Monday, January 29, 2007

Reefer Songs

A most excellent compilation of early blues and jazz concerning the muggles, tea, reefer, the jive and many other wonderful things known to the law enforcement as Cannabis sp. A very strong selection of tunes by a variety of artists, from the better-known like Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald, to the forgotten ones. Hardly any filler here at all, folks!

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1. Reefer Man - Don Redman And His Orchestra
2. The Man From Harlem - Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
3. Here Comes The Man With The Jive - Stuff Smith And His Onyx Club Boys
4. If You're A Viper - Bob Howard And His Boys
5. Texas Tea Party - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, With Jack Teagarden
6. Light Up - Buster Bailey's Rhythm Busters
7. Jack I'm Mellow - Trixie Smith
8. Sweet Marijuana Brown - Barney Bigard Sextet
9. Viper Mad - Sidney Bechet With Noble Sissie's Swingers
10. The Weed Smoker's Dream (Why Don't You Do Right) - Harlem Hamfats
11. The G Man Got The T Man - Cee Pee Johnson And His Band
12. All The Jive Is Gone - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
13. The Stuff Is Here - Georgia White
14. Wacky Dust - Chick Webb And His Orchestra, With Ella Fitzgerald
15. Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs Murphy Ovaltine - Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson
16. Jerry The Junker - Clarence Williams And His Washboard band
17. Reefer Song - Fats Waller
18. Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana) - Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends
19. Willie The Chimmeny Sweeper - Ernest Rodgers
20. Weed - Bea Foote
21. Save The Roach For Me - Buck Washington
22. Knockin Myself Out - Lil Greene
23. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra

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2 comments:

  1. Video of Cab Calloway: "Reefer Man"
    http://michaelfountain.blogspot.com/2006/12/cab-calloway-reefer-man.html

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  2. I have that album on my iPod too - absolutely love it! Not the fussed about the references, just love that jazz/swing sound

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