SKEETS TOLBERT and his GENTLEMEN OF SWING - 1939-1942 / EVERYBODY'S 3001

SKEETS TOLBERT and his GENTLEMEN OF SWING - 1939-1942 / EVERYBODY'S 3001

SIDE ONE

[1] GET   UP    (a)

[2] BOUNCING   IN   RHYTHM    (a)

[3] THE   STUFF'S   OUT (b) Vocal  Lem Johnson & Ensemble

[4] RAILROAD   BLUES  (b) Vocal  Lem Johnson

[5] SWING OUT (b)

[6] W.P.A. (c) Vocal  Ensemble

[7]  I   CAN'T   GO   FOR   YOU (c) Vocal  Red Richards

[8] JUMPIN'    LIKE   MAD (d) Vocal   Ensemble

SIDE TWO

[1] UNCLE EPH'S DREAM (f)

[2] THOSE DRAFTIN' BLUES (e) Vocal   Yack Taylor & Ensemble

[3] BUGLE   BLUES (e)

[4] FOUR   O'CLOCK   BLUES (e)

[5] BIG FAT BUTTERFLY (f) Vocal  Ensemble 

[6] LAZY   GAL   BLUES (g) Vocal   Red Richards

[7] FILL UP (h) Vocal   Ensemble

All selections recorded in New York City.

(a)  1    Mar 1939:Car1   Smi th(t)Skeets Tolbert(cl ,as)0t is Hicks(ts)Cl Easter(p)Harry Prather(sb)Hubert Pettaway(d)

(b)  5    Jul   1939:Carl   Smith(t)Skeets Tolbert(cl , as )Lem Johnson  (ts) Fred Jefferson(p)Al  Hall (sb)Hubert Pettaway(d)

(c)  12 Mar 1940:Carl   Smi th(t)Skeets Tolbert(c1 ,as)0t is Hicks(ts) Red Richards(p)John Drummond(sb)Hubert Pettaway(d)

(d)  2    Oct  1940:   Same personnel  as  "c"

(e)  17 Dec 1940:   Same personnel   as  "c"

(f)  22 May 1941:Carl   Smith, Wingy Carpenter(t)Skeets Tolbert(cl ,as) unknown(as)0tis Hicks(ts)Buddy Johnson(p)unknown(b) Hubert Pettaway(d)

(g)  10 Sep  1941:  Same personnel  as  "e" except Red Richards(p)

(h)  29 Jan  1942:Robert Hicks(t)Skeets Tolbert(cl ,as)0tis Hicks(ts) Herbert Goodwin(p)John Drummond(sb)Larry Hinton(d)

(1)  25 Jul   1942:  Same personnel  as  "h"