John Kirby – The Biggest Little Band 1937-1941
Label:
Columbia Special Products – P2 14584, Smithsonian Collection – R013
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
US
Released:
1978
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Tracklist
A1 –Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters* Afternoon In Africa
A2 –Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters* Dizzy Debutante
A3 –Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters* Planter’s Punch
A4 –Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters* Sloe Jam Fizz
A5 –John Kirby And His Onyx Club Boys Rehearsin’ For A Nervous Breakdown
A6 –John Kirby And His Onyx Club Boys From A Flat To C
A7 –John Kirby And His Onyx Club Boys Pastel Blue
A8 –John Kirby And His Onyx Club Boys Undecided
B1 –Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters* Chained To A Dream
B2 –Buster Bailey And His Rhythm Busters* Light Up
B3 –John Kirby And His Orchestra It Feels Good
B4 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Sweet Georgia Brown
B5 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Sweet Georgia Brown
B6 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
B7 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Front And Center
B8 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Royal Garden Blues
C1 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Opus 5
C2 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Blue Skies
C3 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Serenade
C4 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Jumpin’ In The Pump Room
C5 –John Kirby And His Orchestra 20th Century Closet
C6 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Blues Petite
C7 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Chloe
C8 –Buster Bailey And His Sextet* Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
D1 –Buster Bailey And His Sextet* Eccentric Rag
D2 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Andiology
D3 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Can’t We Be Friends?
D4 –John Kirby And His Orchestra I Love You Truly
D5 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Coquette
D6 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Zooming At The Zombie
D7 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Beethoven Riffs On
D8 –John Kirby And His Orchestra Cuttin’ The Campus
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records
Copyright (c) – Smithsonian Institution
Manufactured By – CBS Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter (tracks: C8, D1), Pete Brown (2) (tracks: A1 to A4), Russell Procope (tracks: A5 to C7, D2 to D8)
Bass – John Kirby (tracks: A1 to A8, B3 to D8), Johnny Williams (tracks: B1, B2)
Clarinet – Buster Bailey
Drums – O’Neil Spencer (tracks: A5 to C7, D2 to D8), Zutty Singleton (tracks: C8, D1)
Guitar – James McLin* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B2)
Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: A3 to D8), Don Frye (tracks: A1, A2)
Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (tracks: A3 to A8, B3 to D8), Frankie Newton* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)