul (1940-02-29) (2:58)
Bass - Johnny Williams
Drums - Hal West
Guitar - Lawrence Lucie
Piano - Sonny White
Saxophone [Alto] - Carl Frye , Jimmy Powell
Saxophone [Tenor] - Kermit Scott
Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
Vocals - Billie Holiday
10-06. Champion Jack Dupree - New Long Down Dog (1940) (3:01)
Piano, Vocals - Champion Jack Dupree
10-07. Shirley Ross - It Never Entered My Mind (1940-03-02) (3:12)
Vocals - Shirley Ross
10-08. Maxine Sullivan - The Hour Of Parting (1940-05-01) (2:50)
Bass - John Kirby
Clarinet - Buster Bailey
Drums - O'Neil Spencer
Piano - Billy Kyle
Saxophone [Alto] - Russell Procope
Trumpet - Charlie Shavers
Vocals - Maxine Sullivan
10-09. T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues (1940-06) (3:18)
Bass - Al Morgan
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Floyd Turnham
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Quedellis Martin , Roger Hurd
Drums - Oscar Lee Bradley Sr.
Guitar - Frank Pasley
Guitar, Vocals - T-Bone Walker
Piano - Nat Walker
Saxophone [Alto] - Les Hite
Saxophone [Baritone] - Sol Moore
Trombone - Allen Durham , Britt Woodman
Trumpet - Forrest Powell , Paul Campell* , Walter Williams (3)
10-10. Alberta Hunter - My Castle's Rockin' (1940-06-03) (2:34)
Piano - Eddie Heywood Jr.*
Vocals - Alberta Hunter
10-11. Josh White - Trouble (1940) (3:21)
Guitar, Vocals - Josh White
10-12. Billie Holiday - Laughing At Life (1940-06-07) (2:59)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - J.C. Heard
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Alto] - Bill Bowen , Jow Eldridge
Saxophone [Tenor] - Kermit Scott , Lester Young
Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
Vocals - Billie Holiday
10-13. Valaida Snow - You're Driving Me Crazy (1940-07-26) (2:22)
Bass - Christian Jensen
Clarinet - Kai Moeller
Drums - Kai Fischer
Guitar - Helge Jacobsen
Piano - Leo Mathiesen
Trumpet - Winstrup Olesen
Vocals - Valaida Snow
10-14. Jimmy Rushing - I Want A Little Girl (1940-08-08) (2:41)
Bass - Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Guitar - Freddie Green
Piano - Count Basie
Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren , Tab Smith
Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington
Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lester Young
Trombone - Dan Minor , Dickie Wells , Vic Dickenson
Trumpet - Al Kilian , Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison
Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
10-15. Sammy Price - The Dirty Dozens (1940-09-26) (2:37)
Piano, Vocals - Sammy Price
10-16. Big Joe Turner - Piney Brown Blues (1940-11-11) (2:58)
Bass - Abe Bolar
Drums - A. G. Goodley
Guitar - John Collins (2)
Piano - Pete Johnson
Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Byas
Trumpet - Hot Lips Page
Vocals - Big Joe Turner
10-17. Frank Sinatra - Stardust (1940-11-11) (3:15)
Bass - Sid Weiss
Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Mince
Drums - Buddy Rich
Guitar - Clark Yocum
Piano - Joe Bushkin
Saxophone [Alto] - Fred Stulce , Heinie Beau
Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Lodice , Paul Mason
Trombone - George Arus , Les Jenkins , Lowell Martin , Tommy Dorsey
Trumpet - Chuck Peterson , Clyde Hurley , Ray Linn , Ziggy Elman
Vocals - Frank Sinatra
10-18. Sonny Boy Williamson (2) - War Time Blues (1940) (2:58)
Harmonica, Vocals - Sonny Boy Williamson (2)
10-19. Helen Forrest - The Man I Love (1940-11-13) (3:53)
Bass - Artie Bernstein
Clarinet - Benny Goodman
Drums - Harry Jaeger
Guitar - Mike Bryan
Piano - Bernie Leighton
Saxophone [Alto] - Bob Snyder , Gus Bivona , Skip Martin
Saxophone [Tenor] - George Auld , Jack Henderson
Trombone - Lou McGarity , Red Gingler
Trumpet - Alec Fila , Cootie Williams , Irving Goodman , Jimmy Maxwell
Vocals - Helen Forrest
10-20. Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway (1940) (2:42)
Harmonica, Vocals - Jazz Gillum
10-21. Nat King Cole - Sweet Lorraine (1940-12-06) (2:57)
Bass - Wesley Prince
Guitar - Oscar Moore
Piano, Vocals - Nat King Cole
10-22. Helen Ward - Embraceable You (1940-12-09) (3:18)
Bass - Al Hall
Clarinet - Jimmy Hamilton
Drums - Yank Porter
Guitar - Eddie Gibbs
Piano - Teddy Wilson
Saxophone [Baritone] - George James (2)
Trombone - Benny Morton
Trumpet - Bill Coleman (2)
Vocals - Helen Ward
10-23. Golden Gate Quartet - Blind Barnabus (1941) (2:10)
Vocals - Orlandus Wilson
Vocals, Bass - Williams Langford
Vocals, Saxophone [Baritone] - Willie Johnson
Vocals, Saxophone [Tenor] - Henry Owens
10-24. Son House - Delta Blues (1941) (2:28)
10-25. Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur (1941) (2:48)
10-26. Golden Gate Quartet - Jezebel (1941) (2:48)