The Jazz Giants

by Wild Bill Davison

Overview

This was one of the first releases from the Canadian Sackville label. Cornetist Wild Bill Davison leads the sextet but most significant is the playing of the underrated clarinetist Herb Hall in one of his best recordings. Filling out the fine swing-based group are trombonist Benny Morton, pianist Claude Hopkins, bassist Arvell Shaw and drummer Buzzy Drootin. Highlights include "Struttin' with Some Barbeque," "I Would Do Anything for You" and "I Found a New Baby." ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2015
Label:	Sackville
UPC:	0038153300227
Rank:	178261

Tracks

1. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
2. Dardanella
3. Black and Blue
4. I Would Do Anything For You
5. I Found a New Baby
6. Blue Again
7. I Surrender Dear
8. Yesterdays
9. Them There Eyes
10. Three Little Words
11. Black and Blue [Alternate]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wild Bill Davison   Primary Artist,Cornet
Benny Morton   Primary Artist,Trombone
Claude Hopkins   Primary Artist,Piano
Arvell Shaw   Primary Artist,Bass
Herb Hall   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Buzzy Drootin   Primary Artist,Drums

Technical Credits

Jerome Kern   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Bill Smith   Design,Producer,Photography,Typesetting
Bobby Williams   Composer
Jack Palmer   Composer
Claude Hopkins   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Doris Tauber   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
John Norris   Producer,Liner Notes
Lil Armstrong   Composer
Lil Hardin   Composer
Phil Sheridan   Engineer
Otto Harbach   Composer
Alexander Hill   Composer
Harry Brooks   Composer
William Tracey   Composer
Gordon Clifford   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Felix Bernard   Composer
Fred Fisher   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Ted Kendall   Audio Restoration,Digital Transfers
Harry Barris   Composer
Waller   Composer
Johnny Black   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer