Purvis,Jack 1928-1935 CD

(3-CD box set) Jack Purvis was the Dadaist of jazz, throwing music publisher's stock arrangements into gleeful chaos. He was the trickster of European myth, whose charm and fascinating wickedness trapped otherwise hard-headed businessmen into condoning and collaborating in his nefarious activities. The enigmatic trumpet playing shape-shifter blurred reality so that contradictory accounts would emerge from witnesses present at some of his legendary activities. The 74 tracks on this set were recorded in New York from 1928-35, and they feature Purvis with His Orchestra, and as a sideman with Smith Ballew, Hal Kemp, Ed Kirkeby, Rube Bloom, Tommy Dorsey, Adrian Rollini, Benny Goodman, Dick McDonough, Seger Ellis, Lee Morse, Eddie Lang and others.

1. After My Laughter Came Tears - Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra 2. Together - Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra 3. What's the Reason - Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra 4. Get Your Man - Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra 5. Georgie Porgie - Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra 6. Wake Up! Chillun Wake Up! - Smith Ballew 7. Just You, Just Me - Smith Ballew 8. Blondy - Smith Ballew 9. Miss You - Smith Ballew 10. I Gotta Have You - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 11. Lady Luck - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 12. Navy Blues - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 13. Navy Blues [Alternate Take] - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 14. Copyin' Louis - Jack Purvis 15. Mental Strain at Dawn - Jack Purvis 16. Charming - Smith Ballew 17. Under a Texas Moon - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 18. I'd Like to Be a Gypsy - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 19. Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline? - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 20. Sing You Sinners - Smith Ballew 21. In My Little Hope Chest - Smith Ballew 22. Stein Song - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 23. Dismal Dan - Jack Purvis 24. Poor Richard - Jack Purvis 25. Down Georgia Way - Jack Purvis 26. Nobody Cares If I'm Blue - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 27. Mysterious Mose - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 28. What's the Use of Cryin' Baby - Jack Purvis 29. When You're Feeling Blue - Jack Purvis 30. Be Bo Bo - Jack Purvis 31. Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 32. Washin' the Blues from My Soul - California Ramblers 33. Washin' the Blues from My Soul - California Ramblers 34. On Revival Day [A Rhythmic Spiritual] - Rube Bloom ; His Bayou Boys 35. On Revival Day [A Rhythmic Spiritual] - Rube Bloom ; His Bayou Boys 36. There's a Wah-Wah Gal in Agua Caliente - Rube Bloom ; His Bayou Boys 37. I Love You So Much - California Ramblers 38. Just a Little Closer - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 39. I've Got My Eye on You - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 40. Tomorrow Is Another Day - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 41. Don't Tell Her What's Happened to Me - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 42. How a Little Girl Like You Could Love Me - California Ramblers 43. Sweet Eyes of Blue - California Ramblers 44. Sleepy Time Gal - Seger Ellis 45. How a Little Girl Like You Could Love Me - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 46. Sweet Jennie Lee! - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 47. Fraternity Blues - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 48. Football Freddy - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 49. St. Louis Blues - Lloyd Newton and His Varsity Eleven 50. Sweet Jennie Lee - Lloyd Newton and His Varsity Eleven 51. Deserted Blues - Roy Wilson and His Georgia Crackers 52. Swamp Blues - Roy Wilson and His Georgia Crackers 53. Three Little Words - Seger Ellis 54. You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?) - Seger Ellis 55. You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?) - Lee Morse 56. He's My Secret Passion - Lee Morse 57. Peanut Vendor - California Ramblers 58. Walkin' My Baby Back Home - Ted Wallace and His Orchestra 59. Telling You I Love You - California Ramblers 60. By a Lazy Country Lane - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 61. Whistles - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 62. Let's Get Friendly - Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours 63. (There Ought to Be a) Moonlight Saving Time - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra 64. (There Ought to Be a) Moonlight Saving Time - Dick Robertson ; His Orchestra 65. Stardust - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 66. That's My Desire - Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours 67. It's the Girl - the Boswell Sisters 68. It's You - the Boswell Sisters 69. Guilty - Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys 70. Concentratin' (On You) - California Ramblers 71. Honest, Really, Truly - Arthur Jarrett 72. Church Mouse on a Spree - Frank Froeba 73. Music Goes 'Round and Around - Frank Froeba 74. There'll Be a Great Day in the Mornin'! - Frank Froeba