Jazz Ltd., Vol. 1

by Jazz Ltd.

Overview

Starting in 1947 and continuing throughout the 1950s, Bill Reinhardt and his wife Ruth ran Jazz Ltd, a Chicago club that served as a haven for Dixieland. Reinhardt (a fine clarinetist) led the house band, a unit that invaribly left a spot open for guest artists. This Delmark CD features The Jazz Ltd. group on 13 selections with such all-stars as soprano great Sidney Bechet, cornetist Muggsy Spanier, trumpeter Doc Evans, trombonist Miff Mole and pianist Don Ewell; the disc is rounded off by an informative five-minute interview with the Reinhardt's from the 1960s. The freewheeling music is quite enjoyable; Dixieland fans are advised to pick up this exciting disc. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/1994
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153022624
Rank:	256690

Tracks

1. Maryland, My Maryland  - Sidney Bechet  -  Traditional
2. Egyptian Fantasy  - Sidney Bechet  - W.C. Handy  - John Reid
3. Careless Love  - Sidney Bechet  - W.C. Handy  - Martha E. Koenig  - Spencer Williams
4. A Good Man Is Hard to Find  - Eddie Green  - Muggsy Spanier
5. Washington and Lee Swing  - Muggsy Spanier
6. Maple Leaf Rag  - Scott Joplin  - Muggsy Spanier
7. Wolverine Blues  - Doc Evans  - Jelly Roll Morton  - Benjamin Franklin Spikes  - John Spikes
8. It's a Long Way to Tipperary  - Doc Evans
9. Tin Roof Blues  - George Brunies  - Georg Brunis  - Doc Evans  - Paul Mares  - Walter Melrose  - Miff Mole  - Ben Pollack  - Leon Roppolo  - Mel Stitzel  - Melville Stitzel
10. Charleston  - Doc Evans  - Miff Mole
11. Bluin' the Blues  - Doc Evans  - Miff Mole  - Henry W. Ragas  - J. Russel Robinson
12. Jazz Me Blue  - Doc Evans  - Miff Mole
13. High Society  - Doc Evans  - Walter Melrose  - Miff Mole  - Porter Steele
14. Talk (Interview)  - Bill Reinhardt  - Ruth Reinhardt

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jazz Ltd.   Primary Artist
Ruth Reinhardt   Primary Artist,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Sidney Bechet   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano)
Muggsy Spanier   Primary Artist,Cornet
Miff Mole   Primary Artist,Trombone
Doc Evans   Primary Artist,Cornet,Trumpet
Bill Reinhardt   Primary Artist,Clarinet,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Wally Badon   Drums
Sid Thall   Bass
Doc Cenardo   Drums
Munn Ware   Trombone
Ralph Blank   Piano
Wally Gordon   Drums
Don Ewell   Piano
Sy Nelson   Bass

Technical Credits

Josie Carmen   Engineer
Mel Stitzel   Composer
Bill Reinhardt   Performer,Supervisor
Paul Underwood   Engineer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Mares   Composer
Sidney Bechet   Composer,Performer
J. Russel Robinson   Composer
Ben Pollack   Composer
Eddie Green   Composer
Benjamin Franklin Spikes   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Leon Roppolo   Composer
Walter Melrose   Composer
John Reid   Composer
Jim Beebe   Liner Notes
Porter Steele   Composer
Melville Stitzel   Composer
Muggsy Spanier   Performer
Henry W. Ragas   Composer
Doc Evans   Performer
Georg Brunis   Composer
Scott Joplin   Composer
Miff Mole   Performer
Kathryn Lynch   Art Direction
Martha E. Koenig   Composer
George Brunies   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer
John Spikes   Composer
Wayne Jones   Liner Notes