Recommended Materials
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, VOL. 1
2 Discs of Bessie Smith recordings with Clara Smith, Don Redman, Clarence Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Irving Johns, and Jimmy Jones. All tracks recorded in New York City in 1923 and 1924, including "Keeps on Rainin’ Papa.”
Legacy Recordings # 47091, 1991.
CLASS OF ’39
Benny Goodman recordings from 1939 with guest artists Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton, Jess Stacy, Charlie Christian, Gene Krupa and Fletcher Hendeson. Tracks include “I’ve Found a New Baby.”
Collectors’ Choice # 392, 2004.
PLATINUM AND GOLD COLLECTION: LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Recordings by Louis Armstrong from 1932 and 1947 with Soville Brown, Johnny Hodges, Elmer Williams, Jack Teagarden and Teddy Wilson. Tracks include “Mahogany Hall Stomp.”
BMG Heritage # 54216, 2003.
THE MINSTREL MAN FROM GEORGIA
20 Recordings by Emmett Miller including “I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None” and “I Ain’t Got Nobody.” Part of the Legacy Records Roots N’ Blues series.
Legacy Recordings # 66999, 1996.
THE KINGS OF JAZZ
Collection of recordings by Kenny Davern, Johnny Mince, Pee Wee Erwin, Bernie Privin, Ed Hubble and Dick Hyman performing the great jazz standards from Tin Pan Alley. Tracks include the Spencer Williams track “Royal Garden Blues.”
Arbors Records # 19267, 2003.