Reefer Blues: Vintage Songs About Marijuana, Vol. 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Light Up
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1938-12-07)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-12-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-07)
drums (drum set):
O'Neill Spencer (on 1938-12-07)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1938-12-07)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1938-12-07)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1938-12-07)
vocals:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-12-07)
Buster Bailey and His Rhythm Busters2:47
2If You're a Viper
Rosetta Howard3:10
3Man From Harlem
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-11-30)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-30), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-30)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-30)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-30)
recording of:
The Man From Harlem (on 1932-11-30)
writer:
Will Hudson
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:10
4Jack, I'm Mellow
Trixie Smith2:43
5Save the Roach for Me
recording of:
Save the Roach for Me
Buck Washington1:38
6Reefer Man
Don Redman and His Orchestra3:35
7Sweet Marihuana Brown
Barney Bigard Sextet2:59
8Viper Mad
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-02-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Jones (Jazz bassist *NOT the pianist*) (on 1938-02-10)
drums (drum set):
O'Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Miller (Jazz guitar player) (on 1938-02-10)
piano:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (on 1938-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Gil White (on 1938-02-10)
trumpet:
Clarence Brereton (on 1938-02-10)
vocals:
O'Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
recording of:
Viper Mad (on 1938-02-10)
writer:
Sidney Bechet and Mayer Williams
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra3:05
9Here Comes the Man With the Jive
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:04
10Mellow Stuff
Lil Johnson2:31
11The Stuff Is Here
Georgia White2:57
12Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:36
13When I Get Low, I Get High
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald2:28
14Knockin' Myself Out
Lil Green3:01
15If You're a Viper
Fats Waller2:54
16All the Jive Is Gone
bass saxophone:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1936-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1936-03-03)
guitar:
Ted Robinson (jazz guitarist) (on 1936-03-03)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1936-03-03)
reeds:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-03-03)
saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1936-03-03)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1936-03-03) and Henry Wells (on 1936-03-03)
trumpet:
Paul King (jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-03-03), Harry Lawson (on 1936-03-03) and Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1936-03-03)
vocals:
Pha Terrell (on 1936-03-03)
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy2:38