Various - The Commodore Story (2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Notes:

Tracks recorded 1938-1950:
Jan. 17, 1938 (1-1); Apr. 20, 1939 (1-2); March 23, 1940 (1-3); Nov. 14, 1940 (1-4); Town Hall, June 9, 1945 (1-5); Apr. 27, 1950 (1-6); Sept.27, 1938 (1-7); May 25, 1940 (1-8); July 10, 1940 (1-9); Apr. 8, 1944 (1-10); Dec. 4, 1943 (1-11);March 18, 1944 (1-12); July 20, 1944 (1-13); Nov. 10, 1938 (1-14); May 25, 1940 (1-15); Feb. 4, 1942 (1-16); Dec. 16, 1939 (1-17); New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1942 (1-18); Feb. 22, 1947 (1-19); Apr; 6, 1946 (1-20); 
Nov. 27, 1943 (2-1); Sept. 23, 1944 (2-2); Sept. 27, 1944 (2-3); Feb. 5, 1944 (2-4); Sept. 29, 1944 (2-5); Apr. 30, 1938 (2-6); Nov. 29, 1943 (2-7); Apr. 22, 1944 (2-8); Sept. 30, 1944 (2-9); Dec. 18, 1943 (2-10); Nov. 30, 1938 (2-11); Aug. 28, 1941 (2-12); March, 1940 (2-13); March 25, 1941 (2-14); June 13, 1939 (2-15); Feb. 26, 1944 (2-16); Feb. 12, 1944 (2-17); Oct. 3, 1944 (2-18); Jan. 10, 1939 (2-19); March 17, 1950 (2-20).

Compilation ℗ & © 1997 GRP Records, Inc.

Fat double jewel case plus 52-page booklet in slipcase.

Erroneous Dickerson everywhere on release for trombone player Vic Dickenson.

. Some Commodore Highlights
1-1. Eddie Condon And His Windy City Seven - Love Is Just Around The Corner 3:03
1-2. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit 3:10
1-3. Jam Session At Commodore - A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Part 1) 4:25
1-4. Fats Waller, Eddie Condon And His Band - (You're Some) Pretty Doll 2:49
1-5. Don Byas, Slam Stewart - (Back Home In) Indiana 5:13
1-6. Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers - At A Georgia Camp Meeting 3:13
. A Handful Of Stars
1-7. Lester Young, Kansas City Six - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2:57
1-8. Coleman Hawkins, The Chocolate Dandies - Dedication 2:55
1-9. Lee Wiley - Sugar 4:36
1-10. Billie Holiday - Billie's Blues 3:07
. A Handful Of Guest Stars
1-11. Art Tatum, Coleman Hawkins, Esquire All Stars - My Ideal 3:07
1-12. Ben Webster, Big Sid Catlett Quartet - Memories Of You 3:37
1-13. Teddy Wilson, The Edmond Hall Quartet - Night And Day 2:53
1-14. Roy Eldridge, Chu Berry & His Little Jazz Ensemble - Body And Soul 3:51
1-15. Benny Carter, The Chocolate Dandies - Smack 2:38
1-16. Benny Goodman, Mel Powell And His Orchestra - The World Is Always Waiting For The Sunrise 2:29
. Revival And Reminiscence
1-17. Jelly Roll Morton - Mamie's Blues 2:44
1-18. Bunk Johnson And His Jazz Band - Franklin Street Blues 3:26
1-19. Bob Wilber's Wildcats - Willie The Weeper 2:56
1-20. Eddie Edwards, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Tony Sbarbaro - Lazy Daddy 2:26
. Trumpets (And Cornets)
2-1. Wild Bill Davison And His Commodores - That's A Plenty 4:16
2-2. Bobby Hackett And His Orchestra - New Orleans 3:20
2-3. Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band - Memphis Blues 4:10
2-4. De Paris Brothers Orchestra, Sidney De Paris - The Sheik Of Araby 2:42
2-5. Hot Lips Page And His Orchestra - You Need Coachin' 3:12
. Trombones
2-6. Jack Teagarden & His Trombone - Diane 3:02
2-7. George Brunies And His Jazz Band - Tin Roof Blues 2:56
2-8. Miff Mole And His Nicksieland Band - Peg O' My Heart 4:35
. Reeds
2-9. Pee Wee Russell's Hot Four - Keeping Out Of Mischief Now 2:57
2-10. Edmond Hall Sextet - The Man I Love 3:17
2-11. Bud Freeman Trio - The Blue Room 3:02
2-12. Chu Berry And His Jazz Ensemble - Sunny Side Of The Street 4:00
. Pianists
2-13. Art Hodes - A Selection From The Gutter 3:01
2-14. Joe Sullivan - Summertime 3:11
2-15. Jess Stacy - Ec-Stacy 4:46
2-16. Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine 5:10
2-17. Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings - Jammin' The Boogie 4:04
2-18. George Zack - Lazy River 3:04
2-19. Willie "The Lion" Smith - Finger Buster 3:02
2-20. Ralph Sutton (2) - Squeeze Me 2:38

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 0 1110-50400-2 0
Matrix / Runout GRD2-400.1 UNI C1.1 117359-03
Matrix / Runout GRD2-400.2 UNI C1.1 117360-01
Mastering SID Code IFPI L891

Distributed By Uni Distribution Corp.
Copyright (c) GRP Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) GRP Records, Inc.
Remastered At MCA Music Media Studios
Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Camarillo, CA
Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Camarillo, CA
Recorded At Town Hall, New York

Location : GRCDWB101