Jamaica‐Jazz 1931–1962

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: 1931‐1960
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tap Your Feet
Spike Hughes Orchestra2:56
2Blue Light Blues
alto saxophone:
Fletcher Allen (on 1938-03-07)
clarinet:
Bertie King (Jamaican alto/tenor saxophonist, clarinetist & flautist) (on 1938-03-07)
double bass:
Len Harrison (on 1938-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Robert Montmarche (on 1938-03-07)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1938-03-07)
piano:
York de Souza (on 1938-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle (on 1938-03-07)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1938-03-07)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 6-1)
recording of:
Blue Light Blues (on 1938-03-07)
composer:
Benny Carter
Benny Carter & His Orchestra3:08
3Snakehips Swing
Ken “Snakehips” Johnson and His West Indian Dance Band2:52
4Big Top Boogie
Leslie “Jiver” Hutchinson and His Coloured Orchestra2:58
5Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Leslie “Jiver” Hutchinson and His Coloured Orchestra2:56
6Donkey City
Lord Fly with Dan Williams Orchestra2:40
7Swine Lane Gal / Iron Bar
Lord Fly with Dan Williams & His Orchestra2:47
8Brown Skin Gal
The Tower Islanders2:34
9Wheel and Tun Me
The Jamaican Calypsonians3:07
10Parish Gal
Harold Richardson & the Ticklers2:58
11Dry Weather House
Hubert Porter with George Moxey & His Calypso Quintet2:50
12Industrial Fair
Chin’s Calypso Sextet with Sugar Belly3:02
13Akee Blues
Buddy Pipp’s Highlifers3:02
14Cherokee
Joe Harriott Quartet3:05
15April in Paris
Joe Harriott Quartet3:01
16How Deep Is the Ocean?
Tony Kinsey Quartet with Joe Harriott2:54
17Bang!
Dizzy Reece3:08
18Fascinating Rhythm
Tony Kinsey Quartet with Joe Harriott2:46
19Just Goofin’
Joe Harriott Quartet2:03
20Everything Happens to Me
Joe Harriott Quartet4:46
21Blues for Tony
Wilton “Bogey” Gaynair7:12
22Eb Pob
Dizzy Reece7:28
2▼CD: 1956‐1962
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blues Original
Joe Harriott Quartet3:39
2Chorous
Dizzy Reece Quintet2:59
3The Gypsy
Dizzy Reece3:35
4Reserved
Cecil Lloyd2:16
5Cumana
Cecil Lloyd2:52
6Manhattan
Cecil Lloyd2:39
7Old Devil Moon
Totlyn Jackson with Lance Hayward Quartet2:59
8The Escape and Chase
Dizzy Reece2:49
9I Had the Craziest Dream
Dizzy Reece3:06
10Foggy Day
Cecil Lloyd2:09
11Lullaby of the Birdland
Cecil Lloyd2:39
12Volare
Cecil Lloyd2:28
13Deborah
Wilton “Bogey” Gaynair4:06
14Rhythm
Wilton “Bogey” Gaynair5:22
15Caravan
Joe Harriott Quintet5:40
16Abstract
Joe Harriott Quintet3:38
17Impression
Joe Harriott Quintet5:30
18Calypso Sketches
Joe Harriott Quintet4:44
19Air Horn Shuffle
Count Ossie & the Wareikas3:01
20Fire Escape
Count Ossie & the Wareikas2:40
21What Is This Thing Called Love?
Cecil Lloyd Group3:12
3▼CD: 1962
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Swing for Joy
Count Ossie & the Wareikas3:11
2I’ll Remember April
Cecil Lloyd Group6:02
3Green Eyes
Don Drummond2:37
4I Cover the Waterfront
Roland Alphonso4:37
5Softly as in the Morning Sunrise
Cecil Lloyd3:45
6Sometimes I Am Happy
Cecil Lloyd Group3:14
7Grooving With the Beat
Cecil Lloyd Group5:29
8Exodus
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond3:00
9Calypso Jazz
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond3:18
10Serenade in Sound
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond4:21
11Never on Sunday
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond3:07
12Away From You
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond4:25
13Mr. Propman
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond2:31
14It Happens
The Cecil Lloyd Group with Billy Cooke, Roland Alphonso, Ernest Ranglin & Don Drummond6:29
15The Answer
Tommy McCook7:45
16Tangerine
The Harold McNair Quintet6:08
17Harry Flicks
The Harold McNair Quintet5:26