The Complete Decca Sides plus Selected Transcriptions

Los Angeles, March 11, 1937 (Decca session)

1. Three Little Words

2. Bees Knees

3. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody

4. I Know That You Know

5. Sometimes I'm Happy

6. Shivery Stomp

Transcriptions rec. 1937

7. Sweet Sue

8. Clarinet Marmalade

9. Who's Sorry Now

10. I Want to be Happy

11. Bugle Call Rag

12. Copenhagen

13. I Would Do Anything for You

14. Snuff Stuff

15. Cosmic Rhythm (Theme)

16. After You've Gone

17. Farewell Blues

18. Walkin' the Dog

SLEEPY TIME GAL (Alden-Egan-Whiting-Lorenzo)---Sleepy Hall and his Orchestra. Vocal: Sleepy Hall. Vocalion V4287(M-485-1). NY, 5/25/37. (Featuring Sleepy Hall on the electric banjo)

THAT OLD OAKEN BUCKET (Trad.)---Sleepy Hall and his Orchestra. Vocal: Paul Dillon. Vocalion V4287 (M-486-2). NY, 5/25/37. (Sleepy Hall on electric banjo).

ALICE BLUE GOWN (from "Irene") (McCarthy-Tierney)---Sleepy Hall and his Orchestra. Vocal: Linda Lee. Variety VA 606 (M-488-1). NY, 5/25/37

LONELY SERENADE (Sleepy Hall)---Sleepy Hall and his Orchestra. Vocal: Linda Lee. Variety VA606 (M-487-2) NY, 5/25/37

FIFTY-SECOND STREET (Cahn-Chaplin)--Barney Rapp and his New Englanders. Vocal: Ruby Wright and The Boys (one may be Henry Nemo!) Variety VA 507 (M-126-2). NY, 2/5/37

24- 26: JOHNNY WILLIAMS AND HIS SWING SEXTETTE: Charles Spivak-t/Jack Jenney/tb/Eddie Brown--cla (all 3 songs)/Babe Russin-ts/Claude Thornhill-p/Fred Whiting-sb/Johnny Williams-d. These are some of the hottest and most free-wheeling sides of the late 30's; an absolute delight.

I'LL BUILD A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE (from 4th edition of "George White's Scandals")--(George Gershwin)--JW and his SS Variety VA 638 (M-522-2). NY, 6/15/37.

WHERE'S MY SWEETIE HIDING? (Malie-Britt-Little-Finch) --JW and his SS--Variety VA 594 (M-523-1). NY, 6/15/37

LITTLE OLD LADY (from "The Show is On")--(Carmichael-Adams). JW and his SS--Variety VA 594 (M-525-1) NY, 6/15/37.

SWINGIN' DOWN TO RIO (Charles Barnett) California Ramblers under the direction of Ed Kirkeby (sic! This is Charlie Barnett's Orchestra but listed under CR!)--Variety VA 603 (M-440-1) NY, 5/6/37

CHRIS AND HIS GANG (Horace Henderson) California Ramblers under the direction of Ed Kirkeby (Charlie Barnett Orchestra)--Variety VA 603 (M-442-2)

WHITE HEAT (Will Hudson) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. "Hot String Band Instrumental." Vocalion 03614 (DAL-212-2). Dallas, 1937.--An amazing side, blisteringly hot; belongs in Jazz Records--Absolutely!

Not used - will put on some future project:

14. LONELY SERENADE (Sleepy Hall)---Sleepy Hall and his Orchestra. Vocal: Linda Lee. Variety VA606 (M-487-2) NY, 5/25/37

22. BLUIN' THE BLUES (Ragas)--Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. "Hot String Band Instrumental." Vocalion 03614 (C-1478-2). Chicago, ca. June 1936.

23. JAMMIN' (From "Turn off the Moon") (Coslow). Phil Harris and his Orchestra. Vocal Phil Harris. Vocalion 3533 (LA-1324-B). Los Angeles, 3/31/37.

24. THAT'S SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY (From "Turn Off the Moon") (Coslow). Phil Harris and his Orchestra. Vocal Phil Harris. Vocalion 3533 (LA-1325-B). Los Angeles, 3/31/37.