00a - JAZZ LEGENDS – THE SOUTH & THE BLUES 27 / 79:59 FOLKWAYS - LP 1 – THE SOUTH (FP 53 / 1950, FJ 2801 / 1958) A1. Ol’ Hannah (Field Holler/Prison Work Song) (as Go Down Ol’ Hannah) 4:52 01 Doc Reese-voc (or Dock Reese) first issue unknown * LP Asch ASCH AA 3/4 (1967) Recorded by Moses Asch 1939-45 (Side 3 titled ART BALLAD SINGERS and FOLK BALLAD SINGERS) A2. Juliana Johnson (Axe Cutting Song) 1:05 02 Huddie „Leadbelly“ Ledbetter-g, voc 1) Recorded by Moses Asch, place and date unlisted (May-October, 1944?) Disc 660 (3 shellacs), record 1: Disc 3001-A / Sc 275 (released 1943) 2) Washington, DC, June 22, 1937 (as Julie Ann Johnson) first issue unknown * LP Document DLP 608-B / 998-A-2 A3. Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown (Hoe Down Dance) 2:28 03 Sonny Terry-hca, „Oh“ Red (George Washington)- wb New York City, March 5 (or 6?), 1940, recorded by Moses Asch first issue Columbia 30064, 37686, OKeh 05538 / matrix number w26597A * LP Document DLP 536 (1988), also Roots RL-321 A4. John Henry (Work Song) 2:17 04 Leadbelly, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry Recorded by Moses Asch, ca. 1941. A5. Down South (Blues) 2:51 05 Scrapper Blackwell-g, voc November 24, 1931, Richmond, Indiana Varsity 6042 / USG-18218-D1, Champion 16452 /18218-… * CD Document Records ‎ DOCD-6029 (1992) A6. Penitentiary Blues (Bessie Tucker) 3:10 06 Bessie Tucker-voc; K. D. Johnson-p. Memphis, August 29, 1928 Victor 38526 / 45441-2 * Jazz Classics 514B, EP His Masters Voice 7EG 8085 (1955) B1. Dry Bones (in the Valley) (Negro Sermon) 3:34 07 Rev. J. M. Gates with Congregation Chicago, December 1-2, 1926 Victor 35810 / 36480 * LP RST Records/Blue Documents BD-2104 [Rudolf Staeger, Wien], CD Document DOCD-5442 (1996) XY. When the Saints Go Marching In (Spiritual) 2:54 08 Wheat Street Female Quartet (personnel unknown; members of the Wheat St. Baptist Church) Atlanta, GA, January 29, 1925 Columbia 14067 / 140298-1 * CD Document DOCD-5543 (1997) B2. I Can’t Feel at Home (in This World Any More) (Spiritual) 2:45 09 Two Gospel Keys: Mother Sally Jones-voc, tamb, Emma Daniels-voc, g New York, late 1946 Recorded by Herb Abramson – Folkways FJ-2801 * CD Document DOCD-5221 (1993) B3. Slow Boogie 2:19 10 Champion Jack Dupree-p, voc Recorded by Moses Asch, 1943-44 B4. 38 Slug 2:45 11 Jim Jam Band: unknown guitar, washboard, mandolin, kazoo, bones, vocals matrix G 16266 VAR (test) B5. Blues for Lorenzo [Lorenzo’s Blues] (Simeon-Foster) 2:29 12 Omer Simeon-cl, James P. Johnson-p, Pops Foster-b New York, February 22, 1945 Disc Company of America/Tempo 6001 A / D 205 * CD Classics 1027 B6. Dallas Rag 2:48 13 Dallas String Band: Coley Jones-mandolin, voc; unknown-mandolin; ?Sam Harris-g; Marco Washingon-b Dallas, Tex., December 6, 1927 Columbia 14290-D / W145343 2-B-1 * LP Yazoo L-1045 (1974) B7. When A’ Gator Hollers, Folks Say It’s a Sign of Rain (Sidney Easton) 2:45 14 Margaret Johnson-voc, with Black & Blue Trio: Tom Morris-co; Bob Fuller-cl; Mike Jackson-p New York, October 20, 1926 Victor 20333AG / 36846-1 * LP RCA FPM1 7049 * CD Document DOCD-5436 (1996) FOLKWAYS - LP 2 – THE BLUES (FP 55 / 1950, FJ 2802 / 1956) A1. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground 3:16 15 Blind Willie Johnson-voc, g Dallas, December 3, 1927 Columbia 14303-D, Vocalion 03095 / W 145320-1 * Jazz Classics 512 A2. Black Woman 1:22 16 Vera Hall-voc Recorded 1948 by Frederic Ramsey Jr. A3. Black Snake Moan (Jefferson) 2:48 17 Blind Lemon Jefferson-voc, g Atlanta, GA, March 14, 1927 - Advertised in Chicago April 23, 1927 OKeh 8455-A / 80523-B * Jazz Classics 511A * CD Document DOCD-5018 (1991) A4. Misery Blues (Gertrude Rainey) 2:35 18 Gertrude „Ma“ Rainey-voc, and Her Georgia Jazz Band: Shirley Clay-co; Kid Ory-tb; ?Hop Hopson-p; unknown-banjo and tuba. Chicago, c. August 1927 Paramount 12508-B / 4707-1 * Jazz Classics L-52 A5. Working Man’s Blues (Joe Oliver) 2:57 19 King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band: Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong-co; Honore Dutrey-tb; Johnny Dodds-cl; Lil Armstrong-p; Johnny St. Cyr-bjo; Charlie Johnson-bass sax; Baby Dodds-dr. Chicago, c. October 26, 1923 OKeh 40034 / 8486-B * HJCA 7 * CD Masters of Jazz MJCD 2 (1991) A6. No Easy Rider Blues (Burleson) 3:19 20 Gertrude Perkins-voc; Willie Tyson-p; unknown-g; Octave Gaspard-tu Dallas, December 6, 1927 Columbia 14313-D / 145340-1 A7. Lord I Just Can’t Keep from Crying 3:00 21 Blind Willie Johnson-voc; with g & female „Helpers“ Dallas, December 5, 1928 - Released June 29, 1929 Columbia 14425-D / 147570 * CD Columbia 489892 2 (1998) B1. How Long Blues (Ida Cox-Leroy Carr) 3:52 22 Jimmy Yancey-p solo Chicago, December 1943 Session 12-003 / 117 * CD Document DOCD-5042 (2011) B2. Mr. Jelly Lord (Morton) 2:46 23 Jelly Roll Morton Trio: Morton-p; Johnny Dodds-cl; Baby Dodds-dr. Oak Street Studio, Chicago, June 10, 1927 Victor 21064, Bluebird B 10258 / 38664-1 B3. Bridwell Blues (Welsh-Jones) 3:29 24 Nolan Welsh-voc; Louis Armstrong-co; Richard M. Jones-p Chicago, June 16, 1926 OKeh 8372 / 9727-A * HJCA 36 B4. Careless Love (W. C. Handy) 3:02 25 Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra: Oscar Celestin-co, dir; “Kid Shots” Madison-co; William Ridgley-tb; Willard Thoumy-cl, as; unknown-ts; Manuel Manetta-p; John Marrero-bjo; Simon Marrero-b; Abby Foster-dr, slide whistle New Orleans, January 23, 1925 OKeh 8198 / 8907-A * Jazz Classics 510A B5. Mean Old Red Bug Blues (Leo Wood) 3:09 26 Bessie Smith-voc, Porter Grainger-p, Lincoln Conaway-g New York, September 27, 1927 Columbia 14250-D / 144796-3 B6. I’m Not Rough (Armstrong) 2:54 27 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five: Armstrong-voc, co; Kid Ory-tb; Johnny Dodds-cl; Lil Armstrong-p; Johnny St. Cyr-bjo; Lonnie Johnson-g Chicago, December 10, 1927 OKeh 8551 / 82040-B Total time 79:59