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
- 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.
- Cocaine (Dick Justice) (3:03)
Guitar & Vocals - Dick Justice. Recorded In Chicago May 20th 1929.
- Junker Blues (Champion Jack Dupree) (2:43)
Piano & Vocals - Champion Jack Dupree, Bass - Wilson Swain Or Ransom Knowling. Recorded In Chicago January 28th 1941.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Just A Spoonful (Charley Jordan) (2:38)
Guitar & Vocals - Charley Jordan. Recorded In Chicago Circa Mid June 1930.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pipe Dream Blues (Josie Miles) (3:14)
Vocals - Josie Miles, Piano - Fletcher Henderson. Recorded In New York February 8th 1924.
- Dope Head Blues (Victoria Spivey) (3:16)
Vocals - Victoria Spivey, Piano - Porter Grainger, Guitar - Lonnie Johnson. Recorded In new York October 28th 1927.
- That New Kind Of Stuff (Carl Martin) (3:00)
Guitar & Vocals - Carl Martin. Recorded In Chicago August 22nd 1935.
- 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.
- 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.
- Take A Whiff On Me (Leadbelly) (3:00)
Guitar & Vocals - Leadbelly. Recorded In Wilton, Connecticut February 1st 1935.
- Cocaine Blues (Woody Guthrie) (2:16)
Guitar & Vocals - Woody Guthrie. Recorded In New York April 19th 1944.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Yodelling Chinaman (George van Dusen) (2:55)
Vocals - George van Dusen, Other Musicians Unknown. Recorded In 1931.
- 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.
- 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.