Description
Release Date: 2013
Label: Acrobat Music
Track List
CD 1
1 If You Don’t Believe I Love You, Look What A Fool I’ve Been Clarence Williams
2 Wild Cat Blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
3 Kansas City Man Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
4 Texas Moaner Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
5 Mandy Make Up Your Mind Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
6 Cake Walkin’ Babies From Home Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
7 Livin’ High Sometimes Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
8 Coal Cart Blues CW, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet
9 You Can’t Shush Katie Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
10 Get It Fixed Clarence Williams Orch. with Eva Taylor (vcl)
11 Spanish Shawl Clarence Williams’ Stompers
12 Senorita Mine Blue Grass Foot Warmers
13 Candy Lips Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings
14 Cushion Foot Stomp Clarence Williams’ Washboard Five
15 I’m Goin’ Back To Bottomland Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings
16 Close Fit Blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Seven
17 Sweet Emmalina Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings
18 Log Cabin Blues Clarence Williams’ Washboard Five
19 Shake It Down Clarence Williams’ Washboard Five
20 Mountain City Blues Clarence Williams’ Orchestra
21 Wildflower Rag Clarence Williams
22 West End Blues Ethel Waters acc. by Clarence Williams & James P. Johnson
23 Get Up Off Your Knees Ethel Waters acc. by Clarence Williams & James P. Johnson
24 My Handy Man Victoria Spivey acc. By Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
25 Organ Grinder Blues Victoria Spivey acc. By Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
CD 2
1 I’m Busy And You Can’t Come In Irene Gibbons with Clarence Williams Jazz Band
2 In The Bottle Blues Clarence Williams And His Novelty Four
3 I’m Through Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
4 Freeze Out Clarence Williams’ Orchestra
5 Watchin’ The Clock Clarence Williams’ Orchestra
6 Come On Home Clarence Williams And His Blue Moaners
7 A Pane In The Glass Clarence Williams And His Jazz Kings
8 You’ve Got To Be Modernistic Clarence Williams And His Jazz Kings
9 How Could I Be Blue Jimmy Johnson And Clarence Williams
10 I’ve Found A New Baby Jimmy Johnson And Clarence Williams
11 Worn Out Blues Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band
12 You Rascal You Clarence Williams
13 Papa De Da-Da Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
14 Mister Will You Serenade Clarence Williams’ Jug Band
15 Shim Sham Shimmy Dance Clarence Williams’ Jug Band
16 Chizzlin’ Sam Clarence Williams’ Jug Band
17 Beer Garden Blues Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
18 Looka There Ain’t She Pretty Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
19 Pretty Baby, is it yes or no Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
20 I Can’t Dance I Got Ants In My Pants Clarence Williams & His Washboard Orch
21 Jerry The Junker Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
22 There’s Gonna Be The Devil To Pay Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
23 Milk Cow Blues Clarence Williams And His Orchestra
Notes
Born in 1893, Clarence Williams was already a veteran of the minstrel shows and the Rampart Street and Storyville vaudeville scene in New Orleans by the time he started recording in the early 20s and had a successful career not only as a pianist and vocalist but also a songwriter, publisher and entrepreneur – he supervised the output of the Okeh label during the ‘20s. He worked with a variety of line-ups and singers, putting together a variety of different ensembles over the years, often featuring major names like Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, Coleman Hawkins, James P. Johnson, Benny Moten and Wilbur de Paris, and working with vocalists like Ethel Waters and Victoria Spivey. This superb-value 50-track 2-CD set selects material from across his most active and influential years, drawing from a variety of his line-ups including the “hot jazz” ensembles and his washboard bands. It is an excellent overview of his career, and demonstrates not only his own skill as a pianist but his influence as a bandleader and writer.
