Town Hall Concerts, Vol. 2

by Eddie Condon

Overview

This two-CD set has four complete radio shows featuring Eddie Condon's all-star groups during their legendary series of Town Hall concerts. Despite having large ensembles of classic players, Condon was able to feature virtually everyone on every show, still leaving room for ensemble pieces and interplay between the unique musicians. In addition, the verbal commentary of Condon and announcer Fred Robbins is informative and witty (even if they picked on Pee Wee Russell a bit too much). Among the musicians heard on the well-recorded set (which like the other volumes in this extensive series is highly recommended to fans of Chicago jazz) include trumpeters Bobby Hackett, Hot Lips Page, Max Kaminsky, Jonah Jones and Billy Butterfield, trombonists Bill Harris and Benny Morton, clarinetists Pee Wee Russell, Joe Marsala and Edmond Hall, baritonist Ernie Caceres and pianists James P. Johnson, Willie "The Lion" Smith and Gene Schroeder. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	08/10/1994
Label:	Jazzology
UPC:	0762247106425
Rank:	177358

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Condon   Primary Artist,Guitar
Morton   Primary Artist
Weiss   Primary Artist
Haggart   Primary Artist
Makinsky   Primary Artist
Russell   Primary Artist
Page   Primary Artist
Jones   Primary Artist
Johnson   Primary Artist
Joe Grauso   Primary Artist,Drums
Marsala   Primary Artist
Butterfield   Primary Artist
Caceres   Primary Artist
Bob Haggart   Primary Artist,Bass
Bobby Hackett   Primary Artist,Cornet
Willie "The Lion" Smith   Primary Artist,Piano,Soloist
Gene Schroeder   Primary Artist,Piano
James P. Johnson   Primary Artist,Piano,Soloist
Joe Marsala   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Edmond Hall   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Ernie Caceres   Primary Artist,Clarinet,Sax (Baritone)
Gene Krupa   Primary Artist,Drums
Jonah Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Luis Russell   Primary Artist
Edmund Hall   Primary Artist
Hot Lips Page   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Williams   Primary Artist
Max Kaminsky   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Smith   Primary Artist
Harris   Primary Artist
John Williams   Bass
Jack Bland   Director
Schroeder   Piano
Benny Morton   Trombone
Bill Harris   Trombone
Billy Butterfield   Trumpet
Pee Wee Russell   Clarinet
Sid Weiss   Bass
Johnny Williams   Bass

Technical Credits

J.C. Johnson   Composer
Smith   Performer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Tra   Composer
Morton   Performer
Ernest Anderson   Producer
Fred Robbins   Announcer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Producer,Liner Notes
Charles Carpenter   Composer
Jean Schwartz   Composer
Makinsky   Performer
Page   Performer
Marsala   Performer
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
John DeVries   Composer
Joseph A. "Fud" Livingston   Composer
Butterfield   Performer
Johnson McRee, Jr.   Text,Liner Notes
Spencer Williams   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
J. Russel Robinson   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Bill Harris   Performer
Con Conrad   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Eddie Condon   MC
Don Redman   Composer
Gene Schroeder   Performer
Jack Palmer   Composer
Jack Towers   Remastering
James P. Johnson   Performer
Fats Waller   Composer
Benny Goodman   Composer
Ernie Caceres   Composer,Performer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Charles Warfield   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Dick Charles   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Walter Melrose   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Jonah Jones   Performer
Dick Winfree   Composer
Louis Dunlap   Composer
Lil Hardin   Composer
Luis Russell   Performer
Phil Boutelje   Composer
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Earl Hines   Composer
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Harry Brooks   Composer
Tom Delaney   Composer
Alex Hill   Composer
William Jerome   Composer
Willie "The Lion" Smith   Performer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Hot Lips Page   Performer
Max Kaminsky   Performer