Hot Lips Page - 1938-1940

Title: 1938-1940 Artist: Hot Lips Page Release Date: 1991 Re-Released On: 3/5/2002 Label: Classics Duration: 70:59 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 3307517056122, 3307517119926, 723724390423 Genre: Jazz Styles: Big Band, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz Moods: Boisterous, Carefree, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Sophisticated, Exuberant, Rollicking Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Good Old Bosom Bread
2. He's Pulling His Whiskers
3. Down on the Levee (Levee Lullaby)
4. Old Man Ben
5. Jumpin'
6. Feelin' High and Happy
7. At Your Beck and Call
8. Rock It for Me
9. Skullduggery
10. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
11. If I Were You
12. (A Sky of Blue, With You) And So Forth
13. The Pied Piper
14. Small Fry
15. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart and Throw Away the Key
16. Will You Remember Tonight Tomorrow?
17. I Would Do Anything for You
18. I Ain't Got Nobody
19. A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
20. Gone With the Gin
21. Walk It to Me
22. I Won't Be Here Long
23. Lafayette
24. South
25. Harlem Rhumbain' the Blues
26. No Matter Where You Are (When Evening Draws Her Curtain)

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Classics 1199 1996 CD Classics 561 1996 CD Classics 561

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A veteran of territory bands from the Southwest and Midwest, Hot Lips Page struck out on his own in the latter half of the '30s to lead a big band. His experience with Bennie Moten and Count Basie's groups may not have translated into similarly stellar material and arrangements, but the rough-hewn yet fluid swing those outfits adhered to certainly found its way into his repertoire. This Classics disc finds Page during those early days from 1938-1940, and includes cuts both by his group and smaller combos featuring Kansas alto legend Buster Smith, pianist Pete Johnson, and tenor saxophonist Don Byas. There's plenty of Page's masterful blues and jazz singing ("Old Man Ben"), along with a fine array of his heated trumpet solos. A fine selection from one of the unwitting godfathers of jump blues and early r&b. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits A.G. Godley Drums Abe Bolar Sax (Baritone) Alfred Taylor Drums Anatol Schenker Liner Notes Ben Bowers Vocals Ben Smith Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Ben Williams Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Benny Waters Sax (Tenor) Bob Moore Trumpet Buster Smith Sax (Alto), Clarinet Connie Wainwright Guitar Don Byas Sax (Tenor) Don Stovall Sax (Alto) Ed Mullens Trumpet Ernie Powell Sax (Tenor) George Stevenson Trombone Hot Lips Page Trumpet, Director, Performer, Vocals James Reynolds Piano John Collins Guitar Pete Johnson Piano Sam Simmons Sax (Tenor) Wellman Braud Bass