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Bennie Moten, Bennie Moten Orchestra* – 1929-1932 · Band Box Shuffle

Bennie Moten - 1929-1932 · Band Box Shuffle album cover

Label:	Hep Records (3) – HEP CD 1070/2
Series:	The 1000 Series
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono
Country:	UK
Released:	2000
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Swing, Big Band

Tracklist

1-1	Rumba Negro Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	2:46
1-2	The Jones Law Blues Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	3:05
1-3	The Jones Law Blues Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	3:00
1-4	Band Box Shuffle Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	3:29
1-5	Small Black Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	3:07
1-6	Small Black Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	3:17
1-7	Every Day Blues Written-By – Bennie Moten, Eddie Durham	3:04
1-8	Boot It Written-By – Bennie Moten	3:08
1-9	Mary Lee Written By – Perry Written-By – Bennie Moten	3:11
1-10	Rit-Dit-Ray Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	2:42
1-11	Rit-Dit-Ray Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	2:46
1-12	New Vine Street Blues Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie	2:50
1-13	Sweetheart Of Yesterday Written By – Holt, Sanders Written-By – Bennie Moten	2:37
1-14	Won't You Be My Baby? Written-By – Bennie Moten, Jimmy Rushing	3:27
1-15	Won't You Be My Baby? Written-By – Bennie Moten, Jimmy Rushing	3:10
1-16	I Wish I Could Be Blue Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham	3:04
1-17	I Wish I Could Be Blue Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham	3:04
1-18	Oh! Eddie Written-By – Bennie Moten, Eddie Durham	2:49
1-19	Oh! Eddie Written-By – Bennie Moten, Eddie Durham	2:51
1-20	That Too, Do Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham	3:07
1-21	That Too, Do Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham	3:16
1-22	Mack's Rhythm Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham	2:54
1-23	You Made Me Happy Written-By – Bennie Moten, Eddie Durham	3:12
1-24	Here Comes Marjorie Written-By – Bennie Moten, Woods*	2:54
2-1	The Count Written-By – Thomas Gordon	3:05
2-2	Liza Lee Written-By – Bud Green, Sam H. Stept	2:58
2-3	Liza Lee Written-By – Bud Green, Sam H. Stept	3:01
2-4	Get Goin' Written-By – Max Rich, Tot Seymour	2:53
2-5	Professor Hot Stuff Written-By – Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham	3:08
2-6	When I'm Alone Written-By – Bennie Moten, Jimmy Rushing	3:08
2-7	New Moten Stomp Written-By – Bennie Moten	2:47
2-8	As Long As I Love You Written-By – Bennie Moten, Woods*	3:03
2-9	Somebody Stole My Gal Written-By – Leo Wood	3:01
2-10	Now That I Need You Written-By – Bennie Moten, Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, Count Basie	2:58
2-11	Bouncin' 'Round Written-By – Ted Raph	3:06
2-12	Ya Got Love Written-By – Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Ed Nelson (2)	3:10
2-13	I Wanna Be Around My Baby All The Time Written-By – George W. Meyer, Joe Young (3)	2:51
2-14	Toby Written-By – Bennie Moten, Eddie Barefield	3:20
2-15	Moten Swing Written-By – Bennie Moten, Buster Moten	3:17
2-16	Blue Room Written-By – Rodgers & Hart	3:17
2-17	Imagination Written-By – Sterling Russell	3:19
2-18	New Orleans Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael	2:55
2-19	The Only Girl I Ever Loved Written-By – Basil Ziegler	3:08
2-20	Milenberg Joys Written-By – Jelly Roll Morton, Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares	2:42
2-21	Lafayette Written-By – Count Basie, Eddie Durham	2:42
2-22	Prince Of Wales Written-By – Bennie Moten	2:46
2-23	Two Times Written-By – Sanberg*	3:02

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Credits

Alto Saxophone – Eddie Barefield (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22)
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22)
Arranged By – Bennie Moten (tracks: 2-22), Eddie Durham (tracks: 1-1 to 2-21, 2-23)
Banjo – Leroy Berry (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Bass – Walter Page (tracks: 2-14 to 2-23)
Brass Bass – Vernon Page (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Clarinet – Eddie Barefield (tracks: 2-14 to 2-23)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: 1-1 to 2-22)
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Harlan Leonard (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Woody Walder (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Cornet, Trumpet – Booker Washington (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13), Ed Lewis (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Design – Brian Johnston (6)
Directed By – Bennie Moten
Drums – Willie McWashington
Guitar – Leroy Berry (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22)
Liner Notes – Chuck Haddix, Frank Driggs
Orchestra – Bennie Moten Orchestra*
Photography – Frank Driggs Collection
Piano – William 'Count' Basie*
Piano Accordion, Piano [2nd piano] – Ira 'Buster' Moten* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Producer – Alastair Robertson
Remastered By, Transferred By – John R. T. Davies
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22)
Trombone – Dan Minor (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22), Thamon Hayes (tracks: 1-1 to 2-13)
Trombone, Guitar – Eddie Durham (tracks: 1-1 to 2-22)
Trumpet – Oran 'Hot Lips' Page* (tracks: 1-14 to 2-23), Joe Keyes (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22), Dee Stewart* (tracks: 2-14 to 2-22)
Vocals – Count Basie (tracks: 2-9), Jimmy Rushing (tracks: 1-14, 1-15, 1-20, 1-21, 2-2 to 2-4, 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13, 2-18), Josephine Garrison (tracks: 2-23), Sterling Russell Trio (tracks: 2-17, 2-19), Willie McWashington (tracks: 1-10, 1-11)

Notes

Recording date, location matrix, catalog number:
1-1. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57301-1, Victor 23037
1-2. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57302-2, Victor 23357
1-3. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57302-3, Victor (n/a)
1-4. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57303-1, Victor 23007
1-5. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57304-1, Victor (n/a)
1-6. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57304-2, Victor 23342
1-7. October 23, 1929, Chicago, 57305-2, Victor V-38144
1-8. October 24, 1929, Chicago, 57312-3, Victor V-38144
1-9. October 24, 1929, Chicago, 57313-3, Victor V-38114
1-10. October 24, 1929, Chicago, 57314-2, Victor 23342
1-11. October 24, 1929, Chicago, 57314-3, Victor (n/a)
1-12. October 24, 1929, Chicago, 57315-2, Victor 23007
1-13. October 24, 1929, Chicago, 57316-2, Victor V-38114
1-14. October 27, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62909-1, Victor LPV-514 (LP)
1-15. October 27, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62909-2, Victor 23028
1-16. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62910-1, Victor (n/a)
1-17. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62910-2, Victor 22734
1-18. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62911-1, Victor (n/a)
1-19. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62911-2, Victor 22958
1-20. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62912-1, Victor LPM-10023 (LP)
1-21. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62912-2, Victor 22793
1-22. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62913-1, Victor LPM-10023 (LP)
1-23. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62914-1, Pirate Records MPC-521 (EP)
1-24. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62915-1, Victor 23391
2-1. October 28, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62916-1, Victor 23391
2-2. October 29, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62921-1, Victor 23023
2-3. October 29, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62921-2, Victor (n/a)
2-4. October 30, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62922-2, Victor 23023
2-5. October 30, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62923-1, Victor 23429
2-6. October 30, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62924-1, Victor (n/a)
2-7. October 30, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62925-2, Victor 23030
2-8. October 30, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62926-2, Victor 22660
2-9. October 31, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62927-1, Victor 23028
2-10. October 31, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62928-1, Bluebird B-6711
2-11. October 31, 1930, Kansas City, Missouri, 62929-2, Victor 23030
2-12. April 15, 1931, New York City, 53012-2, Victor 22680
2-13. April 15, 1931, New York City, 68900-2, Victor 22680
2-14. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74846-1, Victor 23384
2-15. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74847-1, Victor 23384
2-16. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74848-1, Victor 24381
2-17. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74849-1, Victor 23378
2-18. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74850-1, Victor 24216
2-19. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74851-1, Victor 23378
2-20. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74852-1, Victor 24381
2-21. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74853-1, Victor 24216
2-22. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74854-1, Victor 23393
2-23. December 13, 1932, New York City, 74855-1, Victor 23393

NB: From what can be deduced from the booklet notes, the first trumpet in the Kansas City session (28-31 October 1930) is Paul Webster and not Oran 'Hot Lips' Page who will join the band later.

Artist credit on front cover: Bennie Moten
Artist credit on spine: Bennie Moten Orchestra

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 603366107026
Barcode (Text): 6 03366 10702 6
Other (Cat no CD 1): HEP CD 1070/1
Other (Cat no CD 2): HEP CD 1070/2
SPARS Code: AAD

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Reviews

JJSolis Oct 25, 2021
Edited one year ago
Disc 2 of this Hep release contains the best-sounding CD version of Bennie Moten's famous December 13th, 1932 recording session. This 1932 session laid the groundwork for what would become the 1937 Count Basie sound. Here, it sounds natural with a full dynamic range. You can clearly hear every cymbal hit and bass note. It was mastered by the late John R.T. Davies, an expert in extracting music from vintage sources such as 78s. For this release, Davies clearly used clean sources in possibly mint condition.

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