Compil. UK 1974 on Fountain Records label
Jazz (Dixieland)
Individual Track Info (matrix - recording date - original catalog number - publisher): (all recorded in Richmond, Indiana) Track A1 : 11616-A - September 19, 1923 - Gennett 5286 Track A2 : 11617-C - September 19, 1923 - Gennett 5286 Track A3 : 11762-A - February 23, 1924 - Gennett 5518 Track A4 : 11763 - February 23, 1924 - Gennett 5402 Track A5 : 11764-A - February 23, 1924 - Gennett 5402 Track A6 : 12128A - January 19, 1925 - Gennett 5633 - Herman Darewski Track A7 : 12129-B - January 19, 1925 - Gennett 5633 - Chappell Track A8 : 12245 - May 19, 1925 - Gennett 3066 - Lawrence Wright Track A9 : 12246 - May 19, 1925 - Gennett 3066 - Lawrence Wright Track B1 : 13183 - October 28, 1927 - Gennett 6311 - Lawrence Wright Track B2 : 13189 - October 31, 1927 - Gennett 6295 - Lawrence Wright (!! recorded by Hoagy Carmichael And His Pals, but released as Emil Seidel And His Orchestra) Track B3 : 13190 - October 31, 1927 - Gennett 6311 - Lawrence Wright Track B4 : GE-X930 - November 11, 1927 - Gennett 6295 - Chappell Track B5 : GE-X931 - November 11, 1927 - Gennett 6309 Track B6 : GE-X932 - November 11, 1927 - Champion 15400 - Francis, Day & Hunter Track B7 : GE-X075 - November 25, 1927 - Gennett 6327 Track B8 : GE-X995 - December 9, 1927 - Champion 15418 - Francis, Day & Hunter Track B9 : 13722 - May 5, 1928 - Champion 40001 - Lawrence Wright Track B10 : 13724 - May 5, 1928 - Champion 40001 - Francis, Day & Hunter The takes listed are those of the originals from which the transfers were made. Titles and composer credits are those shown on the original labels
Curtis Hitch p, leader, piano, album by, written by | |
Hoagy Carmichael voc, p, 1899-1981 US cornet, piano, album by, written by, vocals | |
Dick Kent sax, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
Gene Woods sax, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
Arnold Habbe , banjo | |
Maurice May sax, banjo, tenor saxophone, written by | |
Don Kimmell g, banjo, guitar | |
Dewey Neal sax, b, bass saxophone | |
Haskell Simpson b, brass bass | |
Paul Brown b, brass bass | |
Harry Wright , clarinet | |
Chauncey Goodwin clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Jimmy Dorsey cl, as, 1904-1957 US clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Rookie Neal , clarinet, alto saxophone, written by | |
Norman Stevens , compiled by | |
Ron Jewson compiled by | |
Andy Secrest cor, tr, 1907-1977 US cornet | |
Bob Mayhew cornet | |
Charles "Bud" Dant , *1907 US cornet | |
Fred Rollison , cornet, written by | |
Jack Drummond double bass | |
Andy Van Sickle drums | |
Cliff Williams dr, drums, vocals | |
Earl McDowell dr, drums, written by | |
Emil Seidel p, piano | |
Harold Keating tenor saxophone | |
Maurice Bennett sax, tenor saxophone | |
John R. T. Davies tb, voc, sax, 1927-2004 GB transferred by, mastering | |
Jerry Bump tb, trombone, written by | |
Oscar Rossberg tb, trombone | |
Tommy Dorsey tb, 1905-1956 US trombone | |
Byron Smart tr, trumpet | |
Eddie Wolfe violin | |
Mischa Russell vn, violin | |
Hitch's Happy Harmonists , performer on track | |
Fred Callahan dr, written by, uncredited | |
Hoagy Carmichael And His Pals , performer on track | |
Emil Seidel And His Orchestra , performer on track, vocals | |
Jimmy Fisher , vocals | |
Carmichael's Collegians , performer on track |
Robin Mukerji design, sleeve |
Richard M. Sudhalter liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Cruel Woman | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Curtis Hitch, Earl McDowell, Rookie Neal | |
2 | Home Brew Blues | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Fred Rollison, Maurice May, Rookie Neal | |
3 | Steady Steppin' Papa | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Dick Spindler, Fred Rollison | |
4 | Baptistown Crawl | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Curtis Hitch, Maurice May, Rookie Neal | |
5 | Ethiophian Nightmare | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Jerry Bump, Rookie Neal | |
6 | Cataract Rag Blues | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Robert Hampton | |
7 | Nightingale Rag Blues | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Joseph F. Lamb | |
8 | Boneyard Shuffle | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Hoagy Carmichael | |
9 | Washboard Blues | Hitch's Happy Harmonists | Hoagy Carmichael, Fred Callahan | |
10 | One Night In Havana | Hoagy Carmichael And His Pals | Hoagy Carmichael | |
11 | Friday Night | Emil Seidel And His Orchestra | Hoagy Carmichael | |
12 | Star Dust | Hoagy Carmichael And His Pals | Hoagy Carmichael | |
13 | The Best Things In Life Are Free | Emil Seidel And His Orchestra | Buddy G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | |
14 | Down South | Emil Seidel And His Orchestra | W.H. Myddleton | |
15 | Together, We Two | Emil Seidel And His Orchestra | Irving Berlin | |
16 | For My Baby | Emil Seidel And His Orchestra | Francis Wheeler, Irving Kahal, Ted Snyder | |
17 | Counting The Days | Emil Seidel And His Orchestra | Walter Samuels | |
18 | March Of The Hoodlums | Carmichael's Collegians | Hoagy Carmichael | |
19 | Walkin' The Dog | Carmichael's Collegians | Shelton Brooks |