BLP 5027

Swing Hi Swing Lo

Released - 1953

Recording and Session Information

WOR Studios, NYC, January 31, 1945
Benny Morton, trombone; Barney Bigard, clarinet; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Sammy Benskin, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Eddie Dougherty, drums.

BN220-0 Conversing In Blue
BN222-0 Limehouse Blues

WOR Studios, NYC, July 17, 1945
Buck Clayton, trumpet; "Keg" Johnson, trombone; Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Roger Ramirez, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Grachan Moncur, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.

BN246-1 I've Found A New Baby

WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1945
Ray Nance, trumpet; Henderson Chambers, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet; Otto Hardwick, alto sax, clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax, clarinet; Jimmy Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.

BN269-4 Blues For Clarinets
BN270-0 Slapstick
BN271-1 Blues In My Music Room

WOR Studios, NYC, September 23, 1946
Shad Collins, trumpet; "Keg" Johnson, trombone; Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Roger Ramirez, piano; John Collins, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.

BN293-2 Basically Blue

Track Listing

Side One Artist Title Author Recording Date Ike Quebec I've Found A New Baby Palmer-Williams July 17 1945 Benny Morton Limehouse Blues Braham-Fuller January 31 1945 Jimmy Hamilton Slapstick Jimmy Hamilton November 21 1945 Side Two Benny Morton Conversing In Blue Benny Morton January 31 1945 Jimmy Hamilton Blues For Clarinets Jimmy Hamilton November 21 1945 Ike Quebec Basically Blue Milton Hinton September 23 1946 Jimmy Hamilton Blues In My Music Room Jimmy Hamilton November 21 1945 Liner Notes ... Reviews Down Beat 27 November 1954  A set of 1945-’46 Blue Note sessions with varied personnels that are often more interesting than the music. There are no album notes so here are some of the discographical details: I’ve Found a New Baby and the three Jimmy Hamilton compositions (Slapstick, Blues for Clarinets, and Blues in My Music Room) have never been issued before; the others were on singles. Of those unissued four, the best integrated side is Clarinets which is interesting for the Harry Carney-Hamilton clarinet duet; Henderson Chambers’ trombone; Carney briefly on baritone; Jimmy on solo clarinet; and fine, full bass by Junior Raglin. Baby has some good Buck Clayton trumpet but little else. And other two Hamilton-directed sides are marked by the drumming of the late Sid Catlett and the always excellent Carney on baritone.  Elsewhere there is Milt Hinton’s excellent bass on Basically, Ben Webster and Benny Morton on Conversing in Blue, and a few other good bits. But none of these are outstandingly memorable sides. It’s an occasionally worthwhile collection though in a relaxed swing era idom not often available on records these days. (Blue Note LP 5207)