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| 1. | Arkansaw Blues
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| 2. | Blue Blues
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| 3. | San
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| 4. | Red Hot!
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| 5. | Best Black
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| 6. | The Morning After Blues
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| 7. | Happy Children Blues
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| 8. | What Do I Care What Somebody Said?
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| 9. | Nervous Puppies
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| 10. | There'll Be Some Changes Made
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| 11. | My Syncopated Melody Man
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| 12. | My Baby Came Home
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| 13. | From Monday On
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| 14. | I Ain't Got Nobody
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| 15. | My Gal Sal
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| 16. | St. Louis Blues [from Nine O'Clock Folks]
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| 17. | Indiana
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| 18. | Firehouse Blues
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| 19. | Tailspin Blues
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| 20. | Never Had a Reason to Believe You
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| 21. | Hello, Lola
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| 22. | One Hour
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| 23. | Girls Like You Were Meant for Boys Like Me
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| 24. | Arkansas Blues
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| 25. | Georgia on My Mind
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| 26. | The Downtown Strutters' Ball
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Jazz
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Bruce Yantis - Violin
Bud Freeman - Sax (Tenor)
Carl Kress - Guitar
Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor)
Dick Slevin - Kazoo
Eddie Condon - Guitar
Fats Waller - Piano
Frankie Trumbauer - Sax (C-Melody)
Gene Krupa - Drums
Glenn McGaha Miller - Trombone
Jack Bland - Banjo, Guitar
Jack Russin - Piano
Jack Teagarden - Trombone
Jimmy Dorsey - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Joe Humby - Guitar, Vocals
Joe Venuti - Violin
Josh Billings - Drums, Percussion
Muggsy Spanier - Cornet
Pee Wee Russell - Clarinet
Pops Foster - String Bass
* Bill Hebden - Audio Restoration
* Jeff Hopkins - Label Design, Liner Notes
* Paul Burgess - Label Design
In 1924, one of the most unlikely and successful novelty groups was the Mound City Blue Blowers, a trio comprised of Red McKenzie on comb (blowing into tissue paper wrapped around his "instrument"), Dick Slevin on kazoo, and banjoist Jack Bland. Their first recordings, "Arkansas Blues" and "Blue Blues," actually sold a million copies. McKenzie, who eventually became a ballad singer, recorded with the Mound City Blue Blowers into the 1930s (greatly augmenting and changing the personnel) and also led his "Candy Kids." Twenty-six of his best recordings from 1924-1931, roughly half of his output, is available on Hot Comb & Tin Can. In addition to the basic trio, Frank Trumbauer guests on C-melody sax for two numbers, and there are significant appearances by guitarist Eddie Lang, violinist Joe Venuti, and all-star groups that include trombonists Jack Teagarden and Glenn Miller, pianist Fats Waller, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, and both Coleman Hawkins and Bud Freeman on tenors. Of the studio recordings, the date that resulted in "Hello Lola" (a hot number that has Miller's finest trombone solo ever) and "One Hour" (highlighted by a classic ballad statement from Hawkins) is most memorable. A special bonus of this CD is the inclusion of three numbers ("St. Louis Blues," "I Ain't Got Nobody," and "My Gal Sal") that are taken from rare Vitaphone short films filmed during 1929-1930. Although this CD is not the complete Mound City Blue Blowers, it is pretty definitive and well worth picking up by collectors of early jazz.
---Scot Yanow, All Music Guide
The Mound City Blue Blowers
Active Decades: '20s and '30s
Born: 1923
Died: 1925
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Classic Jazz
The Mound City Blowers were an unlikely success. Originally comprised of Red McKenzie on comb and tissue paper (which sounded like a kazoo), Dick Slevin on an actual kazoo, and Jack Bland on banjo, the unique band's initial recording in 1924 ("Arkansas Blues" and "Blue Blues") became a big hit. The group recorded 12 titles in all during 1924-1925, including two with guest Frankie Trumbauer on C-melody sax and with guitarist Eddie Lang firming up the rhythm on the final six numbers. McKenzie made additional sessions as a vocalist under his own name, while the Mound City title was retired for a few years. However, in 1929, McKenzie used the name for four selections recorded with all-star groups. While "Tailspin Blues" and "Never Had a Reason to Believe in You" featured trombonist/vocalist Jack Teagarden, "Hello Lola" and "One Hour" are considered classic. Coleman Hawkins took a historic ballad solo on the latter, trombonist Glenn Miller rarely sounded hotter than on "Hello Lola," and both clarinetist Pee Wee Russell and McKenzie on comb were in top form. A 1931 date with cornetist Muggsy Spanier, clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey, and Hawkins was mostly a feature for McKenzie's vocals, but his contributions to the final Mound City Blue Blowers recordings (25 songs cut during 1935-1936) are actually quite minor with a few vocals and not enough comb playing. Nappy Lamare, the Top Hatters, Spooky Dickenson, and Billy Wilson actually do most of the singing, but the reason that these last performances (all available on a single Classics CD) are of great interest are the trumpet solos of either Bunny Berigan or Yank Lawson and Eddie Miller on tenor and clarinet.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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