Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / Various Artists - Melodisc Records of Hollywood 1945-46 (2CD) Various Artists - Melodisc Records of Hollywood 1945-46 (2CD) Various Artists - Melodisc Records of Hollywood 1945-46 (2CD) £12.00 Stock Status: In Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications Daniel F. O'Brien at Melodisc Records on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard took one of the clearest audio pictures we have of Los Angeles jazz activity on Central Avenue during the mid-1940s. O'Brien cut just under 40 platters that were released between June 1945 and autumn 1946. This flurry of activity matched the urgency and raw excitement going on in the halls and venues around Hollywood. Clubs no longer booked New Orleans revival bands to fill seats but picked up on fashionable be-boppers, who with their new-found harmonic sophistication and rhythmic complexities, competed with blues and boogie-based small swing units and honkers, in an economic climate inhospitable to the maintenance of orchestras and large bands. his anthology by celebrated archivist, collector and writer Opal Louis Nations is a fascinating insight into a highly entertaining strand of musical history. Please note that these recordings have been transferred from original 78s, some in poor condition. The tracks have been cleaned as far as practical in re-mastering, but where this would have prejudiced the essential character and integrity of the performance, we have chosen to minimize the de-noising process, and some tracks therefore retain clicks and surface noise. We are sure collectors would prefer to have them in this form than not at all. Disc 1 Track Artist Title 1 Abernathy’s Voo-T Voo It Marion Abernathy with Georges Dukes & Duchess 2 Night Mist Howard McGhee Orch. 3 The Hour Of Parting George’s Dukes & Duchess w/ Lucky Thompson 4 Abernathy’s Boogie Marion Abernathy w/ George’s Dukes & Duchess 5 Slowin’ Down The Blues Marion Abernathy w/ George’s Dukes & Duchess 6 Cherokee George’s Dukes & Duchess w/ Lucky Thompson 7 Mellow Reeni Riff King Perry & The Pied Pipers 8 Puttin’ You Down Blues King Perry & The Pied Pipers 9 Voot Rock King Perry & The Pied Pipers 10 Baby Baby Blues King Perry & The Pied Pipers 11 Laughing At Life King Perry & The Pied Pipers 12 Till The Very End Of My Days King Perry & The Pied Pipers 13 That’s All She Wrote, ‘Cause The Pencil Broke George Crawford & The Four Blazes 14 Let’s Boogie George Crawford & The Four Blazes 15 The Big Leg Mama’s Fine George Crawford & The Four Blazes 16 I Never Had A Dream To My Name George Crawford & The Four Blazes 17 Boogin’ At Berg’s Slim Gaillard Quartet 18 Laguna Slim Gaillard Quartet 19 Dunkin’s Bagel Slim Gaillard Quartette 20 Don’t Blame Me Slim Gaillard Quartette 21 Lonely Blues Marion Abernathy & George’s Dukes & Duchess 22 Ink Splink Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Orch. 23 Roses Of Picardy Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Sextet Disc 2 Track Title Artist 1 Goin’ For The Okey Doke Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Sextet 2 Hey Lawdy Mama Flennoy Trio 3 My Honey Chile Flennoy Trio 4 Poor Butterfly Dan Grissom & The Flennoy Trio Singing Big Fat Butterfly 5 Cherry Dan Grissom & The Flennoy Trio 6 Ride, Red, Ride The Counts & Countess 7 Rip Up The Joint The Counts & Countess 8 King Perry Blues King Perry Quintet 9 The Man I Love King Perry Quintet 10 A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ But A Bird King Perry Quintet 11 Song Of The Islands King Perry Quintet 12 Silver Symphony Jack McVea All Stars 13 Scrub Sweep And Mop Jack McVea All Stars 14 New Deal Jack McVea All Stars 15 Fightin’ Mama Blues Jack McVea All Stars 16 Grand Slam Karl George Octet 17 Baby It’s Up To You Karl George Octet 18 Peek-A-Boo Karl George Octet 19 How Am I To Know Karl George Octet 20 Don’t Blame Me Joe Thomas & His Orch. 21 For Boobs Only Joe Thomas & His Orch. 22 You’re Buggin’ Me Joe Thomas & His Orch. 23 Sequence Joe Thomas & His Orch. EAN: 824046306625 Discs: 2 Release: June 2011 Artist: Various Artists Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ADDCD3066 Weight: 0.12kg