The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to Harlem

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Annotation

Disc 58 is supposed to contain recordings of Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang but due to a manufacturing error it is an identical copy of disc 69.

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100‐CD set.
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FIXME: Has this been available only as part of the 500‐CD set? (Ignore re‐sellers! It’s out of print, apparently.)

Annotation last modified on 2021-06-23 16:37 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Original Dixieland Jass Band
▶CD 2: Original Dixieland Jass Band
▶CD 3: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
▶CD 4: King Oliver’s Jazz Band
▶CD 5: Friars Society Orchestra
▶CD 6: New Orleans Rhythm Kings
▶CD 7: New Orleans Jazz (1924‐25)
▶CD 8: Jelly Roll Morton Groups (1923‐26)
▶CD 9: Jelly Roll Morton (1926‐27)
▶CD 10: Jelly Roll Morton (1928‐29)
▶CD 11: Louis Armstrong (1924 Vol. 1)
▶CD 12: Louis Armstrong (1924 Vol. 2)
▶CD 13: Louis Armstrong (1925 Vol. 1)
▶CD 14: Louis Armstrong (1925 Vol. 2)
▶CD 15: The Wolverine Orchestra
▶CD 16: The Bucktown Five
▶CD 17: Kansas City Jazz
▶CD 18: Bennie Moten (1926‐27)
▶CD 19: Sidney Bechet with Clarence Williams (1923)
▶CD 20: Adrian Rollini Groups (1924‐27)
▶CD 21: Duke Ellington (1924‐27)
▶CD 22: Duke Ellington (1927)
▶CD 23: Clarence Williams (1927)
▶CD 24: Clarence Williams (1927‐28)
▶CD 25: Original Memphis Five Groups (1921‐25)
▶CD 26: Bennie Moten (1928‐29)
▶CD 27: Bennie Moten (1929‐30)
▶CD 28: Bennie Moten (1930‐32)
▶CD 29: Johnny Dodds Group Recordings (1926)
▶CD 30: Johnny Dodds Group Recordings (1926‐27)
▶CD 31: Louis Armstrong (1925‐26)
▶CD 32: Louis Armstrong (1926‐27)
▶CD 33: King Oliver’s Dixie Syncopators (1926‐27)
▼CD 34: King Oliver in New York (1927‐28)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Farewell Blues
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1927-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1927-11-18)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1927-11-18) and Benny Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1927-11-18)
saxophone:
Paul "Polo" Barnes (on 1927-11-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1927-11-18)
recording of:
Farewell Blues (on 1927-11-18)
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:54
2Sobbin’ Blues
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1927-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1927-11-18)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1927-11-18) and Benny Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1927-11-18)
saxophone:
Paul "Polo" Barnes (on 1927-11-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1927-11-18)
recording of:
Sobbin' Blues (on 1927-11-18)
composer:
Berton and Kassel
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:36
3Speakeasy Blues
banjo:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1928-09-10)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-09-10) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1928-09-10)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1928-09-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-09-10) and Omer Simeon (on 1928-09-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1928-09-10)
tuba [brass bass]:
Bass Moore (on 1928-09-10)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:49
4Aunt Hagar’s Blues
banjo:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1928-09-10)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-09-10) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1928-09-10)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1928-09-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-09-10) and Omer Simeon (on 1928-09-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1928-09-10)
tuba [brass bass]:
Bass Moore (on 1928-09-10)
instrumental recording of:
Aunt Hagar’s Blues (on 1928-09-10)
lyricist:
James “Tim” Brymn
composer:
William Christopher Handy
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:00
5I’m Watching The Clock
banjo:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1928-09-12)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-09-12) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1928-09-12)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1928-09-12)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-09-12) and Omer Simeon (on 1928-09-12)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1928-09-12)
tuba [brass bass]:
Bass Moore (on 1928-09-12)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:15
6Slow And Steady
banjo:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1928-11-14)
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1928-11-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1928-11-14)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-11-14) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1928-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1928-11-14)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1928-11-14)
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf (on 1928-11-14)
tuba [brass bass]:
Bass Moore (on 1928-11-14)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:05
7Shake It Down
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-05-23)
Clarence Williams' Washboard Five2:56
8Red River Blues
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-05-23)
Clarence Williams' Washboard Five3:05
9Red River Blues
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-05-29)
Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings2:59
10I Need You
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-05-29)
Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings2:56
11Tin Roof Blues
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-06-11)
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1928-06-11)
reeds:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1928-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1928-06-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1928-06-11)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-06-11)
recording of:
Tin Roof Blues (original instrumental version) (on 1928-06-11)
composer:
Georg Brunis, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:57
12West End Blues
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-06-11)
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1928-06-11)
reeds:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1928-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1928-06-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1928-06-11)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-06-11)
recording of:
West End Blues (on 1928-06-11)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
is based on:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:06
13Sweet Emmalina
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-06-11)
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1928-06-11)
reeds:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1928-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1928-06-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1928-06-11)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-06-11)
recording of:
Sweet Emmalina (on 1928-06-11)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Andy Razaf
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:50
14Lazy Mama
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-06-11)
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1928-06-11)
reeds:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1928-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1928-06-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1928-06-11)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-06-11)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:48
15Lazy Mama
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-23)
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra3:04
16Mountain City Blues
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-23)
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra3:06
17Empty Bed Blues, Part 1
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-26)
vocals:
Elizabeth Johnson (on 1928-06-26)
Elizabeth Johnson3:04
18Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-26)
vocals:
Elizabeth Johnson (on 1928-06-26)
Elizabeth Johnson3:24
19You’re Such A Cruel Papa To Me
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-30)
vocals:
Lizzie Miles (on 1928-06-30)
Lizzie Miles3:04
20My Diff’rent Kind Of Man
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-06-30)
vocals:
Lizzie Miles (on 1928-06-30)
Lizzie Miles2:58
21Got Everything But You
alto saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1928-08-13)
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-08-13)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-08-13) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-08-13)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1928-08-13)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-08-13)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1928-08-13)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-08-13)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:17
22Got Everything But You
alto saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1928-08-13)
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-08-13)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-08-13) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-08-13)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1928-08-13)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-08-13)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1928-08-13)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-08-13)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:18
23Got Everything But You
alto saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1928-08-13)
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-08-13)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-08-13) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-08-13)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1928-08-13)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-08-13)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1928-08-13)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-08-13)
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:16
24Four Or Five Times
alto saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1928-08-13)
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-08-13)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-08-13) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-08-13)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1928-08-13)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-08-13)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1928-08-13)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-08-13)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1928-08-13)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:22
25Four Or Five Times
alto saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1928-08-13)
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1928-08-13)
cornet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-08-13) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1928-08-13)
piano:
Leroy Tibbs (on 1928-08-13)
reeds:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-08-13)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1928-08-13)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1928-08-13)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1928-08-13)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators3:11
▶CD 35: King Oliver in New York (1928)
▶CD 36: King Oliver (1929‐30)
▶CD 37: King Oliver (1930‐31)
▶CD 38: Chicago Style (1927‐30)
▶CD 39: Louis Armstrong (1927)
▶CD 40: Louis Armstrong (1928)
▶CD 41: Jimmie Noone (1928)
▶CD 42: Jimmie Noone (1929)
▶CD 43: Jabbo Smith Rhythm Aces
▶CD 44: Harlem Orchestras (1927‐31)
▶CD 45: The Goofus Five (1924‐25)
▶CD 46: The Goofus Five (1926‐27)
▶CD 47: Luis Russell (1926‐29)
▶CD 48: Luis Russell & Henry “Red” Allen (1929)
▶CD 49: Luis Russell & Henry “Red” Allen (1929‐30)
▶CD 50: Luis Russell, Henry “Red” Allen & The Blues Singers
▶CD 51: Earl Hines
▶CD 52: Duke Ellington (1928)
▶CD 53: Duke Ellington (1929)
▶CD 54: Duke Ellington (1930)
▶CD 55: Charlie Johnson
▶CD 56: Duke Ellington (1931‐32)
▶CD 57: Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang (1926‐28)
▶CD 58: Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang (1928‐31)
▶CD 59: Eddie Lang
▶CD 60: Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson
▶CD 61: Frank Teschemacher, Eddie Condon (1927‐28)
▶CD 62: Frank Teschemacher, Eddie Condon (1928‐30)
▶CD 63: Miff Mole (1926‐27)
▶CD 64: Miff Mole (1927‐29)
▶CD 65: Red Nichols (1926‐27)
▶CD 66: Red Nichols (1927)
▶CD 67: McKinney’s Cotton Pickers (1928‐29)
▶CD 68: McKinney’s Cotton Pickers (1929‐30)
▶CD 69: Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer 1927
▶CD 70: Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer (1927‐28)
▶CD 71: Andy Kirk (1929‐31)
▶CD 72: Chicago South Side (1928‐31)
▶CD 73: Harlem meets Chicago Jazz (1929‐32)
▶CD 74: Harlem meets Chicago Jazz (1932)
▶CD 75: The Missourians (1927‐30), Alphonso Trent (1928‐33)
▶CD 76: Cab Calloway
▶CD 77: California Ramblers featuring Adrian Rollini (1923–1927)
▶CD 78: New York Jazz Groups (1924‐30)
▶CD 79: Fats Waller (1927‐31)
▶CD 80: James P. Johnson (1927‐30)
▶CD 81: Benny Goodman (1927‐29)
▶CD 82: Benny Goodman (1929‐33)
▶CD 83: Jack Teagarden (1928‐29)
▶CD 84: Jack Teagarden (1930‐31)
▶CD 85: Fletcher Henderson (1923‐24)
▶CD 86: Fletcher Henderson (1925‐26)
▶CD 87: Fletcher Henderson (1927)
▶CD 88: Fletcher Henderson (1928‐31)
▶CD 89: Fletcher Henderson (1931)
▶CD 90: Tommy Ladnier, Lovie Austin, Ollie Powers
▶CD 91: Louis Armstrong And The Blues Singers (1924‐25)
▶CD 92: Louis Armstrong And The Blues Singers (1925‐26)
▶CD 93: Louis Armstrong And The Blues Singers (1926‐27)
▶CD 94: Johnny Dodds (1927)
▶CD 95: Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman (1931‐33)
▶CD 96: Louis Armstrong (1929)
▶CD 97: Louis Armstrong (1930)
▶CD 98: Louis Armstrong (1931)
▶CD 99: Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer (1928‐29)
▶CD 100: Bix Beiderbecke (1930 Plus)

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part of:The Encyclopedia of Jazz: The World's Greatest Jazz Collection (number: 1) (order: 1)
reviews:http://www.lesliegerber.net/2012/01/the-encyclopedia-of-jazz/ [info]
standalone website:http://www.jazz500.com/ [info] (ended)