Reefer Songs

Various Artists - Blues | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mojo Records
• ASIN: B000001LYJ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,157 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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's Ovaltine? - Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson

16. Jerry the Junker - Clarence Williams And His Washboard band

17. Reefer Song - Fats Waller

18. Lotus Blossom - Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends

19. Willie the Chimney Sweeper - Ernest Rodgers

20. Weed - Bea Foote

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm gonna knock myself out..Gradually by degree.., September 24, 2002

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Tom E. Oravec (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reefer Songs (Audio CD)

Yes reefer fans, this is THE CD to own. It is everything you never thought existed when it comes to reefer jazz and blues. It is a mind-blowing mix that peels back layers of time to uncover these gems of musical wonder.

You should buy it immediately. I'm not stupid, though this review may be flippant and unhelpful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest Jazz/Blues compilations EVER, August 22, 2002

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Walter Five (13th Floor Elevator, Enron Hubbard Bldg. Houston Texxas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reefer Songs (Audio CD)

The amazing thing about this disc is how few of these artists most people, even Jazz affecianadoes, have ever heard of, let alone *heard*. This is a compilation about Reefer, and this disc shows what the Harlem Rennaisance was all about! This stuff is the coolest, and gives clear precedent for modern acts like "The Cherry Poppin' Daddies" and The Brian Seltzer Orchestra.

BTW--The Cotton Club Orchestra that Cab Calloway uses for the version of "Minnie The Moocher" is *not* the standard Calloway Band, and the song has a much more "lush" sound to it with the larger orchestra. Already one of my favorite songs, this version is THE best version I've ever heard him do, bar none.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reefer songs from the golden age of jazz, October 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Reefer Songs (Audio CD)

For those that love swing jazz, here it is with a new kick. These are the songs that you do not hear on your normal jazz station. Some of the artists you might know (Cab being one) others might be new to you. Either way this CD is a treat for all that are at the least open minded, if not full on heads. Peace