MARCH/APRIL 2004
Some recent issues of interest to the Vintage Jazz/nostalgia collector
(Prices in
brackets are inc VAT and ex VAT)
BEAR FAMILY (£65.00/£55.32)
BCD 16340 BL 2-CD
Boxed Set (LP-Size) with 124-Page-Hardcover Book. (A superb production
and Book!!!!!!).
VARIOUS ARTISTS Live from the Cotton Club, plus: The Cotton
Club, 1923-1940, is still the most famous jazz club of all time. Run by the
underworld and patronised by New York's high society, 'The Aristocrat of
Harlem' employed the cream of African-American entertainers, dancers and
musicians. Duke Ellington was just one of many who made his name there. It was
the focal point of the Harlem Renaissance, and now an important new Bear
Family release takes you back there. During the night of April 20-21, 1931,
a German commentator broadcast live from the Cotton Club, but the recordings
lay dormant in the vaults, until they were discovered and identified by the
legendary John Hammond’s former assistant, Michael Brooks. The broadcast
highlights artists who otherwise left few recordings, or none at all (Cab
Calloway's orchestra accompanies such stars-in-their-day as Lethia Hill, Eddie
Rector and The Cotton Club Trio). The show is also among the earliest
surviving sound documents of German radio. In addition, the 2-CD-Set
contains commercial recordings from the Cotton Club era, including a 1929
attempt to re-create the live atmosphere of the Cotton Club in the recording
studio. Other artists, most of whom were destined to become Cotton Club stars
in later years, are also featured. The set is rounded out with a previously
unissued take, recorded in 1937 by 'The Tramp Band' which, with different
personnel, excited Cotton Club audiences during the 1920s, plus
previously unissued live recordings from Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club. The
accompanying hardcover book by Horst J. P. Bergmeier and Rainer E. Lotz is
profusely illustrated. It traces the development of Harlem, explains the
interrelation between club management and organized crime, documents the
details of Cotton Club shows from beginning to the end, and researches the
biographies of the individuals involved. Much of the factual information as
well as the illustrations and of course the broadcast are presented here for
the first time.
CD 1: The broadcast: Hellmut H. Hellmut reports from the
Cotton Club: Cab Calloway: I'll Make Fun For You
(instrumental) Lethia Hill: (Please Give Me) Something To
Remember You By Cab Calloway & Ensemble: Minnie The
Moocher Eddie Rector: The Mystery Song Cab
Calloway: St. Louis Blues. The Cotton Club Trio:
Just A Gigolo The Cotton Club Band: Farewell
Blues Commercial recordings from the Cotton Club era, including a 1929
attempt to re-create the live atmosphere of the Cotton Club in the recording
studio. Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1a
(Cotton Club Stomp) A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1b (Misty Mornin’) A
Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2a (Goin’ To Town) A Nite At The Cotton Club
– Part 2b Irving Mills & Choir: A Nite At The Cotton Club
– Part 2c (Freeze And Melt) Cootie Williams: Hot Feet Bill
Robinson: Ain't Misbehavin' Dick Robertson & Ensemble:
Minnie The Moocher Mills Blue Rhythm Band: Blue Rhythm
Cab Calloway: Farewell Blues Cab Calloway:
St. Louis Blues Duke Ellington: Mystery Song Dave
Wilborn: I’ll Make Fun For You Andy Preer: I've
Found A New Baby Adelaide Hall: I Must Have That Man
Tramp Band: Miss Linda Brown (takes 1) Libby Holman:
(Please Give Me) Something To Remember You By Luis Russell & His
Orchestra: Ease On Down Louis Armstrong: Just A
Gigolo Ethel Waters: I Just Couldn’t Take It Baby Lena
Horne: As Long As I Live
CD 2: Adelaide Hall: Excerpts from the revue 'Black And White
Birds' (Truckin' / Solitude / I Can't Give You Anything But Love / I Must Have
That Man / Diga Diga Doo / Truckin') Duke Ellington and his
Orchestra: Stepping Into Swing Society If You Were In My Place
(What Would You Do?) Mood Indigo East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (close of
show) East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (start of the 2nd show) Oh Babe, Maybe Someday
(vocal: Ivie Anderson) Prelude In C Sharp Minor Rockin' In Rhythm Three
Blind Mice On The Sunny Side Of The Street (vocal: Ivie
Anderson) Dinah's In A Jam Harmony In Harlem At Your Beck And Call
(vocal: Ivie Anderson) Solitude (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Gal From Joe's Ridin'
On A Blue Note If Dreams Come True Lost In Meditation (Have A Heart)
(vocal: Ivie Anderson) Demi-Tasse (Ev'ry Day) Echoes Of
Harlem Birmingham Breakdown Rose Room
If Dreams Come True It's The Dreamer In Me (vocal: Ivie Anderson).
(NB: There are more interesting issues on this label. I will try to list some of them.
Another CD Box set and Book of some interest follows) (Approx £125.00/£106.40)
BCD 16009; FRIEDRICH
HOLLÄANDER Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte 8CD Boxed Set
(LP-Size) with 168-Page- Hardcover Book.
CD-1: ORCHESTER MAREK WEBER: Jonny PAUL GRAETZ:
Wenn der alte Motor wieder tackt, Teil 1 & 2 BLANDINE EBINGER mit
FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER am Flügel: Der Groschen - Wenn ick mal tot bin
PAUL GRAETZ: Das ist der Herzschlag, der zusammenhält, 1 & 2
ORCHESTER MAREK WEBER: Liliput CLAIRE WALDOFF:
Jonny - Dornröschen aus’m Wedding CHARLIE’S JAZZ-ORCHESTER:
Ich tanz’ Charleston BLANDINE EBINGER mit FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER am
Flügel: Das Currendemädchen - O Mond - Die Hungerkünstlerin - Das
Wunderkind GIUSTO JAZZ-SYMPHONIKER: Ich spiel so gern mit
dir Klavier CLAIRE WALDOFF: Raus mit den Männern aus dem
Reichstag - O wie praktisch BLANDINE EBINGER mit FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER
am Flügel: Die hysterische Ziege - Der Schiesshund PAUL
GRAETZ: Mit der Hand über’n Alexanderplatz TRUDE HESTERBERG:
Die Herren Männer KATE KÜHL: Lene Levi PAUL
GRAETZ: Das ist bei mir so BLANDINE EBINGER mit FRIEDRICH
HOLLAENDER am Flügel: Der Taler - Die Trommlerin als
Schiessbudenfigur
CD-2: REVUE ENSEMBLE mit FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER & STEFAN WEINTRAUB an zwei
Flügeln: Bei uns um die Gedächtniskirche rum, Teil 1 & 2
FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER mit seinen WEINTRAUB SYNCOPATORS: Zwei dunkle
Augen CARL FRÖHLICH & TROJAN WELLISCH: Und immer noch spiel’n
se Blues REVUE ENSEMBLE: Das spricht Bände, Teil 1 & 2
PAUL GODWINS JAZZ-SYMPHONIKER: Nass oder trocken BEN
BERLIN TANZ-ORCHESTER & LEO MONOSSON: Ich tanze um die Welt mit dir
KURT GERRON: Das Nachtgespenst RUDOLF NELSON und sein REVUE
ENSEMBLE: Der rote Faden, Teil 1 & 2 KURT GERRON:
Die Grosstadt-Infanterie GRETA KELLER: Keiner weiss, wie
ich bin-nur du CURT BOIS: Kitsch Tango GRETE
MOSHEIM mit FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER am Steinwayflügel: Eine kleine
Sehnsucht CURT BOIS: Guck doch nicht immer nach dem
Tangogeiger hin! GRETE MOSHEIM mit FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER am
Steinwayflügel: In St. Pauli bei Altona CURT BOIS:
Ich mache alles mit den Beinen MARLENE DIETRICH: Peter
KURT GERRON: Herr Doktor, Herr Doktor CURT BOIS & ROSY
(ROSIE POINDEXTER): Reizend! MARLENE DIETRICH:
Jonny CURT BOIS: Solang’ wir jung sind, Madame
CD-3: MARLENE DIETRICH & ROSA VALETTI: Der blaue Engel
WEINTRAUB SYNCOPATORS: Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe
eingestellt MARLENE DIETRICH mit FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER und seine
JAZZ-SYMPHONIKER: Ich bin die fesche Lola - Nimm dich in acht vor
blonden Frau’n - Kinder, heut’ abend such ich mir was aus - Ich bin von Kopf
bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt WEINTRAUB SYNCOPATORS: Nimm
dich in acht vor blonden Frau’n MARLENE DIETRICH mit FRIEDRICH
HOLLAENDER am Flügel: Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte
GRETA KELLER: Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte HEINRICH
GEORGE & KÄTHE von NAGY: Du hast ja eine Träne im Knopfloch DAS
COLUMBIA-TANZORCHESTER & WILLI KOLLO: Du hast ja eine Träne im
Knopfloch CAMILLA HORN: Ich wünsch mir was RALPH
ARTHUR ROBERTS & HEINZ RÜHMANN & JOE SARGENT: Einbrecher
LILIAN HARVEY & WILLY FRITSCH: Eine Liebelei, so nebenbei
LILIAN HARVEY: Lass mich einmal deine Carmen sein WILLY
FRITSCH: Ich lass mir meinen Körper schwarz bepinseln GRETA
KELLER & JOE SARGENT: Kind, dein Mund ist Musik MADY
CHRISTIANS: Also, das ist die Liebe - Cocktail-Lied
COMEDIAN HARMONISTS: Baby! Wo ist mein Baby? ANNA STEN:
Ich weiss nicht, zu wem ich gehöre LILIAN HARVEY: Wie
hab’ich nur leben können ohne dich
CD-4: MARLENE
DIETRICH: Jonny (englisch) DICK ROBERTSON: St.
Moritz Waltz - Eski-O-Lay-Li-Mo MARLENE DIETRICH: Awake In
A Dream ORCHESTER GUY LOMBARDO & CARMEN LOMBARDO: Desire
BING CROSBY: My Heart And I GLADYS SWARTHOUT:
Paradise In Waltz Time BING CROSBY: The House Jack Built
For Jill DOROTHY LAMOUR: Moonlight And Shadows
BING CROSBY: Moonlight And Shadows ORCHESTER BOB CROSBY &
KAY WEBER: Whispers In The Dark CONNIE BOSWELL:
Whispers In The Dark ORCHESTER ART KASSEL & BILLY LEACH:
Thrill Of A Lifetime LOUIS ARMSTRONG: True Confession
ORCHESTER LARRY CLINTON & BEATRICE WAIN: True Confession
DEANNA DURBIN: It’s Raining Sunbeams PARAMOUNT STUDIO
ORCHESTER: Angel ORCHESTER TOMMY DORSEY & JACK LEONARD:
You Leave Me Breathless GRETA KELLER: You Leave Me
Breathless BILLIE HOLIDAY: Hello, My Darling
DOROTHY LAMOUR: Lovelight In The Starlight ORCHESTER
HAL KEMP & JUDY STARR: You And Me ORCHESTER LARRY CLINTON &
BEATRICE WAIN: Stolen Heaven MARLENE DIETRICH:
You’ve Got That Look - The Boys In The Backroom - Little Joe, The Wrangler -
You’ve Got That Look
CD-5: ORCHESTER BENNY CARTER & MAXINE SULLIVAN: Midnight DOROTHY LAMOUR: Strange Enchantment - That Sentimental Sandwich ORCHESTER AMBROSE: Man About Town MARLENE DIETRICH: The Man’s In The Navy - I’ve Been In Love Before BILLIE HOLIDAY: Falling In Love Again DOROTHY LAMOUR: Palms Of Paradise ORCHESTER HENRY KING: Palms Of Paradise ORCHESTER BOB CHESTER & DOLORES O’NEILL: Li’l Boy Love DOROTHY LAMOUR: Moon Over Burma ORCHESTER BOB CHESTER & DOLORES O’NEILL: Arise, My Love JO STAFFORD: This Is The Moment MARLENE DIETRICH: Illusions - Black Market - Ruins Of Berlin THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T.: The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T. instrumental) - Ten Happy Fingers - Dream Stuff - Get Together Weather - Because We’re Kids - Dungeon Ballet (instrumental) - Dressing Song and End Credit CAROL SIMPSON: Because We’re Kids NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTER, Ltg. CHARLES GERHARDT: Sabrina MAY BRITT: Falling In Love Again CHARLOTTE RAMPLING: Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte
CD-6: DAS SPUKSCHLOSS IM SPESSART: Prolog - Das
Spukschloss im Spessart - Der Traum auf dem Baum - Für sie tun wir alles -
Kleiner Rutsch in die Vergangenheit - Giftmischer Rumba - Suleika - Kleider
machen Leute - Schiffs-Blues - Dazu gehören zwei - Das wollen wir doch mal sehn
- Empfangsgesang - Giftmischer Rumba (instrumental/reprise) HOPPLA
AUF'S SOFA: Hoppla auf’s Sofa - Der Song vom Stottern - Etikette A La
Pappritz - Ich ruf sie an - Das Wunderkind - Das Berg-und-Tal-Bahn-Gefühl -
Totale Verfremdung - Stroganoff - Der Kopf unterm Arm - Der Rummelplatz-Blues
- Die Neu-Neurose - Pestival der goldenen Zwanziger HELEN VITA &
EDITH HANCKE: Mainzer Spezialitäten - Gesang der Wassernixen -
Prinzesschen
CD-7: KATE KÜHL:
Rote Melodie TRUDE HESTERBERG: Dressur VICTOR
DeKOWA: Zieh dich aus, Petronella URSULA SIEG & LORE
CALVIES: Duett im romanischen Cafe URSULA HERKING: Die
Kleptomanin RUTH STEPHAN: Die kleine Internationale
HANNE WIEDER: Die Notbremse VICTOR DeKOWA: Meine
Schwester liebt den Buster KATE KÜHL: Die zersägte Dame
MARGO LION: Sex Appeal CHRISTA BERNHARDT: Das Tauentzienmädel TRUDE HESTERBERG:
Ach, lehne deine Wange VICTOR DeKOWA: Seit wann bläst
deine Grossmama Posaune HELEN VITA: Wiener Schmarrn
KARL SCHÖNBÖCK: Chanson vom falschen Zug CHRISTIANE PAULI: Der
Spuk persönlich IRMHILD WAGNER & BERND STEPHAN: An allem
sind die Juden schuld ACHIM STRIETZEL: Höchste Eisenbahn
ANGELIKA THOMAS: Münchhausen HANNE WIEDER: Circe
HELEN VITA: Stroganoff
CD-8: BLANDINE
EBINGER: Jonny, wenn du Geburtstag hast - Die Schnapstrine - Ick
baumle mit de Beene - Ilse - Drei Wünsche - Das Mädchen mit den
Schwefelhölzern - Chinsesisches Märchen - Die hysterische Ziege - Die roten
Schuhe - Die Trommlerin - Ein Volkslied - In den Abendwind geflüstert - Das
Wunderkind - Currende - Groschenlied (Jroschenlied) - Nachtgebet - O Mond - Wenn
ick mal tot bin - Giftmariechen - Wiegenlied an eine Mutter - Kinderlied oder
der fliegende Jakob - Kitsch - Starker Tobak FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER:
Das Berg-und Tal-Bahn-Gefühl - Spötterdämmerung
DOCUMENT (£12.50/£10.64)
DOCD 5673; Big Maceo. Volume 1. Flying Boogie. 1941 - 1945. 21 titles.
DOCD 5674; Big Maceo. Volume 2. Big City Blues. 1945 - 1950. 22 titles.
INTRO (£6.80/£5.80)
A new series of budget CDs from Proper. Excellent production, good quality sound, and 8 page liner notes. Nothing new, but for something you may have missed, very good value. Ask for list.
JAZZ ORACLE (1CD £13.50/£11.49 3CD £30.00/£25.53)
BDW 8042;
Ben Pollack (Whoopee Makers) 1928 - 1929.
Vol.6
BDW 8043; Red Heads - 1925 - 1927. 3CD
JSP (4CD Box £20.00/£17.02)
JSP919;4 CD - Django in Rome 1949/1950. Remastered by Ted
Kendall. Superb sound.
JSPCD7723; 4 CD - Various The Paramount Masters: The
Paramount label came into being about 1916 as a division of the United
Phonograph Corp, which itself was a part of a diversified business empire
owned by one Fred Dennett. Initially the label issued 78s for the US white
mainstream and for the Irish community and by 1922 its losses exceeded
$100,000. In desperation it turned its attention to the 'race' market,
bringing in a young black chancer named J. Mayo Williams to find artists and
supervise the recordings. Williams created his own little empire by selling
bootleg liquour and nickelodeons to brothels and speakeasies and by claiming
co-composer credits on many of the recordings. But he also built Paramount
into the most important pre-war 'indie' blues label. The biggest names have
already been anthologised by JSP. This amazing 4CD set presents 100 incredibly
rare examples of lesser known but equally entertaining artists, reflecting the
enormous scope of country and urban blues on Paramount. As usual the
recordings have been remastered to high standards and the set includes an
extensive essay about the company and the recordings.
JAZZBAND (2CD £13.75/£11.70)
TMCD 2192/93-2; Artie Shaw The Complete Rhythm Makers Sessions 1937/38. Volume 2. Double CD. 40 titles.
J&M
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