The Complete H.R.S. Sessions (Mosaic, 1938-1947).

 Mosaic MD6-187 (1999). 

Disque I: 

Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers

Max Kaminsky (cornet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), Al Gold (saxophone ténor), James P. Johnson (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), Zutty Singleton (batterie, vocal sur 5). ARC Studios, NYC, 31 août 1938. 

1. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (C. Warfield, C. Williams) 2:26

2. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (alt.) (C. Warfield, C. Williams) 3:15

3. There'll Be Some Changes Made (tk 1) (W.B. Overstreet, B. Higgins) 2:51

4. There'll Be Some Changes Made (tk 2) (W.B. Overstreet, B. Higgins) 2:55

5. Zutty's Hootie Blues (Zutty Singleton) 2:57

6. Dinah (Akst, Lewis, Young) 2:37

Pee Wee, Zutty and James P. Trio

Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), James P. Johnson (piano), Zutty Singleton (batterie). Même session. 

7. I've Found a New Baby (S. Williams, J. Palmer) 2:15

8. Everybody Loves My Baby (S. Williams, J. Palmer) 2:21

The Bechet-Spanier Big Four

Muggsy Spanier (cornet), Sidney Bechet (saxophone soprano, clarinette), Carmen Mastren (guitare), Wellman Braud (contrebasse). General Studios, NYC, 28 mars 1940. 

9. Four or Five Times (M. Hellman, B. Gay) 3:55

10. Sweet Lorraine (C. Burwell, M. Parish) 4:11

11. Lazy River (S. Arodin, H. Carmichael) 4:04

12. China Boy (R. Winfree, P. Bouteljie) 3:45

13. China Boy (alt) (R. Winfree, P. Bouteljie) 3:46

Les mêmes. NYC, 6 avril 1940. 

14. If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight (J.P. Johnson, H. Creamer) 3:57

15. That's a Plenty (alt) (L. Pollack, R. Gilbert) 3:25

16. That's a Plenty (L. Pollack, R. Gilbert) 4:04

17. Squeeze Me (C. Williams, F. Waller) 3:46

18. Sweet Sue, Just You (W. Harris, V. Young) 4:00

Disque II: 

Rex Stewart's Big Seven

Rex Stewart (cornet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinette), Billy Kyle (piano), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), Dave Tough (batterie). NYC, 23 juillet 1940. 

1. Cherry (D. Redman, Gilbert) 4:21

2. Solid Rock (Rex Stewart) 4:14

3. Bugle Call Rag (Schoebel, Meyers, Pettis) 4:17

4. Diga Diga Doo (D. Fields, J. McHugh) 4:13

Jack Teagarden's Big Eight

Rex Stewart (cornet), Jack Teagarden (trombone, vocal), Barney Bigard (clarinette), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Billy Kyle (piano), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Billy Taylor (contrebasse), Dave Tough (batterie). NYC, 15 décembre 1940. 

5. St. James Infirmary (Walter Primrose) 4:10

6. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise (E. Lockhart, E. Seitz) 4:05

7. Big Eight Blues (Brick Fleagle) 4:10

8. Shine (Dabney, Mack, Braun) 3:51

Sandy Williams' Big Eight

Joe Thomas (trompette), Sandy Williams (trombone), Johnny Hodges (saxophone alto), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton), Jimmy Jones (piano), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Sid Weiss (contrebasse), Shelly Manne (batterie). NYC, 5 novembre 1945. 

9. Mountain Air (Tab Smith, Edmund Anderson) 2:59

10. Sumpin' Jumpin' 'round Here (Brick Fleagle) 2:56

11. After Hours on Dream Street (Brick Fleagle) 3:17

12. Chili Con Carney (Harry Carney) 2:35

J.C. Higginbotham's Big Eight

Sidney DeParis (trompette), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Tab Smith (saxophone alto), Cecil Scott (saxophone ténor), Jimmy Jones (piano), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Billy Taylor (contrebasse), Dave Tough (batterie). NYC, 21 décembre 1945. 

13. Dutch Treat (Rex Stewart) 2:46

14. A Penny for Your Blues (Cecil Scott) 3:07

Jimmy Jones' Big Eight

Joe Thomas (trompette), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Otto Hardwick (saxophone alto), Ted Nash (saxophone ténor), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton), Jimmy Jones (piano), Billy Taylor (contrebasse), Shelly Manne (batterie). NYC, 10 janvier 1946. 

15. Old Juice on the Loose (Harry Carney) 3:09

16. Departure from Dixie (Harry Carney) 3:00

17. A Woman's Got a Right to Change Her Mind (Irene & J.C. Higginbotham) 3:25

18. Muddy Miss (Brick Fleagle) 3:03

Babe Mathews with Joe Thomas' Big Six

Joe Thomas (trompette), Lem Davis (saxophone alto), Ted Nash (saxophone ténor), Jimmy Jones (piano), Billy Taylor (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie), Babe Mathews (vocal). NYC, 14 ou 15 février 1946. 

19. No Better for Ya (Joe Thomas, Babe Mathews) 2:33

20. He's Got So Much (Joe Thomas, Babe Mathews) 3:04

Disque III: 

Joe Thomas' Big Six

Les mêmes moins Mathews. Même session. 

1. Riff Street (Jimmy Jones, Joe Thomas) 3:02

2. A Touch of Blue (Jimmy Jones) 2:41

Harry Carney's Big Eight

Joe Thomas (trompette), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Otto Hardwick (saxophone alto), Ted Nash (saxophone ténor, clarinette), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton, clarinette basse), Jimmy Jones (piano), Billy Taylor (contrebasse), Jimmy Crawford (batterie). NYC, 18 mars 1946. 

3. Minor Mirage (Jimmy Jones) 2:43

4. Jamaica Rumble (Harry Carney) 2:38

5. Shadowy Sands (alt) (Jimmy Jones) 3:42

6. Shadowy Sands (Jimmy Jones) 2:45

7. Candy Cane (Harry Carney) 3:13

Dicky Wells' Big Seven

George Treadwell (trompette), Dicky Wells (trombone), Budd Johnson (saxophone ténor), Cecil Scott (saxophone baryton), Jimmy Jones (piano), Al McKibbon (contrebasse), Jimmy Crawford (batterie), Sarah Vaughan (vocal sur 8). NYC, 21 mars 1946. 

8. We're Through (Tadd Dameron, Anne Greer) 2:38

9. Bed Rock (Buck Clayton) 2:50

10. Opera in Blue (Dicky Wells) 2:59

11. Drag Nasty - The Walk (Dicky Wells) 2:49

Sandy Williams' Big Eight

Pee Wee Erwin (trompette), Sandy Williams (trombone), Tab Smith (saxophone alto), Cecil Scott (saxophones ténor et baryton), Jimmy Jones (piano, célesta), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Sid Weiss (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). NYC, 3 juin 1946. 

12. Tea for Me (Sandy Williams) 3:04

13. Frost on the Moon (Billy Taylor, Edmund Anderson) 3:05

14. Sam-Pan (Brick Fleagle) 2:51

15. Sam-Pan (alt) (Brick Fleagle) 2:52

16. Sandy's Blues (alt) (Sandy Williams) 3:09

17. Sandy's Blues (Sandy Williams) 3:08

18. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (D. Redman, A. Razaf) 3:11

Buck Clayton's Big Four

Buck Clayton (trompette), Scoville Brown (clarinette), Tiny Grimes (guitare), Sid Weiss (contrebasse). NYC, 26 juin 1946. 

19. Dawn Dance (Dicky Wells) 3:10

20. Wells-a-poppin' (Dicky Wells) 3:12

21. On the Sunny Side of the Street (D. Fields, J. McHugh) 3:29

22. It's Dizzy (Brick Fleagle) 3:05

23. Basie's Morning Bluesicale (alt) (Brick Fleagle) 3:15

24. Basie's Morning Bluesicale (Brick Fleagle) 3:19

Disque IV: 

Buck Clayton's Big Eight

Buck Clayton (trompette), Trummy Young, Dicky Wells (trombone), George Johnson (saxophone alto), Billy Taylor (piano, célesta), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Al McKibbon (contrebasse), Jimmy Crawford (batterie). NYC, 24 juillet 1946. 

1. Saratoga Special (alt) (Dicky Wells) 2:46

2. Saratoga Special (Dicky Wells) 2:38

3. Sentimental Summer (Dick Vance) 3:20

4. Harlem Cradle Song (alt) (Dick Vance) 2:25

5. Harlem Cradle Song (Dick Vance) 2:38

6. My Good Man Sam (Brick Fleagle) 2:36

7. I Want a Little Girl (M. Mensher, B. Moll) 2:50

Trummy Young's Big Seven

Buck Clayton (trompette), Trummy Young (trombone), Buster Bailey (clarinette), George Johnson (saxophone alto), Jimmy Jones (piano), John Levy (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). NYC, 3 septembre 1946. 

8. Fruitie Cutie (alt) (George Johnson) 3:07

9. Fruitie Cutie (George Johnson) 3:05

10. Blues Triste (Jimmy Jones) 3:00

11. Blues Triste (alt) (Jimmy Jones) 2:59

12. Johnson Rock (George Johnson) 3:13

13. Lucky Draw (Jimmy Jones) 2:43

Billy Kyle's Big Eight

Dick Vance (trompette), Trummy Young (trombone, vocal), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Lem Davis (saxophone alto), John Hardee (saxophone ténor), Billy Kyle (piano), John Simmons (contrebasse), Buddy Rich (batterie). NYC, 11 septembre 1946. 

14. H.R.S. Bounce (Lem Davis) 2:58

15. Ooh Baby, You Knock Me Out (Lem Davis, Kay Kingsley) 2:47

16. Date for Eight (alt) (Billy Kyle) 2:55

17. Date for Eight (Billy Kyle) 2:57

18. Contemporary Blues (Billy Kyle) 2:56

Russell Procope's Big Six

Harold "Shorty" Baker (trompette), Russell Procope (saxophone alto), John Hardee (saxophone ténor), Billy Kyle (piano), John Simmons (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). NYC, fin 1946. 

19. Bottle It (Skip Hall) 2:53

20. Denzil's Best (Denzil Best) 2:39

21. Right Foot, Then Left Foot (Skip Hall) 2:58

22. Four Wheel Drive (Skip Hall, Robert Snyder) 2:53

Disque V: 

Billy Taylor Quartet

Billy Taylor (piano, vocal), John Collins (guitare), John Levy (guitare), Denzil Best (batterie). NYC, v. juin 1947. 

1. Well Taylor-ed (Billy Taylor) 2:46

2. I Don't Ask Questions, In Just Have Fun (alt) (Billy Taylor) 2:43

3. I Don't Ask Questions, In Just Have Fun (Billy Taylor) 2:45

4. So You Think You're Cute (Billy Taylor) 2:37

5. Twinkle Toes (Billy Taylor) 2:42

Rex Stewart's Big Four

Rex Stewart (cornet), Billy Kyle (piano), John Levy (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). NYC, v. juin 1947. 

6. Flim Flam (Rex Stewart) 2:41

7. Blues Kicked the Bucket (Rex Stewart) 2:55

8. Madeleine (Rex Stewart) 2:43

9. Madeleine (alt) (Rex Stewart) 2:41

10. Loopin' Lobo (Rex Stewart) 2:47

Jimmy Jones' Big Four

Budd Johnson (saxophone ténor), Jimmy Jones (piano), Al Hall (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). NYC, v. août 1947. 

11. Sunny Side Up (Jimmy Jones) 2:38

12. Strollin' Easy (Jimmy Jones) 3:03

13. Keeping Up with Jones (Jimmy Jones) 2:48

14. Weeta (Jimmy Jones) 2:38

Billy Taylor's Big Four

Bernie Leighton (piano), Tony Mottola (guitare), Billy Taylor (contrebasse), Morey Feld (batterie). NYC, 19 septembre 1947. 

15. Late on Saturday (Bernie Leighton) 3:04

16. Flight of the Bebop (Bernie Leighton) 2:50

17. My Mind's Made Up on You (Billy Taylor, Jr.) 3:06

18. Taylor Made (Billy Taylor, Jr.) 2:45

Billy Taylor Quartet

Billy Taylor (piano), Herman Mitchell (guitare), Johny Levy (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). NYC, 26 septembre 1947. 

19. Restricted (John Levy, Charlie Lewis) 2:45

20. Striding Down the Champs-Élysées (Billy Taylor) 3:03

21. Mitch's Pitch (Herman Mitchell) 2:55

22. Mr. B "Bops" (Billy Taylor) 2:47

Disque VI: 

Brick Fleagle's Orchestra

Robert Sprentall, Frank DeMartino, Jack Lambert (trompette), Harry Walters, Eddie Anderson, Irving Sharp (trombone), Bill Vitale, James Clifford (saxophone alto, clarinette), Stewart McKay, Eddie Lichtenstein (saxophone ténor), Sam Lambie (saxophone baryton), Conrad Lanoue (piano), Ralph Tressel (guitare), Francis Palmer (contrebasse), Vic Engel (batterie), Brick Fleagle (direction, arrangeur), Annette Warren (vocal sur 7-10). NYC, mai 1945. 

1. Brick's Boogie (Brick Fleagle) 2:44

2. K.C. Caboose (Rex Stewart) 2:32

3. The Fried Piper (Brick Fleagle) 3:04

4. So Blue Love (Brick Fleagle) 1:58

5. When the Mice Are Away (Brick Fleagle) 3:07

6. Helena's Dream (Rex Stewart) 3:12

7. Shufflin' Shoes (Robert Sour, Henry Manners) 1:59

8. Night Wind (Billy Taylor, Robert Sour) 1:56

9. Frost on the Moon (Billy Taylor, Edmund Anderson) 2:04

10. Swamp Mist (Rex Stewart, Edmund Anderson) 1:55

Pee Wee Erwin, Robert Sprentall, Frank DeMartino, Jack Lambert (trompette), Norman Conley, Eddie Anderson, Chuck Maxon (trombone), Bill Vitale, James Clifford (saxophone alto), Stewart McKay, Eddie Lichstenstein (saxophone ténor), John Haluko (saxophone baryton), Charles Engel (piano), Ralph Tressel (guitare, contrebasse sur 11), Francis Palmer (contrebasse), Hal Marquess (batterie), Brick Fleagle (direction, arrangeur). NYC, 19 ou 25 juillet 1945. 

11. Double Doghouse (Brick Fleagle, Ralph Tressel) 3:02

12. Pastiche (Brick Fleagle) 3:15

13. Same Old Sheaves (Brick Fleagle) 3:18

14. A Slight Case of the Shakes (Brick Fleagle) 3:14

Brick Fleagle's Rhythmakers

Rex Stewart (cornet), Billy Taylor (piano), Brick Fleagle (guitare), Chocolate Williams (contrebasse, vocal), Jimmy Crawford (batterie). NYC, 5 mai 1947. 

15. They'll Do It Every Time (Ralph Douglas) 2:59

16. On You, It Looks Good (Ralph Douglas) 3:04

17. Wig Wham Blues (aka Green Light) (Rex Stewart) 3:03

18. Blue Stew (aka Jive Junction) (Rex Stewart) 2:51

Sessions originales produites par Steve Smith. 

Réédition produite par Michael Cuscuna. 

Assistant à la recherche: Scott Wenzel. 

Producteur exécutif: Charlie Lourie. 

Transferts des disques: Malcolm Addey, Jack Towers, Ted Kendall, John R.T. Davies, Bill Cook. 

Masterisé par Malcolm Addey. 

Directeur du design: Richard Mantel. 

Production du design: InkWell, Inc. 

Notes de pochette: Dan Morgenstern.