Grey Gull Rarities / Various -Grey Gull Rarities / Various -JAZZ ORACLE CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1.1 Harlem's Araby

1.2 Copenhagen

1.3 Strut Your Jones

1.4 Pepper Blues

1.5 Tiger Rag - the Hilltoppers

1.6 St. Louis Blues - Nashville Jazzers

1.7 It's Tight Like That

1.8 Sweet Little Sis

1.9 Sweetheart It's You

1.10 Stomp Along

1.11 Wow-Wow Blues

1.12 St. James Infirmary

1.13 Free and Easy

1.14 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

1.15 Breakin' a Leg

1.16 Don't Know and Don't Care - Memphis Jazzers

1.17 Ev'rybody Dance - Memphis Jazzers

1.18 Miss Golden Brown - Memphis Jazzers

1.19 In Harlem's Araby - Memphis Jazzers

1.20 Hot Moments

1.21 Rackett

1.22 Harlem Stomp Down

1.23 Happy Days Are Here Again - California Ramblers

1.24 Harlem's Araby [Alternate Take]

1.25 St. Louis Blues [Alternate Take] - Nashville Jazzers

1.26 Rackett [Alternate Take]

1.27 Harlem Stomp Down [Alternate Take]

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Description:

This is a selection of hot sides released by Grey Gull from 1924-30, featuring Leroy Smith's Orchestra, Thomas Morris, Mike Mosiello and Andy Sannella. Includes the complete "Memphis Jazzers" session, the trumpet on which was once ascribed to King Oliver.

"This CD presents a cross-section of jazz-oriented recordings released by Grey Gull from 1924 to 1930"--Booklet, unnumbered page 2. Some performers are questionable/uncertain. In some cases, 2 possibilities have been entered for the same instrument, e.g. tracks 9-12, 20 where either George Hamilton Green OR Joe Green is the drummer/xylophonist. All recordings in New York City. Recording dates are below; all dates are approximate. 1: 1924-09 2: 1924-10 3: 1925-07 to 1925-08 4: 1927-02 5: 1927-10 6: 1927 (late) 7-8: 1929-06 9-11: 1929-07 12: 1930 (early) 13-14: 1930-04 15: 1929-10 16-19: 1929-11 20: 1929-12 21-22: 1930-01-17 23: 1930-01-24 24: 1924-09 25: 1927 (late) 26-27: 1930-01-17

Producer:

Colin Bray, John R.T. Davies

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Manufacturer No.:

BDW8038

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