Eva Taylor And Clarence Williams – 1925-1926

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Label:	Retrieval – FJ-121
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	UK
Released:	1984
Genre:	Jazz, Blues
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Tracklist

A1	Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	Shake That Thing Written-By – Jackson*
A2	Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	Get It Fixed Written-By – Williams*
A3	Clarence Williams Stompers–	Spanish Shawl Written-By – Schoebel*
A4	Clarence Williams Stompers–	Dinah Written-By – Akst*
A5	Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	I've Found A New Baby Written-By – Palmer, Williams
A6	Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	I've Found A New Baby Written-By – Palmer, Williams
A7	Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	Pile Of Logs And Stone (Called Home) Written-By – Pinkard*
A8	Clarence Williams Stompers–	Jackass Blues Vocals – Don Redman Written-By – Kassel, Stitzel
A9	Clarence Williams Stompers–	What's The Matter Now Vocals – Don Redman Written-By – Williams, Williams
B1	Eva Taylor Accomp By Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along Accompanied By – Clarence Williams' Blue Five Written-By – Woods*
B2	Eva Taylor Accomp By Clarence Williams' Blue Five–	(There's A Blue Ridge In My Heart) Virginia Accompanied By – Clarence Williams' Blue Five Written-By – Bryan, Phillips, Schuster*
B3	Eva Taylor Accomp By Clarence Williams' Morocco Five–	Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love Accompanied By – Clarence Williams' Morocco Five Written-By – Razaf, Williams
B4	Eva Taylor Accomp By Clarence Williams' Morocco Five–	Morocco Blues Accompanied By – Clarence Williams' Morocco Five Written-By – Williams, Jordan
B5	Eva Taylor Accomp By Clarence Williams' Blue Seven–	Candy Lips (I'm Stuck On You) Accompanied By – Clarence Williams' Blue Seven Written-By – Lauria*, Mike Jackson (4)
B6	Eva Taylor Accomp By Clarence Williams' Blue Seven–	Scatter Your Smiles Accompanied By – Clarence Williams' Blue Seven Written-By – Kortlander, Wendling
B7	Clarence Williams' Blue Seven–	Would Ja? Written-By – Sherwin*
B8	Clarence Williams' Blue Seven–	Senegalese Stomp Written-By – Todd*

Companies, etc.

Mastered At – Gedmal Galvanic Ltd.
Pressed By – Statetune Ltd.
Printed By – Avocet Music Ltd.
Distributed By – Retrieval Recordings Limited

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Otto Hardwick (tracks: A5 to A7), Unknown Artist (tracks: A1, A2)
Alto Saxophone [?] – Ernest Elliott (tracks: A8, A9)
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Don Redman (tracks: A3, A4)
Banjo – Buddy Christian (tracks: A1, A2), Leroy Harris (2) (tracks: B5 to B8)
Banjo [?] – Leroy Harris (2) (tracks: A3 to A9)
Baritone Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: A3, A4, B7, B8)
Brass Bass – Cyrus St. Clair (tracks: A3 to A9, B7, B8)
Clarinet – Buster Bailey (tracks: A1, A2), Coleman Hawkins (tracks: A3, A4, B7, B8)
Compilation Producer, Reissue Producer – Ron Jewson
Compiled By, Reissue Producer – Norman Stevens
Cornet – Big Charlie Thomas (tracks: A1, A2), Bubber Miley (tracks: A5 to A9), Thomas Morris (tracks: A3, A4, A8, A9), Tommy Ladnier (tracks: B5 to B8)
Cornet [?] – Bubber Miley (tracks: A3, A4)
Design – Robin Mukerji
Liner Notes – Dave Gladen
Piano – Clarence Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to B8)
Piano [?] – Clarence Williams (tracks: A3, A4)
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: A3, A4, B5, B6)
Transferred By, Mastered By – John R. T. Davies
Trombone – Charlie Irvis (tracks: A3, A4), Jimmy Harrison (tracks: B5 to B8), Unknown Artist (tracks: A8, A9)
Trombone [Either/Or] – Charlie Irvis (tracks: A5 to A7), Jimmy Harrison (tracks: A5 to A7)
Vocals – Eva Taylor (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to A7, B1 to B6)
Washboard – Unknown Artist (tracks: A5 to A7)

Notes

Full artist credit on front cover: Eva Taylor And Clarence Williams With His Blue Five, Blue Seven, Morocco Five, Stompers

Taken from recording released on Okeh 78's

Recorded New York, December 15, 1925 (A1, A2), January 4, 1926 (A3, A4), c. January 22, 1926 (A5 to A7), April 7, 1926 (A8, A9), c. August 6, 1926 (B1, B2), October 5, 1926 (B3, B4), November 16, 1926 (B5, B6), and December 10, 1926 (B7, B8)

Uncertain personnel:
A8, A9: Don Redman has been named as the clarinetist heard on these sides but aurally this is not so.
B1, B2: The instrumentation is cornet, trombone, clarinet, piano and banjo. Eva Taylor is reported to have said that Clarence Williams at some time used personnel from the Jimmy Wade band and it has been suggested that the men on this session could be Jimmy Wade, William Dover, Clifford King, Clarence Williams and Stan Wilson respectively. However, other opinion is that the cornetist is "Big Charlie Thomas" and the trombonist Charlie Irvis.
B3, B4: The instrumentation is clarinet/tenor, alto/soprano, violin, piano and drums. Apart from Clarence Williams (piano), all is conjecture. Eddie South (vln) and Stan Wilson (bjo) have been suggested, as have Arnett Nelson (clt/ts) and Clifford King (alto/sop).
B5, B6: An alto sax is heard, which may be played by Coleman Hawkins. A clarinet is also present, which does not appear to be Hawkins.