1947

by Mezz Mezzrow

Overview

Mezz Mezzrow was a jazz musician better known for writing his exaggerated autobiography Really the Blues in 1946 than for his clarinet playing. This Classics disc highlights the year 1947 when Mezzrow was recording for his own King Jazz label. Even on up-tempo hot numbers, a hazy laid back approach was consistently maintained, which may have had something to do with Mezzrow's fondness for marijuana. However, these are highly enjoyable recordings that feature vocalist Coot Grant on six of the discs 20 tracks along with top New Orleans jazzmen including Sidney Bechet, Pops Foster, and Baby Dodds. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2000
Label:	Classics
UPC:	3307517109521
Rank:	165913

Tracks

1. Breathe Blues
2. Really the Blues, Pt.1
3. Really the Blues, Pt. 2
4. Evil Gal Blues
5. Fat Mama Blues
6. You Got to Give It to Me
7. Hey Daddy Blues
8. Whoop This Wolf Away from My Door
9. You Can't Do That to Me
10. Groovin' the Minor
11. Where Am I
12. Tommy's Blues
13. Chicago Function (Revoluntary Blues), Pt. I
14. Chicago Function (Revoluntary Blues), Pt. 2
15. I Want Some
16. I'm Speaking My Mind
17. Never Will I Forget the Blues
18. The Blues and Freud, Pt. 1
19. The Blues and Freud, Pt. 2
20. Kaiser's Last Break

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mezz Mezzrow   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Coot Grant   Guest Artist,Violin
Baby Dodds   Guest Artist,Drums
Sammy Price   Guest Artist,Piano
Sidney Bechet   Guest Artist,Sax (Soprano),Clarinet
Wellman Braud   Bass
Pops Foster   Bass

Technical Credits

Mezz Mezzrow   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
W. Wilson   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
Anatol Schenker   Liner Notes
Sidney Bechet   Composer