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Leon "Chu" Berry
1937-1941

Compil. FR 1994 on Classics label
Jazz (Swing)

Recording info: #1 to 4: New York, March 23, 1937 #5 to 8: New York, September 10, 1937 #9 to 12: New York, November 11, 1938 #13 to 16: New York, September, 1941 #17 to 20: Unknown location, 1941 Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.

     
Musicians
PortraitLeon "Chu" Berry ts, 1908-1941 US
tenor saxophone, album by, written by
Unknown Artist
bass, drums, piano, tenor saxophone
PortraitAnatol Schenker ,
liner notes, july 1994
PortraitCharlie Ventura ts, sax, 1916-1992 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitChu Berry & His Little Jazz Ensemble ,
performer on track
PortraitIsrael Crosby b, 1919-1962 US
bass
PortraitBuster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US
clarinet
PortraitCozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US
drums
PortraitLawrence Lucie g, 1907-2009 US
guitar
PortraitHorace Henderson p, 1904-1988 US
piano
PortraitGeorge Matthews tb, 1912-1982 US
trombone
PortraitHot Lips Page tr, voc, 1908-1954 US
trumpet, vocals, written by
PortraitMilt Hinton b, 1910-2000 US
bass
PortraitLeroy Maxey dr, *1904 US
drums
PortraitDanny Barker g, bj, 1909-1994 US
guitar
PortraitBennie Payne p, US
piano, piano, vocals
PortraitKeg Johnson tb, 1908-1967 US
trombone
PortraitIrving Randolph tr, 1943-1997 US
trumpet
PortraitArtie Shapiro b, 1916-2003 US
bass
PortraitSidney Catlett dr, 1910-1951 US
drums
PortraitClyde Hart p, 1910-1945 US
piano
PortraitRoy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US
trumpet
PortraitAl Morgan b, eb, 1908-1974 US
bass
PortraitHarry Jaeger dr, US
drums
PortraitAl Casey g, *1915 US
guitar
Composers
Sam H. Stept
Sidney Mitchell
Ted Koehler
Ballard MacDonald
James F. Hanley
Johnny Mercer
Richard Whiting
Douglas Furber
Philip Braham
Leon "Chu" Berry
Lew Pollack
Leo Robin
Ralph Rainger
Milt Gabler
Hoagy Carmichael
Mitchell Parish
Edward Heyman
Frank Eyton
Johnny Green
Robert Sour
Hot Lips Page
Dorothy Fields
Jimmy McHugh
Don Redman
Traditional
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Now You're Talking My LanguageChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleSam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell, Ted Koehler2:55
2IndianaChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleBallard MacDonald, James F. Hanley2:46
3Too Marvelous For WordsChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleJohnny Mercer, Richard Whiting2:54
4Limehouse BluesChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleDouglas Furber, Philip Braham2:52
5Chuberry JamChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleLeon "Chu" Berry2:17
6MaelstromChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleLeon "Chu" Berry2:47
7My Secret Love AffairChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleLew Pollack, Sidney Mitchell2:50
8Ebb TideChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleLeo Robin, Ralph Rainger2:45
9Sittin' InChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleMilt Gabler2:09
10StardustChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleHoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish3:52
11Body And SoulChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleEdward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour3:49
12Forty-Six West Fifty-TwoChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleLeon "Chu" Berry, Milt Gabler2:28
13Blowing Up A BreezeChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleHot Lips Page, Leon "Chu" Berry, Milt Gabler2:38
14On The Sunny SIde Of The StreetChu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleDorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh3:50
15Monday At Minton's (What's It To You?)Chu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleHot Lips Page, Leon "Chu" Berry, Milt Gabler2:53
16Gee, Ain't I Good To You?Chu Berry & His Little Jazz EnsembleDon Redman4:05
17Dream Girl - Part 1Leon "Chu" BerryTraditional2:00
18Dream Girl - Part 2Leon "Chu" BerryTraditional2:25
19Get Lost - Part 1Leon "Chu" BerryTraditional2:01
20Get Lost - Part 2Leon "Chu" BerryTraditional2:02
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