The Best of Robert Parker (A New Selection of Classic Performances From BBC Records' 1988 Releases)

~ Release by Various Artists, Robert Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shanghai Shuffle
recording of:
Shanghai Shuffle
composer:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist) and Gene Rodemich
Fletcher Henderson3:14
2Ain't Misbehavin'
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1937-04-22)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1937-04-22) and Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1937-04-22)
solo guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-04-22)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-04-22)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1708-1)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1937-04-22)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Quintette of the Hot Club of France2:56
3In Dat Mornin'
Jimmie Lunceford And His Chickasaw Syncopators3:28
4Somebody Stole My Gal
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
Billy Cotton and His Band2:43
5Wabash Blues
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Dick McDonough (on 1927-02-25)
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-25)
cornet and trumpet:
Red Nichols (on 1927-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Vic Berton (on 1927-02-25)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1927-02-25)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1927-02-25)
tuba [brass bass]:
Joe Tarto (on 1927-02-25)
orchestra:
The Charleston Chasers (on 1927-02-25)
recording of:
Wabash Blues (on 1927-02-25)
lyricist:
Dave Ringle
composer:
Fred Meinken
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1921-09-16)
instrumental recording of:
Wabash Blues (on 1927-02-25)
lyricist:
Dave Ringle
composer:
Fred Meinken
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1921-09-16)
The Charleston Chasers2:42
6Moaning the Blues
recording of:
Moaning the Blues
writer:
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey With Orchestra3:07
7Mama Mockingbird
Eddie South and His Orchestra3:33
8You Ought to See Sally on Sunday
recording of:
You Ought to See Sally on Sunday
writer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra2:46
9Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1934-11-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Fats Waller2:44
10Hop Off
recording of:
Hop Off
writer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
Fletcher Henderson2:58
11The Duck's Yas Yas Yas
recording of:
The Duck's Yas, Yas, Yas
writer:
James Johnson
Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks3:21
12I Wanna Be Loved by You
recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved by You (Good Boy/Some Like It Hot)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Harry Ruby Music Co., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Ambrose and His Orchestra2:52
13Fiddle Blues
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-11-25)
double bass:
Paul Cordonnier (on 1937-11-25)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-11-25)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-11-25) and Eddie South (on 1937-11-25)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1992-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 1992-1)
recording of:
Fiddle’s Blues (on 1937-11-25)
Eddie South Quartet2:49
14That's a Plenty
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recordeded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-04-19)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1929-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1929-04-19)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1929-04-19)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1929-04-19)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1929-04-19) and Leo McConville (on 1929-04-19)
orchestra:
Miff Mole and His Molers (on 1929-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1929-04-19)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
recording of:
That’s a Plenty
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Miff Mole and His Molers2:52
15Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-15)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-12)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bessie Smith53:02
16I Can't Beat You Doin' What You're Doin' Me
Clarence Williams and Washboard Band2:47
17Singapore Sorrows
recording of:
Singapore Sorrows
writer:
Ray Doll and John Schenck Le Soir
Fred Elizalde and His Music3:00
18It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Fats Waller3:00
19Organ Grinder Blues
recording of:
Organ Grinder Blues
writer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra3:14
20The New King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Fletcher Henderson3:07