Various - John Hammond's Spirituals To Swing – The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concerts Of 1938/9

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A1	–Benny Goodman Sextet	I Got Rhythm Written-By – Gershwin*	3:10
A2	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Flying Home Written-By – Goodman*, Christian*, Hampton*	3:11
A3	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Memories Of You Written-By – Blake*	2:52
A4	–Count Basie Combo	Blues With Helen Vocals – Helen HumesWritten-By – Basie*, Humes*	3:33
A5	–Count Basie Combo	Mortgage Stomp Written-By – Basie*	3:51
A6	–Count Basie Band	One O'Clock Stomp Written-By – Basie*	0:49
A7	–Count Basie Band	Blues With Lips Trumpet – Hot Lips PageWritten-By – Basie*	3:05
A8	–Count Basie Band	Rhythm Man Arranged By – Mundy*	2:40
B1	–Kansas City Six	Good Morning Blues Written-By – Basie*	3:44
B2	–Kansas City Six	Way Down Yander In New Orleans Written-By – Creamer*, Layton*	2:22
B3	–Count Basie, Walter Page, Jo Jones	I Ain't Got Nobody Written-By – S. Williams*	3:50
B4	–Count Basie Combo	Don't Be That Way Written-By – Sampson*	4:05
B5	–James P. Johnson*	Mule Walk Written-By – James P. Johnson*	2:16
B6	–James P. Johnson*	Carolina Shout Written-By – James P. Johnson*	2:13
B7	–New Orleans Feetwarmers*	Weary Blues Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetWritten-By – Artie Matthews	1:57
B8	–New Orleans Feetwarmers*	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetWritten-By – Piron*	2:13
C1	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Stomping At The Savoy Written-By – Sampson*	3:14
C2	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Honeysuckle Rose Written-By – Fats Waller	3:47
C3	–The Golden Gate Quartet	Gospel Train Written-By – Traditional	2:02
C4	–The Golden Gate Quartet	I'm On My Way Written-By – Traditional	2:57
C5	–Ida Cox And Band	Four Day Creep Vocals, Written-By – Cox*	3:19
C6	–Benny Goodman Sextet, Count Basie Band With Meade Lux Lewis*, Pete Johnson And Albert Ammons	Lady Be Good (Jam Session) Written-By – Gershwin*	9:29
D1	–Sonny Terry	Mountain Blues Written-By – Terry*	3:08
D2	–Sonny Terry And Bull City Red	The New John Henry Written-By – Terry*	3:06
D3	–Joe Turner* And Pete Johnson	It's All Right Baby Written-By – Turner*, Johnson*	2:32
D4	–Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis* And Albert Ammons With Walter Page, Jo Jones	Cavalcade Of Boogie Written-By – Ammons*, Lewis*, Johnson*	2:56
D5	–Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons, Walter Page, Jo Jones	Done Got Wise Written-By – Broonzy*	2:28
D6	–Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons, Walter Page, Jo Jones	Louise, Louise Written-By – Broonzy*	2:50
D7	–Mitchell's Christian Singers	What More Can My Jesus Do Written-By – Traditional	2:09
D8	–Mitchell's Christian Singers	My Mother Died A'Shoutin' Written-By – Traditional	2:10
D9	–Kansas City Six	Paging The Devil Written-By – Page*	3:41

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Earl Warren* (tracks: A6 to B8)
• Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: A6 to B8)
• Baritone Vocals – Louis Davis (tracks: D7, D8)
• Bass – Arthur Bernstein* (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6), Walter Page (tracks: A4 to B4, B7, B8, C5, D4 to D6, D9)
• Bass Vocals – Sam Bryant (tracks: D7, D8)
• Bass Vocals [1st Bass] – Willie Johnson (tracks: C3, C4)
• Bass Vocals [2nd Bass] – Arlandus Wilson* (tracks: C3, C4)
• Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: A4 to B4, B7, B8, C5, D4 to D6, D9), Nick Fatool (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Guitar – Charlie Christian (tracks: A1 to 3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C6, D9), Freddie Green (tracks: A6 to B2, C5, D9)
• Harmonica, Vocals – Sonny Terry (tracks: D1, D2)
• Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney Bechet (tracks: B7, B8)
• Liner Notes – Charles Edward Smith, Sterling A. Brown
• Photography – New York Daily News
• Piano – Albert Ammons (tracks: C6, D4 to D6), Count Basie (tracks: A4 to A8, B3, B4, C6), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6), James P. Johnson* (tracks: B5 to B8, C5), Meade Lux Lewis* (tracks: C6, D4), Pete Johnson (tracks: C6, C3, D4)
• Producer, Liner Notes – John Hammond
• Tenor Saxophone – Hershal Evans* (tracks: A6 to A8), Lester Young (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C5, C6, D9)
• Tenor Vocals [1st Tenor] – Henry Owens (tracks: C3, C4), William Brown (tracks: D7, D8)
• Tenor Vocals [2nd Tenor] – Julius Davis (tracks: D7, D8), William Langford (tracks: C3, C4)
• Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: A6 to A8), Dan Minor (tracks: A6 to A8, B7, B8), Dickie Wells (tracks: A6 to A8, C5)
• Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C5, D9), Ed Lewis (tracks: A6 to A8), Harry Edison (tracks: A6 to A8, C6), Shad Collins (tracks: A6 to A8), Tommy Ladnier (tracks: B7, B8)
• Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Vocals – Joe Turner* (tracks: D3), Ida Cox (tracks: C5)
• Vocals, Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy (tracks: D5, D6)
• Washboard – Bull City Red (tracks: D2)

Notes

1972 U.K reissue.

Recorded live December 23, 1938 and December 24, 1939, Carnegie Hall, New York City
First released 1959

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VRS 8523/4	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Vanguard	VRS 8523/4	US	1959
VRS 8523/4	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Vanguard	VRS 8523/4	Japan	1979
SR (M) 3045/6	Various	Spirituals To Swing – John Hammond's Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/9 ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Mono)	Vanguard	SR (M) 3045/6	Japan	1970
SVAL 33.022/23	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Mono)	Vanguard	SVAL 33.022/23	Italy	1971
VSD 47/48	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Gat)	Vanguard	VSD 47/48	New Zealand	1973