Artist: Jimmie Noone
Album: Apex Blues
Genre: New Orleans Jazz, Early Jazz
Label: Decca Jazz
Released: 1994
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- I Know That You Know (2:57)
- Sweet Sue (Just You) (3:11)
- Four or Five Times (3:13)
- Every Evening (I Miss You) (2:38)
- Ready for the River (3:04)
- Forevermore (2:54)
- Apex Blues (3:06)
- My Monday Date (3:04)
- Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (2:59)
- Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (2:43)
- King Joe (3:05)
- Sweet Lorraine (3:14)
- It's Tight Like That (2:46)
- Chicago Rhythm (2:55)
- My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) (3:03)
- Off Time (2:43)
- El Rado Scuffle (2:29)
- Deep Trouble (2:51)
- So Sweet (2:24)
- San (2:39)
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This CD reissues the first dozen selections from clarinetist Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra (all of the numbers with pianist Earl Hines, although not the four alternate takes), plus eight slightly later numbers. Noone had an unusual quintet/sextet in which altoist Joe Poston constantly stated the melody (but never actually had any solos), giving the band a unique sound for the period. Many of Noone's greatest recordings are on this CD (including "I Know That You Know," "Four or Five Times," "Apex Blues," "My Monday Date," "Sweet Lorraine," and "My Daddy Rocks Me With One Steady Roll"), although serious collectors will prefer to get the more complete two CDs from the Classics label instead.
Review by Scott Yanow