Tiny Bradshaw: Beaking Up the House (Proper, 1934-1951).

Proper PVCD101 (2002). 

Disque 1: 

Tiny Bradshaw and his Orchestra

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Lincoln Mills, Shad Collins, Lawrence "Max" Maddox (trompette), George Matthews, Eugene Green (trombone), Bobby Holmes, Russell Procope (saxophone alto), Edgar "Spider" Courance, Happy Caldwell (clarinette, saxophone ténor), Clarence Johnson (piano), Bob Lessey (guitare), Ernest Williams (contrebasse), Arnold Boling (batterie). New York, 19 septembre 1934. 

1. Shout, Sister Shout (Williams, Brymn, Hill) 2:43

2. Mister, Will You Serenade? (Williams, Robinson, Hill) 2:50

3. The Darktown Strutters' Ball (Shelton Brooks) 3:04

4. The Sheik of Araby (Smith, Wheeler, Snyder) 2:42

Les mêmes. New York, 3 octobre 1934. 

5. Ol' Man River (Kern, Hammerstein) 2:49

6. I Ain't Got Nobody (Williams, Graham) 2:50

7. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (Baxter) 2:53

8. She'll Be Coming 'round the Mountain (Trad.) 2:46

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Billy Ford, Talib Daawud, Sammy Yates (trompette), Leon Comegys, Andrew Penn, Alfonso King (trombone), Sonny Stitt, Don Hill (saxophone alto), Lowell "Count" Hastings, George "Big Nick" Nicholas (saxophone ténor), Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone baryton), Duke Anderson (piano), Leonard "Heavy" Swain (contrebasse), Earl "The Fox" Walker (batterie). New York, 1944. 

9. After You've Gone (Creamer, Layton) 2:40

10. Salt Lake City Bounce (Johnson, Hastings, Bradshaw) 2:49

11. Straighten Up and Fly Right (Cole, Mills) 2:46

12. Bradshaw Bounce (Bradshaw, Bart, Boone) 2:51

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), orchestre inconnu. Chicago, février 1945. 

13. V2 (Bradshaw) 2:53

14. Butterfly (Bradshaw) 2:54

15. Schoolday Blues (Bradshaw) 2:40

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Jack Fine (vocal sur 16, 17), petit orchestre inconnu. New York, 1946/47. 

16. Six Shooter Junction (Fine, Freyer) 2:15

17. Bride and Groom Boogie (Fire, Marion) 2:15

18. I Found Out Too Late (Bradshaw, Hill) 3:01

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Henry Glover (trompette), John "Shorty" Haughton (trombone), Pritchard Chessman (saxophone ténor), Wild Bill Davis (piano), Les Erskine (guitare), Curley Russell (contrebasse), inconnu (batterie). New York, 11 mars 1947. 

19. These Things Are Love (Bradshaw) 3:17

20. If I Had a Million Dollars (Mercer, Malneck) 2:33

21. Take the Hands Off the Clock (Theard, Glover) 2:25

22. I've Been Around (Theard, Glover) 2:27

Disque 2: 

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Leslie Ayres (trompette), Rufus Gore (saxophone ténor), Orrington Hall (saxophones alto et baryton), Jimmy Robinson (piano), Leroy Harris (guitare), Clarence Mack (contrebasse), Calvin "Eagle Eye" Shields (batterie). Cincinnati, 30 novembre 1949. 

1. Gravy Train (Bernard) 2:45

Les mêmes. Chanteur inconnu sur 2. Cincinnati, 8 février 1950. 

2. Boodie Green (Bradshaw, Glover, Lawrence, Rogers) 2:39

3. Walkin' the Chalk Line (Bernard, Norman) 2:39

4. Well, Oh Well (Bradshaw, Bernard, Mann) 2:39

Les mêmes sans Leroy Harris. Dorena Deane (vocal sur 5 et 8). Cincinnati, 8 juin 1950. 

5. Butterfly (Bradshaw) 2:04

6. I'm Going to Have Myself a Ball (Bradshaw, Glover, Nix) 2:42

7. Breaking Up the House (Glover) 2:40

8. One, Two, Three, Kick Blues (Dean, Bradshaw) 2:48

9. If You Don't Love Me, Tell Me So (Bradshaw, Shields, Glover, Norman) 2:38

Les mêmes sans Deane. Cincinnati, 28 septembre 1950. 

10. Walk That Mess (Bradshaw, Glover) 2:41

11. Snaggle Tooth Ruth (Bradshaw, Glover) 3:01

12. Brad's Blues (Bradshaw) 2:56

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Leslie Ayres (trompette), Andrew Penn (trombone), Orrington Hall (saxophones alto et baryton), Red Prysock (saxophone ténor), Jimmy Robinson (piano, orgue sur 13), Willie Gaddy (guitare), Eddie Smith (contrebasse), Calvin Shields (batterie). New York, 16 janvier 1951. 

13. Bradshaw Boogie (Mann, Glover) 1:52

14. Two Dry Bones on the Pantry Shelf (Glover, Bradshaw) 1:53

15. The Blues Came Pouring Down (Mann, Glover, Long, Roberts) 1:50

Tiny Bradshaw (vocal, direction), Leslie Ayres (trompette), Andrew Penn (trombone), Red Prysock (saxophone ténor), Jimmy Robinson (piano), Clarence Mack (contrebasse), Calvin Shields (batterie). Cincinnati, 27 avril 1951. 

16. I'm a Hi-Ballin' Daddy (Bradshaw, Nathan, Jones) 1:56

17. Get Back on the Shelf Baby (Bradshaw) 2:11

18. Built Like a Railroad Track (Bradshaw) 3:06

Les mêmes plus Willie Gaddy (guitare). Cincinnati, 25 juillet 1951. 

19. T-99 (Taub, Nelson) 2:56

20. The Train Kept A-Rollin' (Bradshaw, Mann, Kay) 2:43

21. Knockin' Blues (Jones) 1:49

Compilé et produit par Joop Visser. 

Remasterisation numérique par Peter Rynston chez Tall Order Mastering. 

Design: Raven Design. 

Notes de pochette: Joop Visser.