An intriguing mixture of reasonably well-known and almost unheard of sides from Okeh. You may know Cornell's "Collegiate Love", but have you heard Harold Leonard's "Unfortunate Blues"? Scope for those of you who enjoy discography.
This was the last project that John RT Davies began work on for Retrieval, but sadly had to abandon very early in the process. We dedicate this CD to his memory.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. Ace Brigode And His Ten Virginians – More
2. Ace Brigode And His 14 Virginians – Never Again
3. Harold Leonard And His Red Jackets – Unfortunate Blues
4. The Arkansas Travellers – Georgia Blues
5. The Arkansas Travellers – Lost My Baby Blues
6. The Arkansas Travellers – She Loves Me
7. The Arkansas Travellers – Any Way The Wind Blows
8. The Arkansas Travellers – Copenhagen
9. The Arkansas Travellers – Those Panama Mamas
10. Frankie Quartell And His Melody Boys – Heart-Broken Strain
11. Frankie Quartell And His Melody Boys – Prince Of Wails
12. The Melody Sheiks – Tokio Blues
13. Scranton Sirens – Why Should I Believe In You
14. The Melody Sheiks – Sob Sister Sadie
15. The Melody Sheiks – Cheatin On Me
16. Emerson Gill And His Orchestra – Birmingham Bound
17. Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra – Collegiate
18. Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra – Rose Of The Nile
19. Mickey Guy And His Rose Tree Cafe Orchestra – Rose Tree Strut
20. Mickey Guy And His Rose Tree Cafe Orchestra – So That's The Kind Of A Girl You Are
21. Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra – Stomp Off, Let's Go
22. Palledo Orchestra Of St. Louis – What-cha-call-em Blues
23. Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra – T-N-T
24. Jack Glassner And His Colonial Inn Orchestra – I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Me)
CD 2:
1. Jack Glassner And His Colonial Inn Orchestra – Hot Coffee
2. Emerson Gill And His Castle Of Paris Orchestra – My Bundle Of Love
3. Emerson Gill And His Castle Of Paris Orchestra – The Rhythm Rag
4. Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra – Rhythm Of The Day
5. Mike Markel's Orchestra – Deep Henderson
6. Mike Markel's Orchestra – Who'd Be Blue
7. Sam Lanin And His Dance Orchestra – I Gotta Get Myself Somebody To Love
8. Sol S. Wagner & His Orchestra – You Don't Like It, Not Much
9. The Goofus Five – Vo-do-do-de-o Blues
10. Irwin Abrams And His Orchestra – Magnolia
11. Arnold Frank And His Roger's Cafe Orchestra – Black Maria
12. Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Cornfed
13. Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Buffalo Rhythm
14. Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Zulu Wail
15. Gus Arnheim And His Orchestra – If I Can't Have You
16. Gus Arnheim And His Orchestra – Feelin' Good
17. Milt Shaw And His Detroiters – Where The Shy Little Violets Grow
18. The Jazz Pilots – Wedding Bells
19. The Jazz Pilots – Down Among The Sugar Cane
20. Cornell And His Orchestra – Collegiate Love
21. Cornell And His Orchestra – Accordion Joe
22. Ben Selvin & His Orchestra – The Free And Easy
23. Sam Lanin's Famous Players And Singers – Rollin' Down The River
24. Fred Rich And His Orchestra – The One Man Band
Released 2007.