Various - L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)

Label:

Le Chant Du Monde

Catalog#:

574 1301.10

Format:

10 x CD, Compilation

Country:

France

Released:

2004

Genre:

Blues, Jazz

Style:

Louisiana Blues, Chicago Blues, Ragtime, Smooth Jazz

Tracklist

1-01	Sophie Tucker -	Some Of These Days (1911-07)	4:13
1-02	Fisk University Jubilee Quartet -	Roll Jordan Roll (1913)	2:41
1-03	Marion Harris -	After You've Gone (1918-07-15)	3:18
1-04	Mamie Smith -	Crazy Blues (1920-08-20)	3:28
		Clarinet - Johnny Dunn Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernest Elliot Piano - Willie "The Lion" Smith Trombone - Dope Andrews Violin - Leroy Parker Vocals - Mamie Smith
1-05	Bessie Smith -	Down Hearted Blues (1923-02-16)	3:28
		Piano - Clarence Williams Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-06	Ida Cox -	I've Got The Blues For Rampart Street (Summer 1923)	2:49
		Clarinet - Jimmy O'Bryant Cornet - Tommy Ladnier Piano - Love Austin Vocals - Ida Cox
1-07	Bessie Smith -	Graveyard Dream Blues (1923-09-26)	2:46
		Piano - Jimmy Jones (3) Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-08	Esther Bijeou -	West Indies Blues (1923-12-21)	2:47
		Vocals - Esther Bijeou
1-09	Ida Cox -	Blues Ain't Nothin' Else But! (1924-04-01)	3:13
		Piano - Love Austin Vocals - Ida Cox
1-10	Bessie Smith -	Boweavil Blues (1924-04-07)	2:54
		Piano - Irving Johns Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-11	Bessie Smith -	Weeping Willow Blues (1924-09-26)	3:12
		Cornet - Joe Smith (3) Performer - Fletcher Henderson Trombone - Charlie Green Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-12	Alberta Hunter -	Nobody Knows The Way I Feel Dis Mornin' (1924-04-07)	2:50
		Banjo - Buddy Christian Clarinet, Saxophone [Soprano] - Sidney Bechet Cornet - Louis Armstrong Piano - Lil Hardin-Armstrong Trombone - Charlie Irvis Vocals - Alberta Hunter , Clarence Todd , Red Onion Jazz Babies, The
1-13	Blind Lemon Jefferson -	Black Snake Moan (1925)	2:55
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Lemon Jefferson
1-14	Eva Taylor -	Cake Walking Babies From Home (1925-01-08)	3:03
		Cornet - Louis Armstrong Piano - Buddy Wright , Clarence Williams Saxophone [Soprano] - Sidney Bechet Trombone - Charlie Irvis Vocals - Eva Taylor
1-15	Ethel Waters -	Sweet Georgia Brown (1925-04-29)	3:10
		Clarinet - Don Redman Cornet - Joe Smith (3) Piano - Fletcher Henderson , Pearl Wright Vocals - Ethel Waters
1-16	Bessie Smith -	Soft Pedal Blues (1925-05-14)	3:21
		Piano - Fletcher Henderson Trombone - Charlie Green Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-17	Bessie Smith -	Careless Love (1925-05-26)	3:28
		Cornet - Louis Armstrong Piano - Fred Longshaw Trombone - Charlie Green Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-18	Ethel Waters -	Shake That Thing (1925-12-23)	3:13
		Piano - Earl Wright Vocals - Ethel Waters
1-19	Blind Blake -	Too Tight Blues (1926)	2:57
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Blake
1-20	Paul Robeson -	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (1926)	3:02
		Piano - Lawrence Brown Vocals - Paul Robeson
1-21	Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire -	Fascinating Rhythm (1926-01-07)	2:24
		Piano - George Gershwin Vocals - Adele Astaire , Fred Astaire
1-22	Reverend J.M. Gates -	Death's Black Train Is Comin' (1926-09-10)	3:03
		Vocals - Reverend J.M. Gates
1-23	Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys -	Young Woman Blues (1926-10-26)	3:10
		Clarinet - Buster Bailey Cornet - Joe Smith (3) Piano - Fred Henderson (2) Vocals - Bessie Smith
1-24	Bertha "Chippie" Hill -	Pratt City Blues (1926-11-23)	2:56
		Cornet - Louis Armstrong Guitar, Vocals - Lonnie Johnson (2) Piano - Richard M. Jones Vocals - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
1-25	Lonnie Johnson (2) -	Mean Old Bedbug Blues (1927)	2:55
2-01	Blind Willie Johnson -	It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (1927)	3:11
		Vocals - Blind Willie Johnson
2-02	Bessie Smith -	(1927-02-17)	3:20
		Piano - James Price Johnson Vocals - Bessie Smith
2-03	Bessie Smith -	Alexander's Ragtime Band (1927-03-02)	3:02
		Banjo - Charlie Dixon Clarinet - Coleman Hawkins Cornet - Joe Smith (3) Piano - Fletcher Henderson Trombone - Jimmy Harrison Vocals - Bessie Smith
2-04	Blind Lemon Jefferson -	Match Box Blues (1927-03-27)	3:02
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Lemon Jefferson
2-05	Sippie Wallace -	Dead Drunk Blues (1927-05-06)	3:01
		Clarinet - Artie Starks Cornet - Louis Armstrong Piano, Vocals - Sippie Wallace
2-06	Adelaide Hall -	The Blues I Love To Sing (1927-10-26)	3:13
		Bass - Wellman Braud Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney , Otto Hardwick Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Rudy Jackson Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano, Leader [Director] - Duke Ellington Trombone - Joe Nanton Trumpet - Bubber Miley , Louis Metcalf Vocals - Adelaide Hall
2-07	Bessie Smith -	Dyin' By The Hour (1927-10-27)	3:01
		Cornet - Tommy Ladnier Piano - Fletcher Henderson Tuba - June Cole Vocals - Bessie Smith
2-08	Bessie Smith -	Foolish Man Blues (1927-10-27)	2:57
		Cornet - Tommy Ladnier Piano - Fletcher Henderson Tuba - June Cole Vocals - Bessie Smith
2-09	Victoria Spivey -	Dope Head Blues (1927-10-28)	3:17
		Guitar - Lonnie Johnson (2) Piano - Porter Grainger Vocals - Victoria Spivey
2-10	Helen Humes -	Cross Eyed Blues (1927-11-26)	3:10
		Guitar - Walter Beasley Vocals - Helen Humes
2-11	Marion Harris -	The Man I Love (1927-12-08)	3:23
		Vocals - Marion Harris
2-12	Louis Armstrong -	Hotter Than Hot (1927-12-13)	3:05
		Banjo - Johnny St. Cyr Clarinet - Johnny Dodds Guitar - Lonnie Johnson (2) Piano - Lil Hardin-Armstrong Trombone - Kid Ory Vocals, Cornet - Louis Armstrong
2-13	Hattie McDaniels -	I Thought I'd Do It (1927-12-14)	2:58
		Piano - Tiny Parnham Vocals - Hattie McDaniels
2-14	Jimmie Rodgers -	Waiting For A Train (1928)	2:47
		Vocals - Jimmie Rodgers
2-15	Mississippi John Hurt -	Ain't No Tellin' (1928)	2:57
		Guitar, Vocals - Mississippi John Hurt
2-16	Reverend Johnny Blake* -	Warming By The Devil's Fire (1928)	3:28
		Vocals - Reverend Johnny Blake* , Sanctified Singers, The
2-17	Blind Willie Davis -	Oh When The Saints Go Marching In (1928)	1:57
		Vocals - Blind Willie Davis
2-18	Memphis Jug Band -	Peaches In The Springtime (1928-02-13)	3:15
		Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals - Vol Stevens Guitar, Vocals - Will Weldon* Kazoo, Vocals - Ben Ramey Vocals, Harmonica - Will Shade Vocals, Jug - Charlie Polk
2-19	Bessie Smith -	Empty Bed Blues 2 (1928-03-20)	3:23
		Piano - Porter Grainger Trombone - Charlie Green Vocals - Bessie Smith
2-20	Rube Lacy -	Mississippi Jail House Blues (1928)	3:24
		Guitar, Vocals - Rube Lacy
2-21	Henry Williams -	Georgia Crawl (1928-04-19)	3:23
		Fiddle, Vocals - Eddie Anthony Guitar, Vocals - Henry Williams
2-22	Ma Rainey And Her Tubjug Washboard Band -	Prove It On Me Blues (1928-06-12)	2:43
		Banjo - Martell Pettiford Kazoo, Washboard - Herman Brown Vocals - Ma Rainey
2-23	Arizona Dranes -	God's Got A Dream (1928-07-03)	3:00
		Vocals - Arizona Dranes
2-24	Ivy Smith -	State Street Secret (1928-07-16)	3:04
		Piano - Cow Cow Davenport Vocals - Ivy Smith
2-25	Ethel Waters -	Guess Who's In Town (1928-08-21)	2:50
		Piano - James Price Johnson Vocals - Ethel Waters
3-01	Walter "Furry" Lewis -	Kassie Jones (1928-08-28)	3:08
		Guitar, Vocals - Walter "Furry" Lewis
3-02	Bertha "Chippie" Hill -	Some Cold Rainy Day (1928-10-13)	3:15
		Guitar - Tampa Red Piano - Georgia Tom Dorsey Vocals - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
3-03	Noah Lewis -	Viola Lee Blues (1928)	3:09
		Vocals, Harmonica - Noah Lewis
3-04	Texas Alexander -	No More Woman Blues (1928)	3:03
		Guitar, Vocals - Texas Alexander
3-05	Ozie Ware & Irving Mills -	Diga Diga Doo (1928-11-15)	2:56
		Banjo - Fred Guy Bass - Wellman Braud Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick Trombone - Joe Nanton Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Bubber Miley , Freddy Jenkins Vocals - Irving Mills , Ozie Ware
3-06	Louis Armstrong -	Basin' Street Blues (1928-12-04)	3:20
		Banjo - Mancy Carr Clarinet - Jimmy Strong Drums - Zutty Singleton Piano - Earl Hines Trombone - Fred Robinson Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
3-07	Charley Patton -	Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues (1929)	3:05
		Guitar, Vocals - Charley Patton
3-08	Memphis Minnie -	Bumble Bee (1929)	2:49
		Guitar, Vocals - Memphis Minnie
3-09	Blind Blake -	Georgia Bound (1929)	3:23
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Blake
3-10	Sonny Greer -	Sloppy Joe (1929-03-07)	3:17
		Banjo - Fred Guy Bass - Wellman Traud Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Barney Bigard Clarinet, Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Drums, Vocals - Sonny Greer Piano, Leader [Director] - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Trombone - Joe Nanton Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddy Jenkins
3-11	Jabbo Smith -	Decatur Street Tutti (1929-04-04)	2:46
		Banjo - Ikey Robinson Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Omer Simeon Piano - Earl Frazier Tuba - Wellman Braud Vocals, Cornet - Jabbo Smith
3-12	McKinney's Cotton Pickers -	Beadle-Um-Bum (1929-04-09)	3:21
		Banjo, Vocals - Dave Wilborn Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto], Vocals - Don Redman Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Prince Robinson Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor], Vocals - George Thomas Drums - Claude Austin Piano - Todd Rhodes Trombone, Vocals - Claude Jones Trumpet - John Nesbit , Langston Curl Tuba - Ralph Escudero
3-13	Blind Lemon Jefferson -	Mosquito Man (1929)	3:02
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Lemon Jefferson
3-14	Bessie Smith -	Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out (1929-05-15)	3:00
		Cornet - Ed Allen Piano - Clarence Williams Saxophone [Alto] - Garvin Bushell Saxophone [Tenor] - Greely Walton Tuba - Cyrus St. Clair Vocals - Bessie Smith
3-15	Louis Armstrong -	Black And Blue (1929-07-22)	3:10
		Banjo - Mancy Carr Drums - Zutty Singleton Piano, Cello - Gene Anderson (2) Saxophone [Alto] - Bert Curry , Crawford Wethington Saxophone [Tenor] - Jimmy Strong Trombone - Fred Robinson Trumpet - Homer Hobson Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong Tuba - Pete Briggs
3-16	T-Bone Walker -	Wichita Falls Blues (1929)	3:12
		Guitar, Vocals - T-Bone Walker
3-17	Noble Sissle -	Camp Meeting Day (1929-09-10)	3:01
		Banjo - Warren Harris (2) Bass - John Ricks Drums - Jesse Baltimore Piano - Lloyd Pinckney Trombone - James Reevy Trumpet - Demas Dean , Pike Davis Tuba - Henry Edwards Violin - Juice Wilson , William Rosemand Vocals, Leader [Director] - Noble Sissle Wind [Vents] - Buster Bailey , Ralph Duquesne , Ramon Usera , Rudy Jackson
3-18	Edith Johnson -	Nickle's Worth Of Liver Blues (1929-09-27)	2:49
		Cornet - Baby Jay Piano, Vocals - Edith Johnson Trombone - Ike Rodgers
3-19	Bessie Smith -	Blue Spirit Blues (1929-10-11)	2:56
		Piano - James Price Johnson Vocals - Bessie Smith
3-20	Georgia Tom Dorsey -	Come On Mama (1929)	2:51
		Guitar, Vocals - Tampa Red Piano, Vocals - Georgia Tom Dorsey
3-21	Bing Crosby -	After You've Gone (1929-10-18)	3:04
		Banjo - Mike Pingitore Bass - Mike Trafficante Cello - Lennie Hayton Cornet - Andy Secrest Drums - George Marsh (2) Guitar - Eddie Lang Piano - Roy Bargy Saxophone [C Melody] - Frankie Trumbauer Trombone - Bill Rank , Boyce Cullen , Jack Fulton , Wilbur Hall Trumpet - Charlie Margoulis , Harry Goldfield Tuba - Min Leibrook Violin - Joe Venuti , Kurt Dieterle , Matty Malneck , Otto Landau Vocals - Bing Crosby Wind [Vents] - Bernie Daly , Charles Strickfaden , Chet Hazlett , Izzy Friedman , Red Mayer
3-22	Blind Willie McTell -	Travelin' Blues (1929-10-30)	3:21
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Willie McTell
3-23	Louis Armstrong -	St. Louis Blues (1929-12-13)	3:04
		Bass - Pops Foster Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Albert Nicholas , Charles Holmes* Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy Hill Drums - Paul Barbarin Piano - Luis Russell Trombone - J.C. Higginbotham Trumpet - Henry "Red" Allen , Otis Johnson Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong Vocals - Hoagy Carmichael
3-24	Sleepy John Estes -	Milk Cow Blues (1930)	3:04
		Guitar, Vocals - Sleepy John Estes Mandolin - Yank Rachell
3-25	Dunham Jubilee Singers -	I Dreamed Of The Judgement Morning (1930)	2:42
		Vocals - Dunham Jubilee Singers
4-01	Fred Astaire -	Puttin' On The Ritz (1930-03-26)	2:34
		Bass - Spike Lee Clarinet - Van Phillips Guitar - Len Fillis Piano - Sid Bright Trombone - Ted Heath Trumpet - Max Goldberg Vocals, Performer [Claque] - Fred Astaire
4-02	Bessie Smith -	On Revival Day (1930-06-09)	2:58
		Piano - James Price Johnson Vocals - Bessemer Singers, The , Bessie Smith
4-03	George Thomas With McKinney's Cotton Pickers -	Baby Won't You Please Come Home (1930-07-28)	3:14
		Banjo - Dave Wilborn Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Redman Drums - Cuba Austin Piano - Todd Rhodes Saxophone [Tenor] - Prince Robinson Trombone - Ed Cuffee Trumpet - Buddy Lee , Joe Smith (3) , Langston Curl Tuba - Ralph Escudero Vocals - George Thomas
4-04	Hall Johnson -	Good News (1930-08-08)	1:17
		Vocals - Hall Johnson , Hall Johnson Choir
4-05	Ethel Waters -	I Got Rhythm (1930-11-18)	3:09
		Clarinet - Jimmy Dorsey Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Manny Klein Violin - Ben Selvin Vocals - Ethel Waters
4-06	Bumble Bee Slim -	No Woman No Nickel (1931)	3:31
		Guitar, Vocals - Bumble Bee Slim
4-07	Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Orchestra -	Shine (1931-03-09)	3:27
		Banjo, Guitar - Bill Perkins Bass - Joe Bailey Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Charlie Jones (2) Piano - Henry Prince Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Les Hite Saxophone [Alto] - Marvin Johnson Trombone - Lutter Graven Trumpet - Harold Scott , McLure "Red Mac" Morris Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong Vibraphone, Drums - Lionel Hampton
4-08	Bessie Smith -	Shipwreck Blues (1931-06-11)	3:24
		Drums - Floyd Casey Piano - Clarence Williams Trombone - Charlie Green Trumpet - Louis Bacon Vocals - Bessie Smith
4-09	George Morton And Mill's Blue Rhythm Band -	Heebie Jeebies (1931-06-26)	3:13
		Banjo - Benny James Bass - Hayes Alvis Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Crawford Wethington Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Ted McCord Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Castor McCord Drums - Willy Lynch* Piano - Edgar Hayes Trombone - Harry White , Henry Hicks Trumpet - Ed Anderson , Shelton Hemphill , Wardell Jones Vocals - George Morton
4-10	Boswell Sisters, The -	It's The Girl (1931-07-08)	3:12
		Bass - Joe Tarto Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey Drums - Stan king Guitar - Eddie Lang Piano - Arthur Schutt Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Manny Klein Violin - Joe Venuti Vocals - Helvieta Boswell , Martha Boswell
4-11	Rosa Henderson -	Can't Be Bothered With No Sheik (1931-08-19)	3:20
		Piano - James Price Johnson Vocals - Rosa Henderson
4-12	Louis Armstrong -	Stardust (1931-11-04)	3:36
		Banjo - Mike McKendrick Bass - John Lindsay Drums - Tubby Hall Piano - Charlie Alexander Saxophone [Alto] - George James (2) , Lester Boone Saxophone [Tenor] - Albert Washington (2) Trombone - Preston Jackson Trumpet - Zilner Randolph Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
4-13	Bessie Smith -	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (1931-11-20)	2:50
		Piano - Clarence Williams , Fred Longshaw Vocals - Bessie Smith
4-14	Mildred Bailey -	Georgia On My Mind (1931-11-24)	3:30
		Bass - Pierre Olker Clarinet - Ray McDermott Guitar - Fritz Ciccone Piano - Roy Bargy Trumpet - Nat Natoli Violin - Matty Malneck Vocals - Mildred Bailey
4-15	Big Bill Broonzy -	Too-Too Train (1932)	2:54
		Guitar, Vocals - Big Bill Broonzy
4-16	Leroy Carr -	How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone (1932)	2:54
		Guitar - Scrapper Blackwell Piano, Vocals - Leroy Carr
4-17	Ivie Anderson -	It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (1932-02-02)	3:12
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddy Jenkins Vocals - Ivie Anderson
4-18	Harlan Lattimore -	I Wanna Count Sheep (1932-03-10)	3:04
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Russell Procope Drums - Walter Johnson Guitar - Clarence Holiday Piano - Fletcher Henderson Saxophone [Alto] - Edgar Sampson Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins Trombone - J.C. Higginbotham , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Rex Stewart , Russell Smith Vocals - Harlan Lattimore
4-19	Bing Crosby -	Some Of These Days (1932-05-26)	2:36
		Guitar - Eddie Lang Piano - Lennie Hayton Saxophone [C Melody] - Frankie Trumbauer Trombone - Bill Rank Trumpet - Nat Natoli Vocals - Bing Crosby
4-20	Josh White -	Little Brother Blues (1932)	3:02
		Guitar, Vocals - Josh White
4-21	Mildred Bailey And Matty Malneck Orchestra -	Rockin' Chair (1932-08-18)	3:03
		Marimba - Red Norvo Violin - Matty Malneck Vocals - Mildred Bailey
4-22	Irene Taylor -	Willow Weep For Me (1932-09-26)	3:28
		Banjo - Mike Pingitore Bass - Art Miller Clarinet - Andy Secrest Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet [Bass] - Chester Hazlett* Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - John Cordaro Drums - Herb Quigley Piano - Roy Bargy Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Charles Strickfaden Saxophone [Alto, C Melody], Bassoon - Frankie Trumbauer Trombone - Bill Rank , Hal Matthews , Jack Fulton Trumpet - Harry Goldfield , Nat Natoli Violin - John Browman , Kurt Dieterle , Matty Malneck , Misha Russell Vocals - Irene Taylor
4-23	Bing Crosby And Mills Brothers, The -	My Honey's Lovin' Arms (1933-01-26)	3:01
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet - Benny Goodman Drums - Stan King Guitar - Eddie Lang Piano - Fulton McGrath Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Bunny Berigan Violin - Harry Hoffman Vocals - Bing Crosby , Mills Brothers, The
4-24	Lee Wiley And Dorsey's Brothers Orchestra, The -	I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (1933-03-07)	2:46
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey Drums - Stan King Guitar - Dick McDonough Piano - Fulton McGrath Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Bunny Berigan Vocals - Lee Wiley
4-25	Ethel Waters And Dorsey's Brothers Orchestra, The -	Stormy Weather (1933-05-03)	3:05
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Larry Binyon Guitar - Dick McDonough Piano - Fulton McGrath Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Bunny Berigan , Sterling Bose Violin - Harry Hoffmann , Joe Venuti , Lou Kosloff , Walter Edenstein
5-01	Connie Boswell And Dorsey's Brothers Orchestra, The -	The River's Taking Care Of Me (1933-06-15)	3:01
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Drums - Stan King Guitar - Dick McDonough Piano - Martha Boswell Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey Saxophone [Tenor] - Larry Binyon Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Manny Klein Vocals - Connie Boswell
5-02	Henry "Red" Allen -	Nagasaki (1933-09-22)	3:29
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Russell Procope Drums - Walter Johnson Guitar - Bernard Addison Piano - Horace Henderson Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins Trombone - Claude Jones , Dickie Wells Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Russell Smith Trumpet, Vocals - Henry "Red" Allen
5-03	Louis Bacon -	Rude Interlude (1933-09-26)	3:13
		Bass - Wellman Braud Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Freddy Jenkins Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Bacon
5-04	Jack Teagarden -	I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (1933-10-18)	3:08
		Bass - Artie Harris Clarinet - Benny Goodman Drums - Gene Krupa Guitar - Dick McDonough Piano - Joe Sullivan Saxophone [Tenor] - Art Karle Trombone, Vocals - Jack Teagarden Trumpet - Charlie Teagarden , Manny Klein
5-05	Cab Calloway -	Zah Zuh Zah (1933-11-02)	3:27
		Bass - Al Morgan Clarinet [Bass], Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Andrew Brown Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Eddie Barefield Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Arville Harris Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Walter Thomas Drums - Leroy Maxey Guitar - Morris White Piano - Bennie Payne Trombone - DePriest Wheeler , Harry White Trumpet - Doc Cheatham , Edwin Swayzee , Lammar Wright Vocals - Cab Calloway
5-06	Jack Teagarden -	Love Me (1933-11-11)	3:05
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jimmy Dorsey Drums - Larry Gomar Guitar - Perry Botkin Piano - Joe Meresco Trombone, Vocals - Jack Teagarden Trumpet - Frank Guarente , Sterling Rose Violin - Walter Edenstein Wind [Vents] - Chester Hazlett* , Mutt Hayes
5-07	Spirits Of Rhythm, The -	Rhythm (1933-11-20)	2:31
		Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Wilbur Daniels Vocals, Drums - Virgil Scroggins Vocals, Guitar - Teddy Bunn
5-08	Bessie Smith -	Take Me For A Buggy Ride (1933-11-24)	2:38
		Bass - Billy Taylor Guitar - Bobby Johnson Piano - Buck Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Leon "Chu" Berry Trombone - Jack Teagarden Trumpet - Frank Newton Vocals - Bessie Smith
5-09	Tampa Red -	King Fish Blues (1934)	3:12
		Guitar, Vocals - Tampa Red
5-10	Kokomo Arnold -	Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934)	2:55
		Guitar, Vocals - Kokomo Arnold
5-11	Charley Patton -	Stone Pony Blues (1934-01-30)	2:49
		Guitar, Vocals - Charley Patton
5-12	Mitchell's Christian Singers -	Them Bones (1934)	3:02
5-13	Ivie Anderson -	Troubled Waters (1934-03-09)	3:32
		Bass - Wellman Braud Clarinet - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges , Otto Hardwick Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddy Jenkins Vocals - Ivie Anderson
5-14	Red McKenzie With Spirits Of Rhythm, The -	As Long As I Live (1934-09-11)	3:14
		Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Red McKenzie Vocals, Bass - Wilson Meyers Vocals, Drums - Virgil Scroggins Vocals, Guitar - Teddy Bunn
5-15	Spirits Of Rhythm, The -	Dr. Wattson And Mr. Holmes (1934-09-14)	2:45
		Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Wilbour Daniels Vocals, Bass - Wilson Meyers Vocals, Drums - Virgil Scroggins Vocals, Guitar - Teddy Bunn
5-16	Leroy Carr -	Blues Before Sunrise (1934)	3:34
		Guitar - Scrapper Blackwell Piano, Vocals - Leroy Carr
5-17	Charlie McCoy (2) -	Baltimore Blues (1934-09-16)	2:51
		Guitar - Joe McCoy Piano, Vocals - Charlie McCoy (2)
5-18	Billie Holiday -	Symphony In Black (1934-10)	1:57
		Bass - Wellman Braud Clarinet - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges , Otto Hardwick Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Arthur Whetsol , Cootie Williams , Freddie Jenkins Vocals - Billie Holiday
5-19	Carter Family, The -	Wildwood Flower (1935)	3:18
5-20	Memphis Minnie -	Dirty Mother For You (1935)	2:49
		Guitar, Vocals - Memphis Minnie
5-21	Leadbelly -	Midnight Special (1935)	2:09
		Guitar, Vocals - Huddie Leadbetter*
5-22	Leadbelly -	See See Rider (1935)	2:58
		Guitar, Vocals - Huddie Leadbetter*
5-23	Heavenly Gospel Singers -	Lead Me To The Rock (1935)	2:50
6-01	Dixie Rhythm -	The Four Blackbirds (1935)	2:35
		Vocals - David Patillo , Geraldine Harris , Leroy Hurte , Richard Davis (2)
6-02	Valaida Snow -	I Can't Dance, I've Got Ants In My Pants (1935-01-19)	2:44
		Bass - Sam Molyneux Drums - George Elrick Guitar - Alan Ferguson Piano - Billy Mason Saxophone [Alto] - Harry Hayes Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy FeatherStonaugh Trumpet - Duncan White Trumpet, Vocals - Valaida Snow
6-03	Cab Calloway -	I Ain't Got Nobody (1935-07-02)	3:04
		Bass - Al Morgan Drums - Leroy Maxey Guitar - Andrew Brown , Morris White Trombone - Claude Jones , DePriest Wheeler , Keg Johnson Trumpet - Doc Cheatham , Irving Randolph , Lammar Wright Vocals - Cab Calloway
6-04	Sleepy John Estes -	Down South Blues (1935)	3:09
		Guitar, Vocals - Sleepy John Estes Harmonica - Hammie Nixon
6-05	Georgia White -	Honey Dripper Blues (1935-07-15)	3:09
		Piano, Vocals - Georgia White
6-06	Billie Holiday -	I'm Painting The Town Red (1935-07-31)	3:00
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet - Cecil Scott Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Lawrence Lucie Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster Trumpet - Roy Eldridge Vocals - Billie Holiday
6-07	Frances Langford And The Mahlon Merrick Orchestra -	I Feel A Song Comin' On (1935-07-31)	3:03
6-08	Walter Davis -	Ashes In My Whisky (1935)	2:36
		Guitar - Henry Townsend Guitar, Vocals - Walter Davis
6-09	Fats Waller -	Truckin' (1935-08-07)	3:21
		Bass - Cedric Wallace Drums - Slick Jones Guitar - John Smith Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Sedric Trumpet - John Hamilton (6)
6-10	Blind Boy Fuller -	My Brown Skin Sugar Plum (1935)	3:02
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Boy Fuller
6-11	Louis Armstrong -	I'm In The Mood For Love (1935-10-03)	3:11
		Bass - Pops Foster Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Bingie Madison Drums - Paul Barbarin Guitar - Lee Blair Piano - Luis Russell Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Holmes , Henry Jones Saxophone [Tenor] - Greely Walton Trombone - Harry White , Jim Archey Trumpet - Gus Aiken , Leonard Davis , Louis Bacon Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
6-12	Robert Johnson -	Cross Road Blues (1936)	2:41
		Guitar, Vocals - Robert Johnson
6-13	Robert Johnson -	Ramblin' On My Mind (1936)	2:53
		Guitar, Vocals - Robert Johnson
6-14	Memphis Minnie -	Hoodoo Lady (1936)	3:06
		Guitar, Vocals - Memphis Minnie
6-15	Lil Johnson -	That Bonus That Done Gone Thru (1936-02-12)	3:03
		Piano - Black Bob Vocals - Lil Johnson
6-16	Bill Casey -	W.P.A. Blues (1936-02-12)	3:18
		Guitar, Vocals - Bill Casey Piano - Black Bob
6-17	Ella Fitzgerald -	All My Life (1936-03-17)	3:15
		Bass - Lennie Stanfield Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Jerry Blake Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - John Truehart Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae Trombone - Benny Morton Trumpet - Freddy Newton Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
6-18	Kid Prince Moore -	South Bound Blues (1936)	3:04
		Guitar, Vocals - Kid Prince Moore
6-19	Billie Holiday -	These Foolish Things (1936-06-30)	3:20
		Bass - John Kirby Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Lawrence Lucie Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Trumpet - Jonah Jones Vocals - Billie Holiday
6-20	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra -	Billie's Blues (1936-07-10)	2:41
		Bass - Pete Peterson Clarinet - Artie Shaw Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Dick McDonough Piano - Joe Bushkin Trumpet - Bunny Berigan Vocals - Billie Holiday
6-21	Ella Fitzgerald -	Mr Paganini You'll Have To Swing It (1936-10-29)	2:56
		Banjo, Guitar - John Truehart Bass - Beverly Cole Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Pete Clark (2) Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae Drums - Chick Webb Piano - Tommy Fulford Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Wayman Carver Trombone - Nat Story , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Mario Bauzá , Taft Jordan Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
6-22	Midge Williams -	Where The Lazy River Goes By (1936-12-16)	2:53
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet - Vido Musso Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Allan Reuss Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster Trumpet - Irving Randolph Vocals - Midge Williams
6-23	Lonnie Johnson (2) -	Flood Water (1937)	2:45
		Guitar, Vocals - Lonnie Johnson (2)
6-24	Washboard Sam -	The Big Boat (1937)	3:04
		Washboard, Vocals - Washboard Sam
6-25	Golden Gate Quartet, The -	Golden Gate Gospel Train (1937)	2:36
7-01	Norfolk Jubilee Quartet -	Didn't It Rain (1937)	3:17
7-02	Mildred Bailey -	Smoke Dreams (1937-01-08)	3:07
		Bass - Pete Peterson Clarinet - Hank D'Amico Drums - Maurice Purtill Guitar - Dave Barbour Piano - Joe Liss Saxophone [Alto] - Frank Simeone Saxophone [Tenor] - Herbie Haymer Trombone - Al Mastren Trumpet - Bill Hyland , Eddie Sauter , Stew Platcher Vocals - Mildred Bailey Xylophone - Red Norvo
7-03	Gladys Palmer -	Where The Lazy River Goes By (1937-01-28)	2:35
		Bass - Charles "Truck" Parnham Drums - Zutty Singleton Guitar - John Collins (2) Piano - Teddy Cole Saxophone [Alto] - George "Scoops" Carry , Joe Eldridge Saxophone [Tenor] - Dave Young Trumpet - Roy Eldridge Vocals - Gladys Palmer
7-04	Duke Ellington -	I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter (1937-03)	2:02
		Piano, Vocals - Duke Ellington
7-05	Ivie Anderson & Rex Stewart -	I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter (1937-03-05)	2:36
		Bass, Vocals - Hayes Alvis Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone], Vocals - Harry Carney Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges , Otto Hardwick Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano - Duke Ellington Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Wallace Jones Vocals - Ivie Anderson Vocals, Clarinet - Rex Stewart
7-06	Blind Boy Fuller -	Pistol Slapper Blues (1937)	2:43
		Guitar, Vocals - Blind Boy Fuller Harmonica - Sonny Terry
7-07	Ella Fitzgerald -	You Showed Me The Way (1937-03-24)	3:22
		Bass - Beverly Peer Drums - Chick Webb Guitar - John Truehart Piano - Tommy Fulford Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan , Pete Clark (2) Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae , Wayman Carver Trombone - Nat Story , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Mario Bauzá , Taft Jordan Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
7-08	Mills Brothers, The & Louis Armstrong -	Darling Nelly Gray (1937-04-07)	2:45
		Guitar - John Mills Vocals - Donald Mills , Harry Mills , Herbert Mills Vocals, Trumpet - Louis Armstrong
7-09	Merline Johnson -	Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (1937-05-04)	2:54
		Guitar - Willie B. James Piano - Eddie Miller (2) Vocals - Merline Johnson
7-10	Billie Holiday -	Mean To Me (1937-05-11)	3:09
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet - Buster Bailey Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Allan Reuss Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young Trumpet - Buck Clayton Vocals - Billie Holiday
7-11	Bukka White -	Shake'em On Down (1937)	3:00
		Guitar, Vocals - Bukka White
7-12	Mahalia Jackson -	Keep Me Every Day (1937-05-21)	2:47
		Organ - Estelle Allen Vocals - Mahalia Jackson
7-13	Jimmy Rushing -	Good Morning Blues (1937-08-09)	3:07
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Claude Williams Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Caughey Roberts Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Herschel Evans , Lester Young Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Carl Smith , Joe Keyes Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
7-14	Edythe Wright & Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven -	Nice Work If You Can Get It (1937-10-14)	2:33
		Bass - Gene Traxler Clarinet - Johnny Mince Drums - Dave Tough Guitar - Carmen Mastren Piano - Howard Smith (4) Saxophone [Tenor] - Bud Freeman Trombone - Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Pee Wee Erwin Vocals - Edythe Wright
7-15	Maxine Sullivan -	The Folks Who Live On The Hill (1937-10-22)	3:05
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet - Buster Bailey Drums - O'Neil Spencer Piano - Claude Thornhill Saxophone [Alto] - Pete Brown (2) Trumpet - Charlie Shavers Vocals - Maxine Sullivan
7-16	Billie Holiday -	My Man (1937-11-01)	3:04
		Bass - Walter Page Clarinet - Prince Robinson Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Allan Reuss Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Tenor] - Vido Musso Trumpet - Buck Clayton Vocals - Billie Holiday
7-17	Ella Fitzgerald -	I Want To Be Happy (1937-11-02)	4:32
		Bass - Beverly Peer Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Chauncey Haughton Drums - Chick Webb Guitar - Bobby Johnson Piano - Tommy Fulford Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Wayman Carver Trombone - Nat Story , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Mario Bauzá , Taft Jordan Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
7-18	Andrews Sisters, The -	Bei Mir Biste Schön (1937-11-24)	3:10
		Bass - Haig Stephens Clarinet - Don Watt Drums - Stan King Guitar - Dave Barbour Piano - Frank Froeba Trombone - Al Philburn Trumpet - Bobby Hackett , Vic Schoen Vocals - LaVerne Andrews , Maxene Andrews , Patty Andrews
7-19	Mills Brothers, The -	Tiger Rag (1938)	1:50
		Baritone Vocals, Piano - Harry Mills Bass Vocals, Guitar - John Mills, Jr. Tenor Vocals - Donald Mills , Herbert Mills
7-20	Peetie Wheatstraw -	What More Can A Man Do? (1938)	3:05
		Guitar - Lonnie Johnson (2) Vocals - Peetie Wheatstraw
7-21	Golden Gate Quartet, The -	Sweet Adeline (1938)	2:25
7-22	Billie Holiday -	Now They Call It Swing (1938-01-12)	3:07
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young Trombone - Benny Morton Trumpet - Buck Clayton Vocals - Billie Holiday
7-23	Jimmy Rushing -	Sent For You Yesterday (1938-02-16)	2:59
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Herschel Evans , Lester Young Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Eddie Durham Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
7-24	Jazz Gillum -	Mule Blues (1938)	3:16
		Harmonica, Vocals - Jazz Gillum
7-25	Slim & Slam -	Chinatown My Chinatown (1938-02-17)	2:42
		Bass, Vocals - Slam Stewart Drums - Guts Dobson Guitar, Vocals - Slim Gaillard Piano - Sam Allen
7-26	Rosetta Howard & Harlem Hamfats, The -	How Long Baby Will You Keep Me This Way (1938-04-21)	2:23
		Bass - John Lindsay Clarinet - Buster Bailey Drums - Fred Flynn Guitar - Charlie McCoy (2) , Joe McCoy Piano - Horace Malcom Trumpet - Herb Morand Vocals - Rosetta Howard
8-01	Billie Holiday -	You Go To My Head (1938-05-11)	2:53
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet - Buster Bailey Drums - Cozy Cole Piano - Claude Thornhill Saxophone [Tenor] - Babe Russin Trumpet - Bernard Anderson Vocals - Billie Holiday
8-02	Sonny Boy Williamson (2) -	Goodbye Red (1938)	3:13
		Harmonica, Vocals - Sonny Boy Williamson (2)
8-03	Louis Armstrong -	Shadrack (1938-06-14)	2:34
		Vocals - Louis Armstrong
8-04	Louis Armstrong -	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (1938-06-14)	3:10
		Vocals - Louis Armstrong
8-05	Tiny Mayberry -	Mailman Blues (1938-07-20)	3:07
		Clarinet - Buster Bailey Drums - Sidney Catlett Piano - Lil Hardin-Armstrong Trumpet - Charlie Shavers Vocals - Tiny Mayberry
8-06	Nan Wynn -	Laugh And Call It Love (1938-07-29)	2:57
		Bass - John Kirby Drums - Cozy Cole Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Alto] - Benny Carter Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster Trumpet - Jonah Jones Vocals - Nan Wynn
8-07	Yank Rachell -	When You Feel Down (1938)	3:18
		Mandolin - Yank Rachell
8-08	Bea Wain -	At Long Last Love (1938-08-01)	2:55
		Bass - Walter Hardman Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Leo White , Skeets Herfurt Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - George Dessinger , Tony Zimmers Drums - Henry Adler Guitar - Jack Chesleigh Piano - Sam Mineo Trombone - Jack Bigelow , Joe Ortolano Trumpet - James Sexton , Ricky Traettino , Walter Smith Vocals - Bea Wain
8-09	Fats Waller -	Two Sleepy People (1938-10-13)	3:07
		Bass - Celdric Wallace Drums - Slick Jones Guitar - Al Casey Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Sedric Trumpet - Herman Autrey
8-10	Georgia White -	The Blues Ain't Nothin' But... (1938-10-21)	2:42
		Bass - John Lindsey Guitar - Ikey Robinson Vocals - Georgia White
8-11	Marian Anderson -	Deep River (1938-11)	3:14
		Piano - Kosti Vehanen Vocals - Marian Anderson
8-12	Marian Anderson -	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (1938-11)	3:21
		Piano - Kosti Vehanen Vocals - Marian Anderson
8-13	Big Joe Turner -	Roll 'Em Pete (1938-12-30)	2:52
		Piano - Pete Johnson Vocals - Big Joe Turner
8-14	Leadbelly -	Bourgeois Blues (1939)	5:36
		Guitar, Vocals - Leadbelly
8-15	Selah Jubilee Singers -	I Want Jesus To Walk Around My Bedside (1939)	3:21
8-16	Trummy Young -	'Tain't What You Do (1939-01-03)	3:06
		Bass - Moses Allen Drums - Jimmy Crawford Guitar - Al Norris Piano - Edwin Wilcox Saxophone [Alto] - Dan Grissom , Teddy Buckner , Willie "The Lion" Smith Saxophone [Baritone] - Earl Carruthers Saxophone [Tenor] - Joe Thomas (3) Trombone - Elmer Crumbley , Russell Bowles Trumpet - Eddie Tompkins , Paul Webster* , Sy Oliver Vocals - Trummy Young
8-17	Helen Humes -	My Heart Belongs To Daddy (1939-01-05)	2:58
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Herschel Evans , Lester Young Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Dickie Wells Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison , Shad Collins Vocals - Helen Humes
8-18	Louis Armstrong -	Jeepers Creepers (1939-01-18)	2:38
		Bass - Pops Foster Drums - Sidney Catlett Guitar - Lee Blair Piano - Luis Russell Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Holmes , Rupert Cole Saxophone [Tenor] - Albert Nicholas , Bingie Madison Trombone - George Washington , J.C. Higginbotham , Wilbur De Paris Trumpet - Henry "Red" Allen , Otis Johnson , Shelton Hemphill Trumpet, Vocals - Louis Armstrong
8-19	Billie Holiday -	More Than You Know (1939-01-30)	3:09
		Bass - Milt Hinton Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernie Powell Drums - Cozy Cole Guitar - Danny Barker Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] - Benny Carter Trumpet - Roy Eldridge Vocals - Billie Holiday
8-20	Jimmy Rushing -	Goin' To Chicago Blues (1939-02-13)	3:22
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young Trombone - Dickie Wells Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Shad Collins Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
8-21	Ella Fitzgerald -	Undecided (1939-02-17)	3:19
		Bass - Beverly Peer Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Garvin Bushell Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae Drums - Chick Webb Guitar - Bobby Johnson Piano - Tommy Fulford Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Wayman Carver Trombone - George Matthews (2) , Nat Story , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Dick Vance , Taft Jordan Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
8-22	Jean Eldridge -	Mississippi Dream Boat (1939-02-27)	2:40
		Bass - Billy Taylor Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Trombone - Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Cootie Williams Vocals - Jean Eldridge
8-23	Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters -	She's Gone (1939-02-28)	3:04
		Bass - Billy Taylor Sr. Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Otto Hardwick Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Vocals - Cootie Williams
8-24	Helen Ward -	Mutiny In The Parlor (1939-02-29)	3:01
		Bass - Isreal Crosby Clarinet - Benny Goodman Drums - Gene Krupa Guitar - Allan Reuss Piano - Jess Stacy Saxophone [Tenor] - Leon "Chu" Berry Trumpet - Roy Eldridge Vocals - Helen Ward
9-01	Pha Terrell -	You Set Me On Fire (1939-03-16)	2:56
		Bass - Booker Collins Drums - Ben Thigpen Guitar - Ted Roberson Piano - Mary Lou Williams Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Miller , John Harrington Saxophone [Tenor] - Dick Wilson , Don Byas Trombone - Harry Wells , Ted Donnelly Trumpet - Clarence Trice , Earl Thompson , Harry Lawson Vocals - Pha Terrell
9-02	Helen Humes -	If I Could Be With You (1939-03-19)	3:01
		Bass - Walter Page Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lester Young Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Dickie Wells Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison , Shad Collins Vocals - Helen Humes
9-03	Billie Holiday -	Long Gone Blues (1939-03-21)	3:09
		Bass - Johnny Williams Drums - Eddie Dougherty Guitar - Jimmy McLin Piano - Kenny Kersey Saxophone [Alto] - Tab Smith Saxophone [Tenor] - Kenneth Hollon , Stanley Payne Trumpet - Hot Lips Page Vocals - Billie Holiday
9-04	Ivie Anderson -	Something To Live For (1939-03-21)	2:49
		Bass - Billy Taylor Sr. Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard Cornet - Rex Stewart Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Billy Strayhorn Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Alto] - Otto Hardwick Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Wallace Jones Vocals - Ivie Anderson
9-05	Billie Holiday -	Fine And Mellow (1939-04-20)	3:20
		Bass - Johnny Williams Drums - Eddie Dougherty Guitar - Jimmy McLin Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Tab Smith Saxophone [Tenor] - Kenneth Hollon , Stanley Payne Trumpet - Frank Newton Vocals - Billie Holiday
9-06	Ella Fitzgerald -	Have Mercy (1939-03-21)	3:10
		Bass - Beverly Peer Drums - Chick Webb Guitar - John Truehart Piano - Tommy Fulford Saxophone [Alto] - Garvin Bushell , Hilton Jefferson Saxophone [Tenor] - Teddy McRae Trombone - George Matthews (2) , Nat Story , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Bobby Stark , Dick Vance , Taft Jordan Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
9-07	Big Bill Broonzy -	Too Many Drivers (1939-05-11)	2:38
		Bass - Ranson Knowlings Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Odell Rand Guitar, Vocals - Big Bill Broonzy Piano - Joshua Altheimer
9-08	Jimmy Rushing -	Nobody Knows (1939-05-19)	2:49
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Organ - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lester Young Trombone - Benny Morton , Dan Minor , Dickie Wells Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison , Shad Collins Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
9-09	Quintones, The & Barney Bigard -	Utt-Da-Zay (1939-06-08)	2:51
		Bass - Billy Taylor Sr. Clarinet - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Guitar - Fred Guy Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Trombone - Juan Tizol Trumpet - Rex Stewart Vocals - Quintones, The
9-10	Ivie Anderson -	I'm Checkin' Out Go'om Bye (1939-0612)	2:30
		Bass - Billy Taylor Sr. Clarinet - Rex Stewart Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Harry Carney Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Billy Strayhorn Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Alto] - Otto Hardwick Trombone - Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol , Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Wallace Jones Vocals - Ivie Anderson
9-11	Fats Waller -	Honeysuckle Rose (1939-08-02)	3:20
		Bass - Cedric Wallace Drums - Slick Jones Guitar - John Smith Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Sedric Trumpet - John Hamilton (6)
9-12	Helen Forrest -	Day In, Day Out (1939-08-27)	3:38
		Bass - Sid Weiss Clarinet - Artie Shaw Drums - Buddy Rich Guitar - Al Avola Piano - Bob Kitsis Saxophone [Alto] - Hank Freeman , Les Robinson Saxophone [Tenor] - George Auld , Tony Pastor Trombone - George Arus , Harry Rodgers , Les Jenkins Trumpet - Bernie Privin , Chuck Peterson , Harry Geller Vocals - Helen Forrest
9-13	Frank Sinatra -	All Or Nothing At All (1939-08-31)	3:01
		Bass - Thurman Teague Drums - Ralph Hawkins Guitar - Red Kent Piano - Jack Gardner Saxophone [Alto] - Claude Lakey , Dave Matthews (2) Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Luther , Drew Page Trombone - Dalton Rizzotto , Russell Brown , Truett Jones Trumpet - Claude Bowen , Harry James (2) , Jack Palmer , Jack Schaeffer Vocals - Frank Sinatra
9-14	Trummy Young -	Think Of Me Little Lady (1939-09-14)	2:47
		Bass - Moses Allen Drums - Jimmy Crawford Guitar - Al Norris Piano - Edwin Cox Saxophone [Alto] - Teddy Buckner , Willie "The Lion" Smith Saxophone [Baritone, Alto] - Earl Carruthers Saxophone [Tenor, Alto] - Dan Grissom , Joe Thomas (3) Trombone - Elmer Crumbley , Russell Bowles Trumpet - Eddie Tompkins , Gerald Wilson , Paul Webster* Vocals, Trombone - Trummy Young
9-15	Martha Raye -	Body And Soul (1939-09-17)	2:58
		Vocals - Martha Raye
9-16	Ethel Waters -	Baby What Else Can I Do (1939-09-22)	3:09
		Bass - Charlie Turner Clarinet - Benny Carter Piano - Reginald Beane Saxophone [Alto] - Garvin Bushell Trumpet - Edwin Mallory Vocals - Ethel Waters
9-17	Ida Cox -	Death Letter Blues (1939-10-31)	3:11
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet - Edmond Hall Guitar - Charlie Christian Piano - James Price Johnson Trumpet - Hot Lips Page Vocals - Ida Cox
9-18	Fats Waller -	Your Feet's Too Big (1939-11-03)	3:09
		Bass - Cedric Wallace Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Gene Cedric Drums - Slick Jones Guitar - John Smith Piano, Vocals - Fats Waller Trumpet - John Hamilton (6)
9-19	Hazel Scott -	Mighty Like The Blues (1939-12-01)	2:55
		Bass - Pete Barry Clarinet - Danny Polo Drums - Arthur Herbert Guitar - Albert Harris Saxophone [Alto] - Pete Brown (2) Vocals - Hazel Scott
9-20	Billie Holiday -	The Man I Love (1939-12-13)	3:08
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Joe Sullivan Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Harry Edison Vocals - Billie Holiday
9-21	Ida Cox -	'Fore Day Creep (1939-12-24)	3:26
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - James Price Johnson Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate Trombone - Dickie Wells Trumpet - Shad Williams Vocals - Ida Cox
9-22	Bukka White -	Parchman Farm (1940)	2:38
		Guitar, Vocals - Bukka White
9-23	Leadbelly -	Good Morning Blues (1940)	2:55
		Guitar, Vocals - Huddie Leadbelly*
9-24	Blind Gary Davis -	Cross And Evil Blues (1940)	3:05
		Vocals - Blind Gary Davis
9-25	Charioteers -	Wade In The Water (1940)	2:43
10-01	Charioteers -	Ezechiel The Wheel (1940)	2:44
10-02	Lee Wiley -	A Ship Without A Sail (1940-02)	3:26
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Drums - George Wettling Piano - Joe Bushkin Saxophone [Tenor] - Bud Freeman Trumpet - Max Kaminsky Vocals - Lee Wiley
10-03	Faber Smith -	East St. Louis Blues (1940-02-23)	2:51
		Piano - Jimmy Yancey Vocals - Faber Smith
10-04	Viola Jefferson -	I Got Rhythm (1940-02-27)	2:33
		Bass - Jesse Simpkins Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Dalbert Bright Drums - Oliver Coleman Guitar - Hurley Ramey Piano - Horace Henderson Saxophone [Tenor] - Dave Young , Elmer "Skippy" Williams* Trombone - Edward Fant , Nat Atkins , Willie Randall Trumpet - Emmett Berry , Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson , Ray Nance Vocals - Viola Jefferson
10-05	Billie Holiday -	Body And Soul (1940-02-29)	2:58
		Bass - Johnny Williams Drums - Hal West Guitar - Lawrence Lucie Piano - Sonny White Saxophone [Alto] - Carl Frye , Jimmy Powell Saxophone [Tenor] - Kermit Scott Trumpet - Roy Eldridge Vocals - Billie Holiday
10-06	Champion Jack Dupree -	New Long Down Dog (1940)	3:01
		Piano, Vocals - Champion Jack Dupree
10-07	Shirley Ross -	It Never Entered My Mind (1940-03-02)	3:12
		Vocals - Shirley Ross
10-08	Maxine Sullivan -	The Hour Of Parting (1940-05-01)	2:50
		Bass - John Kirby Clarinet - Buster Bailey Drums - O'Neil Spencer Piano - Billy Kyle Saxophone [Alto] - Russell Procope Trumpet - Charlie Shavers Vocals - Maxine Sullivan
10-09	T-Bone Walker -	T-Bone Blues (1940-06)	3:18
		Bass - Al Morgan Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Floyd Turnham Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Quedellis Martin , Roger Hurd Drums - Oscar Lee Bradley Sr. Guitar - Frank Pasley Guitar, Vocals - T-Bone Walker Piano - Nat Walker Saxophone [Alto] - Les Hite Saxophone [Baritone] - Sol Moore Trombone - Allen Durham , Britt Woodman Trumpet - Forrest Powell , Paul Campell* , Walter Williams (3)
10-10	Alberta Hunter -	My Castle's Rockin' (1940-06-03)	2:34
		Piano - Eddie Heywood Jr.* Vocals - Alberta Hunter
10-11	Josh White -	Trouble (1940)	3:21
		Guitar, Vocals - Josh White
10-12	Billie Holiday -	Laughing At Life (1940-06-07)	2:59
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - J.C. Heard Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Alto] - Bill Bowen , Jow Eldridge Saxophone [Tenor] - Kermit Scott , Lester Young Trumpet - Roy Eldridge Vocals - Billie Holiday
10-13	Valaida Snow -	You're Driving Me Crazy (1940-07-26)	2:22
		Bass - Christian Jensen Clarinet - Kai Moeller Drums - Kai Fischer Guitar - Helge Jacobsen Piano - Leo Mathiesen Trumpet - Winstrup Olesen Vocals - Valaida Snow
10-14	Jimmy Rushing -	I Want A Little Girl (1940-08-08)	2:41
		Bass - Walter Page Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Earle Warren , Tab Smith Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack Washington Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lester Young Trombone - Dan Minor , Dickie Wells , Vic Dickenson Trumpet - Al Kilian , Buck Clayton , Ed Lewis , Harry Edison Vocals - Jimmy Rushing
10-15	Sammy Price -	The Dirty Dozens (1940-09-26)	2:37
		Piano, Vocals - Sammy Price
10-16	Big Joe Turner -	Piney Brown Blues (1940-11-11)	2:58
		Bass - Abe Bolar Drums - A. G. Goodley Guitar - John Collins (2) Piano - Pete Johnson Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Byas Trumpet - Hot Lips Page Vocals - Big Joe Turner
10-17	Frank Sinatra -	Stardust (1940-11-11)	3:15
		Bass - Sid Weiss Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Mince Drums - Buddy Rich Guitar - Clark Yocum Piano - Joe Bushkin Saxophone [Alto] - Fred Stulce , Heinie Beau Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Lodice , Paul Mason Trombone - George Arus , Les Jenkins , Lowell Martin , Tommy Dorsey Trumpet - Chuck Peterson , Clyde Hurley , Ray Linn , Ziggy Elman Vocals - Frank Sinatra
10-18	Sonny Boy Williamson (2) -	War Time Blues (1940)	2:58
		Harmonica, Vocals - Sonny Boy Williamson (2)
10-19	Helen Forrest -	The Man I Love (1940-11-13)	3:53
		Bass - Artie Bernstein Clarinet - Benny Goodman Drums - Harry Jaeger Guitar - Mike Bryan Piano - Bernie Leighton Saxophone [Alto] - Bob Snyder , Gus Bivona , Skip Martin Saxophone [Tenor] - George Auld , Jack Henderson Trombone - Lou McGarity , Red Gingler Trumpet - Alec Fila , Cootie Williams , Irving Goodman , Jimmy Maxwell Vocals - Helen Forrest
10-20	Jazz Gillum -	Key To The Highway (1940)	2:42
		Harmonica, Vocals - Jazz Gillum
10-21	Nat King Cole -	Sweet Lorraine (1940-12-06)	2:57
		Bass - Wesley Prince Guitar - Oscar Moore Piano, Vocals - Nat King Cole
10-22	Helen Ward -	Embraceable You (1940-12-09)	3:18
		Bass - Al Hall Clarinet - Jimmy Hamilton Drums - Yank Porter Guitar - Eddie Gibbs Piano - Teddy Wilson Saxophone [Baritone] - George James (2) Trombone - Benny Morton Trumpet - Bill Coleman (2) Vocals - Helen Ward
10-23	Golden Gate Quartet, The -	Blind Barnabus (1941)	2:10
		Vocals - Orlandus Wilson Vocals [Baritone] - Willie Johnson Vocals [Bass] - William Langford Vocals [Tenor] - Henry Owens
10-24	Son House -	Delta Blues (1941)	2:28
10-25	Memphis Minnie -	Me And My Chauffeur (1941)	2:48
10-26	Golden Gate Quartet, The -	Jezebel (1941)	2:48