The Mills Brothers, Vol. 2: 1931-1934

by The Mills Brothers

Overview

This second volume of Mills Brothers recordings from 1931 to 1934 adds 23 non-chronologically sequenced selections, bringing to 50 the number of tracks drawn from the group's recordings on Brunswick and Decca Records during the period. The hits have been scattered between the two discs, so that, for example, the 1931 recording of "Tiger Rag" is here, but the Mills Brothers' other number one hit from this era, "Dinah," is on the first volume. Once again, the tracks seem to have been mastered from records, though unlike those on the first volume they have been put through the Cedar process; still, the sound is not optimal. But between them the two albums offer a comprehensive collection containing most of the Mills Brothers' early recordings. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2012
Label:	Essential Media Group / Essential Media Mod
UPC:	0894231337420
Rank:	155368

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Mills Brothers   Primary Artist
Harry Mills   Primary Artist,Vocals
Don Redman   Primary Artist
Fran Frey   Primary Artist
Frank Munn   Primary Artist,Vocals
Connee Boswell   Primary Artist
The Boswell Sisters   Primary Artist
Donald Mills   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Mills, Sr.   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Tony Sbarbaro   Composer
Frank Munn   Performer
Fran Frey   Performer
Don Redman   Composer,Performer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Lee Wiley   Composer
Percy Wenrich   Composer
Philip Braham   Composer
Harry Mills   Performer
Victor Young   Composer
Jesse Bolian   Composer
Albert Brown   Composer
Cecil Mack   Composer
Donald Mills   Performer
Stanley Murphy   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Bill Cogswell   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Connee Boswell   Performer
Larry Shields   Composer
Eddie Edwards   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Douglas Furber   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Lem Fowler   Composer
Charles Warfield   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Johnny Noble   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Nick LaRocca   Composer
Pinky Tomlin   Composer
The Mills Brothers   Composer
Tommy Harrison   Composer
The Boswell Sisters   Performer
Arnold Johnson   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harry Da Costa   Composer
Henry W. Ragas   Composer
Will J. Harris   Composer