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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Jammin’ For the Jackpot: Big Bands and Territory Bands of the 30s (1977)

This New World Records release was only issued in vinyl and has not as yet been re-issued as a CD. This is just a plain fun recording if you like big band era music. There are 16 tracks ranging from well known ensembles like Chick Webb and His Orchestra and Cab Calloway and His Orchestra to more obscure ensembles like Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders and Zach Whyte's Chocolate Beau Brummels. The mp3 files are only 96 kbps, but there is no sense in anything higher as this is a vinyl transfer of a monophonic recording. Also included in the download are scans of the LP, including pictures from the inside.

Track List:

1 CARAVAN (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, and Irving Mills)--3:03
(publ. American Academy of Music)
Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra

2 CASA LOMA STOMP (Gene Gifford)--3:16
(publ. Morley Music Co.)
Casa Loma Orchestra

3 DALLAS BLUES (Hart Wand and Lloyd Garrett)--2:41
(publ. Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy

4 MADHOUSE (Earl Hines, arr. James Mundy)--2:45
(publ. Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.)
Earl "Fatha" Hines and His Orchestra

5 HEEBIE JEEBIES (Boyd Atkins)--3:00
(publ. Leeds Music Corp.)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra

6 PICKIN' THE CABBAGE (Dizzy Gillespie)--2:45
(publ. John Gillespie)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

7 EBONY SILHOUETTE (Benny Payne and Milt Hinton, arr. Andy Gibson)--2:35
(publ. unknown)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

8 JAMMIN' FOR THE JACKPOT (Eli Robinson)--2:30
(publ. unknown)
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band

9 TOBY (Eddie Barefield and Buster Moten)--3:26
(publ. unknown)
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

10 BLUES OF AVALON (unknown)--3:25
(publ. unknown)
Boots and His Buddies

11 SENSATIONAL MOOD (Henri Woode and Horace Floyd)--3:14
(publ. Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.)
Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders

12 ORIGINAL DIXIELAND ONE-STEP
(J. Russell Robinson, George Crandall, D. J. (Nick) LaRocca, and Joe Jordan)--2:40
(publ. Edward B. Marks Music Corporation)
Grant Moore and His Black Devils

13 ATLANTA LOW DOWN (Henry Mason)--3:03
(publ. unknown)
J. Neal Montgomery and His Orchestra

14 AUBURN AVENUE STOMP (Henry Mason)--3:00
(publ. unknown)
J. Neal Montgomery and His Orchestra

15 WEST END BLUES (Joe Oliver)--3:10
(publ. MCA Music)
Zach Whyte's Chocolate Beau Brummels

16 GOOD FEELIN' BLUES (unknown)--2:54
(publ. unknown)
Zach Whyte's Chocolate Beau Brummels

Download Link: Enjoy the Music!

Other music by some of the above artists:

Edgar Hayes
Casa Loma Orchestra
Andy Kirk
Earl "Fatha" Hines
Chick Webb
Cab Calloway
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
Boots and His Buddies

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