Red Nichols & The Five Pennies – Collection 1926-32 – 4CD

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.
With his primary band The Five Pennies (there were often many more than five), he composed some of the most important and memorable tunes and made some of the most important recordings of the era.
This 93-track 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 and Gene Krupa.
It’s a substantial overview of the output of the Five Pennies which captures the vibrant and innovative spirit of the early jazz era.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 1. That's No Bargain -   2. Washboard Blues -   3. Boneyard Shuffle -   4. Buddy’s Habits -   5. Alabama Stomp -   6. Hurricane -   Charleston Chasers: 7. After You've Gone -   8. Someday Sweetheart -   9. Davenport Blues -   10. Wabash Blues -   11. Farewell Blues -   Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 12. Back Beats -   13. Bugle Call Rag -   Charleston Chasers: 14. My Gal Sal -   15. Delirium -   Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 16. Cornfed -   17. Five Pennies -   18. Mean Dog Blues -   19. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider -   20. Feelin' No Pain -   21. Riverboat Shuffle -   22. Eccentric -   Charleston Chasers: 23. Sugar Foot Strut -

CD2:
Charleston Chasers: 1. Imagination -   Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 2. Nobody’s Sweetheart -   3. Avalon -   4. The Japanese Sandman -   Charleston Chasers: 5. My Melancholy Baby -   6. Mississippi Mud -   Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 7. There'll Come A Time -   8. Panama -   9. Whispering -   10. Margie -   11. Imagination -   12. Original Dixieland One Step -   13. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody -   14. I Never Knew -   15. Who's Sorry Now? -   16. Chinatown My Chinatown -   17. Allah’s Holiday -   18. Roses Of Picardy -   19. Alice Blue Gown -   20. Indiana -   21. Dinah -   22. On The Alamo -   23. Rose Of Washington Square -   

CD3:
Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 1. Who Cares -   2. I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful -   3. The New Yorkers -   4. They Didn't Believe Me -   5. Can't We Be Friends? -   6. Wait For A Happy Ending -   7. Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care) -   8. Smiles -   9. Say It With Music -   10. Hallelujah -   11. Sometimes I'm Happy -   12. After You've Gone -   13. I'm Just Wild About Harry -   14. I Want To Be Happy -   15. Tea For Two -   16. China Boy -   17. Peg O' My Heart -   18. Sweet Georgia Brown -   19. Sheik Of Araby -   20. Shimme Sha Wabble -   21. Carolina In Morning -   22. Who -   23. By The Shalimar -

CD4:
Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: 1. On Revival Day - Part 1 -   2. On Revival Day - Part 2 -   3. My Honey's Lovin' Arms -   4. Rockin' Chair -   5. Corinne Corinna -   6. Bug-A-Boo - 7. Sweet Rosita -   8. The Peanut Vendor -   9. Just A Crazy Song -   10. You Rascal You -   11. Fan It -   12. How Long How Long Blues -   13. Oh Peter (You're So Nice) -   14. Honolulu Blues -   15. Haunting Blues -   16. Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (Hawaiian Love Song) -   17. My Sweetie Went Away -   18. Twenty One Years -   19. Clarinet Marmalade -   20. Sweet Sue - Just You -   21. Going To Town -   22. Goofus -   23. Our Home Town Mountain Band - Part I -   24. Our Home Town Mountain Band - Part 2 -