Jazz From Atlanta 1923-29

Va-Jazz From Atlanta, Charles Fulcher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Timeless Holland
• ASIN: B000003A4P
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #646,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Eskimo Song

2. Black Cat Blues

3. The Georgia Stomp

4. Home Sweet Home Blues

5. My Pretty Girl

6. After That

7. Daylight's Breaking Blues

8. Hey! Hey!

9. Atlanta Gal

10. Lonesome Lovesick Got-To-Have-My-Daddy Blues

11. Mean Eyes (Too Late Blues)

12. Bessie Couldn't Help It

13. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street

14. The Blues Have Got Me

15. Cheatin' on Me

16. Go Get 'Em Caroline

17. Breakin' the Leg

18. Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Doo

19. Hangin' Around

20. Who'd Be Blue?

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars HANGIN' AROUND ATLANTA, January 12, 2011

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jazz From Atlanta 1923-29 (Audio CD)

The main jazz recordings were made in New York, Chicago, and to a lesser extent New Orleans, but Timeless has produced a series featuring the territory bands. This CD features two fine outfits which recorded in Atlanta during the twenties. Charles Fulcher is represented by two sides recorded for Okeh in 1923, and thereafter for Columbia; five in 1925 (two by his Dance Trio), and one apiece in 1926 and 1929. It's worth noting that all were written by him, including "My Pretty Girl", the most famous version of which was by Jean Goldkette.

Warner's Seven Aces was the most prominent Atlanta band, which broadcast and toured extensively in America, and ventured to Europe in 1930. They also recorded first for Okeh, and two sides from 1923, and one from 1924, are included, and the remaing eleven numbers were recorded for Columbia between 1925 and 1927. These were both dance bands which could and did play hot in the jazz idiom.

These recordings were made on field trips by the recording companies, when the equipment was transported on a truck, and the set-up was done at a local ballroom. Nevertheless, it's apparent that those concerned knew what they were doing, and the excellence of the original recordings has been further enhanced by the late John R T Davies' remastering. Add to that a complete discography and an informative illustrated liner note and you have an excellent compilation.