By the time I picked this up I figured that any cd on this label would be a good bet. This one remains one of my favorites. (I can't believe this is selling for $45 used!) (review from Amazon.com) Most of this CD consists of recordings made by Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy, including Mary Lou Williams on the piano. Instrumentals include Lotta Sax Appeal, Mess-a-Stomp, Blue Clarinet Stomp, Cloudy, Somepin' Slow and Low, Snag It, Sweet and Hot, Mary's Idea, Corky Stomp, Gettin' Off a Mess, and best of all, Froggy Bottom. Mary Lou Williams also does Margie as a piano solo. We also get some really fine songs, the best of which have Billy Massey doing the vocals: I Lost My Gal From Memphis, Loose Ankles, Honey Just For You, Once or Twice, and You Rascal You. Once or Twice is a fun song, written in response to the song, Four or Five Times, performed by Earl Hines. Later, Cab Calloway recorded an answer to both songs, called Six or Seven Times. The rendition on this album of You Rascal You is in the hokum style and makes an interesting contrast to the way it's done by Louis Armstrong and Cab Calloway. Toward the end of the album, we are treated to the dynamic Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys. Blanche, Cab's big sister, was the first woman to lead an all-male band. She sings I Need Lovin' and There's Rhythm in the River. Both bands perform Casey Jones Special. +
Tracks
01 Mess-A-Stomp (1929)
02 Blue Clarinet Stomp (1929)
03 Cloudy (1929)
04 Casey Jones Special (1929)
05 Somepin' Slow And Low (1929)
06 Lotta Sax Appeal (1929)
07 Corky Stomp (1929)
08 Froggy Bottom (1929)
09 I Lost My Gal From Memphis (1930)
10 Loose Ankles (1930)
11 Snag It (1930)
12 Sweet And Hot (1930)
13 Mary's Idea (1930)
14 Once Or Twice (1930)
15 Gettin' Off A Mess (1930)
16 Dallas Blues (1930)
17 Travellin' That Rocky Road (1930)
18 Honey, Just For You (1930)
19 You Rascal You (1930)
20 Saturday (1930)
21 Sophomore (1930)
22 Casey Jones Blues (1931)
23 There's Rhythm In The River (1931)
24 I Need Lovin' (1931)
25 Margie (1939)
9 comments:
Chester, in my experience if you want to know the market value of something then Amazon Marketplace is the last place to go to. I once picked up a Louis Armstrong Chrono for $0.01 (at the time, about three quarters of an English penny); the two prices being offered at the moment are $14.00 and $159.80. Ebay can also throw up some strange anomalies now and again; the two most expensive auctions I've ever seen were Benny Goodman: 1946 (£100) and James P. Johnson: 1921-1928 (£95).
There is a very good shop in London which sells Classics--no matter how rare--for £7.99 each.
Anyway, this is another great post. I have the first 21 tracks on a different CD (including an alternative take of 'Blue Clarinet Stomp'), but the final four are new to me. Thanks very much.
You're right, Amazon is not the best market place. £100 for a Benny Goodman cd on ebay? Or any cd?! Good grief.
Are Classics considered imports in England? I suspect they're a lot easier to find where you are than here. When I lived in France in the mid 90s I picked up many in this series in a used shop for about 45 FF at the time. It came to about $8 US which to me was a steal because back home these cds were going for close to $20. Let me tell you, by the time I returned from abroad my suitcases were very heavy.
Btw, I always meant to pick up that James P. Johnson but for some reason didn't get to it (probably the price).
Yes, there are quite a lot of Classics available over here in second-hand shops and such, but there are still some which have eluded me. In particular, Bud Freeman 1938-1941 and Frankie Trumbauer 1932-1936 are two for which I'm always on the look-out.
Scans of the cover and booklet info have been added.
Hi Chester,
Would it be possible to reload this CD for me please? It sounds like a very interesting combo.
Cheers.
Ready to enjoy again.
Thanks for the upload. I hope other fans make use of it too.
Cheers.
Many Thanks!
Ready to enjoy again.
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