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Clarinetist Pee Wee Russell was certainly an original, squawking his way quite expressively in an unpredictable fashion, carving out his own distinctive voice. This 1997 CD is meant to augment the two-CD set called The Commodore Story, for it includes some alternate takes whose master versions are on the former release or on another CD altogether, enough to drive completists and collectors crazy. This practice does not take into account listeners with a limited budget who do not want merely to have the alternates, and those specialists who want to be able to find certain recordings quickly. Russell is heard on this single CD on some performances with Eddie Condon's all-star groups of 1938-42, one selection apiece (both alternates) with Muggsy Spanier and Wild Bill Davison, during the four titles he cut with "The Three Deuces" (a trio with pianist Joe Sullivan and drummer Zutty Singleton) in 1941, and (best of all) on eight of the nine performances with his own "Hot Four" of 1944 (a group with pianist Jess Stacy, bassist Sid Weiss and drummer George Wettling). The programming is a bit ill-considered, but the music is often classic, with Russell and such top Chicago jazz all-stars as those mentioned, plus cornetist Bobby Hackett, tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman, trombonist Jack Teagarden and trumpeter Max Kaminsky in spirited form.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Leo Robin, Author - Milt Gabler, Producer - LEWIS E. GENSLER, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, Composer, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, Composer, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chester Conn, Composer - Ned Miller, Composer - Jule Styne, Composer - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Bennie Krueger, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Spencer Williams, ComposerLyricist - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Clarence Williams, ComposerLyricist - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Spencer Williams, ComposerLyricist - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Jo Trent, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Zutty Singleton, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, Composer, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Zutty Singleton, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Joe M. Verges, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Earl Hines, Composer - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Henri Wood, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Clarence Williams, Author - Fats Waller, Composer - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Bert Kalmar, Composer - EDGAR LESLIE, Composer - Peter Wendling, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Bert Kalmar, Composer - EDGAR LESLIE, Composer - Peter Wendling, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - BALLARD MACDONALD, Composer - James Frederick Hanley, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Producer - BALLARD MACDONALD, Composer - James Frederick Hanley, Composer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andy Razaf, Composer - Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Fats Waller, Composer - Milt Gabler, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Composer, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Composer, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pee Wee Russell, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, Composer, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Clarinetist Pee Wee Russell was certainly an original, squawking his way quite expressively in an unpredictable fashion, carving out his own distinctive voice. This 1997 CD is meant to augment the two-CD set called The Commodore Story, for it includes some alternate takes whose master versions are on the former release or on another CD altogether, enough to drive completists and collectors crazy. This practice does not take into account listeners with a limited budget who do not want merely to have the alternates, and those specialists who want to be able to find certain recordings quickly. Russell is heard on this single CD on some performances with Eddie Condon's all-star groups of 1938-42, one selection apiece (both alternates) with Muggsy Spanier and Wild Bill Davison, during the four titles he cut with "The Three Deuces" (a trio with pianist Joe Sullivan and drummer Zutty Singleton) in 1941, and (best of all) on eight of the nine performances with his own "Hot Four" of 1944 (a group with pianist Jess Stacy, bassist Sid Weiss and drummer George Wettling). The programming is a bit ill-considered, but the music is often classic, with Russell and such top Chicago jazz all-stars as those mentioned, plus cornetist Bobby Hackett, tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman, trombonist Jack Teagarden and trumpeter Max Kaminsky in spirited form.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:59
- Main artists: Pee Wee Russell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1997 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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