The King Oliver Thread

[gmonahan]

As I was looking "back up" this thread, I enjoyed the Ellington version of "St. James Infirmary," so I went looking for it, and I don't seem to have it! Which "big label" swallowed up the old Perfect label? Have all those by Ellington been issued in one place on cd??

 

 

gregmo

[medjuck]

9 hours ago, gmonahan said:

As I was looking "back up" this thread, I enjoyed the Ellington version of "St. James Infirmary," so I went looking for it, and I don't seem to have it! Which "big label" swallowed up the old Perfect label? Have all those by Ellington been issued in one place on cd??

I think it was originally issued on Hit of the Week which I presume just went under and was not bought by anyone. The master take is available on Vol 2 of the Naxos Ellington series. The cd is titled "It Don't Mean a Thing: Classical Recording vol 2 1930-1934."  

 

[gmonahan]

15 hours ago, medjuck said:

I think it was originally issued on Hit of the Week which I presume just went under and was not bought by anyone. The master take is available on Vol 2 of the Naxos Ellington series. The cd is titled "It Don't Mean a Thing: Classical Recording vol 2 1930-1934."  

 

Thanks, medjuck!

[andrew homzy]

Hi Jeff,

Greetings from Nanaimo.

It would be great to revive this thread. I'll be publishing a 2-volume set of notated transcriptions for all 37 recordings by the KOCJB. Email me for more information.
andrew.homzy@gmail.com