RCA Victor 80th Anniversary (Collector’s Edition)

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1▼CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.1 1917‐1929
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1Livery Stable Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1917-02-26)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1917-02-26)
cornet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1917-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1917-02-26)
piano:
Henry Ragas (on 1917-02-26)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1917-02-26)
recording of:
Barnyard Blues (on 1917-02-26)
composer:
Nick LaRocca
recording of:
Livery Stable Blues (on 1917-02-26)
composer:
Ray Lopez (New Orleans jazz trumpeter) and Alcide Nunez (American jazz clarinetist)
Original Dixieland “Jass” Band3:08
2Meanest Blues
Original Memphis Five3:15
3She’s Crying for Me
New Orleans Rhythm Kings2:42
4Smoke House Blues
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:25
5Kansas City Shuffle
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:49
6Dr. Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:22
7My Pretty Girl
Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra2:39
8Davenport Blues
Red & Miff’s Stompers3:03
9St. Louis Shuffle
recording of:
St Louis Shuffle
composer:
Jack Pettis and Fats Waller
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra2:48
10Wolverine Blues
Jelly Roll Morton Trio3:18
11Clementine (From New Orleans)
alto saxophone:
Doc Ryker (on 1927-09-15)
banjo:
Howdy Quicksell (on 1927-09-15)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1927-09-15)
double bass:
Steve Brown (1920s jazz bassist) (on 1927-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1927-09-15)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1927-09-15)
piano:
Itzy Riskin (on 1927-09-15)
reeds:
Don Murray (1920s jazz clarinetist) (on 1927-09-15)
saxophone [C melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-09-15)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1927-09-15) and Lloyd Turner (trombonist) (on 1927-09-15)
trumpet:
Fuzzy Farrar (on 1927-09-15) and Ray Lodwig (on 1927-09-15)
violin:
Joe Venuti (on 1927-09-15)
recording of:
Clementine (on 1927-09-15)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra3:01
12Feelin’ No Pain
Red and Miff’s Stompers3:10
13Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:06
14San
recording of:
San (on 1928-01-12)
lyricist:
Walter Michels (in 1920)
composer:
Lindsay McPhail (in 1920)
publisher:
Van Alstyne & Curtis (on 1920-12-10)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:19
15Doin’ Things
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four2:43
16Four or Five Times
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1928-07-11)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:47
17South
recording of:
South
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:33
18The Boy in the Boat
Charlie Johnson & His Paradise Band3:42
19I’m Gonna Stomp Mr. Henry Lee
recording of:
I'm Gonna Stomp Mr Henry Lee
writer:
Eddie Condon and Jack Teagarden
Eddie Condon’s Hot Shots3:35
20Everybody Loves My Baby
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp. and Salabert
Earl Hines & His Orchestra3:15
21Ozark Mountain Blues
The Missourians3:01
22It Should Be You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1929-07-16 until 1929-07-17)
banjo and guitar:
Will Johnson (jazz musician)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician)
Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra3:05
23Ain’t Misbehavin’
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-08-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-08-02)
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! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Fats Waller, solo piano2:58
24Too Late
King Oliver & His Orchestra3:08
25Hello Lola
Mound City Blue Blowers3:12
2▼CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.2 1930‐1939
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1Rockin’ Chair
Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra3:26
2Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra3:05
3Sugarfoot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra3:06
4Heebie Jeebies
Mills Blue Rhythm Band3:10
5Lafayette
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:44
6St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:39
7Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra3:33
8Jazznocracy
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra2:43
9After You’ve Gone
cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
instrumental recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Benny Goodman Trio2:46
10Swing Is Here
Gene Krupa’s Swing Band2:55
11King Porter Stomp
Teddy Hill & His NBC Orchestra3:04
12Honeysuckle Rose
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-03-31)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1937-03-31)
instrumental cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Anne‐Rachel Music Corp. and Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
A Jam Session at Victor (Berigan/Dorsey/Waller)3:05
13Jivin’ the Vibes
recording of:
Jivin' the Vibes
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra2:20
14I Can’t Get Started
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra4:46
15Don’t Be That Way
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
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)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra3:18
16Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra3:12
17Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:05
18Really the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-11-28)
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1938-11-28)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-28)
Tommy Ladnier & His Orchestra3:36
19Limehouse Blues
Wingy Manone & His Orchestra2:16
20Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra3:19
21In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:33
22Hot Mallets
recording of:
Hot Mallets
composer:
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra2:13
23Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra3:02
24You’re Lettin’ the Grass Grow Under Your Feet
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
Fats Waller & His Rhythm3:17
25Relaxin’ at the Touro
Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band3:13
3▼CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.3 1940‐1949
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1The Sheik of Araby
clarinet:
Danny Polo (saxophonist / clarinetist) (on 1940-01-03)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1940-01-03)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-01-03)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1940-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1940-01-03)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-01-03)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1940-01-03)
instrumental recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1940-01-03)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Coleman Hawkins’ All Star Octet2:57
2Cotton Tail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra3:09
3Summit Ridge Drive
Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five3:18
4Blues in Thirds
Sidney Bechet Trio2:55
5All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra3:20
6One O’Clock Jump
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1941-01-16) and Toots Mondello (on 1941-01-16)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-01-16)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1941-01-16)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-01-16)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke (on 1941-01-16) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1941-01-16)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1941-01-16) and J.C. Higginbotham (on 1941-01-16)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1941-01-16) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-16)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1941-01-16)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Metronome All Stars3:24
7Yes Indeed!
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1941-02-17)
vocals:
Sy Oliver (on 1941-02-17) and Jo Stafford (on 1941-02-17)
recording of:
Yes Indeed (on 1941-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:27
8Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra3:36
9St. Louis Blues
John Kirby and His Orchestra2:44
10Stormy Monday Blues
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues
writer:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone), Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:07
11Night in Tunisia
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:03
12Spotlite
Coleman Hawkins’ 52nd Street All Stars3:06
13Allen’s Alley
The 52nd Street All Stars3:00
14Cadillac Slim
Benny Carter and His Chocolate Dandies3:03
15Epistrophy
Kenny Clarke and His 52nd Street Boys2:52
16Buckin’ the Blues
Esquire All-American Award Winners2:58
17Out of Nowhere
Art Tatum2:48
18Blues After Hours
Jack Teagarden’s Big Eight3:17
19Erroll’s Bounce
Erroll Garner2:57
20Ain’t Misbehavin’
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars3:55
21(I Don’t Stand a) Ghost of a Chance
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Lennie Tristano2:52
22Your Red Wagon
instrumental recording of:
Red Wagon (Your Red Wagon)
lyricist:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
Count Basie and His Orchestra2:47
23Algo bueno (Woody’n You)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:56
24Overtime
The Metronome All-Stars3:07
25My Heart Stood Still
recording of:
My Heart Stood Still
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
Oscar Peterson Trio3:23
4▼CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.4 1950‐1959
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1Rose of Picardy
Red Norvo Septet3:37
2Tijuana Gift Shop
recording of:
Tijuana Gift Shop
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus3:46
3Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
John Lewis6:31
4Chiquito loco
Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra, featuring Art Pepper3:28
5Crimea River
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1956-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1956-01-23)
piano:
Dave McKenna (on 1956-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-01-23) and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-23)
trumpet:
Dick Sherman (on 1956-01-23)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-23)
Al Cohn & Zoot Sims3:09
6Love Me or Leave Me
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1957-04-10)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1957-04-10)
piano:
Marty Napoleon (on 1957-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-04-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1957-04-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1957-04-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #3 (Cherokee C) (on 1957-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1957-04-10)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Henry “Red” Allen’s All Stars5:13
7Concerto for Billy the Kid
George Russell Smalltet, featuring Bill Evans4:45
8Sunday Afternoon
Benny Carter & His Orchestra2:56
9Let Me Love You
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard
Lena Horne3:16
10Coschrane
Bud Powell Trio3:44
11Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra4:30
12Moanin’
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers14:07
13I Love Paris
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra3:31
5▶CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.5 1960‐1969
6▶CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.6 1970‐1979
7▶CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.7 1980‐1989
8▶CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • Vol.8 1990‐1997
9▶CD: RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label in Jazz • (bonus disc)