The Chronological Classics: Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1938-1939

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Tracklist

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1Don't Be That Way
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1938-01-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-01-18)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1938-01-18)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-01-18)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-01-18)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-01-18)
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way (on 1938-01-18)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:34
2I'm in the Mood for Swing
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-21)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-07-21)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1938-07-21)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1938-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-07-21) and Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-07-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-07-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-07-21)
recording of:
I'm in the Mood for Swing (on 1938-07-21)
composer:
Benny Carter
2:49
3Shoe Shiner's Drag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-21)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1938-07-21) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-21)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-07-21)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1938-07-21)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1938-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-07-21) and Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-07-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-07-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-07-21)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-21)
recording of:
Shoe Shiner’s Drag (on 1938-07-21)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:25
4Any Time at All
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-21)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-07-21)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1938-07-21)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1938-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-07-21) and Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-07-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-07-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-07-21)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-07-21)
recording of:
Any Time at All (a.k.a. Cuando quieras) (on 1938-07-21)
writer:
Jimmy Dorsey and Jimmy Van Heusen
3:18
5Muskrat Ramble
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-21)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-07-21)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1938-07-21)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1938-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-07-21) and Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-07-21)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-07-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-07-21)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1938-07-21)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
3:19
6Downhome Jump
alto saxophone:
George Oldham (on 1938-10-11)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1938-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1938-10-11)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1938-10-11)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1938-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1938-10-11) and Robert Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1938-10-11)
trumpet:
Walter Fuller (trumpet) (on 1938-10-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-10-11)
3:18
7Rock Hill Special
alto saxophone:
George Oldham (on 1938-10-11)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1938-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1938-10-11)
piano:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-10-11)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1938-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1938-10-11) and Robert Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1938-10-11)
trumpet:
Walter Fuller (trumpet) (on 1938-10-11)
2:47
8Fiddle Diddle
alto saxophone:
George Oldham (on 1938-10-11)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1938-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1938-10-11)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1938-10-11)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1938-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1938-10-11) and Robert Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1938-10-11)
trumpet:
Walter Fuller (trumpet) (on 1938-10-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-10-11)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1938-10-11)
3:22
9I Can Give You Love
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-04-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-03)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-03)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-03)
reeds:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-03) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-04-03)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1939-04-03)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-03)
2:50
10High Society
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-04-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-03)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-03)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-03)
reeds:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-03) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-04-03)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1939-04-03)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-03)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-03)
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally) (on 1939-04-03)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
3:15
11It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-04-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-03)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-03)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-03)
reeds:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-03) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-04-03)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1939-04-03)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-03)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1939-04-03)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:16
12Johnny Get Your Horn and Blow It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-03)
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-04-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-03)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-03)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-03)
reeds:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-03), Jerry Jerome (on 1939-04-03), Russell Procope (on 1939-04-03) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-03) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-04-03)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1939-04-03)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-03)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-04-03)
recording of:
Johnny Get Your Horn and Blow It (on 1939-04-03)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Lionel Hampton and Charlie Hathaway
3:10
13Sweethearts on Parade
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-05)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-05)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-05)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-05)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-05)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-04-05)
instrumental recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1939-04-05)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1939-04-05)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
3:00
14Shufflin' at the Hollywood
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-05)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-05)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-05)
recording of:
Shufflin' at the Hollywood (on 1939-04-05)
composer:
Lionel Hampton and Allan Reuss
3:07
15Denison Swing
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-05)
piano and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-05)
recording of:
Denison Swing (on 1939-04-05)
composer:
Lionel Hampton
3:16
16Wizzin' the Wizz
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-05)
piano and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-05)
recording of:
Wizzin the Wizz (on 1939-04-05)
composer:
Lionel Hampton
2:26
17If It's Good (Then I Want It)
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-06-09)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-06-09)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-06-09)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-09)
saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-06-09) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-06-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-06-09)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-09)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-09)
recording of:
If It’s Good (Then I Want It) (on 1939-06-09)
writer:
Walter Hirsch and Gerald Marks
2:54
18Stand By! For Further Announcements (And More Good News)
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-06-09)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-06-09)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-06-09)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-09)
saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-06-09) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-06-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-06-09)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-09)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-09)
2:59
19Ain't Cha Comin' Home?
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-06-09)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-06-09)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-06-09)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-09)
saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-06-09) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-06-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-06-09)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-09)
recording of:
Ain't Cha Comin' Home? (on 1939-06-09)
writer:
Noni Bernardi, Lionel Hampton and Charlie Hathaway
3:21
20Big Wig in the Wigwam
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-06-09)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-06-09) and Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-09)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-06-09)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-09)
saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1939-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-06-09) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-06-09)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-06-09)
recording of:
Big Wig in the Wigwam (on 1939-06-09)
writer:
Byron Bradley (aka Byron Bradley, Barney Young) and Kenneth Case
2:30
21Memories of You
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-06-13)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-06-13)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-13)
trumpet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-06-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
instrumental recording of:
Memories of You (on 1939-06-13)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:13
22The Jumpin' Jive
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-06-13)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-06-13)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-13)
trumpet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-06-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (on 1939-06-13)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
3:17
2312th Street Rag
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-06-13)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-06-13)
piano:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-13)
trumpet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-06-13)
instrumental recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag (on 1939-06-13)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
3:08

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 534) (order: 43)
Wikidata:Q48839444 [info]