Stars of the Apollo

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gimme a Pigfoot
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
Bessie Smith & Buck & His Band3:28
2He’s Long Gone From Bowling Green
Buck & Bubbles & Their Buckets3:05
3The Lure of the South
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1929-03-30)
vocals:
Mamie Smith (on 1929-03-30)
orchestra:
Billy Fowler Orchestra (on 1929-03-30)
produced for:
OKeh (on 1929-03-30)
Mamie Smith2:46
4I Want a Hot Dog for My Roll
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1927-03-31)
fiddle [one-string fiddle]:
Tosh Hammond (on 1927-03-31)
piano:
Eddie Haywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1927-03-31)
baritone vocals:
Butterbeans (comedy performer Jody Edwards of Butterbeans and Susie) (on 1927-03-31)
produced for:
OKeh (on 1927-03-31)
Butterbeans & Susie3:27
5Shake Your Ashes
Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra2:46
6Sweet Sue, Just You
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
The Mills Brothers2:54
7Fifteen Minute Intermission
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3160)
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra2:49
8Reefer Man
recording of:
Reefer Man
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band2:47
9Harlem Woogie
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-03-09)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-03-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-03-09)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-03-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-03-09)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-03-09)
vocals:
Anna Robinson (jazz singer) (on 1939-03-09)
Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra2:49
10Doin’ the New Low Down
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1932-12-29)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson & Don Redman & His Orchestra2:33
11Rhythm Rapsody
Earl Hines & His Orchestra2:28
12Backwater Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-03-09)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-03-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-03-09)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-03-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-03-09)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-03-09)
vocals:
Ruby Smith (US blues singer) (on 1939-03-09)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1939-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Ruby Smith & Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra2:49
13All My Life
recording of:
All My Life
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
Ella Fitzgerald & Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra3:11
14From Monday On
recording of:
From Monday On
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Ella Logan & The Spirits of Rhythm2:24
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1When My Baby Left Me
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson & Cootie Williams & His Orchestra2:40
2Got an Uncle in Harlem
Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra3:09
3Sploghm
Slim Gaillard and His Flat-Foot-Floogee-Boys2:28
4Four Day Creep
Ida Cox and Her All Star Band3:21
5Wherever You Are
live recording of:
Wherever You Are
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:57
6Lose the Blacout Blues
Count Basie & His Orchestra & Jimmy Rushing3:11
7Stop You’re Breakin’ My Heart
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra & Maxine Sullivan?:??
8Saturday Night Fish Fry
Pearl Bailey & Jackie "Moms" Mabley2:20
9Gabbin’ Blues
Big Maybelle & Leroy Kirkland & His Orchestra2:38
10You’re Just a Old Antidisestablishmentarian Ismist
live recording of:
Antidisestablishmentarianismist
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:46
11Ain’t Misbehavin
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sarah Vaughan & Jimmy Jones' Band3:02
12Venus Velvet
Bobby Brown Quartet6:31
13I Put a Spell on You
live recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:24
14Evil Gal Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1964-02-08)
bass guitar:
George Duvivier (on 1964-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1964-02-08)
harmonica:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1964-02-08)
organ:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1964-02-08)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1964-02-08)
trombone:
Bob Asher (trombonist) (on 1964-02-08)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1964-02-08)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1964-02-08)
live cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues (on 1964-02-08)
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Aretha Franklin2:42