THE ORIGINAL MEMPHIS FIVE

$17.16
Label
FOLKWAYS RECORDS
Release Date
May 30, 2012
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      ORIGINAL MEMPHIS FIVE
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 30, 2012
    • UPC
      093070602625
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FOWY026.2
    • LABEL
      FOLKWAYS RECORDS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Memphis Glide

      Composer: Frank Signorelli

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    2. Snuggle Up a Bit

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    3. Railroad Man

      Composer: Elmer Schoebel

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    4. Pickles

      Composer: Charles Rosoff

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    5. Yankee Doodle Blues

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    6. Ji Ji Boo

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    7. Hopeless Blues

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    8. That Big Blond Mama

      Composer: Jimmy Monaco

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    9. Shufflin' Mose

      Composer: Frank Signorelli

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    10. Great White Way Blues

      Composer: Frank Signorelli

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    11. Red Hot Mamma

      Composer: Fred Rose

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    12. I'm Going Back To Those Who Won't Go Back On Me

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    13. Lonesome Mamma Blues

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    14. Struttin' Jim

      Composer: Bob Carleton

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    15. Cuddle Up Blues

      Composer: M. K. Jerome

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five

    16. Lots o' Mama

      Composer: Elmer Schoebel

      Ensemble: Original Memphis Five


This influential 1920s small jazz band played music ideal for dancing, while it's members' improvisational creativity offered listeners a new experience with every take. The Original Memphis Five is said to have recorded more records than any other jazz ensemble of it's time.