Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra – 1940-1941

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Label:	Classics (11) – CLASSICS 701
Series:	The Classics Chronological Series – 701
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	France
Released:	1993
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

1	Soft Winds	3:32
2	Nona	3:23
3	Riff Time	3:01
4	I Know A Secret	3:18
5	S'posin'	3:29
6	Tonight You Belong To Me	3:23
7	Keep Cool, Fool	3:33
8	No Use Squawkin'	3:18
9	Who's Beatin' My Time With You?	3:00
10	Uncle Bud	3:27
11	Blackout	3:25
12	Blue Sea	3:27
13	I Love You Truly	3:14
14	Shipyard Ramble	3:23
15	So Long, Shorty	3:24
16	I'm In A Low-Down Groove	3:16
17	Night After Night	3:26
18	Hey Doc!	3:08
19	Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat	3:17
20	Jumpin' In A Julep Joint	3:00
21	Sometimes	3:10
22	I Don't Want To Walk Without You	3:25

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Classics Records
Pressed By – MPO

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Mitchelle, William Johnson
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Haywood Henry
Directed By, Leader, Trumpet – Erskine Hawkins
Double Bass [String Bass] – Leemie Stanfield*
Drums – James Morrison (5)
Guitar – William McLemore*
Liner Notes – Anatol Schenker
Orchestra – Erskine Hawkins (The Twentieth Century Gabriel) And His Orchestra*
Piano – Avery Parrish
Tenor Saxophone – Julian Dash, Paul Bascomb
Trombone – Edward Sims, Richard Harris (5) (tracks: 7 to 22), Robert Range
Trumpet – Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb*, Marcellus Green, Sammy Lowe
Vocals [Vocal] – Dolores Brown (tracks: 5), Ida James (tracks: 9, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22), Jimmy Mitchelle (tracks: 4, 6, 7, 13, 16, 19, 21)

Notes

Made in the E.E.C. / Released in jewel case with booklet (8 pp.).

Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.
Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra - according to front;
Erskine Hawkins (The Twentieth Century Gabriel) And His Orchestra - according to booklet.

Tracks 1 to 2 recorded in New York, November 6,1940.
Track 1 originally released on Bluebird B-11001; track 2 on Bluebird B-10979.

Tracks 3 to 6 recorded in New York, November 20,1940.
Tracks 3 & 6 originally released on Bluebird B-11161; track 4 on Bluebird B-10979; track 5 on on Bluebird B-11001.

Tracks 7 to 8 recorded in New York, January 22, 1941.
Originally released on Bluebird B-11049.

Tracks 9 to 14 recorded in New York, May 15, 1941.
Tracks 9 & 11 originally released on Bluebird B-11192; track 10 on Bluebird B-11372;
tracks 12 & 13 on Bluebird B-11419; track 14 on Bluebird B-11218.

Tracks 15 to 17 recorded in New York, May 27, 1941.
Track 15 originally released on Bluebird B-11485; track 16 on Bluebird B-11372; track 17 on Bluebird B-11218.

Tracks 18 to 20 recorded in New York, August 8, 1941.
Tracks 18 & 19 originally released on Bluebird B-11277; track 20 on Bluebird B-11547.

Tracks 21 to 22 recorded in New York, December 22, 1941.
Originally released on Bluebird B-11439.