Track Listing
1. Harmony Grits - Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars
2. Boogie Misterioso - Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars
3. Conversation - Mary Lou Williams
4. Hesitation Boogie - Mary Lou Williams
5. Oops My Lady - Beryl Booker
6. Low Ceiling - Beryl Booker
7. Woman's Place Is in the Groove, A - Vivien Garry
8. Operation Mop - Vivien Garry
9. Blitzkrieg Baby (You Can't Bomb Me) - Una Mae Carlisle
10. Beautiful Eyes - Una Mae Carlisle
11. VI Vigor - International Sweethearts of Rhythm
12. Don't Get It Twisted - International Sweethearts of Rhythm
13. Calling All Bars - Hazel Scott
14. Mighty Like the Blues - Hazel Scott
15. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Edythe Wright/Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
16. My Castle's Rockin' - Alberta Hunter
17. Baby, What Else Can I Do? - Ethel Waters
18. Rockin' Chair - Mildred Bailey
19. Georgia on My Mind - Mildred Bailey
20. Mutiny in the Parlor - Helen Ward
21. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Helen Forrest/Lionel Hampton (bonus track)
22. Barbara's Carol - Barbara Carroll
23. Transblucency (A Blue Fog That You Can Almost See Through) - Duke Ellington/Kay Davis
| Details | | Playing Time: | 68 min. | | Producer: | Ed Michel, Leonard Feather | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Mono | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Hazel Scott (vocals, piano); Edythe Wright, Ethel Waters, Helen Forrest, Helen Ward, Kay Davis, Alberta Hunter, Mildred Bailey, Una Mae Carlisle (vocals); John Collins, Albert Harris, Allan Reuss, Mary Osborne, Oscar Moore, Fred Guy, Carline Ray, Carmen Mastren (guitar); Ginger Smock, Matty Malneck (violin); Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Mince, Benny Carter , Danny Polo (clarinet); Garvin Bushell, Myrtle Yung, Violet Burnside (saxophone); Pete Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Chu Berry, Al Sears, Lester Young, Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Johnnie Mae Stansberry, Harold Baker, Ernestine Davis, Eddie Mallory, Edna Williams, Pee Wee Erwin, Roy Eldridge, Shad Collins, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Francis Williams, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Ray Nance (cornet); Helen Jones, Julia Travick, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Lawrence Brown , Tommy Dorsey, Wilbur DeParis, Claude Jones (trombone); Clyde Hart, Duke Ellington, Eddie Heywood, Wini Beatty, Reginald Beane, Howard Smith , Jackie King, Jess Stacy, Mary Lou Williams, Nat King Cole, Barbara Carroll, Beryl Booker (piano); Lionel Hampton, Marjorie Hyams (vibraphone); Red Norvo (marimba); Dave Tough, Pauline Braddy, Al Spieldock, Dody Heskhe, Gene Krupa, Ralph Pollack, Harold "Doc" West, Bridget O'Flynn, Rose Gottesman, Arthur Herbert, Sonny Greer (drums).
Recording information: New York, NY (11/24/1931-06/04/1955).
Director: Matty Malneck.
1939-1952. Despite a dubious title, this is a worthwhile anthology of both blues and jazz artists. ~ Ron Wynn
Many of the Bluebird reissues are a bit disappointing due to their sampler nature, programming a lot of unrelated highlights together instead of coming out with the original complete sessions. This set jumps all over the place with some rare items by Mary Lou Williams, Beryl Booker, Vivien Garry, the International Sweethearts Of Rhythm and Hazel Scott preceding generally familiar vocals by Edythe Wright, Albert Hunter, Ethel Waters, Mildred Bailey, Helen Ward, Helen Forrest and Kay Davis. If this CD had stuck to instrumentals by women, this would have been a very valuable set instead of being merely a pleasing curiosity. It is still worth getting until a more coherent reissue comes along. ~ Scott Yanow
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