BIG BANDS

EARL HINES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, March 19, 1942
Earl Hines (p, dir): George Dixon (t, as) / Maurice McConnel, Jesse Miller (t) / Joe McLewis,
Gerald Valentine, George Hunt (tb) / Leroy Harris (cl, as, v) / Scoops Carey (cl, as) / Budd
Johnson, Willie Randall (ts) / Robert Crowder (ts, a) / Franz Jackson (ts, a) / Skeeter Best
(g) / Truck Parham (sb) / Rudolph Taylor (d)) / Billy Eckstine, Madeline Greene, The Three
Varieties (v).415. 073459-1 She’ll Always Remember (MG & trio: va) / 16. 073460-1
Skylark (BE: v) / 17. 073461-1 Second Balcony Jump (GV: a) / 18. 073462-1 Stormy Monday
Blues (BE: v / RC: a)
CHICK WEBB 1931–34
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CHICK WEBB AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, March 30, 1931
Chick Webb (d, dir): Shelton Hemphill, Louis Hunt (t) / Louis Bacon (t, v) / Jimmy Harrison
(tb) / Benny Carter (cl, as, a) / Hilton Jefferson (cl, as) / Elmer “Skippy” Williams (cl, ts) /
Don Kirkpatrick (p) / John Trueheart (g, bj) / Elmer James (sb).41. E36432 Heebie Jeebies /
2. E36433-A Blues In My Heart (LB: v / BC: a) / 3. E36434- Soft And Sweet
CHICK WEBB’S SAVOY ORCHESTRA New York, December 20, 1933
Chick Webb (d, dir): Mario Bauza, Reunald Jones (t) / Taft Jordan (t, v) / Sandy Williams
(tb) / Pete Clark (as) / Edgar Sampson (as) / Elmer “Skippy” Williams (ts) / Joe Steele (p) /
John Trueheart (g, bj) / John Kirby (sb).44. 152658-1 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (TJ:
v) / 5. 152659-2 The Darktown Strutters’ Ball
CHICK WEBB’S SAVOY ORCHESTRA New York, January 15, 1934
Same.46. 152686-3 If Dreams Come True / 7. 152687-2 Let’s Get Together (ES: a)
CHICK WEBB’S SAVOY ORCHESTRA New York, May 9, 1934
Chick Webb (d, dir): Mario Bauza, Reunald Jones (t) / Taft Jordan (t, v) / Sandy Williams
(tb) / Pete Clark (as) / Edgar Sampson (as) / Elmer “Skippy” Williams (ts) / Joe Steele (p) /
John Trueheart (g, bj) / John Kirby (sb). Chuck Richards (v).48. 152733-2 I Can’t Dance (I
Got Ants In My Pants) (TJ: v) / 9. 152734-2 Imagination (CR: v)
CHICK WEBB’ SAVOY ORCHESTRA New York, May 18, 1934
Same.410. 152735-4 Why Should I Beg For Love? (ES: a / TJ: v) / 11. 152740-2 Stompin’ At
The Savoy (ES: a)
CHICK WEBB’S SAVOY ORCHESTRA New York, July 6, 1934
Chick Webb (d, dir): Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark (t) / Taft Jordan (t, v) / Sandy Williams,
Fernando Arbello (tb) / Pete Clark (as) / Edgar Sampson (as) / Wayman Carver (ts, fl) /
Elmer “Skippy” Williams (ts) / Joe Steele (p) / John Trueheart (g, bj) / John Kirby (sb) /
Charles Linton (v).412. 152769-2 Blue Minor (ES: a) / 13. 152770-2 True (CL: v) /
14. 152771-2 Lonesome Moments (ES: a) / 15. 152777-2 If It Ain’t Love (CL: v)
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