Original Memphis Five Obscurities
1. Gypsy Blues (Arto, 1922) [0:00]
2. Indigo Blues (Arto, 1922) [2:55]
3. Papa Blues–as Ladd’s Black Aces–(Gennett, 1923) [5:46]
4. 31st Street Blues (Plaza, 1924) [8:37]
5. Maybe (She'll Write Me, She'll Phone Me) (Plaza, 1924) [11:31]
6. Jelly Roll Blues (Edison, 1923) [14:33]
7. Hootin’ de Hoot (Cameo, 1923) [17:51]
8. Bees Knees - 1 (Emerson, 1922) [20:37]
9. Bees Knees - 2 (Emerson, 1922) [23:33]
10. A Bunch of Blues (Edison, 1923) [26:28]
11. I Ain’t Never Had Nobody Crazy Over Me (Arto, 1923) [30:17]
12. Cuddle Up Blues–as Jazz-Bo’s Carolina Serendaers–(Cameo, 1922) [33:29]
13. Got to Cool My Doggies Now (Pathe, 1922) [36:17]
14. That Da-Da Strain (Arto, 1922) [39:19]
15. Buzz Mirandy (Paramount, 1922) [42:07]
16. Haunting Blues–as Memphis Five–(Paramount, 1922) [44:53]
17. My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (Arto, 1922) [47:47]
18. Pacific Coast Blues–as Hollywood Syncopators–(Arto, 1922) [50:48]
19. Those Longing For You Blues (Paramount, 1922) [53:40]
20. Sweet Papa Joe (Cameo, 1923) [56:36]
Transferred with 3.0ML lateral VM670SP cartridge and 3.0ML lateral and vertical VM95SP cartridges via an Audiotechnica AT-LP120 Turntable. Discs from Colin Hancock Collection. Discographical Information from Brian Rust’s Jazz Records, Mark Berresford, Ralph Wondrasheck, Javier Soria Laso, Andrew J. Sammut, Chris Zwarg, Brian Wright, Colin Hancock.
One of the most prolific recording groups and live bands of the 1920s was the Original Memphis Five. Beginning in the summer of 1921, several of the musicians within the orbit of what was to become the Original Memphis Five began recording for bandleader Sam Lanin under the name Lanin’s Southern Serenaders. Recording for Emerson, Gennett, Arto, and Paramount, these musicians gelled well, and by the following spring (after some personnel shifts), the band began recording under their own name, first for Arto and then quickly branching out to virtually every phonograph company in existence. While they were given a level of artistic freedom at almost all of the labels they recorded for, the smaller and less common labels seem to hold some of the most fascinating repertoire and playing in their discography. This set of 20 recordings highlights some of these less known cuts by the Memphis Five for labels like Arto (including the two sides from that first session “Gypsy Blues” and “My Honey’s Loving Arms”), Cameo, Edison, Emerson, Paramount, and Pathe. Highlights include sweltering performances of “Papa Blues,” “Maybe,” and “Haunting Blues,” rousing renditions of future standards “Jelly Roll Blues,” “That Da Da Strain,” and “My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms,” the great Loren McMurray guesting on alto sax on “Cuddle Up Blues,” “Buzz Miranda,” and “Those Longing For You Blues,” and more!
Дата на публикация: 29 август, 2024
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