tracks

The Hour Of Parting
Our Love
You're So Desireable
The King Kong
I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak
Tears From My Inkwell
Sassin' The Boss
Poor Joulie Jean
Davenport Blues
Wail Of The Winds (Theme Song)
Hot Lips
The Parade Of The Pennies
It's 'Way Past My Dreaming Time
Address Unknown
Poor Butterfly
Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
I Live Again (Because I'm In Love Again)
You're The Greatest Discovery (Since 1492)
My Melancholy Baby
Robins And Roses
Let Me Dream
She Shall Have Music
Overnight Hop
Lowland Blues
Meet Miss 8 Beat
Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar)

notes

#1 to #6: New York City, March 12, 1939
#7 to #11: New York City, June 21, 1939
#12 to #15: New York City, June 26, 1939
#16 to #18: New York City, October 2, 1939
#19 to #22: New York City, October 6, 1939
#23 to #26: New York City, June 11, 1940

credits

Alto Saxophone – Bobby Jones (27) (tracks: 23 to 26), Conn Humphreys (tracks: 16 to 18), Harry Yolonsky (tracks: 1 to 15), Ray Schultz (tracks: 1 to 15, 23 to 26)
Bass – Frank Ray (tracks: 23 to 26), Jack Fay (tracks: 1 to 22)
Clarinet – Billy Shepherd, (tracks: 19 to 22), Bobby Jones (2) (tracks: 19 to 26), Heinie Beau (tracks: 23 to 26)
Cornet, Directed By – Red Nichols
Design – Brian Johnston (6)
Drums – Harry Jaeger (tracks: 16 to 26), Victor Engle (tracks: 1 to 15)
Guitar – Merritt Lamb (tracks: 23 to 26), Mike Bryan (tracks: 15 to 22), Tony Colucci (tracks: 1 to 15)
Liner Notes – Robert Higham
Photography By – Stan Hesser Collection
Piano – Billy Maxted (tracks: 1 to 18, 23 to 26)
Producer [Production] – Alastair Robertson, John R. T. Davies
Remastered By [Re-mastering] – John R. T. Davies
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Shepherd, (tracks: 19 to 22), Bobby Jones (2) (tracks: 19 to 22), Heinie Beau (tracks: 23 to 26)
Trombone – Al Mastren, Jack Knaus, Martin Croy (tracks: 1 to 18), Robert Gebhart (tracks: 1 to 15), Slim Wilbur (tracks: 16 to 18)
Trumpet – Don Stevens (tracks: 1 to 18), Hilton Brockman (tracks: 23 to 26), J. Douglas Wood (tracks: 1 to 18, 23 to 26), Red Nichols
Vocals – Bill Darnell, (tracks: 1 to 15), Harry Jaeger (tracks: 23 to 26), Marion Redding (tracks: 1 to 15), Red Nichols (tracks: 19 to 22)
Whistling – Red Nichols

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