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1929–1933

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1929–1933
Compilation album by
Released1990
RecordedJuly 16, 1929 – November 9, 1933
GenreJazz
Length70:40
LabelChronological Classics
Henry "Red" Allen and His Orchestra chronology
Original 1933–1941 Recordings
(1989)
1929–1933
(1990)
1935–1936
(1991)

1929–1933 is a 1990 compilation album featuring material recorded by Henry "Red" Allen and his orchestra between 1929 and 1933. As the first of five CDs released by Chronological Classics, the album is considered part of the "core collection" by the Penguin Guide to Jazz.[1] Allen and Coleman Hawkins shared leadership of the band.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[1]

The album has been critically well received. Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, described it as "one of the best" of the series, with "many memorable sections."[2] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz list the album as part of their "core collection".[1]

Track listing

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All songs composed by Red Allen, except as otherwise noted.

  1. "It Should Be You"  – 3:10
  2. "Biff'ly Blues"  – 3:26
  3. "Feeling Drowsy"  – 3:36
  4. "Swing Out" (Allen, J. C. Higginbotham)  – 3:17
  5. "Make a Country Bird Fly Wild" (Allen, Paul Barbarin)  – 3:26
  6. "Funny Feathers" (Victoria Spivey)  – 2:58
  7. "How Do They Do It That Way?" (Spivey)  – 3:19
  8. "Pleasin' Paul" (Allen, Barbarin)  – 2:54
  9. "Sugar Hill Function" (Charlie Holmes)  – 3:03
  10. "You Might Get Better, but You'll Never Get Well" (Louis Metcalf, Luis Russell)  – 3:07
  11. "Everybody Shout" (Barbarin, Russell)  – 2:27
  12. "Dancing Dave" (Allen, Barbarin)  – 3:11
  13. "Roamin' Smith"  – 3:39
  14. "Singing Pretty Songs" (Allen, Barbarin, Russell)  – 3:19
  15. "Patrol Wagon Blues" (Porter Grainger)  – 3:22
  16. "I Fell in Love with You"  – 3:30
  17. "Someday, Sweetheart" (Benjamin Franklin Spikes, John Spikes)  – 2:57
  18. "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (Armand Piron)  – 2:44
  19. "The River's Takin' Care of Me" (Stanley Adams, Jesse Greer)  – 2:40
  20. "Ain'tcha Got Music?" (James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf)  – 2:48
  21. "Stringin' Along on a Shoe String" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane)  – 2:47
  22. "Shadows on the Swanee" (Johnny Burke, Harold Spina, Joe Young)  – 2:44
  23. "Hush My Mouth (If I Ain't Goin' South)" (Michael Cleary, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler)  – 3:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London & New York: Penguin. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "1929–1933 Review". AMG. Retrieved 28 May 2012.