Marijuana Madness 2: The Best of Vintage Drug Songs (1924-1950)

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1Minnie the Moocher
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher (on 1931-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra33:13
2Reefer Man
Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band2:51
3When I Get Low, I Get High
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1936-04-07)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1936-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-04-07)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-04-07)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1936-04-07)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1936-04-07)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1936-04-07) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-04-07)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-04-07), Taft Jordan (on 1936-04-07) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-04-07)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-04-07)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-04-07)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61002-A)
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High (on 1936-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:28
4My Blue Heaven
alto saxophone:
Laforest Dent (on 1935-12-23) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23)
clarinet:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23), Laforest Dent (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1935-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-23)
guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-12-23) and Al Norris (on 1935-12-23)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1935-12-23)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1935-12-23), Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1935-12-23)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1935-12-23), Elmer Crumbley (on 1935-12-23) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1935-12-23)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23), Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-12-23) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1935-12-23)
vocals:
Dan Grissom (on 1935-12-23), Sy Oliver (on 1935-12-23), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1935-12-23) and Eddie Tompkins (on 1935-12-23)
conductor:
Jimmie Lunceford (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1935-12-23)
recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1935-12-23)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:15
5Viper's Drag
Fats Waller2:57
6Junker's Blues
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1941-01-28)
vocals:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1941-01-28)
Champion Jack Dupree2:43
7The Onyx Hop
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-13)
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1937-07-13) and Gene Johnson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1937-07-13)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-07-13)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-07-13)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1937-07-13)
piano:
Don Frye (on 1937-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-07-13)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1937-07-13)
vocals:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1937-07-13) and Frankie Newton (on 1937-07-13)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-559-1)
Frankie Newton and His Uptown Serenaders2:48
8Chinatown, My Chinatown
Louis Prima and His Orchestra2:59
9Viper's Dream
Django Reinhardt et son quintette3:14
10Take a Whiff on Me
recording of:
Take a Whiff On Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10062)
Lead Belly3:01
11Reefer Head Woman
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14)
electric guitar:
George Barnes (on 1938-03-14)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)
Jazz Gillum3:02
12Cocaine
Dick Justice3:05
13Blue Reefer Blues
Richard M. Jones' Jazz Wizards2:57
14If You're a Viper
Bob Howard and His Boys2:25
15Cocaine Habit Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-17)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1930-05-17)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1930-05-17)
jug:
"Ham" Lewis (on 1930-05-17)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1930-05-17)
lead vocals:
Hattie Hart (on 1930-05-17)
vocals:
Ben Ramey (on 1930-05-17)
recording of:
Cocaine Habit Blues (on 1930-05-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Jennie Clayton
version of:
Take a Whiff On Me
Memphis Jug Band52:51
16Selling That Stuff
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1929-04)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04) and Don Redman (in 1929-04)
banjo:
Dave Wilborn (in 1929-04)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dudley (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04), Don Redman (in 1929-04), Prince Robinson (in 1929-04) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04)
drums (drum set):
Cuba Austin (in 1929-04)
piano:
Todd Rhodes (in 1929-04)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (in 1929-04) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04)
trombone:
Claude Jones (in 1929-04)
trumpet:
Langston Curl (in 1929-04) and John Nesbitt (in 1929-04)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (in 1929-04)
vocals:
Cuba Austin (in 1929-04) and George Thomas (jazz saxophonist) (in 1929-04)
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:47
17Cocaine Blues
Luke Jordan3:15
18Blue Drag
Freddy Taylor and his Swing Men From Harlem3:02
19A Viper's Moan
alto saxophone:
Stanley Payne (on 1935-01-04)
double bass:
Louis Thompson (early jazz bassist) (on 1935-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-01-04)
guitar:
Arnold Adams (on 1935-01-04)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-01-04)
reeds:
Glyn Paque (on 1935-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Russell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-01-04)
trombone:
John "Shorty" Haughton (trombone) (on 1935-01-04) and Robert "Mack" Horton (trombone, Robert H. Horton) (on 1935-01-04)
trumpet:
Robert Cheek (jazz trumpeter, active in the 1920s) (on 1935-01-04), Dick Clarke (US jazz trumpeter, active 1930s) (on 1935-01-04) and Edgar "Pudding Head" Battle (on 1935-01-04)
vocals:
Willie Bryant (on 1935-01-04)
Willie Bryant and His Orchestra3:25
20Weed Smoker's Dream (Why Don't You Do Now)
The Harlem Hamfats3:20
21Sendin' the Vipers
Mezz Mezzrow and His Orchestra2:56
22Pot Hound Blues
Lucille Bogan3:03
23Pipe Dream Blues
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:12