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Various Artists - Sounds of Harlem, Vol. 1

Track listing:
  1. Get Goin' - Benny Morton Orchestra 3:14
  2. Get Goin' - Benny Morton Orchestra 3:15
  3. Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem - Benny Morton Orchestra 3:05
  4. Tailor Made - Benny Morton Orchestra 3:12
  5. The Gold Digger's Song (We're in the Money) - Benny Morton Orchestra 3:10
  6. Call of the Delta - Buster Bailey and His Chocolate Dandies 3:09
  7. Call of the Delta - Buster Bailey and His Chocolate Dandies 3:03
  8. Shanghai Shuffle - Buster Bailey and His Chocolate Dandies 2:47
  9. Night Wind - Taft Jordan and the Mob 2:40
  10. If the Moon Turns Green - Taft Jordan and the Mob 2:45
  11. Devil in the Moon - Taft Jordan and the Mob 2:55
  12. Louisiana Fairy Tale - Taft Jordan and the Mob 2:56
  13. Swinging 'Em Down - Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven 2:49
  14. Old Fashioned Love - Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven 2:49
  15. Nothin' but Rhythm - Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven 2:53
  16. I Can't Dance - Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven 2:52
  17. Toledo Shuffle - Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven 2:43
  18. Lovely Liza Lee - Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven 2:54
  19. Swingin' on That Famous Door - Delta Four 3:00
  20. Farewell Blues - Delta Four 3:03
  21. Who? - Ace Harris and His Sunset Royals 2:33
  22. Rhythm 'Bout Town - Ace Harris and His Sunset Royals 2:29
  23. Hurly Burly - Ace Harris and His Sunset Royals 2:45
  24. One Little Word Led to Another - Ace Harris and His Sunset Royals 2:29

Notes

Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1
HEP CD-1065

BENNY MORTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Henry Allen (tp, vo), Benny Morton (tb), Edward Inge (cl, as), Jerry Blake (cl, as, vo, a), Ted McRae (ts), Don Kirkpatrick (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Billy Taylor (sb, a), Manzie Johnson (dm).
New York City, February 23, 1934.
01. W 152717-2 Get Goin' - v-aJB [Columbia 2902-D]
02. W 152717-3 Get Goin' - v-aJB [Meritt Record Society 13/14]
03. W 152718-1 Fare-Thee-Well To Harlem - vJB [Columbia 2902-D]
04. W 152719-1 Tailor Made - aBT [Columbia 2924-D]
05. W 152720-2 The Gold Digger's Song - vHA [Columbia 2924-D]

BUSTER BAILEY AND HIS SEVEN CHOCOLATE DANDIES
Henry Allen (tp), J. C. Higginbotham (tb), Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as), Charlie Beal (p), Danny Baker (g), Elmer James (sb), Walter Johnson (dm), Fletcher Henderson (a).
New York City, December 28, 1934.
06. B 16445-1 Call Of The Delta [Vocalion 2887]
07. B 16445-2 Call Of The Delta [Columbia 35677]
08. B 16446-1 Shanghai Shuffle [Vocalion 2887. Columbia 35677]

TAFT JORDAN AND THE MOB
Taft Jordan (tp), Ward Silloway (tb), Johnny Mince (cl), Elmer Williams (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Bobby Johnson (g), John Kirby (sb), Eddie Dougherty (dm).
New York City, February 21, 1935.
XX. 16906-1 Night Wind [Meritt Record Society 8]
09. 16906-2 Night Wind [Melotone 13352]
10. 16907-2 If The Moon Turns Green [Melotone 13352]

TAFT JORDAN AND THE MOB
Taft Jordan (tp), Ward Silloway (tb), Johnny Mince (cl), Elmer Williams (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Bobby Johnson (g), John Kirby (sb), Eddie Dougherty (dm).
New York City, February 22, 1935.
11. 16914-2 Devil In The Moon [Melotone 13365]
12. 16915-2 Louisiana Fairy Tale [Melotone 13365]

FREDDY JENKINS' HARLEM SEVEN
FREDDY JENKINS AND HIS HARLEM SEVEN
BERNARD ADDISON AND HIS RHYTHM
Freddy Jenkins (tp, vo), unknown (tp), Albert Nicholas (cl), Joe Turner (p), Bernard Addison (g), Joe Watts (sb), Adrian Rollini (dm), Kirby Walker, Jasper Thomas (vo).
New York City, August 26, 1935.
13. 94132-1 Swingin' 'Em Down [Bluebird B-6139]
14. 94133-1 Old-Fashioned Love [Bluebird B-6129]
15. 94134-1 Nothin' But Rhythm [Bluebird B-6129]
16. 94135-1 I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) [Bluebird B-6174]
17. 94136-1 Toledo Shuffle [Bluebird B-6174]
18. 94137-1 Lovely Liza Lee [Bluebird B-6144]

DELTA FOUR
Roy Eldridge (tp), Joe Marsala (cl), Carmen Mastren (g), Sid Weiss (sb).
New York City, December 20, 1935.
19. 60270-A Swingin' On The Famous Door [Decca 737]
20. 60271-A Farewell Blues [Decca 737]

ACE HARRIS AND HIS SUNSET ROYALS
Ermit Perry, Jimmy Harris, Jess Brown (tp), Julius Watson, Nat Allen (tb), Cornelius King (as), Robet Smith (as, a), Charles Vigo, Fred Greer (ts), Ace Harris (p, a), Willy Gaddy (g), Al Lucas (sb), Joe Murphy (dm).
New York City, October 25, 1937.
21. 21944-1 Who? [Vocalion 3864]
22. 21945-2 Rhythm 'Bout Town [Vocalion 3935]
23. 21946-1 Hurly Burly [Vocalion 3864]
24. 21947-2 One Little Word Led To Another [Vocalion 3935]