Artist: Clarence Williams
Album: 1928-1929
Genre: Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz
Label: Classics
Released: 1994
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Long, Deep And Wide (2:56)
- Speakeasy (2:55)
- Squeeze Me (2:56)
- New Down Home Blues (3:06)
- Organ Grinder Blues (3:07)
- I'm Busy And You Can't Come In (2:51)
- Walk That Broad (3:06)
- Have You Ever Felt That Way? (3:08)
- Wildflower Rag (2:36)
- Midnight Stomp (3:03)
- I'm Through (2:55)
- Bozo (2:43)
- Bimbo (2:35)
- Longshoreman's Blues (2:48)
- In The Bottle Blues (2:56)
- What Do You Want Me To Do? (2:51)
- Watchin' The Clock (3:09)
- Freeze Out (2:59)
- Beau-Koo-Jack (2:41)
- Sister Kate (2:58)
- Pane In The Glass (2:47)
- Saturday Night Jag (3:06)
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The sixth volume in the very valuable Classics Clarence Williams reissue program contains 22 numbers in its attractive CD, mostly from a four-month period. There is a lot of variety on these sessions with many of the best tracks featuring both King Oliver and Ed Allen on cornets along with tenorman Benny Waters. There are also numbers by Clarence Williams's Washboard Five, his Novelty Four (a quartet with Oliver and guitarist Eddie Lang) and a larger orchestra. Throughout all of the selections there are spirited ensembles, heated but coherent solos and plenty of joy and swing. The highpoints include "Organ Grinder Blues," "Have You Ever Felt That Way," "Wildflower Rag," "Bozo," "Bimbo" and "Beau-Koo Jack" (which is closely based on the Louis Armstrong recording).
Review by Scott Yanow