Album US on Alamac label
Jazz
Text on the back of the sleeve: Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra- 1935 Ovie Alston, Edmond Hall, Hilton Jefferson, Gene Johnson and Bobby Sands Liner Notes: Claude Hopkins band enjoyed wide success during the worst years of the Depression. Why this band and not some of the many other fine black band sworking in the 1930-35 period? The Hopkins group was possibly the smoothest and most commercially oriented. His was the quitest sounding band, with one of the best softly swinging rhythm sections of all. Claude himself was quite a pianist, born in Washington D.C. a few years after Duke Ellington, had gained a taste of international flavor on a mid-20's tour with Josephine Baker in France, and had then come back home to lead a variety of groups, until going into the The Savoy Ballroom in 1930. From then he formed the group you hear on this recording. It enjoyed it's greatest succcess playing for months at a time at Roseland Ballroom in downtown New York with plenty of broadcasting time. It's stars were trumpeter-singer Ovie Alston, clarinetist Edmond Hall and the high-note singing of Orlando Robeson. By the time these sides were cut, the famed alto star, Hilton Jefferson had joined the band, and displays his beautiful tone and wealth of ideas on Just As Long As The World Goes Round. Tenorman Bobby Sands is heard throughout as is Ovie Alston who plays all trumpet solos.
Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra , US album by | |
Gene Johnson as, cl, alto saxophone | |
Hilton Jefferson sax, as, 1903-1968 US alto saxophone | |
Henry Turner b, bass | |
Edmond Hall cl, 1901-1967 US clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Pete Jacobs dr, 1899-1952 US drums | |
Walter Jones g, guitar | |
Claude Hopkins p, 1903-1984 US piano, arranged by | |
Bobby Sands ts, as, cl, *1907 US tenor saxophone | |
Fred Norman tb, 1910-1993 US trombone, arranged by | |
Albert Snaer tr, 1902-1962 US trumpet | |
Ovie Alston tr, 1905-1989 US trumpet, vocals | |
Sylvester Lewis tr, 1908-1974 US trumpet |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Truckin' | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
2 | Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
3 | You Stayed Away Too Long | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
4 | Minor Mania | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
5 | Washington Squabble | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
6 | Chasin' All The Blues Away | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
7 | Swingin' And Jivin' | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
8 | Just As Long As The World Goes Round | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
9 | Farewell Blues | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra | ||
10 | Hodge Podge | Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra |