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The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz

Various

1973 · Jazz

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The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz by Various

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz is a Jazz album by Various, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 14 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Maple Leaf Rag3:16
  2. A2Maple Leaf Rag2:37
  3. A3Hellhound On My Trail2:39
  4. A4St. Louis Blues3:12
  5. A5Lost Your Head Blues2:57
  6. A6Dippermouth Blues2:23
  7. A7Grandpa's Spells2:55
  8. A8Dead Man Blues3:00

Side B

  1. B1Black Bottom Stomp3:14
  2. B2Cake Walking Babies (From Home)3:28
  3. B3Blue Horizon4:26
  4. B4Carolina Shout2:47
  5. B5Struttin' With Some Barbeque3:04
  6. B6S.O.L. Blues (Excerpt)1:05
  7. B7Potato Head Blues (Excerpt)1:14
  8. B8Hotter Than That3:02
  9. B9West End Blues3:17

Side C

  1. C1Weather Bird2:46
  2. C2Sweethearts On Parade3:15
  3. C3I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues2:59
  4. C4Riverboat Shuffle3:15
  5. C5Singin' The Blues3:03
  6. C6The Stampede3:18
  7. C7Wrappin' It Up2:48
  8. C8Moten Swing3:26

Side D

  1. D1I Ain't Got Nobody3:09
  2. D2Honky Tonk Train3:01
  3. D3Body And Soul3:30
  4. D4Body And Soul3:03
  5. D5The Man I Love5:10
  6. D6He's Funny That Way2:41
  7. D7All Of Me2:59
  8. D8You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To2:56

Side E

  1. E1Willow Weep For Me2:58
  2. E2Too Marvelous For Words2:25
  3. E3Lunceford Special2:51
  4. E4Rockin' Chair3:02
  5. E5I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Excerpt)3:03
  6. E6When Lights Are Low2:15
  7. E7Doggin' Around2:57
  8. E8Taxi War Dance2:55

Side F

  1. F1Lester Leaps In3:14
  2. F2I Found A New Baby2:57
  3. F3Blues Sequence (From Breakfast Feud)2:24
  4. F4East St. Louis Toodle-Oo3:38
  5. F5New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo3:04
  6. F6Creole Rhapsody6:00
  7. F7Harlem Air Shaft3:00
  8. F8Concerto For Cootie3:22

Side G

  1. G1In A Mellotone3:19
  2. G2Ko-Ko2:42
  3. G3Blue Serge3:22
  4. G4I Got Rhythm5:07
  5. G5I Can't Get Started3:08
  6. G6Shaw 'Nuff2:57
  7. G7KoKo2:57
  8. G8Embraceable You2:14
  9. G9Embraceable You (Alternate Version)2:01

Side H

  1. H1Klacktoveedsedsteen3:02
  2. H2Little Benny3:30
  3. H3Parker's Mood3:01
  4. H4Fantasy On "Frankie And Johnny"2:55
  5. H5Somebody Loves Me2:48
  6. H6Dancing In The Dark2:37
  7. H7Ain't No Use3:55
  8. H8Crosscurrent2:52

Side I

  1. I1Boplicity3:03
  2. I2Lady Bird2:54
  3. I3Bikini3:33
  4. I4Misterioso3:22
  5. I5Criss Cross3:00
  6. I6Evidence2:35
  7. I7Smoke Gets In Your Eyes4:33
  8. I8I Should Care3:16

Side J

  1. J1Blues Improvisation (Excerpt)2:54
  2. J2Summertime3:22
  3. J3Blue 711:23
  4. J4Django5:34
  5. J5Hora Decubitus4:44

Side K

  1. K1Pent-Up House (Excerpt)7:32
  2. K2Enter Evening11:05
  3. K3So What9:11

Side L

  1. L1Lonely Woman5:03
  2. L2Congeniality6:45
  3. L3Free Jazz (Excerpt)10:14
  4. L4Alabama5:07

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Post-Bop & Modal
  • clean
  • urban
  • swaggering

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

6 disc collection with 46 page book.
The back of the box jacket lists the main name on each track, but the booklet lists the full name of each group which was used in the track listing.
Note: Regarding matrix runouts, the first parts were stamped and the IT, \T and other parts were etched.

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Bruce TalbotEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Margaret RobinsonPRODUCER [1987 EDITION]
  • Ken GlazaENGINEER

Songwriting

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