VA - Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions [2001] (8 x CDs)

JAZZ SUNDAY

EDDIE CONDON MOB SESSIONS

VA - Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions [2001] (8 x CDs)

The “VA - Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions [2001]” box set, a product of Mosaic Records, is a remarkable musical anthology that shines as a beacon of music’s enduring appeal. This label, celebrated for its commitment to preserving and honoring the complex fabric of musical heritage, has curated this compilation as a treasure chest of sonic gems.

This box set serves as a captivating portal into the jazz world of the 1940s and 1950s. Presented in an 8-CD limited edition and numbered box set, it takes listeners on a journey across a diverse landscape of musical genres. The compilation encapsulates a spectrum of genres that are as varied as they are captivating. From the pulsating rhythms of Big Band and Bop to the soulful melodies of Mainstream Jazz and Swing, each piece offers a unique auditory exploration.

The inclusion of Dixieland and Early Jazz styles pays tribute to the roots of jazz music, offering listeners a glimpse into the birth of this cherished genre. In contrast, the Traditional Pop pieces infuse a sense of nostalgia, transporting listeners back to a previous era of music.

The standout feature of this box set is its ability to showcase the broad and deep nature of these musical styles without compromising the sound’s authenticity or quality. Each piece has been carefully selected and meticulously arranged to create a harmonious listening experience that is both enjoyable and enlightening.

Eddie Condon, a guitarist and raconteur, left a significant imprint on this era. His “Chicago-style” jazz was a popular feature at his Greenwich Village club. This box set includes recordings from musicians who were influenced by this style, offering a unique perspective on the vibrant jazz scene of that period.

George Wettling, a drummer who was a regular at many of Condon’s jam sessions, is another figure of note. Wettling led two of his own recording dates that are included in this box set. These sessions illuminate the exceptional guitar artistry of George Van Eps.

The box set kicks off with sessions from 1940, showcasing the work of tenor Bud Freeman and his Famous Chicagoans. The lineup was undeniably strong, featuring Condon, Pee Wee Russell, Dave Tough, and Jack Teagarden.

Despite the music’s quality and appeal, it was largely overlooked upon its release. This was partly because the music was broadly categorized as Dixieland, which was seen as “outdated” by contemporary standards. However, in retrospect, such broad misconceptions fail to acknowledge the talent assembled in this 8-disc set.

In conclusion, the “VA - Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions [2001]” box set is a festivity of musical variety, a tribute to the enduring allure of jazz and its related genres, and a testament to Mosaic Records’ commitment to preserving and championing music history. Whether you’re a seasoned jazz aficionado or a casual listener looking to broaden your musical horizons, this box set promises a deep and rewarding auditory experience. Embark on this journey and savor every note!  (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Jack Hits The Road (Breakdown) 0:27

02 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Jack Hits The Road 2:59

03 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Forty-Seventh And State 2:54

04 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Muskrat Ramble (Alt Tk) 2:50

05 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Muskrat Ramble (Breakdown) 0:35

06 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Muskrat Ramble 2:53

07 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - That Da Da Strain (Breakdown) 1:32

08 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - That Da Da Strain 2:42

09 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (Alt Tk) 2:55

10 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble 2:54

11 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - At The Jazz Band Ball 2:53

12 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - After Awhile (Alt Take) 3:04

13 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - After Awhile 3:03

14 Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans - Prince Of Wails 2:32

15 George Wettling's Jazz Band - After You're Gone 3:12

16 George Wettling's Jazz Band - Collier's Clambake 2:36

17 George Wettling's Jazz Band - Collier's Clime (Key Changin' Blues) 3:02

18 George Wettling's Jazz Band - Rose Room 2:56

19 George Wettling's Jazz Band - As Long As I Live 2:45

20 George Wettling's Jazz Band - A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3:20

21 George Wettling's Jazz Band - Indiana 2:36

22 George Wettling's Jazz Band - Memphis Blues 3:11

23 George Wettling - Bud Freeman All Stars - Ginger Brown 3:04

24 George Wettling - Bud Freeman All Stars - Runnin' Wild 4:03

25 George Wettling - Bud Freeman All Stars - Dinah 5:02

26 George Wettling - Bud Freeman All Stars - Odd Aardvark (Alt Tk) 3:24

27 George Wettling - Bud Freeman All Stars - Odd Aardvark 3:03

CD02

01 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Johnson Rag 2:48

02 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Struttin' With Some Barbecue 3:18

03 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Charley, My Boy 3:08

04 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Chimes Blues 3:05

05 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - South Rampart Street Parade 3:11

06 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Tin Roof Blues 3:07

07 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Jazz Me Blues (Alt Take) 3:15

08 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Jazz Me Blues 3:13

09 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Muskrat Ramble 3:12

10 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Panama 3:16

11 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - High Society 3:01

12 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Rag Mop 2:50

13 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - That's A Plenty 2:51

14 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - When You Wore A Tulip 2:51

15 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie 2:33

16 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - It's A Long Way To Tipperary 2:35

17 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella 2:36

18 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - When You're Smiling (Alt Take) 3:05

19 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - When You're Smiling 3:02

20 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Levee Blues 2:50

21 Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band - Dixieland Band From Santa Claus Land 2:45

CD03

01 Bobby Hackett - Royal Garden Blues 2:35

02 Bobby Hackett - Royal Garden Blues (Alt Tk) 2:35

03 Bobby Hackett - I've Got The World On A String 3:14

04 Bobby Hackett - Struttin' With Some Barbecue 2:21

05 Bobby Hackett - Sleepy Head 3:35

06 Bobby Hackett - Fidgety Feet 2:28

07 Bobby Hackett - Tin Roof Blues 3:18

08 Bobby Hackett - Oh, Baby! 2:42

09 Bobby Hackett - A Room With A View 3:19

10 Bobby Hackett - What A Difference A Day Made 3:05

11 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - Smiles 2:34

12 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - Sugar 3:49

13 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry 2:48

14 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now 2:26

15 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - Breezin' Along With The Breeze 2:52

16 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - Hard Hearted Hannah 2:56

17 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - Bye Bye Blackbird 2:44

18 Matty Matlock And His Jazz Band - Oh, Didn't He Ramble 3:35

19 Rampart Street Paraders - I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll 4:27

20 Rampart Street Paraders - Ja-Da 6:57

21 Rampart Street Paraders - The Sheik Of Araby 3:40

22 Rampart Street Paraders - Black And Blue 3:08

23 Rampart Street Paraders - South Rampart Street Parade 3:15

24 Rampart Street Paraders - Squeeze Me 2:58

CD04

01 Rampart Street Paraders - Oh, Baby! 6:30

02 Rampart Street Paraders - Sugar 5:03

03 Rampart Street Paraders - Paducah Parade 3:11

04 Rampart Street Paraders - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 5:55

05 Rampart Street Paraders - When I Grow Too Old To Dream 5:36

06 Rampart Street Paraders - Ghost Of A Chance 4:04

07 Rampart Street Paraders - After You've Gone 4:19

08 Rampart Street Paraders - Do You Know What I Means To Miss New Orleans 3:13

09 Rampart Street Paraders - What's The Use 4:53

10 Rampart Street Paraders - Lazy Mood 4:30

11 Rampart Street Paraders - Hindustan 6:59

12 Rampart Street Paraders - Washington And Lee Swing 4:06

CD05

01 Rampart Street Paraders - My Monday Date 3:16

02 Rampart Street Paraders - When It's Sleepy Time Down South 4:20

03 Rampart Street Paraders - Chinatown, My Chinatown 6:20

04 Rampart Street Paraders - Dixieland Shuffle 4:24

05 Rampart Street Paraders - Oh, Lady Be Good 2:51

06 Rampart Street Paraders - After You've Gone 2:50

07 Rampart Street Paraders - March Of The Mustangs 3:37

08 Rampart Street Paraders - I'm Old Cowhand 2:40

09 Rampart Street Paraders - Texas Mood 5:03

10 Rampart Street Paraders - You Are My Sunshine 2:46

11 Rampart Street Paraders - San Antonio Shout 3:20

12 Rampart Street Paraders - Peruna 3:00

13 Rampart Street Paraders - Dallas Blues 3:47

14 Rampart Street Paraders - On The Alamo 3:53

15 Rampart Street Paraders - The Eyes Of Texas 4:22

16 Rampart Street Paraders - Home On The Range 4:15

17 Rampart Street Paraders - Dixie 3:57

18 Rampart Street Paraders - Red River Valley 2:35

CD06

01 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Ballin' The Jack 2:37

02 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Lackadaisy Lazy 3:18

03 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave Me 2:50

04 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - The Basin Street Stomp 2:59

05 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Albatross 3:27

06 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Third Street Blues 4:01

07 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble 2:41

08 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Whistle Stop 3:10

09 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Oh, Didn't He Ramble 3:07

10 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Original Dixieland One Step 3:55

11 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - The'll Be Some Changes Made 4:14

12 Jimmy McPartland Dixieland Band - Sugar Foot Strut 2:58

13 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Seventy-Six Trombones 2:58

14 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Marian The Librarian 3:27

15 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Till There Was You 3:04

16 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - It's You 2:59

17 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Iowa Stubborn 2:07

18 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Gary, Indiana 3:03

19 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - The Wells Fargo Wagon 3:14

20 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Goodnight My Someone 3:07

21 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - The Sadder But Wiser Girl 3:29

22 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Ya Got Trouble 3:30

23 Jimmy McPartland's All Stars - Lida Rose - Will I Ever Tell You 3:17

CD07

01 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen 2:26

02 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Billy Boy 2:33

03 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Swanee River 2:36

04 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Waltzing Matilda 2:43

05 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - In The Good Old Summertime 2:31

06 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Camptown Races 2:07

07 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - I've Been Working On The Railroad 2:52

08 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Mack The Knife 2:32

09 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - There Is A Tavern In The Town 2:32

10 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - I Dream Of Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair 3:21

11 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Swing Low Sweet Chariot 2:53

12 Dick Cary And His Dixieland Doodlers - Wait 'til The Sun Shines, Nellie 2:34

13 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Sensation 2:28

14 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2:39

15 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Sorry 2:58

16 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Goose Pimples 3:03

17 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Our Bungalow Of Dreams 3:18

18 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - That Da Da Strain 4:23

19 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Louisiana 2:16

20 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - I'll Be A Friend 'with Pleasure' 2:39

21 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Toodlin' Blues 3:03

22 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - I'm Glad 3:50

23 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band - Tia Juana 2:11

CD08

01 Wild Bill Davison With Percy Faith And His Orchestra - You Took Advantage Of Me 3:58

02 Wild Bill Davison With Percy Faith And His Orchestra - Yesterdays 3:52

03 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - A Woman's Intuition 3:31

04 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - Sugar 3:08

05 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere 2:27

06 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance 3:16

07 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - Oh! Look At Me Now 3:07

08 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - Street Of Dreams 3:14

09 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - Manhattan 3:24

10 Lee Wiley & Bobby Hackett With Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings - I've Got A Crush On You 3:25

11 Lee Wiley - Soft Lights And Sweet Music 2:32

12 Lee Wiley - Fools Fall In Love 2:52

13 Lee Wiley - Supper Time 2:37

14 Lee Wiley - Some Sunny Day 2:28

15 Lee Wiley - I Got Lost In His Arms 3:00

16 Lee Wiley - Heat Wave 2:22

17 Lee Wiley - How Many Times 2:25

18 Lee Wiley - How Deep Is The Ocean 2:51

19 Lee Wiley - Why, Oh Why 3:09

20 Lee Wiley - Sometimes I'm Happy 2:31

21 Lee Wiley - Keepin' Myself For You 3:00

22 Lee Wiley - Should I Be Sweet? 2:09

23 Lee Wiley - Tea For Two 3:13

24 Lee Wiley - Rise 'n' Shine 2:16

25 Lee Wiley - More Than You Know 3:12

26 Lee Wiley - Time On My Hands 2:49

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