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Valaida Snow
1940-1953
Compil. FR 2004 on Classics label
Jazz and Blues (Rhythm’n’Blues, Easy Listening, Big Band)
Tracks 1 to 2 = reissue of Tono 21194 (Denmark) / recorded in Copenhagen, October 1940 - Some Of These Days / Carry Me Back To Old Virginny . Tracks 3 to 4 = reissue of Apollo 1179 / recorded in New York, 1945. Tracks 5 to 6 = reissue of Apollo 1185 / recorded in New York, 1945. Tracks 7 to 8 = reissue of Bel-Tone 7001 / recorded in Los Angeles, December 1945. Tracks 9 to 10 = reissue of Bel-Tone 7002 / recorded in Los Angeles, December 1945 - It's The Talk Of The Town / If I Only Had You . Tracks 11, 13 = reissue of Bel-Tone 7008 / recorded in Los Angeles, 1946 - Frustration / Caravan . Tracks 12, 14 = reissue of Bel-Tone 7007 / recorded in Los Angeles, 1946. Tracks 15 to 16 = reissue of Derby 729 / recorded in New York or Los Angeles? - January 1950. Tracks 17 to 18 = reissue of Derby 735 / recorded in New York or Los Angeles? - January 1950. Tracks 19 to 20 - reissue of Chess 1555 / recorded in Chicago? - 1953 and acc. by unknown band according to booklet - I Ain't Gonna Tell / If You Don't Mean It Recorded at Universal Recording, Chicago, November 1953 / performed by Valaida Snow (voc); with Harlan "Booby" Floyd (tb); Leon Washington (ts); McKinley Easton (bars); prob. Ike Perkins (eg); Earl Washington (b); Jimmy Richardson (b); Red Saunders (d) - according to "Red Saunders Discography" #37 - by Robert L. Campbell, Armin Büttner, and Dan Kochakian. Released in jewel case with booklet [misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front] . Matrix numbers of original releases : see booklet scans.
Musicians
 | Valaida Snow voc, tr, 1904-1956 US vocals, vocals, trumpet, album by, written by |
 | Bobby Smith as, US alto saxophone, leader, written by |
 | Dave McRae cl, US baritone saxophone |
 | Willy Sørensen vn, b, bass |
 | Aage Voss sax, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Henry Hagemann sax, 1910-1964 DK clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Erik Kragh dr, drums, vibraphone |
 | Bertrand Bech p, 1921-1992 piano |
 | Jonah Jones tr, voc, 1909-2000 US trumpet |
 | Tage Rasmussen tr, trumpet |
 | The Day Dreamers vocals |
 | Dorothy Fields , 1905-1974 US lyrics by |
 | Valaida Snow Acc. By Buzz Adlam Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Al Neiburg , US lyrics by |
 | Marty Symes , 1904-1953 US lyrics by |
 | Gene Austin voc, 1900-1972 US lyrics by |
 | Irving Mills voc, 1894-1985 US lyrics by |
 | Eddie Delange voc, 1904-1949 lyrics by |
 | Irving Fields p, *1915 US lyrics by |
 | Johnny Mercer voc, 1909-1976 US lyrics by |
Producers
| Jimmy Mundy directed by |
| Anatol Schenker liner notes |
| Richard Reicheg photography |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some Of These Days | Valaida Snow | Shelton Brooks | 2:34 |
| 2 | Carry Me Back To Old Virginny | Valaida Snow | James A. Bland | 2:49 |
| 3 | The More I Know About Love | Valaida Snow | 2:19 | |
| 4 | Around The World | Valaida Snow | Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss | 2:31 |
| 5 | Porgy | Valaida Snow | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh | 2:43 |
| 6 | My Heart Is Such A Fool | Valaida Snow | Bobby Smith | 1:57 |
| 7 | Fool That I Am | Valaida Snow Acc. By Buzz Adlam Orchestra | Floyd Hunt | 3:02 |
| 8 | It's The Talk Of The Town | Valaida Snow Acc. By Buzz Adlam Orchestra | Al Neiburg, Marty Symes, Gerald Levinson | 2:55 |
| 9 | Lonesome Road | Valaida Snow Acc. By Buzz Adlam Orchestra | Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret | 2:53 |
| 10 | If I Only Had You | Valaida Snow Acc. By Buzz Adlam Orchestra | Surrell | 2:40 |
| 11 | Caravan | Valaida Snow | Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol | 2:53 |
| 12 | Solitude | Valaida Snow | Eddie Delange, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington | 2:50 |
| 13 | Frustration | Valaida Snow | Irving Mills, Baumgart, Lavoie | 2:52 |
| 14 | I Must Have That Man | Valaida Snow | Irving Fields, Jimmy McHugh | 2:08 |
| 15 | Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone | Valaida Snow | Traditional | 3:04 |
| 16 | When A Woman Loves A Man | Valaida Snow | Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins | 2:32 |
| 17 | Chloe | Valaida Snow | Monet | 3:06 |
| 18 | Coconut Head | Valaida Snow | Eddie Heller, Larry Newton, Valaida Snow | 2:58 |
| 19 | I Ain't Gonna Tell | Valaida Snow | Rudolph Toombs | 2:34 |
| 20 | If You Don't Mean It | Valaida Snow | SIngleton | 2:56 |
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