Nichols,Red & The Five Pennies Collection 1926-32 CD

Born in remote Utah in 1905, trumpeter and cornetist Red Nichols became one of the most successful bandleaders in jazz during the 1920s and '30s, recording prolifically with a huge variety of small bands and early swing orchestras, and with his primary band The Five Pennies (there were often many more than five) composing some of the most important and memorable tunes and making some of the most important recordings of the era. This 93-track 4-CD set comprises recordings which were released on Brunswick under the name of Red Nichols & The Five Pennies during the band's classic era, along with other recordings done by similar line-ups led by Nichols under the name of The Charleston Chasers for Columbia, presented in chronological order of their recording. The varying line-ups of The Five Pennies helped provide early opportunities for some of the genre's future big names, including Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Miff Mole, Adrian Rollini, Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and others. It's a substantial and fairly comprehensive overview of the output of the Five Pennies which captures the vibrant and innovative spirit of the early jazz era and showcases not only the work of an influential bandleader but the improvisational talents of some of the genre's most celebrated practitioners.

1. That's No Bargain 2. Washboard Blues 3. Boneyard Shuffle 4. Buddy's Habits 5. Alabama Stomp 6. Hurricane 7. After You've Gone 8. Someday Sweetheart 9. Davenport Blues 10. Wabash Blues 11. Farewell Blues 12. Back Beats 13. Bugle Call Rag 14. My Gal Sal 15. Delirium 16. Cornfed 17. Five Pennies 18. Mean Dog Blues 19. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider 20. Feelin' No Pain 21. Riverboat Shuffle 22. Eccentric 23. Sugar Foot Strut 24. Imagination 25. Nobody's Sweetheart 26. Avalon 27. The Japanese Sandman 28. My Melancholy Baby 29. Mississippi Mud 30. There'll Come a Time 31. Panama 32. Whispering 33. Margie 34. Imagination 35. Original Dixieland One Step 36. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody 37. I Never Knew 38. Who's Sorry Now? 39. Chinatown My Chinatown 40. Allah's Holiday 41. Roses of Picardy 42. Alice Blue Gown 43. Indiana 44. Dinah 45. On the Alamo 46. Rose of Washington Square 47. Who Cares 48. I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful 49. The New Yorkers 50. They Didn't Believe Me 51. Can't We Be Friends? 52. Wait for a Happy Ending 53. Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems to Care) 54. Smiles 55. Say It with Music 56. Hallelujah 57. Sometimes I'm Happy 58. After You've Gone 59. I'm Just Wild About Harry 60. I Want to Be Happy 61. Tea for Two 62. China Boy 63. Peg O' My Heart 64. Sweet Georgia Brown 65. Sheik of Araby 66. Shimme Sha Wabble 67. Carolina in Morning 68. Who 69. By the Shalimar 70. On Revival Day - Part 1 71. On Revival Day - Part 2 72. My Honey's Lovin' Arms 73. Rockin' Chair 74. Corinne Corinna 75. Bug-A-Boo 76. Sweet Rosita 77. The Peanut Vendor 78. Just a Crazy Song 79. You Rascal You 80. Fan It 81. How Long How Long Blues 82. Oh Peter (You're So Nice) 83. Honolulu Blues 84. Haunting Blues 85. Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (Hawaiian Love Song) 86. My Sweetie Went Away 87. Twenty One Years 88. Clarinet Marmalade 89. Sweet Sue - Just You 90. Going to Town 91. Goofus 92. Our Home Town Mountain Band - Part I 93. Our Home Town Mountain Band - Part 2