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The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume III
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The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume III --- 1990
Volume 3 of a three volume limited edition (2,500 copies) boxed set compiling the complete jazz recordings of the Commodore label, re-issued by Mosaic Records. The original price was $200 plus shipping for volume three. The 20 LP's have no individual covers, but are bundled in two separate hard boxes that go into an outer hard box. Includes 48 page booklet with credits and company and artists history by Dan Morgenstern and interview with Milt Gabler. Volume three included a copy of the 68 page booklet "The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings: A Discography" compiled by Vincent Pelote. Original sessions produced by Milt Gabler unless otherwise noted. PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED: Bud Freeman And His Gang; A1 to A4. Billie Holiday: B1 to B7. George Zack: H1 to H4. Jonah Jones: I6. I7. Wild Bil Davidson; J1, J2. Wild Bill Davison And His Commodores: J4, J5, K2, K3, K5, K7, M6, N2. Eddie Edwards And His Original Dixieland Jazz Band With Tony Sbarbaro: P2 - P6 - P8 - Q2 - Q3 - Q5 - Q7. George Brunies And His Jazz Band: R4 - R9 Mel Powell And His Orchestra: S1, S5. Bob Wilber And His Wild Cats: T5. Johnny Wiggs And His New Orleans Band: W3, W7, W8, X2 to X6, Y2, Y4 toY6, Z2, Z3. Ralph Sutton Quartet With Edmond Hall: AD1, AD2. Frank Wess Quintet: AD6. Ralph Sutton Quartet With Edmond Hall: AF1 to AF7. Frank Wess Sextet: AG2, AG4, AH2, AH4, AH7. Ralph Sutton Quartet With Vic Dickenson: AI1 to AI5. Peck Kelley: AJ4, AK2, AN3 RECORDING DATES, LOCATIONS (if present) AND ORIGINAL ISSUES: #A1 to A4: Brunswick Studio, NYC, July 12, 1938; previously unissued. #A5, A6: Reeves Sound, NYC, August 28, 1941; [m1806913]. #A7: Radio Station atop Hotel Roosevelt, New Orleans, October 2, 1942; never issued on Commodore. #B1 to B3: March 25, 1944; previously unissued. #B4 to B6: April 1, 1944; previously unissued. #B7: April 8, 1944; previously unissued. #C1 to D3: Town Hall, NYC, June 9, 1945; [m2584400] (C1, C2, LP), [r6431502] (C3 - D3, LP). #E1: Town Hall, NYC, June 9, 1945; [m2584400] (LP). #E2 to E4: Town Hall, NYC, June 9, 1945; [r6017677] (LP). #F1 to F3: Town Hall, NYC, June 9, 1945; [r6017677] (LP). #F4 to G2: Town Hall, NYC, June 9, 1945; [r4974526] (LP). #G3 to G5: Town Hall, NYC, June 9, 1945; [r4974526] (LP). #H1 to H4: July 19, 1945; previously unissued. #H5 to I7: July 31, 1945; [r14209223] (H5, I4), [r10241423] (H8, I2). #J1 to J2: August 23, 1945; previously unissued. #J3 to K7: September 19, 1945; [r14683915] (J3, K1), [r21074395] (K4, K6). #L1 to M2: October 20, 1945; [r=7187248] (L1, L4, L6, M1, UK London LP). #M3 to N6: January 4, 1946; [r14468438] (M3, N5), [r14683978] (M6, N4). #O1 to O8: January 11, 1946; [r21043231] (O1, O5). #P1 to Q7: April 6, 1946; Commodore C-613 (P1, Q4), Commodore C-610 (P3, P5), Commodore C-611 (P7, Q1), Commodore C-612 (P4, Q6). #R1 to R9: April 20 1946; [r10735649] (R1, R2), [r21089458] (R5, R7). #S1 to S5: June 3, 1946; [r17796481] (S1, S3). #T1, T2: Columbia World Broadcasting Studio. NYC, November 5, 1946; [r22995413]. #T3 to U4: Decca Studio A, NYC, February 22, 1947; [r12024015] (T3, T6), [r12235557] (U1, U3). #U5 to U8: Beltone Recording, NYC, March 13, 1950; [r12235557] (U5, U6), Commodore 1525 (U7, U8). #V1 to V6: Beltone Recording, NYC, March 17, 1950; Commodore C-636 (V1, V2), Commodore C-640 (V3, V4), Commodore C-641 (V5, V6). #V7 to W2: Beltone Recording, NYC, April 27, 1950; Commodore C-637 (V7, V9), [r16007808] (V8, W1). #W3 to W8: New Orleans, April 9, 1950; Commodore C-643 (W4, W6), Commodore C-642 (W5). #X1 to X5: New Orleans, May 14, 1950; Commodore C-644 (X1). #X6 to Z3: New Orleans, June 11, 1950; Commodore C-642 (Y1), Commodore C-645 (Y3, Z1), Commodore C-644 (Y7). #Z4 to AB8: Carnegie Hall Studio, NYC, December 1950; [r4692365] (Z4-AA5, LP), [r4692365] (AA6-AB8, LP). #AC1 to AC8: Decca Studio A, NYC, June 3, 1953; [m1518548] (LP). #AD1 to AD4: Pythian Temple, NYC, February 10, 1954; [m1629004] (AD3, AD4, 45rpm). #AD5 to AE7; Beltone Recording, NYC, May 8, 1954; [r5622557] (AD5, AD7, AE1, AE2, AE4, AE6, AE7, LP), . #AF1 to AF7: Pythian Temple, NYC, June 8, 1954; previously unissued. #AG1 to AH7: Beltone Recording, NYC, August 12, 1954; [r8342069] (AG1, AG3, AG5, AH1, AH3, AH5, AH6, LP). #AI1 to AI5: Pythian Temple, NYC, January 3, 1956; previously unissued. #AI6 to AN3: KPRC, Houston, TX, June 9 and 16, 1957; [r5830953] (AI6, AJ1-AJ3, AK1, AK3, AL1-AN3, LP). All original issues are on 78pm unless otherwise listed; master takes only are listed.
Tracklist
Memories Of You #3
Memories Of You #4
Life Spears A Jitterbug #2
What's The Use? #3
Blowing Up A Breeze
Monday At Minton's
Big Chief Battle Axe #2
How Am I To Know #3
My Old Flame #3
I Cover The Waterfront #3
I'll Be Seeing You #3
I'm Yours #3
Embraceable You #3
He's Funny That Way #4
One, Two, Three, Jump
In A Mellotone
The Man I Love
Seven Comes Eleven
One Note Jive
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
Stardust
Stompin' At The Savoy
Body And Soul
Limehouse Blues
Perdido
Bugle Call Rag
Desert Sands
I Know That You Know
Where Or When
Sweet And Lovely
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
Candy
Indiana
I Got Rhythm
My Daddy Rocks Me
Chimes Blues
Chimes Blues #2
Chimes Blues #3
Rose Of The Rio Grande
Rose Of The Rio Grande #2
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me #2
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me #3
Hubba Hubba Hop
Hubba Hubba Hop #2
Stompin' At The Savoy
Stompin' At The Savoy #2
Stompin' At The Savoy #3
Stompin' At The Savoy #4
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
Sensation Rag
Sensation Rag #2
Sensation Rag #3
Who's Sorry Now
Who's Sorry Now #2
Who's Sorry Now #3
On The Alamo
On The Alamo #2
Someday Sweetheart
Someday Sweetheart #2
Lazy Daddy
Lazy Daddy #2
Lazy Daddy #3
Mournin' Blues
Mournin' Blues #2
Ostrich Walk
Tiger Rag
Tiger Rag #2
High Society
High Society #2
High Society #3
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams #2
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams #3
I'm Coming Virginia
I'm Coming Virginia #2
Wabash Blues
Wabash Blues #2
Sweet Lovin' Man
Sweet Lovin' Man #2
Hindustan
Hindustan #2
Wang Wang Blues
Wang Wang Blues #2
Doodle Doo Doo
Doodle Doo Doo #2
Shake It And Break It
Shake It And Break It #2
Tiger Rag
Lazy Daddy
Barnyard Blues
Barnyard Blues #2
Mournin' Blues
Mournin' Blues #2
Skeleton Jangle
Skeleton Jangle #2
Skeleton Jangle #3
When You And I Were Young Maggie
When You And I Were Young Maggie #2
Ostrich Walk
Ostrich Walk #2
I Used To Love You (But It's All Over Now)
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter #2
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter #3
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree #2
D.D.T. Blues
D.D.T. Blues #2
D.D.T. Blues #3
Lover Man
Lover Man #2
Avalon
Avalon #2
Avalon #3
Sketches (For Three Instruments)
Brahms' Rhapsody No. 3, Opus 119
Willie The Weeper
Willie The Weeper #2
Willie The Weeper #3
Mabel's Dream
Mabel's Dream #2
Wild Cat Blues
Wild Cat Blues #2
Blues For Fowler
Blues For Fowler #2
In The Dark
Flashes
Candlelights
In A Mist
Boogie Joys
Them There Eyes
Sweet Lorraine
Three Little Words
When You're Smiling
Squeeze Me
Jelly Roll Blues
At The Georgia Camp Meeting
National Emblem March
Hindustan
I'll Take That New Orleans Music
Brownskin
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
That's A Plenty
Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll
Buddy Bolden's Blues -1
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Zulu's Parade
Brownskin
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
Peculiar
Wigwam Blues
Brownskin #2
Brownskin
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Shine
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Zulu's Parade
Zulu's Parade #2
Careless Love
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll
E Flat Blues
Echoes Of Spring
Rippling Waters
Passionette
Sneakaway
The Boy In The Boat (Squeeze Me)
Fading Star
Fingerbuster
Morning Air
Concentrating
I'll Follow You
What Is There To Say?
Stormy Weather
Tea For Two
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Just One Of Those Things
Madelon
Hallelujah
Poor Butterfly
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Jeepers Creepers
Eye Opener
Snowy Morning Blues
'T Ain't Nobody's Business
Sneakaway
Fussin'
I'll Dance At Your Wedding
I Got Rhythm
Oh, Baby
Dardanella
Up Jumped You With Love
Sweet And Lovely
Some Other Spring
Some Other Spring #2
Mishawaka
Flute Song
Wess Point
Wess Point #2
Basie Ain't Here
Basie Ain't Here #2
You're My Thrill
Frankosis
Ain'tcha Got Music
Ain'tcha Got Music #2
Ain'tcha Got Music #3
Ain'tcha Got Music #4
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart #2
Cross My Heart #3
Pretty Eyes
Pretty Eyes #2
Wess Of The Moon
Wess Of The Moon #2
I'll Be Around
Danny's Delight
Danny's Delight #2
All My Life
All My Life #2
Romance
Frankly The Blues
Frankly The Blues #2
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus #2
Christopher Columbus #3
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues #2
Limehouse Blues
Body And Soul
Sophisticated Lady
Rosetta
Rosetta #2
Stompin' At The Savoy
Stompin' At The Savoy #2
Riverboat Shuffle
You Took Advantage Of Me
Tea For Two
Sweet Lorraine
Moonlight On The Ganges
Once In A While
Lover
Memories Of You
Peck's Blues Jam
It's Only A Paper Moon