Johnny Temple v, g / Herb Morand t / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / Charlie McCoy g, md / sb / Frank Flynn d.
Recorded in New York on April 22, 1938.
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Johnny Temple With The Harlem Hamfats - Decca 7532 (1938)
Summer has begun and the posting has been sparse. Finally got out of the house yesterday to go record hunting. Not a day of big finds but hit a thrift shop that had this one and a Big Bill on Vocalion. Both were in poor shape but grabbed them nonetheless...couldn't beat the price. (Also got a tip from a record store guy saying that a neighbor of his just inherited a bunch of lps and 78s from an octogenarian that played string bass in a jazz outfit and that he would let me know when/if they would be available to search through.)
Johnny Temple v, g / Herb Morand t / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / Charlie McCoy g, md / sb / Frank Flynn d.
Recorded in New York on April 22, 1938.
Johnny Temple v, g / Herb Morand t / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / Charlie McCoy g, md / sb / Frank Flynn d.
Recorded in New York on April 22, 1938.
Jimmie Gordon & His Vip Vop Band - Decca 7334 (1937)
From Allmusic…
Jimmie Gordon, who had a hit with his October 1936 recording
of "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water," was active on the Chicago blues
scene throughout the decade leading up to the Second World War, and is known to
have recorded 67 titles between 1934 and 1946, all of which have been reissued
on compact disc by the Document label.
Gordon was a passable pianist who sang with all his heart in
a warm and convincing voice. His approach to putting over a song was similar to
that of Leroy Carr, Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Big Maceo Merriweather, and
Bumble Bee Slim, a guitarist with whom he recorded as both pianist and
vocalist.
Gordon's groups, sometimes billed as the Vip Vop Band, were
fortified by the presence of string players Scrapper Blackwell and the brothers
Charlie and Joe McCoy, as well as members of the Harlem Hamfats, pianist Sam
Price, and several heroes of the New York
jazz scene including trumpeter Frankie Newton, alto saxophonist Pete Brown, and
drummer Zutty Singleton.
Looks as if Gordon was backed by The Harlem Hamfats as The Vip Vop Band on Side-A. Haven't found out yet who was on piano (Gordon himself?) or guitar on the flip.
Jimmie Gordon v / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / John Lindsay sb.
Recorded in Chicago on May 14, 1937.
Looks as if Gordon was backed by The Harlem Hamfats as The Vip Vop Band on Side-A. Haven't found out yet who was on piano (Gordon himself?) or guitar on the flip.
Jimmie Gordon v / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / John Lindsay sb.
Recorded in Chicago on May 14, 1937.
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