Daniel F. O'Brien at Melodisc Records on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard took one of the clearest "audio pictures" we have of Los Angeles' jazz activity on Central Avenue during the mid-1940s. O'Brien cut just under 40 platters that were released between June 1945 and autumn 1946. This flurry of activity matched the urgency and raw excitement going on in the halls and venues around Hollywood. Clubs no longer booked New Orleans revival bands to fill seats but picked up on fashionable be-boppers, who with their new-found harmonic sophistication and rhythmic complexities, competed with blues and boogie-based small swing units and honkers, in an economic climate inhospitable to the maintenance of orchestras and large bands. This anthology by celebrated archivist, collector and writer Opal Louis Nations is a fascinating insight into a highly entertaining strand of musical history. Please note that these recordings have been transferred from original 78s, some in poor condition. The tracks have been cleaned as far as practical in re-mastering, but where this would have prejudiced the essential character and integrity of the performance, we have chosen to minimize the de-noising process, and some tracks therefore retain clicks and surface noise. We are sure collectors would prefer to have them in this form than not at all.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Marion Abernathy with Georges Dukes & Duchess - Abernathy's Voo-T Voo It
- Howard McGhee Orch. - Night Mist
- George?s Dukes & Duchess w/ Lucky Thompson - The Hour Of Parting
- Marion Abernathy w/ George?s Dukes & Duchess - Abernathy's Boogie
- Marion Abernathy w/ George?s Dukes & Duchess - Slowin' Down The Blues
- George?s Dukes & Duchess w/ Lucky Thompson - Cherokee
- King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Mellow Reeni Riff
- King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Puttin' You Down Blues
- King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Voot Rock
- King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Baby Baby Blues
- King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Laughing At Life
- King Perry & The Pied Pipers - Till The Very End Of My Days
- George Crawford & The Four Blazes - That's All She Wrote, 'Cause The Pencil Broke
- George Crawford & The Four Blazes - Let's Boogie
- George Crawford & The Four Blazes - The Big Leg Mama's Fine
- George Crawford & The Four Blazes - I Never Had A Dream To My Name
- Slim Gaillard Quartet - Boogin' At Berg's
- Slim Gaillard Quartet - Laguna
- Slim Gaillard Quartette - Dunkin's Bagel
- Slim Gaillard Quartette - Don't Blame Me
- Marion Abernathy & George?s Dukes & Duchess - Lonely Blues
- Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Orch. - Ink Splink
- Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Sextet - Roses Of Picardy
Disc 2:
- Marion Abernathy & The Buddy Banks Sextet - Goin' For The Okey Doke
- Flennoy Trio - Hey Lawdy Mama
- Flennoy Trio - My Honey Chile
- Dan Grissom & The Flennoy Trio Singing Big Fat Butterfly - Poor Butterfly
- Dan Grissom & The Flennoy Trio - Cherry
- The Counts & Countess - Ride, Red, Ride
- The Counts & Countess - Rip Up The Joint
- King Perry Quintet - King Perry Blues
- King Perry Quintet - The Man I Love
- King Perry Quintet - A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird
- King Perry Quintet - Song Of The Islands
- Jack McVea All Stars - Silver Symphony
- Jack McVea All Stars - Scrub Sweep And Mop
- Jack McVea All Stars - New Deal
- Jack McVea All Stars - Fightin' Mama Blues
- Karl George Octet - Grand Slam
- Karl George Octet - Baby It's Up To You
- Karl George Octet - Peek-A-Boo
- Karl George Octet - How Am I To Know
- Joe Thomas & His Orch. - Don't Blame Me
- Joe Thomas & His Orch. - For Boobs Only
- Joe Thomas & His Orch. - You're Buggin' Me
- Joe Thomas & His Orch. - Sequence
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