Great Jazz: The First Ladies of Jazz and Swing

Superb compilation featuring top female jazz singers – the first ladies of swing and jazz. Great concept and superb music. Guaranteed to be a good seller. Featuring the ever-popular Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Valaida Snow and Lil Hardin Armstrong, as well as The Boswell Sisters, Memphis Minnie and others. This CD will appeal to the same market as URCD242 Sister Rosetta Tharpe – The One and Only Queen of Hot Gospel, URCD296 The Sensational Sister Rosetta Tharpe from Carnegie Hall to Antibes, URCD301 Lil Armstrong - Hot Miss Lil Born To Swing and URCD312 Swing Is The Thing – The Dynamic Valaida Snow, Queen of the Trumpet. Fantastic music backed with excellent erudite notes from John Petters.

1: Gut Bucket Blues - Lil Hardin Armstrong with Louis Armstrong's Hot Five
2: Willie the Weaper - Lil Hardin Armstrong with Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven
3: Steppin' On the Blues - Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders
4: Travelling Blues - Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders
5: Crazy People - Martha Boswell with The Boswell Sisters
6: Night Life - Mary Lou Williams
7: The Pearls - Mary Lou Williams Trio
8: Boogie Misterioso - Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars
9: This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
10: I Looked Down the Line - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
11: With a Twist of the Wrist - Adele Girard with Joe Marsala
12: Harp Boogie - Adele Girard Trio
13: My Butcher Man - Memphis Minnie
14: Honeysuckle Rose - The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm
15: Even Steven - Billie Rogers with The Willie Herman Orchestra
16: 1234 Jump - Marjie Hyams with Woody Herman's Woodchoppers
17: Valse in D Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 (Minute) - Hazel Scott
18: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C Sharp Minor - Hazel Scott
19: Hazel's Boogie Woogie - Hazel Scott
20: C Jam Blues - Hazel Scott with Big Sid Catlett
21: Caravan - Valaida Snow with The Lulle Ellboy Orchestra
22: It Ain't Like That - Una Mae Carlisle
23: (Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie - Cleo Brown Quartet
24: The Stuff Is Here and It's Mellow - Cleo Brown Quartet
25: Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm
26: He's a Real Gone Guy - Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm

Number of Discs: 1

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