- Black and Blue - Louis Armstrong - Harry Brooks - Andy Razaf - Fats Waller
- Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong - Armstrong
- Work House Blues - Bessie Smith - Ted Wallace
- East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington - Bubber Miley - Ellington
- Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington - Ellington - Bubber Miley
- Moten Swing - Basie - Bennie Moten - Buster Moten
- Oh, Lady Be Good - George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - Inc. Jones-Smith
- All of Me - Heywood - Billie Holiday - Gerald Marks - Seymour Simons
- Sugar Plum - Arthur Johnson - Arthur Johnston - Gus Kahn - Teddy Wilson
- Flying Home - Benny Goodman - Goodman - Lionel Hampton - Sid Robin - Sydney Robin
- Jump for Joy - P.L. Johnson - Hot Lips Page
- Harvard Blues - Count Basie - George Frazier - Jimmy Rushing - Tab Smith
- Downhearted Blues - Lovie Austin - Alberta Hunter - Jimmy Rushing
- The Holy Babe - Mahalia Jackson - Traditional
- La Farr¿¿ca - Traditional - Vincente Escudero
- Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) - Duke Ellington - Ellington - Billy Strayhorn
- Hidden Name and Complex Fate - Ralph Ellison
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Ralph Ellison Primary Artist
Vincente Escudero Primary Artist
Count Basie Orchestra Primary Artist
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra Primary Artist
Jimmy Rushing Primary Artist
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven Primary Artist
Louis Armstrong Primary Artist,Cornet,Vocals,Trumpet
Jones-Smith, Inc. Primary Artist
Teddy Wilson Primary Artist,Piano
Bessie Smith Primary Artist,Vocals
Billie Holiday Primary Artist,Vocals
Hot Lips Page Primary Artist,Trumpet
Mahalia Jackson Primary Artist
Benny Goodman Sextet Primary Artist
Duke Ellington's Washingtonians Primary Artist
Buddy Tate Sax (Tenor),Soloist,Saxophone
Buck Clayton Trumpet
Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet
Danny Barker Guitar
Benny Morton Trombone
Baby Dodds Drums
Jack Washington Sax (Baritone),Sax (Alto)
Ed Lewis Trumpet
Eddie Heywood Piano
Emmett Berry Trumpet
Grachan Moncur III Bass
Charlie Christian Guitar (Electric)
Zutty Singleton Drums
Leslie Johnakins Sax (Alto)
Dicky Wells Soloist,Trombone
Lionel Hampton Vibraphone
Artie Bernstein Bass
Al Killian Trumpet
Willie Cook Trumpet
Harry Carney Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
William Cat Anderson Trumpet
Tom Mace Clarinet
Crawford Wethington Sax (Alto)
Richard Clarke Trumpet
Lawrence Lucie Guitar
Abe Bolar Bass
Jimmy Strong Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
John Collins Guitar
Homer Hobson Trumpet
James P. Johnson & His Orchestra Piano
Ralph Jones Organ
Robert Prince Vibraphone
Joseph Nanton Soloist,Trombone,Sax (Alto)
Gene Anderson Piano,Celeste
Mack Shaw Tuba
Carl "Tatti" Smith Trumpet
Danny Banks Saxophone
Pete Briggs Tuba
Bert Curry Sax (Alto)
Carroll Dickerson Violin
Mancy Carr Banjo
Benny Goodman Clarinet
Doc Cheatham Trumpet
Eddie Barefield Sax (Alto)
Eddie Dougherty Drums
Vic Dickenson Trombone
Fred Robinson Trombone
Russell Procope Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Frank Rehak Trombone
Walter Page Bass,String Bass
Wellman Braud Bass
Johnny St. Cyr Banjo
Charlie Green Trombone
Johnny Dodds Clarinet
Ted Sturgis String Bass
Lester Young Sax (Tenor)
Lil Armstrong Piano
Sam Woodyard Drums
Jimmy Hamilton Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Urbie Green Trombone
John Sanders Trombone
Jimmy Crawford Drums
Rudy Jackson Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Nat Pierce Piano
Quentin Jackson Trombone
Nick Fatool Drums
Mel Davis Trumpet
Ray Nance Trumpet
Otto Hardwick Reeds,Soloist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano),Sax (Baritone)
Osie Johnson Drums
Mildred Falls Piano
Milt Hinton Bass
Clark Terry Soloist,Trumpet
Jo Jones Drums
Claude Hopkins Piano
Louis Metcalf Trumpet
Freddie Green Guitar
Fletcher Henderson Piano
Shad Collins Trumpet
Earle Warren Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto)
Bubber Miley Soloist,Trumpet
Buster Bailey Clarinet
Dave Barbour Guitar
Britt Woodman Trombone
Coleman Hawkins Saxophone
Rudy Powell Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves Sax (Tenor)
Sonny Greer Drums
Big Joe Turner Vocals
Kenny Clarke Drums
Dan Minor Trombone
Jabbo Smith Soloist,Trumpet
Fred Guy Banjo
Duke Ellington Piano
Cozy Cole Drums
Count Basie Piano
Everett Barksdale Guitar
Jimmy Woode Bass
Gus Kahn Composer
Gerald Marks Composer
Darren Salmieri A&R
Bob Stephens Producer
Mahalia Jackson Performer
Lionel Hampton Composer
Alberta Hunter Composer
Buster Moten Composer
Seth Rothstein Project Director
Patti Matheny A&R
R.J. Jones Producer
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
Arthur Johnson Composer
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra Performer
Justin Ring Producer
Kyle Wofford A&R
Ted Wallace Composer
John Christiana Packaging Manager
Frank Walker Producer
Benny Goodman Composer
P.L. Johnson Composer
Louis Armstrong Composer
Lovie Austin Composer
Nedra Olds-Neal Producer
Billy Strayhorn Composer
Fats Waller Composer
George Gershwin Composer
Ira Gershwin Composer
Arthur Johnston Composer
Bubber Miley Composer
Harry Brooks Composer
Tommy Rockwell Producer
Seymour Simons Composer
Tab Smith Composer
Traditional Composer
Steven Berkowitz A&R
Sid Robin Composer
Sydney Robin Composer
Andy Razaf Composer
John Hammond, Sr. Producer
Irving Townsend Producer
Duke Ellington Arranger,Composer
Count Basie Leader,Composer
Bennie Moten Composer
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Ralph Ellison: Living With Musi
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This compilation is based around the book Living With Music: Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings, and co-produced and annotated by that volume's editor, Robert G. O'Meally. The idea is to assemble various pieces of music with some connection to Ellison or his writings, with the specific threads -- a direct comment Ellison might have made on a track, for instance, or a song that's referred to in one of his stories -- explained in O'Meally's notes. Those connections can sometimes be quite specific and, frankly, extremely tenuous at other times. For those not immersed in Ellison's writings, it's still a pretty fair collection of jazz, usually on the soulful and bluesy sides, from the mid-'20s to the early '60s, albeit entirely jazz that happens to be administered by Sony. Certainly Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven's "Potato Head Blues," Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy," and Benny Goodman's "Flying Home" (a 1939 track, not the same as Goodman vibraphonist Lionel Hampton's more famous and influential recording) are major jazz classics. Ellington, Armstrong, and Jimmy Rushing are heard from two or three times apiece, and there are also quality selections from Count Basie, Bessie Smith, Teddy Wilson, Hot Lips Page (with Joe Turner on vocals), and Jones-Smith, Inc. (with Lester Young on sax and Count Basie on piano). Getting a little off the jazz track, there's also Mahalia Jackson's "The Holy Babe"; getting considerably off the jazz track, there's flamenco guitarist Vincente Escudero's "La Farruca." The set finishes with the only commercially available recording of Ellison's own voice, "Hidden Name and Complex Fate," an excerpt from a 1964 address at the Library of Congress. ~ Richie Unterberger
Product Details
Release Date: | 04/30/2002 |
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Label: | Columbia / Columbia/Legacy |
UPC: | 0696998593527 |
Rank: | 129405 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Primary ArtistRalph Ellison Primary Artist
Vincente Escudero Primary Artist
Count Basie Orchestra Primary Artist
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra Primary Artist
Jimmy Rushing Primary Artist
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven Primary Artist
Louis Armstrong Primary Artist,Cornet,Vocals,Trumpet
Jones-Smith, Inc. Primary Artist
Teddy Wilson Primary Artist,Piano
Bessie Smith Primary Artist,Vocals
Billie Holiday Primary Artist,Vocals
Hot Lips Page Primary Artist,Trumpet
Mahalia Jackson Primary Artist
Benny Goodman Sextet Primary Artist
Duke Ellington's Washingtonians Primary Artist
Buddy Tate Sax (Tenor),Soloist,Saxophone
Buck Clayton Trumpet
Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet
Danny Barker Guitar
Benny Morton Trombone
Baby Dodds Drums
Jack Washington Sax (Baritone),Sax (Alto)
Ed Lewis Trumpet
Eddie Heywood Piano
Emmett Berry Trumpet
Grachan Moncur III Bass
Charlie Christian Guitar (Electric)
Zutty Singleton Drums
Leslie Johnakins Sax (Alto)
Dicky Wells Soloist,Trombone
Lionel Hampton Vibraphone
Artie Bernstein Bass
Al Killian Trumpet
Willie Cook Trumpet
Harry Carney Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
William Cat Anderson Trumpet
Tom Mace Clarinet
Crawford Wethington Sax (Alto)
Richard Clarke Trumpet
Lawrence Lucie Guitar
Abe Bolar Bass
Jimmy Strong Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
John Collins Guitar
Homer Hobson Trumpet
James P. Johnson & His Orchestra Piano
Ralph Jones Organ
Robert Prince Vibraphone
Joseph Nanton Soloist,Trombone,Sax (Alto)
Gene Anderson Piano,Celeste
Mack Shaw Tuba
Carl "Tatti" Smith Trumpet
Danny Banks Saxophone
Pete Briggs Tuba
Bert Curry Sax (Alto)
Carroll Dickerson Violin
Mancy Carr Banjo
Benny Goodman Clarinet
Doc Cheatham Trumpet
Eddie Barefield Sax (Alto)
Eddie Dougherty Drums
Vic Dickenson Trombone
Fred Robinson Trombone
Russell Procope Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Frank Rehak Trombone
Walter Page Bass,String Bass
Wellman Braud Bass
Johnny St. Cyr Banjo
Charlie Green Trombone
Johnny Dodds Clarinet
Ted Sturgis String Bass
Lester Young Sax (Tenor)
Lil Armstrong Piano
Sam Woodyard Drums
Jimmy Hamilton Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Urbie Green Trombone
John Sanders Trombone
Jimmy Crawford Drums
Rudy Jackson Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Nat Pierce Piano
Quentin Jackson Trombone
Nick Fatool Drums
Mel Davis Trumpet
Ray Nance Trumpet
Otto Hardwick Reeds,Soloist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano),Sax (Baritone)
Osie Johnson Drums
Mildred Falls Piano
Milt Hinton Bass
Clark Terry Soloist,Trumpet
Jo Jones Drums
Claude Hopkins Piano
Louis Metcalf Trumpet
Freddie Green Guitar
Fletcher Henderson Piano
Shad Collins Trumpet
Earle Warren Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto)
Bubber Miley Soloist,Trumpet
Buster Bailey Clarinet
Dave Barbour Guitar
Britt Woodman Trombone
Coleman Hawkins Saxophone
Rudy Powell Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves Sax (Tenor)
Sonny Greer Drums
Big Joe Turner Vocals
Kenny Clarke Drums
Dan Minor Trombone
Jabbo Smith Soloist,Trumpet
Fred Guy Banjo
Duke Ellington Piano
Cozy Cole Drums
Count Basie Piano
Everett Barksdale Guitar
Jimmy Woode Bass
Technical Credits
George Frazier ComposerGus Kahn Composer
Gerald Marks Composer
Darren Salmieri A&R
Bob Stephens Producer
Mahalia Jackson Performer
Lionel Hampton Composer
Alberta Hunter Composer
Buster Moten Composer
Seth Rothstein Project Director
Patti Matheny A&R
R.J. Jones Producer
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
Arthur Johnson Composer
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra Performer
Justin Ring Producer
Kyle Wofford A&R
Ted Wallace Composer
John Christiana Packaging Manager
Frank Walker Producer
Benny Goodman Composer
P.L. Johnson Composer
Louis Armstrong Composer
Lovie Austin Composer
Nedra Olds-Neal Producer
Billy Strayhorn Composer
Fats Waller Composer
George Gershwin Composer
Ira Gershwin Composer
Arthur Johnston Composer
Bubber Miley Composer
Harry Brooks Composer
Tommy Rockwell Producer
Seymour Simons Composer
Tab Smith Composer
Traditional Composer
Steven Berkowitz A&R
Sid Robin Composer
Sydney Robin Composer
Andy Razaf Composer
John Hammond, Sr. Producer
Irving Townsend Producer
Duke Ellington Arranger,Composer
Count Basie Leader,Composer
Bennie Moten Composer
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