Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions
06/05/2042
Lyrics from Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions
All Music Guide Review
Even for the Mosaic label, this limited-edition 12-CD box set is miraculous. Unlike most of their other efforts, this is not a "complete" set, although each of the 65 sessions covered is complete. A collection of mostly formerly rare sessions made for Capitol during its first 11 years, the music ranges from Dixieland in the Bob Crosby Bobcats manner to some swing-oriented big bands and a touch of bop. The quantity (245 selections) and the high quality are both remarkable. Included are exciting sessions by Paul Whiteman, Eddie Miller, Nappy Lamare, Ray Bauduc, Marvin Ash, Wingy Manone, Johnny Mercer, Scatman Crothers, Deane Kincaide, Armand Hug, Frankie Trumbauer (his last recordings), Pud Brown, Bud Freeman, Zutty Singleton, Bobby Hackett, Sid Catlett, Al Casey, the Capitol Jazzmen, Jack Teagarden, Anita O'Day, Ten Cats and a Mouse, the Benny Carter big band, Jess Stacy, Joe Sullivan, Mel Powell, the exciting and very underrated Cootie Williams Orchestra, Murray McEachern, Rex Stewart, Sonny Greer, Louie Bellson, Carl Kress, Kay Starr, Red Norvo and Stan Hasselgard. A remarkable and highly enjoyable set which contains many previously unreleased recordings. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions Track Listing
Credits of Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions
- Dodo Marmarosa
- Piano
- Wendell Marshall
- Bass
- Lowell Martin
- Arranger, Conductor
- Murray McEachern
- Tuba, Sax (Alto)
- Johnny Mercer
- Vocals, Original Session Producer
- Toots Mondello
- Sax (Alto)
- Alton Moore
- Tuba
- Tony Mottola
- Bass, Clarinet, Drums
- Gene Norman
- Original Session Producer
- Floyd O'Brien
- Tuba
- E.V. Perry
- Trumpet
- Bob Poland
- Baritone
- Gene Porter
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jesse Price
- Drums, Vocals
- Carl Pruitt
- Bass
- Keg Purnell
- Drums
- Jay Ranellucci
- Transfers
- Milt Raskin
- Piano
- Les Robinson
- Sax (Alto)
- Joe Rushton
- Sax (Bass)
- Curly Russell
- Bass
- Jack Ryan
- Bass
- Bill Schaeffer
- Tuba
- Moe Schneider
- Tuba
- Bud Scott
- Guitar
- Shorty Sherock
- Trumpet
- John Simmons
- Bass
- Terry Snyder
- Drums
- Jess Stacy
- Piano
- Bill Stegmeyer
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Phil Stephens
- Bass
- Billy Strayhorn
- Piano, Arranger
- Fred Stulce
- Sax (Alto)
- Idrees Sulieman
- Trumpet
- Martha Tilton
- Vocals
- Juan Tizol
- Arranger
- Dave Tough
- Drums
- Jack Turner
- Drums
- Bart Varsalona
- Tuba
- Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- Sax (Alto), Vocals
- George Washington
- Tuba
- Hank Wayland
- Bass
- Paul Weston
- Clarinet, Arranger
- Stanley Wrightsman
- Piano
- Walter Yoder
- Bass
- Scott Wenzel
- Assistant Producer, Research Assistant
- Lee Gillette
- Original Session Producer
- Jackie Mills
- Drums
- Paul Ricci
- Sax (Tenor)
- Harold Clark
- Sax (Tenor)
- Hal Derwin
- Guitar
- Wallace Jones
- Trumpet
- Bumps Myers
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lee Pope
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Bates Singers
- Piano
- Carl Loeffler
- Tuba
- Clint Neagley
- Sax (Alto)
- David L. Newman
- Strings
- Lee Young
- Drums
- Fred King
- Drums
- Harry Azen
- Strings
- Frank Frederico
- Guitar
- Paul Geil
- Trumpet
- Leonard Hartman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bruce Hudson
- Trumpet
- Matty Malneck
- Violin
- Richard Mantel
- Design Direction
- Mike Pingatore
- Banjo, Guitar
- Andy Secrest
- Trumpet
- Elmer Smithers
- Tuba
- George Treadwell
- Trumpet
- Giants of Jazz
- Performer
- Savannah Churchill
- Vocals
- Monty Kelly
- Trumpet
- Skip Layton
- Tuba
- Eddie Miller & His Orchestra
- Sax (Tenor)
- Louie Bellson & His Jazz Orchestra
- Arranger, Drums
- Junior Raglin
- Bass
- Zeke Zarchy
- Trumpet
- Manny Gershman
- Sax (Alto)
- Tommy Mace
- Saxophone
- Hal McDonald
- Drums
- Johnny Morris
- Tuba
- Clyde Rogers
- Baritone
- Arthur Shapiro
- Bass
- Tommy Linehan
- Organ, Piano
- Otto Hardwick
- Sax (Alto)
- Jake "Vernon" Porter
- Trumpet
- Johnny Costello
- Clarinet
- Charles Drayton
- Bass
- Claude Dunson
- Trumpet
- Arthur Fleming
- Reeds
- Tommy Gott
- Trumpet
- Charlie Lourie
- Executive Producer
- Pee Wee Tinney
- Guitar
- Sylvester Payne
- Drums
- Willard Brown
- Baritone
- Jeri Sullivan
- Vocals
- Herbert "Happy" Lawson
- Sax (Alto)
- Riff Charles
- Piano
- Rufus Webster
- Piano
- Country Washburne
- Bass
- Herman Mitchell
- Guitar
- Gus Mueller
- Clarinet
- Thomas Moultrie
- Bass
- Bob Horton
- Tuba
- Clarence "Gene" Redd
- Trumpet
- Allan W. Thompson
- Tuba
- George Favors
- Baritone
- Dan Logan
- Tuba
- Bob Goodrich
- Trumpet
- King Guion
- Saxophone
- Charley Johnson
- Tuba
- Sol Blumenthal
- Strings
- Norman Bowden
- Trumpet
- John Taylor
- Baritone
- Jon Carroll
- Trumpet
- John Jackson
- Sax (Alto)
- Dave Cavanaugh
- Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Original Session Producer
- Arnold Jarvis
- Piano
- Bob Merrill
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Joe Dixon
- Clarinet
- Marvin Ash
- Piano
- Buddy Baker
- Arranger
- Heine Beau
- Clarinet
- Dick Cathcart
- Trumpet, Cor
- George Van Eps
- Guitar
- Stan Freeman
- Piano
- George Girard
- Trumpet
- Joe Graves
- Trumpet
- Don Lamond
- Drums
- Jack Marshall
- Guitar
- Bobby Sherwood
- Tuba, Cor
- Buddy Weed
- Piano
- Alvy West
- Saxophone
- The Glee Club
- Vocals
- Frank DeVol
- Bass
- Anita O'Day
- Vocals
- Freddy Webster
- Trumpet
- Sonny Greer
- Drums
- Edward Johnson
- Tuba
- Malcolm Addey
- Mastering, Transfers
- Sam Allen
- Guitar
- Louis Armstrong
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Bob Ashton
- Baritone
- Butch Ballard
- Drums
- Frank Beach
- Trumpet
- Benny Carter
- Trumpet, Arranger, Sax (Tenor)
- Emmett Berry
- Trumpet
- John Best
- Trumpet
- Barney Bigard
- Clarinet
- Billie Holiday
- Vocals
- Johnny Blowers
- Drums
- Frank Bode
- Drums
- Dupree Bolton
- Trumpet
- Perry Botkin
- Guitar
- Dave Bowman
- Piano
- Oscar Lee Bradley
- Drums
- Teddy Brannon
- Piano
- Percy Brice
- Drums
- Pud Brown
- Sax (Tenor)
- Vernon Brown
- Tuba
- Teddy Buckner
- Trumpet
- Edward Burke
- Tuba
- Red Callender
- Bass
- James Cannady
- Guitar
- Frank Carlson
- Drums
- Harry Carney
- Baritone
- Big Sid Catlett
- Drums
- John Cave
- French Horn
- Bill Challis
- Arranger
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Paul Cohen
- Trumpet
- Henry Coker
- Tuba
- Rupert Cole
- Sax (Alto)
- Frank Comstock
- Arranger
- Morty Corb
- Bass
- Irving Cottler
- Drums
- Michael Cuscuna
- Liner Notes, Release Production
- Cutty Cutshall
- Tuba
- Vic Dickenson
- Tuba
- Art Drelinger
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Edwards
- Guitar
- Joel Epps
- Sax (Alto)
- Nick Fatool
- Drums
- Milton Fletcher
- Trumpet
- Billy Ford
- Trumpet
- Ed Garland
- Bass
- Karl George
- Trumpet
- Jim Glover
- Bass
- Jewell L. Grant
- Sax (Alto)
- Chris Griffin
- Trumpet
- Fred Guy
- Guitar
- Roy Harte
- Drums
- Herbie Haymer
- Sax (Tenor)
- Al Hendrickson
- Guitar
- Clyde Hurley
- Trumpet
- Ben Jackson
- Sax (Alto)
- Nate Kazebier
- Trumpet
- Norman Keenan
- Bass
- Porter Kilbert
- Sax (Alto)
- Jules Kinsler
- Reeds
- Manny Klein
- Trumpet
- Eddie Kusby
- Tuba
- Jack Lacey
- Tuba
- Nappy Lamare
- Banjo, Vocals, Guitar
- Bob Lawson
- Reeds
- Jack Lesberg
- Bass
- Abe Lincoln
- Tuba
- Ulysses Livingston
- Guitar
- Don Lodice
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ferde Grofé
- Piano, Arranger
- Golden Gate Quartet
- Vocals
- Kay Starr
- Performer
- Bill Doggett
- Arranger
- George Barnes
- Guitar
- Charlie Barnet
- Sax (Alto)
- Bud Freeman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Giuffre
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- Benny Goodman
- Clarinet
- Dexter Gordon
- Sax (Tenor)
- Wardell Gray
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bobby Hackett
- Trumpet
- Lionel Hampton
- Vibraphone
- Eddie Heywood
- Piano
- Pete Johnson
- Piano
- Barney Kessel
- Guitar
- Yank Lawson
- Trumpet
- Billy May
- Trumpet
- Red Norvo
- Piano, Vibraphone, Xylophone
- Ben Pollack
- Drums
- Mel Powell
- Piano
- Max Roach
- Drums
- Jimmy Rowles
- Piano
- Al Sears
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rex Stewart
- Cor
- Jack Teagarden
- Vocals
- Paul Whiteman
- Performer
- Gerald Wiggins
- Piano
- Gerald Wilson
- Trumpet
- Cootie Williams
- Trumpet
- Trigger Alpert
- Bass
- Harry Babasin
- Bass
- Dave Barbour
- Guitar
- Ray Bauduc
- Performer
- Gus Bivona
- Clarinet
- Billy Butterfield
- Trumpet
- Dick Cary
- Piano
- Hank D'Amico
- Clarinet
- Pee Wee Erwin
- Trumpet
- John Graas
- French Horn
- Bob Haggart
- Bass
- Stan Hasselgård
- Clarinet
- Horace Henderson
- Piano, Arranger
- Peanuts Hucko
- Clarinet
- Armand Hug
- Piano, Arranger
- Taft Jordan
- Trumpet
- Deane Kincaide
- Baritone, Arranger
- Carl Kress
- Guitar
- Ray Linn
- Trumpet
- Wingy Manone
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Matty Matlock
- Clarinet, Arranger
- Lou McGarity
- Tuba
- Jimmy Mundy
- Arranger
- Jimmie Noone
- Clarinet
- Santo Pecora
- Tuba
- Arnold Ross
- Piano
- Zutty Singleton
- Drums
- Joe Sullivan
- Piano
- George Wettling
- Drums











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