tracks

Do It Baby
Mushy Love
If You Like Me
If You Like Me (Take -A)
Hole In The Wall
Hole In The Wall (Take -A)
Don't You Turn Your Back On Me
Death Sting Me Blues
Mean Tight Mama
Mistreating Mama Blues
Kitchen Man Blues
Beau-Koo-Jack
Sister Kate
Pane In the Glass
Pane In The Glass (Take -A)
Dentist Chair Blues Part 1
Dentist Chair Blues Part 2
Saturday Night Jag
Saturday Night Jag (Take -A)
Hot Lovin'
Hot Lovin' (Take -A)
Mama Stayed Out
Nobody's Business
Endurance Stomp
Endurance Stomp (Take -A)
Some Do And Some Don't
Scufflin' Blues

notes

Recorded Long Island City, N.Y., c. November 1928 (tracks 1 to 8), c. December 1928 (tracks 9 to 15), c. January 1929 (tacks 16 to 27)

Producer's comment on musicians:
Tracks 1-4: Alberto Socarras (alto sax) is usually listed as being on this session, but there are clearly only two reeds present.
Tracks 5 to 8: it has been said that Ed Cuffee was replaced by an unknown trombone player on the last title of this session. I feel that this is unlikely because the style of playing is so close to that of Cuffee, making the change a pointless one.
Tracks 9 to 11: The trombone player on this session sounds to be the same player as on "Death Sting Me" from the last session.
Tracks 16 to 19: The clarinettist on this session is usually listed as Ernest Elliott, but I believe him to be Arville Harris,the same musician as on the next session.

credits

Alto Saxophone – Arville Harris (tracks: 12 to 15, 20, 21, 24 to 26), Ben Whitted (tracks: 2 to 4)
Banjo – Leroy Harris (2) (tracks: 12 to 15)
Brass Bass – Cyrus St. Clair (tracks: 1 to 15)
Clarinet – Arville Harris (tracks: 5 to 8, 13, 16 to 27), Ben Whitted (tracks: 1), Benny Waters (tracks: 13)
Cornet – Ed Allen (tracks: 5 to 7, 12 to 27), Joe "King" Oliver, (tracks: 1 to 15)
Liner Notes – John Capes
Other [Drill Noise] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 16 to 19)
Piano – Clarence Williams
Remastered By – Ted Kendall
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Waters (tracks: 1 to 4, 12 to 15)
Trombone – Ed Cuffee (tracks: 5 to 15)
Washboard – Floyd Casey

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