VA - The Complete Edmond Hall, James P. Johnson, Sidney De Paris, Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions [1985] (4 x CDs)

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Edmond Hall, James P. Johnson, Sidney De Paris, Vic Dickenson

VA - The Complete Edmond Hall, James P. Johnson, Sidney De Paris, Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions [1985] (4 x CDs)

To say that this limited-edition 4 x CD Mosaic box is overflowing with classics is an understatement. Included are a variety of small-group sessions (with overlapping personnel) from the early days of Blue Note. The Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet has five songs that are the only existing examples of Charlie Christian playing acoustic guitar; clarinetist Hall, Meade Lux Lewis (on celeste), and bassist Israel Crosby complete the unique group. The king of stride piano, James P. Johnson, is heard on eight solos; other combos are led by Johnson, Hall (who heads four groups in all), trumpeter Sidney DeParis, and trombonist Vic Dickenson (heard in a 1952 quartet with organist Bill Doggett). Among the other key soloists are vibraphonist Red Norvo, pianist Teddy Wilson, tenor great Ben Webster, baritonist Harry Carney, clarinetist Omer Simeon, and trombonist Benny Morton. But more important than the all-star personnel is the fact that the musicians are consistently inspired, and that the performances (ranging from Dixieland to advanced swing) are well-planned yet spontaneous. The accompanying 26-page booklet is a major plus too. Essential music; get this box while you can. (AMG review by Scott Yanow)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Jammin' in Four 4:22

02 Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Edmond Hall Blues 4:19

03 Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Profoundly Blue 4:10

04 Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Profoundly Blue #2 4:20

05 Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Celestial Express 3:56

06 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet - Rompin' in '44 (alternate take) 4:00

07 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet - Rompin' in '44 4:00

08 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet - Blue Interval 4:17

09 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet - Smooth Sailing (alternate take) 3:33

10 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet - Smooth Sailing 3:48

11 Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet - Seein' Red 4:14

12 Edmond Hall Swingtet - It's Been So Long (alternate take) 2:35

13 Edmond Hall Swingtet - I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (alternate take) 3:42

14 Edmond Hall Swingtet - I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 3:04

15 Edmond Hall Swingtet - Big City Blues 4:15

16 Edmond Hall Swingtet - It's Been So Long 3:10

17 Edmond Hall Swingtet - Steamin' and Beamin' 3:49

CD2

01 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - High Society (alternate take #1) 4:12

02 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - High Society (alternate take #2) 4:06

03 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - High Society 4:05

04 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Blues at Blue Note (alternate take) 5:01

05 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Blues at Blue Note 4:17

06 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Night Shift Blues (alternate take) 4:13

07 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Night Shift Blues 4:10

08 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Royal Garden Blues (alternate take) 3:57

09 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Royal Garden Blues 4:10

10 Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Blue Note Boogie 3:57

11 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Blue Mizz 3:54

12 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Blue Mizz (alternate take) 3:49

13 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Victory Stride (alternate take) 4:01

14 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Victory Stride 4:03

15 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Joy Mentin' 4:29

16 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - After You've Gone 4:25

CD3

01 Sidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Everybody Loves My Baby 3:37

02 Sidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Everybody Loves My Baby (alternate take) 4:21

03 Sidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Ballin' the Jack 4:45

04 Sidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Who's Sorry Now (alternate take) 4:29

05 Sidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Who's Sorry Now 4:18

06 Sidney De Paris’s Blue Note Jazzmen - The Call of the Blues 4:21

07 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Tishomingo Blues (alternate take) 4:59

08 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Tishomingo Blues 4:35

09 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Walkin' the Dog (alternate take) 4:38

10 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Walkin' the Dog 4:33

11 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - Easy Rider 4:39

12 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - At the Ball (alternate take) 3:43

13 James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen - At the Ball 4:07

CD4

01 James P. Johnson - J.P. Boogie 3:49

02 James P. Johnson - Backwater Blues 4:01

03 James P. Johnson - Carolina Balmoral 3:38

04 James P. Johnson - Gut Stomp 3:32

05 James P. Johnson - Mule Walk (Stomp) 4:04

06 James P. Johnson - Arkansas Blues 3:56

07 James P. Johnson - Caprice Rag 3:16

08 James P. Johnson - Improvisation on Pinetop's Boogie Woogie 4:03

09 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - When You Wore a Tulip (alternate take) 4:15

10 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - When You Wore a Tulip 4:16

11 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - Moose March 4:23

12 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - Panama 4:00

13 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 3:58

14 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - A Good Man is Hard to Find 4:04

15 Sidney De Paris's Blue Note Stompers - Weary Blues 3:50

16 Vic Dickenson - Tenderly 3:18

17 Vic Dickenson - Gettin' Sentimental Over You 2:48

18 Vic Dickenson - Lion's Den (alternate take) 2:59

19 Vic Dickenson - Lion's Den 3:08

20 Vic Dickenson - In a Mellotone 2:50

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