Blue Trombones (1924-1929)

Описание: Blue Trombones (1924-1929)

1. Screenin’ the Blues–Ike Rodgers acc. Henry Brown (Paramount, 1929) [0:00]
2. Daddy, Don’t Put That Thing on Me–Clara Smith acc. Charlie Green and Porter Grainger (Columbia, 1929) [3:07]
3. Jake’s Weary Blues–Jake Frazier acc. Elmer Snowden and Louis Hooper (Ajax, 1925) [6:08]
4. Nasty But Nice–Bert Johnson acc. Sam Price (Brunswick, 1929) [9:02]
5. Empty Bed Blues - Part 1–Bessie Smith acc. Charlie Green and Porter Grainger (Columbia, 1928) [11:56]
6. Western Union Blues–Maggie Jones acc. Charlie Green and Fletcher Henderson (Columbia, 1924) [14:57]
7. Western Union Blues–Mary Johnson acc. Ike Rodgers and Henry Brown (Brunswick, 1929) [18:11]
8. It’s Tight Like That–Clara Smith acc. Charlie Green and Porter Grainger (Columbia, 1929) [20:59]
9. Blue Rhythm Stomp–Sammy Price and His Four Quarters (Brunswick, 1929) [24:14]
10. Dying Gambler’s Blues–Bessie Smith acc. Charlie Green and Fred Longshaw (Columbia, 1924) [26:37]
11. Shadowland Blues - Part 1–Troy Floyd and His Shadowland Orchestra (Okeh, 1928) [29:34]
12. It Hurts So Good–Ike Rodgers acc. Henry Brown (Paramount, 1929) [32:41]

Transferred with 3.0ML lateral stylii via VM670SP and 3.0ML lVM95SP cartridges in an Audiotechnica AT-LP120 Turntable. Discs from Colin Hancock Collection. Discographical Information from Rust’s “Jazz Records. Special thanks to Dave Bock, the foremost authority on blue trombone.

During the 1920s, many trombonists accompanied blues vocalists and recorded solo features. Situated in the tenor range and possessing the ability to smear into and in-between notes, the vocal quality of the trombone has always lent itself well to soulful music styles like the blues. This set of 12 recordings dives into the sound of trombone blues. While this set of recordings has several trombonists featured, none had quite the same impact as “Big” Charlie Green from Omaha, NE. Featured in Fletcher Henderson’s band, Green recorded several trombone accompaniments to Bessie and Clara Smith, as well as Maggie Jones on Columbia Records. This, combined with the popularity of blues instrumental solo discs by clarinet or saxophone trios led to an interest in blues trombone solo recordings, beginning with Jake Frazier who in 1925 was encouraged by Joe Davis of Triangle Music Publishing to record “Jake’s Weary Blues” for Ajax with members of the Kansas City Five. Other trombonists like Allan Van of Troy Floyd’s band in San Antonio and Bert Johnson of Sammy Price’s band in Dallas contributed low down solo or feature sides, but no one achieved the same legendary status as Green other than the obscure St. Louis gut bucket trombonist Ike Rodgers. Rodgers’ performances with his good friend Henry Brown on piano–both as a duo and as backers to vocalist Mary Johnson–are soulful and low down blues of the most earthy variety, and are not to be missed.