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VA - Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (1997)

Posted By: SuniR
VA - Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (1997)

VA - Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (1997)
EAC | FLAC (log,tracks+cue) -> 276 Mb (5% Rec.)
Mp3 CBR320 Kbps -> 175 Mb (5% Rec.) | Scans included
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Oldies | Label: Timeless Records, CBC 1-036 Jazz | 01:10:57

Although St. Louis was as important to the development of late 19th and early 20th century African American music as New Orleans, Memphis, Kansas City, and Chicago, recordings by early St. Louis jazz bands appear to have been marginalized and underappreciated as reissue compilations focus mainly upon the Crescent City, the Windy City, and the Big Apple. In 1997, the Timeless label released Jazz in St. Louis, a 23-track sampling of rare wax dating from the years 1924-1927.

First and foremost, this album brings forward the complete recordings of trumpeter Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs. At various points that hot little band contained in its ranks trumpeter Dewey Jackson, trombonist Albert Wynn, and drummer Zutty Singleton. Creath and Jackson first met up in 1919 while serenading the public from the deck of a riverboat as members of Fate Marable's band. The vocalist on "Won't Don't Blues" has been identified as Lonnie Johnson, who plays the violin rather than the guitar for which he was already becoming famous. The voice heard singing "Market Street Blues" and "Woke Up Cold in Hand" belonged to Creath's initial studio percussionist, Floyd Campbell. Other examples from the St. Louis jazz scene in the ‘20s are performed by pianist Phil Baxter and his orchestra; drummer Benny Washington's Six Aces; the 11-piece Paledo Orchestra of St. Louis; pianist Jesse Stone & His Blues Serenaders (a legendary unit that included saxophonist Jack Washington, destined for fame as a member of the Bennie Moten and Count Basie orchestras); and the St. Louis Levee Band. The only identified member of this last group, which recorded "Soap Suds" in May of 1926, is New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. While most everything else on this collection originally appeared on the Okeh label (with the Baxter sides also coming out on Odeon as pictured on the album cover), Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra cut its records for Vocalion in June 1926. Jackson named his group after the St. Louis Charleston Peacock Orchestra, which he led aboard the S.S. Capitol in 1925. The Peacock Orchestra heard on this collection featured Willie Humphrey on clarinet and tenor sax, as well as New Orleans bassist Pops Foster blowing into a tuba. Jackson, who enjoyed something of a comeback on the Dixieland circuit in the early '50s, left precious few recordings as a leader, so interested parties are very lucky to be able to experience "She's Crying for Me," "Capitol Blues," and "Going to Town," a gritty slow drag that culminates in a rather bizarre group vocal. Like many other excellent compilations in the Timeless Historical catalog, Jazz in St. Louis is an invaluable tool for those who seek a better understanding of what real jazz felt like during the decade between the First World War and the Great Depression. –arwulf arwulf, AllMusic

Tracklist:

01. Pleasure Mad (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (2:59)
02. Market Street Blues (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:14)
03. I Woke Up Cold In Hand (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:06)
04. King Porter Stomp (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:07)
05. Every Man That Wears Bell-Bottom Briches Ain't No Monkey Man (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:25)
06. My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:32)
07. If I Had You And You Had (Phil Baxter And His Texas Tommies) (3:07)
08. Waiting (Phil Baxter And His Texas Tommies) (3:14)
09. Something Tells Me (Phil Baxter And His Texas Tommies) (3:27)
10. What-Cha-Call-'Em Blues (Palledo Orchestra Of St. Louis) (2:31)
11. Market Street Stomp (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (2:46)
12. Won't Don't Blues (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:05)
13. Way Down In Lover's Lane (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:20)
14. Grandpa's Spell (sic) (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (2:51)
15. Compton Avenue Blues (Bennie Washington's Six Aces) (3:04)
16. Soap Suds (St. Louis Levee Band) (2:56)
17. She's Cryin' For Me (Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra) (2:56)
18. Capitol Blues (Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra) (3:01)
19. Goin' To Town (Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra) (2:39)
20. Starvation Blues (Jesse Stone And His Blue Serenaders) (3:11)
21. Boot To Boot (Jesse Stone And His Blue Serenaders) (2:59)
22. Butter Finger Blues (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:03)
23. Crazy Quilt (Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs) (3:24)

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Analyzed: Bennie Washington's Six Aces / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (1)
Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (2-13)
Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (14-16)
Jesse Stone And His Blue Serenaders / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (17-18)
Palledo Orchestra Of St. Louis / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (19)
Phil Baxter And His Texas Tommies / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (20-22)
St. Louis Levee Band / Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927 (23)
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DR10 -1.69 dB -14.36 dB 2:59 01-Pleasure Mad
DR10 -2.03 dB -15.80 dB 3:14 02-Market Street Blues
DR12 -0.49 dB -17.42 dB 3:06 03-I Woke Up Cold In Hand
DR11 0.00 dB -15.34 dB 3:07 04-King Porter Stomp
DR10 -0.96 dB -14.77 dB 3:25 05-Every Man That Wears Bell-Bottom Briches Ain't No Monkey Man
DR11 -2.86 dB -17.92 dB 3:32 06-My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)
DR10 -3.26 dB -15.88 dB 2:46 11-Market Street Stomp
DR11 -3.67 dB -18.05 dB 3:05 12-Won't Don't Blues
DR11 -2.86 dB -16.63 dB 3:20 13-Way Down In Lover's Lane
DR10 -3.75 dB -16.62 dB 2:51 14-Grandpa's Spell (sic)
DR13 -1.19 dB -16.90 dB 3:03 22-Butter Finger Blues
DR14 -1.66 dB -17.32 dB 3:24 23-Crazy Quilt
DR9 -3.87 dB -17.11 dB 2:56 17-She's Cryin' For Me
DR11 -3.66 dB -19.31 dB 3:01 18-Capitol Blues
DR11 -3.91 dB -18.14 dB 2:39 19-Goin' To Town
DR10 -4.20 dB -17.61 dB 3:11 20-Starvation Blues
DR11 -1.93 dB -15.46 dB 2:59 21-Boot To Boot
DR12 -4.05 dB -18.51 dB 2:31 10-What-Cha-Call-'Em Blues
DR12 -3.43 dB -17.87 dB 3:07 07-If I Had You And You Had
DR12 -1.42 dB -17.55 dB 3:14 08-Waiting
DR13 -2.13 dB -17.88 dB 3:27 09-Something Tells Me
DR14 -0.51 dB -18.34 dB 2:56 16-Soap Suds
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Official DR value: DR11

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