Larkin's Jazz [Box] (4-CD)
by Various Artists
Uncut: 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] handsome, four-disc set with extensive selections from Larkin's jazz journalism..."
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 4
- Released: July 20, 2010
- Originally Released: 2010
- Label: Proper Box Uk
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Tiger Rag - Ray Noble & His Orchestra
- 2.I'm Gonna Play Down by the Ohio - Washboard Rhythm Kings
- 3.Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong
- 4.Blues Jumped a Rabbit, The - Jimmie Noone & His New Orleans Band
- 5.Knockin' a Jug - Louis Armstrong
- 6.Squeeze Me - Louis Armstrong
- 7.I've Found a New Baby - Chicago Rhythm Kings
- 8.Nobody's Sweetheart - McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans
- 9.Blues, Pt.1, The - Artie Shaw & His New Music
- 10.Blues, Pt.2, The - Artie Shaw & His New Music
- 11.Spain - Bob Crosby's Bobcats
- 12.Just a Mood (Blue Mood) - Teddy Wilson Quartet
- 13.On the Sunny Side of the Street - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
- 14.Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins
- 15.One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 16.Sent for You Yesterday - Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 17.Every Tub - Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 18.Swingin' the Blues - Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 19.Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 20.Shoe-Shine Swing - Smith-Jones Incorporated
- 21.Backwater Blues - Bessie Smith
- 22.Reckless Blues - Bessie Smith
- 23.I'm Down in the Dumps - Buck & His Band / Bessie Smith
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down - Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang
- 2.Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
- 3.One Hour - The Mound City Blue Blowers
- 4.Basin Street Blues - Louisiana Rhythm Kings
- 5.Bugle Call Rag - Billy Banks & His Orchestra
- 6.Oh Peter - Billy Banks & His Orchestra
- 7.Spider Crawl - Billy Banks & His Orchestra
- 8.I Would Do Anything for You - The Rhythmakers
- 9.Yellow Dog Blues - The Rhythmakers
- 10.Eel, The - Eddie Condon
- 11.Home Cooking - Eddie Condon
- 12.Chasing Shadows - Louis Prima
- 13.I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll - Eddie Condon
- 14.Carnegie Drag - Eddie Condon
- 15.D.A. Blues - Pee Wee Russell's Hot 4
- 16.Shine - Art Hodes's Hot Five
- 17.I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate - Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band
- 18.Boo-Woo - Harry James & the Boogie Woogie Trio
- 19.Blues of Israel - Gene Krupa & His Chicagoans
- 20.Life Goes to a Party - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
- 21.These Foolish Things - Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
- 22.Sailboat in the Moonlight, A - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
- 23.Man I Love, The - Jazz at the Philharmonic
- 24.Tea for Two - First English Public Jam
Tracks on Disc 3:
- 1.Riverside Blues - King Oliver's Jazz Band
- 2.Maple Leaf Rag - The New Orleans Feetwarmers
- 3.Old Man Blues - Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers
- 4.Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Mornin' - Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers
- 5.Blue Horizon - Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers
- 6.Savoy Blues - Louis Armstrong
- 7.Wild Man Blues - Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
- 8.Tight Like This - Louis Armstrong
- 9.Dallas Blues - Louis Armstrong
- 10.St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong
- 11.Feelin' Drowsy - Henry Allen & His Orchestra
- 12.Patrol Wagon Blues - Henry Allen & His Orchestra
- 13.Feelin' the Spirit - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
- 14.Serenade to a Wealthy Widow - Fats Waller
- 15.When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful - Fats Waller
- 16.Ridin' But Walkin' - Fats Waller
- 17.I'm Gonna Stomp, Mr. Henry Lee - Eddie's Hot Shots
- 18.Deep Creek - Jelly Roll Morton & His Orchestra
- 19.Early Mornin' Blues - Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings
- 20.East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington
- 21.Echoes of the Jungle - Duke Ellington
- 22.In a Jam - Duke Ellington
- 23.Jack the Bear - Duke Ellington
- 24.That's the Blues, Old Man - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
Tracks on Disc 4:
- 1.Flamingo - Earl Bostic
- 2.How Come You Do Me Like You Do ? - Eddie Condon
- 3.No Rollin' Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
- 4.Hello Little Girl - Duke Ellington
- 5.How High the Moon - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- 6.Bird of Prey Blues - Coleman Hawkins
- 7.Jeep's Blues - Duke Ellington
- 8.One O'Clock Jump - Benny Goodman
- 9.You're the Top - Louis Armstrong / The Russell Garcia Orchestra
- 10.Have You Met Miss Jones? - Art Tatum / Ben Webster Quartet
Product Description:
Poet, novelist, critic and librarian Philip Larkin (1922-1985), was a life-long jazz lover. This anthology of his favourite records includes not only the "classic jazz" performances of such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Eddie Condon, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington andCount Basie, but also Larkin's "private" preferences for Earl Bostic, Coleman Hawkins, Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Witherspoon and Ben Webster. Released to tie in with Larkin25 a commemoration of the life and work of Philip Larkin, marking the 25th anniversary of his death