How Low Can You Go: Anthology of the String Bass (1925-1941) [Box set]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 28, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Dust to Digital
• ASIN: B000JMKKFO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,878 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #88 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > General

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ted Lewis and His Band Milenberg Joys (2:50)

2. Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra Dinah (3:06)

3. Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers Black Bottom Stomp (3:13)

4. Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra My Pretty Girl (2:42)

5. Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band Wash-Board Cut Out (2:57)

6. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band Bogalusa Strut (2:59)

7. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band Down by the Riverside (3:12)

8. Charles Pierce and His Orchestra Bull Frog Blues (2:53)

9. Charles Pierce and His Orchestra China Boy (2:23)

10. Thelma Terry and Her Playboys Voice of the Southland (2:35)

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Disc: 2

1. Dixie Four Kentucky Stomp (2:26)

2. Dixie Four Saint Louis Man (2:27)

3. State Street Ramblers Endurance Stomp (2:48)

4. State Street Ramblers Tuxedo Stomp (3:00)

5. State Street Ramblers Brown Skin Mama (2:41)

6. State Street Ramblers St. Louis Nightmare (2:57)

7. State Street Ramblers Tell Me Cutie (2:49)

8. State Street Ramblers Some Day You'll Know (2:48)

9. Junie C. Cobb and His Grains Of Corn Endurance Stomp (take A) (2:35)

10. The Midnight Rounders Shake Your Shimmy (3:03)

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bull fiddle in its hay day!!, October 30, 2009

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This review is from: How Low Can You Go: Anthology of the String Bass (1925-1941) (Audio CD)

my favorite instrument is the upright bass or as i call it bull fiddle. i have been collecting music from the 20-s through 40s for many years. only other good collection of bass cds that i know

of from this era, brother he sure can pull sum bow(mostly blues and one disc) but this one is much better, covers more ground, from jug bands to bob wills, jack teagarden, duke ellington, cab calloway, jelly roll mortan, roy accuff, tampa red, , 3 disc and all the songs are good. many players on here ive never heard who play in ways ive never heard. comes with a very well made 96 page book with information on the the history of the the upright double bull fiddle. lots of information about the bands, and lots and lots of really cool pictures of basses throughout time. higly recommend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN ECLECTIC COMPILATION OF BULL FIDDLES, January 3, 2010

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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Where else, I wonder, would you find Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band on the same CD as Thelma Terry & her Playboys and Frenchy's String Band? That's just three little-known bands on the first CD, which covers 1925 to 1930. The second CD goes from 1931 to 1941, and includes Lionel Belasco, Milton Brown, Eva Taylor, and Bob Wills. The third CD concentrates on the output of bass player Bill Johnson, which takes in jazz, gospel, blues, and jug bands.

There's a total of 79 tracks in this eclectic compilation, and each gets a page to itself, with photo, line-up, and commentary, in the accompanying 96-page book. All that's missing is details of the original 78 issue. It's a fascinating collection, beautifully remastered, which should be more widely-known.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bass Player's Dream, March 9, 2007

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John R. Repucci (Concord, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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Wow! What an excellent historical overview of the string bass-an instrument that doesn't always get the attention it deserves. This anthology is a wonderful resource for my course about the jazz masters of the bass. Bravo!!