AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: Despite being active up until her death in 1971, Lil Armstrong only recorded a handful of numbers in the 1950’s. This CD reissue (other than the soundtrack of a slightly [More]
“Wild Cat Blues” – Clarence Williams Blue Five (1923) Although Sidney Bechet has recorded in 1920 and 1921 as well, his first official recording came from a session with Clarence Williams’ Blue Five in New [More]
Creole Cookin’, is an album by cornetist Bobby Hackett which was released on the Verve label in 1967. Track listing: 1. High Society (00:00) 2. Fidgety Feet (6:26) 3. When the Saints go Marching in [More]
Going Places is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright. Dick Powell plays a sporting goods salesman who is forced to pose as a famous horseman as part of his scheme to [More]
“East St Louis Toodle-Oo” is a composition written by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley. When the Hollywood Club on West 49th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway in New York reopened in the spring of [More]
“See See Rider”, also known as “C.C. Rider”, “See See Rider Blues” or “Easy Rider”, is a popular American 12-bar blues song, originally recorded by Gertrude “Ma” Rainey in 1924. The song uses mostly traditional [More]
“I Ain’t Got Nobody” (sometimes referred to as “I’m So Sad and Lonely”) is a popular song copyrighted in 1915. Roger A. Graham (1885–1938) wrote the lyrics, Spencer Williams composed it, and Roger Graham Music [More]
“Honeysuckle Rose” is a 1929 song composed by Fats Waller with lyrics by Andy Razaf. It was introduced in the 1929 Off-Broadway revue “Load of Coal” at Connie’s Inn as a soft-shoe dance number. Waller’s [More]
