Original Recordings from the Mainspring Press Collection
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Some Mid-January Arrivals (1925 – 1929)
“LEE’S BLACK DIAMONDS”: South African Blues (V+)
Chicago (Marsh Laboratories): c. April 1929
Broadway 1294 (mx. 21255 – 1)
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“LEE’S BLACK DIAMONDS”: Piggly Wiggly (V+)
Chicago (Marsh Laboratories): c. April 1929
Broadway 1294 (mx. 21256 – 1)
Both selections: The concurrent Paramount issue credits the equally pseudonymous Windy Rhythm Kings. In the absence of any source citations, the personnel and April 1 recording date listed in Rust’s Jazz Records and similar works should be considered speculative.
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EARL HINES & HIS ORCHESTRA: Beau-Koo Jack (EE+)
Chicago: February 15, 1929
Victor V-38043 (mx. BVE 48887 – 2)
No personnel listed in the Victor files; those listed in Rust’s Jazz Records and similar works are from uncited sources, the accuracy of which cannot be verified. The first Bluebird reissue of this title (B-7040) was pressed from original stampers; the second (B-7768) used a dubbed master made on June 25, 1937.
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“TALKING” BILLY ANDERSON: Cow Cow Blues (EE+)
Atlanta: November 5, 1927
Columbia 14274-D (mx. W 145137 – 2)
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“TALKING” BILLY ANDERSON: Married Man Blues (EE+)
Atlanta: November 5, 1927
Columbia 14274-D (mx. W 145136 – 1)
Both selections: Accompanist(s) are unlisted on the Columbia matrix cards.
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VICTORIA SPIVEY: Black Snake Blues (E)
St. Louis: May 11, 1926
Okeh 8351 (mx. 9651- A)
Spivey’s first recording (self-accompanied on piano).
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VICTORIA SPIVEY: No More Jelly Bean Blues (E)
St. Louis: May 13, 1926
Okeh 9679-A (mx. 9679 – A)
Accompaniment per label: Pierce Gist, cornet; De Lloyd Barnes, piano.
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EVA TAYLOR with CLARENCE WILLIAMS’ BLUE FIVE: Shake that Thing (E)
New York: December 15, 1925
Okeh 8267 (mx. 73837 – B).
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