Hot Lips Page - The Chronological Classics '1991-2004

Tracks list

One of the great swing trumpeters in addition to being a talented blues
vocalist, Hot Lips Pages premature passing left a large hole in the jazz world;
virtually all musicians (no matter their style) loved him. Page gained early
experience in the 1920s performing in Texas, playing in Ma Raineys backup band.
He was with Walter Pages Blue Devils during 1928-1931, and then joined Bennie
Motens band in Kansas City in time to take part in a brilliant 1932 recording
session. Page freelanced in Kansas City and in 1936 was one of the stars in
Count Basies orchestra but, shortly before Basie was discovered, Joe Glaser
signed Hot Lips as a solo artist. Although Pages big band did alright in the
late 30s (recording for Victor), if he had come east with Basie he would have
become much more famous. Page was one of the top sidemen with Artie Shaws
orchestra during 1941-1942 and then mainly freelanced throughout the remainder
of his career, recording with many all-star groups and always being a welcome
fixture at jam sessions.


Tracks:



Hot Lips Page 1938-1940 {The Chronological Classics, 561}

01. Good Old Bosom Bread (2:50)
02. Hes Pulling His Whiskers (2:50)
03. Down on the Levee (Levee Lullaby) (2:56)
04. Old Man Ben (3:03)
05. Jumpin (2:47)
06. Feelin High and Happy (2:16)
07. At Your Beck and Call (2:40)
08. Rock It for Me (2:53)
09. Skull Duggery (2:25)
10. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (2:26)
11. If I Were You (2:32)
12. (A Sky of Blue, With You) And So Forth (2:31)
13. The Pied Piper (2:31)
14. Small Fry (2:33)
15. Im Gonna Lock My Heart and Throw Away the Key (2:07)
16. Will You Remember Tonight Tomorrow? (2:35)
17. I Would Do Anything for You (2:51)
18. I Aint Got Nobody (3:14)
19. A Porters Love Song to a Chambermaid (2:46)
20. Gone with the Gin (3:18)
21. Walk It to Me (3:18)
22. I Wont Be Here Long (2:47)
23. Lafayette (2:51)
24. South (2:56)
25. Harlem Rhumbain the Blues (2:55)
26. No Matter Where You Are (When Evening Draws Her Curtain) (3:23)



Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 {The Chronological Classics, 809}

01. Thirsty Mama Blues (3:18)
02. Just Another Woman (2:55)
03. My Fightin Gal (3:16)
04. Evil Mans Blues (3:27)
05. Do It, If You Wanna (3:31)
06. My Gal Is Gone (3:14)
07. Rockin at Ryans (2:51)
08. Youd Be Frantic Too (3:15)
09. The Blues Jumped the Rabbit (3:21)
10. Dance of the Tambourine (3:03)
11. Uncle Sams Blues (3:19)
12. Pagin Mr. Page (2:57)
13. I Keep Rollin On (3:17)
14. I Got What It Takes (3:05)
15. Good for Stompin (3:06)
16. Double-Trouble Blues (3:25)
17. Blooey (3:05)
18. Six, Seven, Eight or Nine (2:52)
19. You Need Coachin (3:16)
20. These Foolish Things (2:57)
21. Fish for Supper (2:53)
22. The Lady in Bed (2:53)
23. Gee Baby, Aint I Good to You (2:36)



Hot Lips Page 1944-1946 {The Chronological Classics, 940}

01 Big D Blues Page 2:55
02 It Aint Like That Page 3:01
03 Miss Martingale Page 3:20
04 The Sheik of Araby Smith, Snyder, Wheeler 5:43
05 Happy Medium Page 3:08
06 Bloodhound Page 3:24
07 Ive Got the World on a String Arlen, Koehler 2:47
08 You Come In Here Woman Page 3:25
09 Love, You Funny Thing Page 2:50
10 The Lady in Debt Feather 2:26
11 Corsicana Clayton, Page 2:48
12 They Raided the Joint Eldridge, Jackson, Page 2:53
13 Sunset Blues Clayton, Page 2:49
14 Willie Mae Willow Foot Page 2:43
15 Florida Blues Clayton, Page 2:40
16 Race Horse Mama Blues Page 2:37
17 Kansas City Jive Page 3:19
18 Buffalo Bill Blues Page 3:13
19 Open the Door, Richard Fletcher 2:45
20 Texas and Pacific Fine, Hirsch 2:42
21 Birmingham Boogie Page 2:49



Hot Lips Page 1946-1950 {The Chronological Classics, 1199}

01 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Page 2:37
02 Take Your Shoes Off, Baby Austin, Austin 2:49
03 La Danse Ravel 2:39
04 St. James Infirmary Mills, Primrose, Traditional 3:15
05 Walkin in a Daze Page 2:44
06 Your Shirt Tails Out Gluck, Page 2:29
07 Fat Stuff Coleman, Ellington, Page 3:02
08 Ashes on My Pillow Page 2:24
09 Boodie Boodie unknown 2:45
10 The Egg or the Hen Barrow, Glover, Theard 2:32
11 I Got an Uncle in Harlem Cavanaugh, McCarthy, Palmer 3:11
12 Cheetie Bo Joe unknown 3:13
13 Dont Tell a Man About His Woman Palmer, Robison 2:56
14 Baby, Its Cold Outside Loesser 3:01
15 The Hucklebuck Alfred, Gibson 3:12
16 Its a Great Feeling Cahn, Styne 2:24
17 Aint She Sweet? Ager, Cantor, Yellen 3:01
18 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Gillespie, Smith 3:07	
19 I Never See Maggie Alone Nicholls, Tisley 2:57
20 Where Are You Blue Eyes? Drake, Shirl 2:54
21 Aint No Flies on Me Eldridge 3:19
22 Miss Larceny Blues Page 2:45
23 You Stole My Wife, You Horse Thief Reif, Sims 3:10



Hot Lips Page 1950-1953 {The Chronological Classics, 1342}

01 I Was Under the Impression (Canton, Lance) 2:35
02 Chocolate Candy Blues (Allen, Culley) 2:51 
03 Pacifying Blues (Lucas) 2:33 
04 Sharp Little Sister (Lucas) 2:35 
05 Thats the One for Me (Brooks, Walsh) 2:42
06 Let Me In (Merrill) 2:26 
07 I Want to Ride Like the Cowboys Do (Page) 2:46
08 Strike While the Irons Hot (Bill Mallonee) 2:49
09 I Tin Whistle at You (Jeffrey, Wasseman) 2:11 
10 Tin Whistle Blues (Osborne, Segal) 2:55
11 The Devils Kiss (Dash, Kulm, Rein) 2:10 
12 Casanova Cricket (Carmichael, Charles, Markes) 2:34 
13 Last Call for Alcohol (Page) 2:23
14 Ruby (Page) 2:44 
15 Old Paree (Page) 2:09
16 I Bongo You (Page) 2:42 
17 What Shall I Do (Mance) 2:39 
18 The Cadillac Song (Lewis) 2:30 
19 Jungle King (Page) 2:44 
20 Aint Nothing Wrong With That, Baby (Brooks, Reichner) 2:26 
21 St. Louis Blues (Handy) 3:08
22 On the Sunny Side of the Street (Fields, McHugh) 4:24
23 St. James Infirmary (Primrose, Traditional) 4:33
24 The Sheik of Araby (Smith, Snyder, Wheeler) 5:22

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