THE FIRST KID CLAYTON SESSION: 1952

$17.16
Label
FOLKWAYS RECORDS
Release Date
May 30, 2012
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      KID CLAYTON
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 30, 2012
    • UPC
      093070285927
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FOWY2859.2
    • LABEL
      FOLKWAYS RECORDS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. The Sheik of Araby (version 1)

      Composer: Harry B. Smith

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    2. See See Rider (version 1)

      Composer: Ma Rainey

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    3. Gettysburg March

      Composer: George Lewis

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    4. Coquette

      Composer: Johnny Green

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    5. The Sheik of Araby (version 2)

      Composer: Harry B. Smith

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    6. Bye Bye Blackbird

      Composer: Ray Henderson

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    7. See See Rider (version 2)

      Composer: Ma Rainey

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    8. Corrine, Corrina

      Composer: Bo Chatman

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    9. In the Groove

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    10. Jimmy's Blues

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Kid Clayton

    11. Shake It and Break It

      Composer: Charley Patton

      Performer: Kid Clayton


At the time his music was recorded in 1952, highly-respected trumpet player Kid Clayton was somewhat elusive, playing with pick-up marching bands but with no steady ensemble. After some effort, composer and jazz aficionado Alden Ashforth arranged a recording session, which features Clayton's buoyant trumpet playing alongside a host of skilled musicians, including Joe "Kid" Avery on trombone.