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Cocaine Blues: Vintage Songs About Cocaine & Heroin, Dirty Blues, Copulatin' Blues, Drug Songs, Jazz
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Various Artists - Cocaine Blues: Vintage Songs About Cocaine & Heroin

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This album contains 24 vintage blues recordings about cocaine and heroin in a beautifully digitally remastered state. Featuring such acclaimed performers as Louis Armstrong, Leadbelly, Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra, Champion Jack Dupree, Ella Fitzgerald, The Memphis Jug Band, Slim & Slam, Victoria Spivey, and many other legendary acts, this compilation is sure to be greatly enjoyed by any fan of Pre-War Jazz or Blues.

Track Listing

  1. Kickin' The Gong Around   (Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra) (3:26)
    Vocals - Cab Calloway, Trumpet - Edwin Swayzee, Lammar Wright, & Doc Cheatham, Trombone - De Priest Wheeler & Harry White, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Arville Harris, Bass Clarinet/Tenor Sax - Andrew Brown, Clarinet/Alto Sax/Baritone Sax - Eddie Barefield, Alto Sax/Tenor Sax/Baritone Sax - Walter Thomas, Piano - Bennie Payne, Banjo - Morris White, Bass - Al Morgan, Drums - Leroy Maxey. Recorded In New York December 18th 1933.
  2. Cocaine   (Dick Justice) (3:03)
    Guitar & Vocals - Dick Justice. Recorded In Chicago May 20th 1929.
  3. Junker Blues   (Champion Jack Dupree) (2:43)
    Piano & Vocals - Champion Jack Dupree, Bass - Wilson Swain Or Ransom Knowling. Recorded In Chicago January 28th 1941.
  4. Wacky Dust   (Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb) (3:04)
    Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald, Trumpet - Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, & Taft Jordan, Trombone - Sandy Williams, George Matthews, & Nat Story, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Garvin Bushell, Alto Sax - Louis Jordan, Tenor Sax - Ted McRae & Wayman Carver, Piano - Tommy Fulford, Guitar - Bobby Johnson, Bass - Beverley Peer, Drums - Chick Webb. Recorded In New York August 17th 1938.
  5. Kokey Joe   (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (3:03)
    Director - Baron Lee, Trumpet - Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, Eddie Mallory, & Ed Anderson, Trombone - George Washington & Henry Hicks, Alto Sax/Baritone Sax - Crawford Washington, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Gene Mikell, Clarinet/Tenor Sax/Baritone Sax - Joe Garland, Piano - Edgar Hayes, Banjo/Guitar - Benny James, Bass - Hayes Alvis, Drums - O'Neil Spencer. Recorded In New York October 5th 1933.
  6. Cocaine Habit Blues   (The Memphis Jug Band) (2:50)
    Vocals - Hattie Hart, Guitar & Vocals - Vol Stevens, Kazoo & Vocals - Ben Ramey, Guitar - Charlie Burse, Harmonica - Will Shade, Jug - Hambone Lewis. Recorded In Memphis May 17th 1930.
  7. Junk Man   (The Spirits Of Rhythm) (2:40)
    Tiples & Vocals - Leo Watson, Wilbur Daniels, & Douglas Daniels, Drums & Vocals - Virgil Scoggins, Guitar - Teddy Bunn, Bass - Wilson Myers. Recorded In New York September 14th 1934.
  8. Just A Spoonful   (Charley Jordan) (2:38)
    Guitar & Vocals - Charley Jordan. Recorded In Chicago Circa Mid June 1930.
  9. Chinatown, My Chinatown   (Slim & Slam) (2:39)
    Guitar & Vocals - Slim Gaillard, Bass & Vocals - Slam Stewart, Piano - Sam Allen, Drums - Pompey "Guts" Dobson. Recorded In New York February 17th 1938.
  10. Minnie The Moocher (Rare 1933 Alternate Take)   (Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra) (3:37)
    Vocals - Cab Calloway, Trumpet - Edwin Swayzee, Lammar Wright, & Doc Cheatham, Trombone - De Priest Wheeler & Harry White, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Arville Harris, Bass Clarinet/Tenor Sax - Andrew Brown, Clarinet/Alto Sax/Baritone Sax - Eddie Barefield, Alto Sax/Tenor Sax/Baritone Sax - Walter Thomas, Piano - Bennie Payne, Banjo - Morris White, Bass - Al Morgan, Drums - Leroy Maxey. Recorded In New York December 18th 1933.
  11. That Cat Is High   (The Ink Spots) (2:56)
    Vocals - Bill Kenny, Guitar & Vocals - Ivory "Deek" Watson & Charlie Fuqua, Bass & Vocals - Orville "Hoppy" Jones. Recorded In New York March 25th 1938.
  12. Pipe Dream Blues   (Josie Miles) (3:14)
    Vocals - Josie Miles, Piano - Fletcher Henderson. Recorded In New York February 8th 1924.
  13. Dope Head Blues   (Victoria Spivey) (3:16)
    Vocals - Victoria Spivey, Piano - Porter Grainger, Guitar - Lonnie Johnson. Recorded In new York October 28th 1927.
  14. That New Kind Of Stuff   (Carl Martin) (3:00)
    Guitar & Vocals - Carl Martin. Recorded In Chicago August 22nd 1935.
  15. Jerry The Junker   (Clarence Williams & His Orchestra) (3:08)
    Vocals - Clarence Williams, Cornet - Ed Allen, Clarinet - Cecil Scott, Piano - James P. Johnson, Washboard - Floyd Casey. Recorded In New York July 6th 1934.
  16. Kickin' The Gong Around   (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) (3:13)
    Trumpet & Vocals - Louis Armstrong, Trumpet - Zilmer Randolph, Trombone - Preston Jackson, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Lester Boone, Clarinet/Alto Sax/Soprano Sax - George James, Clarinet/Tenor Sax - Albert Washington, Piano - Charlie Alexander, Banjo/Guitar - Mike McKendrick, Bass - John Lindsay, Drums - Tubby Hall. Recorded In New York January 25th 1932.
  17. Take A Whiff On Me   (Leadbelly) (3:00)
    Guitar & Vocals - Leadbelly. Recorded In Wilton, Connecticut February 1st 1935.
  18. Cocaine Blues   (Woody Guthrie) (2:16)
    Guitar & Vocals - Woody Guthrie. Recorded In New York April 19th 1944.
  19. Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day   (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (3:03)
    Vocals - Billy Banks, Director - Baron Lee, Trumpet - Wardell Jones, Shelton Hemphill, & Ed Anderson, Trombone - Henry Hicks, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Charlie Holmes, Alto Sax/Baritone Sax - Crawford Washington, Clarinet/Tenor Sax/Baritone Sax - Joe Garland, Piano - Edgar Hayes, Banjo/Guitar - Benny James, Bass - Hayes Alvis, Drums - O'Neil Spencer. Recorded In New York April 28th 1932.
  20. Tuttie Frutti   (Slim & Slam) (2:38)
    Guitar & Vocals - Slim Gaillard, Bass & Vocals - Slam Stewart, Piano - Sam Allen, Drums - Pompey "Guts" Dobson. Recorded In New York June 27th 1938.
  21. The Ghost Of Smokey Joe   (Cab Calloway & His Orchestra) (2:47)
    Vocals - Cab Calloway, Trumpet - Shad Collins, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, & Doc Cheatham, Trombone - Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, & De Priest Wheeler, Clarinet/Alto Sax - Chauncey Haughton & Andrew Brown, Tenor Sax - Walter Thomas & Chu Berry, Piano - Bennie Payne, Guitar - Danny Barker, Bass - Milton Hinton, Drums - Cozy Cole. Recorded In New York March 28th 1939.
  22. The Yodelling Chinaman   (George van Dusen) (2:55)
    Vocals - George van Dusen, Other Musicians Unknown. Recorded In 1931.
  23. Baking Powder Blues   (Lucille Bogan (Originally Released As Bessie Jackson)) (3:00)
    Vocals - Lucille Bogan, Piano - Walter Roland. Recorded In New York July 18th 1933.
  24. Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?   (Harry ) (3:05)
    Piano & Vocals - Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, Bass - John Simmons, Drums - Sid Catlett. Recorded August 21st 1944.