Tag: 1920s
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Bessie Smith, Any Woman’s Blues, 1970 on Columbia
This is was the second in a series of five 2xLP releases on Columbia in 1970-1972 that covered Smith’s recordings for the label. These recordings were made between September 1923 and March 1930, all recorded in New York. Piano by Fletcher Henderson, Clarence Williams, Irving Johns, James Price Johnson, and Jimmy Jones. Other musicians include…
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Jelly Roll Morton, Mr. Jelly Lord, RCA Victor, 1967
My copy is a slightly later pressing – 1973 – but this compilation first came out in 1967 as part of the RCA Victor Vintage Series. These tracks were originally recorded between 1927 and 1930. Yes, this is the Jelly Roll of “stoned me just like Jelly Roll” in Van Morrison’s “And It Stoned Me.”…
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Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve.
Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve. Songs collected from the “Song Book” albums for Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh. Richard Rodgers – plus a couple others. “The Twenties have never really gone out of style . . ”