The COMPLETE COMMODORE JAZZ RECORDINGS Volume 2 MOSAIC MR23-128 / 23-LP Box Set

Out of Print LIMITED EDITION of 2500 Sets

Outer Slip Case Box is Very Nice, light shelf wear. Both inner boxes are Very Nice, slight shelf wear, hinges and all corners intact and tight. Vinyl is primarily NEAR MINT with a few EX-. Book is Very Nice.

The COMPLETE COMMODORE JAZZ RECORDINGS Volume 2



1989 issue; recorded February 5, 1944 - March 16, 1945.



Includes Book with Many Many Photos, an interview with Milt Gabler, commentary by Dan Morgernstern, and a Complete Discography.


AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow [-]

The second of three "volumes" put out by Mosaic that reissues the entire Commodore catalog is, like the first, a 23-LP set; all of the music in this massive box was recorded within 13 months. The limited-edition series is a must (although it will be quite difficult to locate) for collectors of Chicago jazz and small-group swing for it is literally overflowing with classics. The first box is the most essential but Volume II is pretty close with recording sessions led by Sidney and Wilbur DeParis, Albert Ammons, Eddie Heywood, Hot Lips Page, Sid Catlett, Billie Holiday, the Kansas City Six with Lester Young, George Zack, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, Joe Bushkin, Max Kaminsky, Edmond Hall, George Wettling, Bobby Hackett, Hot Lips Page, Pee Wee Russell, Red McKenzie, Jess Stacy, Jack Teagarden and Wild Bill Davison. In addition to the usual performances (many of which were previously hard-to-find), there are quite a few previously unissued alternate takes and some selections (including an entire Joe Bushkin Trio date) that were never out before. This set (if it can be found) will be expensive but worth it.

Tracks:


Record One

DeParis Brothers Orchestra

A1 I Found a New Baby 2:52
A2 I Found a New Baby No. 2 2:51
A3 I Found a New Baby No. 3 2:44
A4 Black and Blue 3:11
A5 Black and Blue No. 2 3:22
A6 Change O' Key Boogie 2:58
A7 Change O' Key Boogie No. 2 2:55
B1 Change O' Key Boogie No. 3 2:59
B2 The Sheik of Araby 2:43
B3 The Sheik of Araby No. 2 2:44

Albert Ammons

B4 Albert's Special Boogie 2:57
B5 The Boogie Rocks 3:02
B6 The Boogie Rocks No. 2 2:48

Record Two

Albert Ammons

A1 Funky Start Boogie 2:47
A2 Blues on My Mind 3:09
A3 Blue Blue Blues 3:16
A4 Bugle Boogie 2:49
A5 Bugle Boogie No. 2 2:37
A6 Reveille Boogie 2:57

Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings

B1 Blues in the Groove 3:02
B2 Blue in the Groove No. 2 3:02
B3 The Breaks 3:07
B4 The Breaks No. 2 3:14
B5 Jammin' the Boogie 4:03
B6 Bottom Blues 4:34
B7 Bottom Blues No. 2 4:33

Record Three

Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra

A1 'T Ain't Me 3:13
A2 'T Ain't Me No. 2 3:17
A3 Indiana 2:35
A4 Indiana No. 2 2:35
A5 Blue Lou 2:52
A6 Blue Lou No. 2 2:46
A7 Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 3:20
A8 Carry Me Back to Old Virginny No. 2 3:26

Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra

B1 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 3:08
B2 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me No. 2 3:36
B3 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me No. 3 3:13
B4 Love Me or Leave Me 3:00
B5 Begin the Beguine 5:06
B6 Begin the Beguine No. 2 5:12

Record Four

Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra

A1 My Gal is Gone 3:12
A2 My Gal is Gone No. 2 3:27
A3 Rockin' at Ryan's 2:48
A4 Rockin' at Ryan's No. 2 2:55
A5 You'd be Frantic Too 3:13
A6 You'd be Frantic Too No. 2 3:22
A7 The Blues Jumped the Rabbit 3:17
A8 The Blues Jumped the Rabbit No. 2 3:19

Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra

B1 I Cover the Waterfront 3:47
B2 I Cover the Waterfront No. 2 4:00
B3 Save Your Sorrow 3:12
B4 Save Your Sorrow No. 2 2:49
B5 Just You, Just Me 3:08
B6 Just You, Just Me No. 2 3:22
B7 'Deed I Do 2:44

Record Five

Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra

A1 'Deed I Do No. 2 2:50
A2 Lover Man 3:27
A3 Lover Man No. 2 3:10

Big Sid Catlett Quartet

A4 Sleep 3:31
A5 Sleep No. 2 3:03
A6 Sleep No. 3 3:05

Big Sid Catlett Quartet

B1 Sleep No. 4 3:06
B2 Linger Awhile 3:08
B3 Linger Awhile No. 2 3:11
B4 Linger Awhile No. 3 3:08
B5 Memories of You 3:46
B6 Memories of You No. 2 3:35
B7 Just a Riff 3:59

Record Six

Billie Holiday

A1 How Am I to Know 2:42
A2 How Am I to Know No. 2 2:35
A3 My Old Flame 2:57
A4 My Old Flame No. 2 3:07
A5 I'll Get By 2:55
A6 I'll Get By No. 2 2:55
A7 I Cover the Waterfront 3:26
A8 I Cover the Waterfront No. 2 3:45

The Kansas City Six With Lester Young

B1 Three Little Words 4:12
B2 Three Little Words No. 2 3:19
B3 Three Little Words No. 3 3:24
B4 Three Little Words No. 4 2:54
B5 Jo Jo 3:17
B6 Jo Jo No. 2 (Partial) 3:14
B7 Jo Jo No. 2 (Composite) 3:47
B8 Jo Jo No. 3 3:11

Record Seven

The Kansas City Six With Lester Young

A1 Jo Jo No. 4 3:20
A2 I Got Rhythm 3:15
A3 I Got Rhythm No. 2 3:13
A4 I Got Rhythm No. 3 3:13
A5 Four O'Clock Drag 2:49
A6 Four O'Clock Drag No. 2 4:07
A7 Four O'Clock Drag No. 3 2:48

Billie Holiday

B1 I'll Be Seeing You 3:29
B2 I'll Be Seeing You No. 2 3:26
B3 I'm Yours 3:14
B4 I'm Yours No. 2 3:20
B5 Embraceable You 3:14
B6 Embraceable You No. 2 3:08
B7 As Time Goes By 3:08
B8 As Time Goes By No. 2 3:11

Record Eight

Billie Holiday

A1 He's Funny That Way 3:13
A2 He's Funny That Way No. 2 3:30
A3 He's Funny That Way No. 3 3:01
A4 Lover Come Back to Me 3:17
A5 Lover Come Back to Me No. 2 3:14
A6 Lover Come Back to Me No. 3 3:12
A7 Billie's Blues 3:04

Billie Holiday

B1 Billie's Blues No. 2 3:36
B2 Billie's Blues No. 3 2:56
B3 On the Sunny Side of the Street 3:00

George Zack

B4 A Monday Date 2:46
B5 A Monday Date No. 2 2:55
B6 Lizzie's Dream 3:09
B7 Lizzie's Dream No. 2 3:11

Record Nine

George Zack

A1 Kansas City Stomps 2:35
A2 Kansas City Stomps No. 2 2:37
A3 In the Barrel Pt. 1 2:55
A4 In the Barrel Pt. 2 3:11

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

A5 Angry 2:47
A6 Angry No. 2 2:47
A7 Angry No. 3 2:44
A8 Weary Blues 2:59

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

B1 Weary Blues No. 2 3:01
B2 Snag It 3:13
B3 Snag It No. 2 3:08
B4 Snag It No. 3 3:38
B5 Alice Blue Gown 3:08
B6 Alice Blue Gown No. 2 3:22
B7 Alice Blue Gown No. 3 3:09

Record Ten

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

A1 Sweet Lorraine 3:52
A2 Sweet Lorraine No. 2 3:57
A3 Oh, Lady Be Good 3:27
A4 Oh, Lady Be Good No. 2 3:17
A5 Oh, Lady Be Good No. 3 3:15
A6 Sugar 3:03

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

B1 Sugar No. 2 3:20
B2 September in the Rain 4:20
B3 September in the Rain No. 2 4:15

Miff Mole and His Orchestra

B4 St. Louis Blues 4:08
B5 St. Louis Blues No. 2 4:09

Record Eleven

Miff Mole and His Orchestra

A1 Peg O' My Heart 4:32
A2 Peg O' My Heart No. 2 4:09
A3 Beale Street Blues 3:13
A4 Beale Street Blues No. 2 2:42
A5 I Must Have That Man 3:28
A6 I Must Have That Man No. 2 3:42

Joe Bushkin

B1 Merci Michelle 2:38
B2 Merci Michelle No. 2 2:46
B3 Getaway Joe 2:59
B4 Getaway Joe No. 2 2:57
B5 Black Satin Gal 3:10
B6 Black Satin Gal No. 2 3:00
B7 In a Persian Black Market 3:06
B8 In a Persian Black Market No. 2 3:09

Record Twelve

Joe Bushkin

A1 Culver City Suite 2:33
A2 Culver City Suite No. 2 2:20

Joe Bushkin Sextet

A3 Pickin' at the Pic 2:43
A4 Pickin' at the Pic No. 2 2:39
A5 Pickin' at the Pic No. 3 2:31
A6 Pickin' at the Pic No. 4 (Breakdown) 1:21
A7 Fade Out 3:12
A8 Oh, Lady Be Good 3:27
A9 Oh, Lady Be Good No. 2 2:46

Joe Bushkin Sextet

B1 Georgia on My Mind 2:51
B2 Georgia on My Mind No. 2 2:50

George Zack

B3 Bugaboo 3:07
B4 Bugaboo No. 2 2:54
B5 Shoe Shiners Drag 3:15
B6 Shoe Shiners Drag No. 2 3:01
B7 Sizzlin' 'Stakes 2:58
B8 Pickin' up 'Stakes 2:54

Record Thirteen

Max Kaminsky and His Jazz Band

A1 Love Nest 2:58
A2 Love Nest No. 2 3:04
A3 Love Nest No. 3 3:00
A4 Love Nest No. 4 3:02
A5 Everybody Loves My Baby 2:26
A6 Everybody Loves My Baby No. 2 2:37
A7 Eccentric 3:02
A8 Eccentric No. 2 2:57

Max Kaminsky and His Jazz Band

B1 Guess Who's in Town 2:41
B2 Guess Who's in Town No. 2 2:44

Edmond Hall Quartet With Teddy Wilson

B3 Sleepy Time Gal 3:12
B4 Sleepy Time Gal No. 2 3:21
B5 Sleepy Time Gal No. 3 3:16
B6 Sleepy Time Gal No. 4 3:18
B7 Where or When 3:18
B8 Where or When No. 2 3:19

Record Fourteen

Edmond Hall Quartet With Teddy Wilson

A1 Where or When No. 3 3:30
A2 It Had to Be You 2:57
A3 It Had to Be You No. 2 2:55
A4 Caravan 3:13
A5 Caravan No. 2 3:24
A6 Caravan No. 3 3:06
A7 Caravan No. 4 3:12

George Zack

B1 Sunset Cafe Stomp 2:30
B2 Sunset Cafe Stomp No. 2 3:11
B3 Sunset Cafe Stomp No. 3 2:31
B4 If I Could Be With You 2:38
B5 If I Could Be With You No. 2 2:36
B6 Sweethearts On Parade 2:47
B7 Sweethearts On Parade No. 2 2:36
B8 Sweethearts On Parade No. 3 2:37

Record Fifteen

Edmond Hall Quartet With Teddy Wilson

A1 It's Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town 2:41
A2 It's Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town No. 2 2:43
A3 It's Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town No. 3 2:42
A4 It's Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town No. 4 2:41
A5 Night and Day 2:52
A6 Night and Day No. 2 2:48
A7 I Want To Be Happy 3:17

Edmond Hall Quartet With Teddy Wilson

B1 Night and Day No. 2 3:17
B2 Night and Day No. 3 3:37
B3 Show Piece 3:36
B4 Show Piece No. 2 3:27
B5 Show Piece No. 3 3:11

George Wettling and His Rhythm Kings

B6 Heebie Jeebies 2:58
B7 Heebie Jeebies No. 2 3:01
B8 Struttin' With Some Barbecue 3:06

Record Sixteen

George Wettling and His Rhythm Kings

A1 Struttin' With Some Barbecue No. 2 3:07
A2 How Come You Do Me Like You Do 3:01
A3 How Come You Do Me Like You Do No. 2 3:29
A4 Blues for Stu 3:22

Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra

A5 At Sundown 3:55
A6 New Orleans 3:20
A7 Skeleton Jangle 2:46

Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra

B1 Skeleton Jangle No. 2 2:34
B2 When Day Is Done 4:31
B3 When Day Is Done No. 2 4:30
B4 Soon 3:14

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

B5 Sweet Sue, Just You 4:23
B6 Memphis Blues 4:16
B7 Riverside Blues 3:04

Record Seventeen

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

A1 Riverside Blues No. 2 3:08
A2 Riverside Blues No. 3 3:07
A3 Rosetta 3:14
A4 Rosetta No. 2 2:52
A5 Rosetta No. 3 3:10
A6 Rosetta No. 4 2:51
A7 Rosetta No. 5 2:49

Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra

B1 Six, Seven, Eight, or Nine 2:50
B2 Six, Seven, Eight, or Nine No. 2 2:54
B3 You Need Coachin' (78 Take) 3:14
B4 You Need Coachin' (LP Take) 3:09
B5 These Foolish Things 2:55
B6 These Foolish Things No. 2 2:45
B7 These Foolish Things No. 3 (Composite) 3:44
B8 These Foolish Things No. 4 (Short Composite) 2:59
B9 Fish for Supper 2:51

Record Eighteen

Pee Wee Russell's Hot Four

A1 Take Me to the Land of Jazz 3:01
A2 Take Me to the Land of Jazz No. 2 3:00
A3 Take Me to the Land of Jazz No. 3 2:59
A4 Rose of Washington Square 2:38
A5 Rose of Washington Square No. 2 2:43
A6 Rose of Washington Square No. 3 2:43
A7 Keepin' Out of Mischief Now 3:00
A8 Keepin' Out of Mischief Now No. 2 3:02

Pee Wee Russell's Hot Four

B1 D.A. Blues 3:22
B2 D.A. Blues No. 2 3:44
B3 Wailing D.A. Blues 3:54

George Zack

B4 Ace in the Hole 2:59
B5 Ace in the Hole No. 2 2:57
B6 Snowball 3:53
B7 Snowball No. 2 3:22

Record Nineteen

George Zack

A1 Lazy River 3:03
A2 Lazy River No. 2 2:57
A3 I Never Dreamt 3:07
A4 Sweethearts On Parade 2:26

Red McKenzie

A5 Sweet Lorraine 2:59
A6 Sweet Lorraine No. 2 2:46
A7 It's the Talk of the Town 3:10
A8 It's the Talk of the Town No. 2 3:27

Red McKenzie

B1 Through a Veil of Indifference 3:08
B2 Wherever There's Love 3:23
B3 Wherever There's Love No. 2 3:27

Jess Stacy

B4 After You've Gone 2:46
B5 After You've Gone No. 2 2:47
B6 After You've Gone No. 3 2:54
B7 Old Fashioned Love 2:38
B8 Old Fashioned Love No. 2 2:41

Record Twenty

Jess Stacy

A1 Old Fashioned Love No. 3 2:42
A2 I Ain't Got Nobody 3:22
A3 Song of the Wanderer 2:39
A4 Blue Fives 2:38
A5 Blue Fives No. 2 2:47
A6 Blue Fives No. 3 2:31
A7 Ridin' Easy 2:41
A8 Ridin' Easy No. 2 2:43

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

A9 Sobbin' Blues 2:54

Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtimers

B1 Sobbin' Blues No. 2 2:34
B2 Darktown Strutters' Ball 3:02
B3 Darktown Strutters' Ball No. 2 3:01
B4 The Lady's In Love With You 3:01
B5 Whistlin' the Blues 3:06
B6 Whistlin' the Blues No. 2 3:37
B7 Whistlin' the Blues No. 3 3:23
B8 Whistlin' the Blues No. 4 3:21

Record Twenty One

Jack Teagarden and His Swingin' Gates

A1 Chinatown My Chinatown 2:50
A2 Chinatown My Chinatown No. 2 2:51
A3 Chinatown My Chinatown No. 3 2:52
A4 Chinatown My Chinatown No. 4 2:58
A5 Chinatown My Chinatown No. 5 2:53
A6 Big T Blues 3:13

Jack Teagarden and His Swingin' Gates

B1 Big T Blues No. 2 3:21
B2 Rockin' Chair 4:08
B3 Rockin' Chair No. 2 4:00
B4 Rockin' Chair No. 3 3:58
B5 Rockin' Chair No. 4 3:57
B6 Pitchin' a Bit Short 4:09
B7 Pitchin' a Bit Short No. 2 4:04

Record Twenty Two

Wild Bill Davison and His Commodores

A1 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance 2:39
A2 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance No. 2 2:46
A3 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance No. 3 2:44
A4 Jazz Me Blues 3:21
A5 Jazz Me Blues No. 2 3:16
A6 Little Girl 2:40
A7 Little Girl No. 2 2:44
A8 Squeeze Me 2:29
A9 Squeeze Me No. 2 2:29

Wild Bill Davison and His Commodores

B1 A Monday Date 2:49
B2 A Monday Date No. 2 2:50
B3 Confessin' 3:26
B4 Big Butter and Egg Man 3:06
B5 Big Butter and Egg Man No. 2 3:22
B6 Big Butter and Egg Man No. 3 2:52
B7 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate 3:14
B8 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate No. 2 3:14

Record Twenty Three

George Zack

A1 Hood Stomp 2:35
A2 Hood Stomp No. 2 2:41
A3 Blue (And Brokenhearted) 3:19
A4 Blue (And Brokenhearted) No. 2 2:47
A5 Everybody Loves My Baby 2:30
A6 Everybody Loves My Baby No. 2 3:09
A7 Black and Blue 2:50
A8 Black and Blue No. 2 2:52

George Zack

B1 My Melancholy Baby 2:58
B2 My Melancholy Baby No. 2 2:54
B3 Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble 2:18
B4 Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble No. 2 2:30
B5 Snowball 3:09
B6 Snowball No. 2 2:55
B7 Angry 2:36
B8 Farewell Blues 2:50

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