LUCKY MILLINDER & HIS ORCHESTRA "Apollo Jump" 1941-1951

Lucky Millinder could not read music, nor could he play any instrument, Millinder was not the only bandleader with little musical knowledge, Cab Calloway, Jimmie Lunceford, and Tiny Bradshaw were all bandleaders who waved a baton in front of a band, jumped around and maybe sang a song. Yet Lucky Millinder was a catalyst who could bring out the very best in many musicians he employed, and with his tremendous eye and ear for talent he hired an impressive range of top-notch instrumentalists and singers during his 20 years as a bandleader. Above all, Lucky Millinder was a fantastic showman, one that Count Basie in his autobiography Good Morning Blues called "‘one of the best front men in the business, right up there, giving Cab Calloway and Willie Bryant some real competition." This 48 track career overview features the cream of Millinder’s repertoire. (Proper)

trax CD 1:
1. Slide Mr Trombone - Trevor Bacon 2. Red, Ride, Red - Lucky Millinder 3. Big Fat Mama - Trevor Bacon 4. Shout, Sister, Shout - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 5. Apollo Jump - Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra 6. Hey, Huss! - Trevor Bacon 7. Let Me Off Uptown - Trevor Bacon 8. That's All - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 9. I Want A Tall Skinny Papa - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 10. Are You Ready? - Trevor Bacon 11. Mason Flyer - Trevor Bacon 12. Little John Special - Trevor Bacon 13. Sweet Slumber - Trevor Bacon 14. Shipyard Social Function - Trevor Bacon 15. Savoy - Trevor Bacon 16. Hurry, Hurry - Wynonie Harris 17. I Can't See For Lookin' - Judy Carol 18. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well? - Wynonie Harris 19. All The Time - Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra 20. I Know How To Do It - Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra 21. How Big Can You Get, Little Man? - Annisteen Allen 22. More, More, More - Annisteen Allen 23. There's Good Blues Tonight - Annisteen Allen 24. Shorty's Got To Go - Lucky Millinder
trax CD 2:
1. Chittlin' Switch - Bull Moose Jackson 2. Free Thee Well Deacon Jones - Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra 3. The Spider And The Fly - Annisteen Allen 4. Let It Roll - Annisteen Allen 5. Begging For Love - Paul Breckenridge 6. Don't Hesitate Too Long - Annisteen Allen 7. Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back? - Henry Glover 8. Mr. Trumpet Man - Annisteen Allen 9. Let It Roll Again - Big John Greer 10. My Little Baby - Big John Greer 11. The Jumpin' Jack - Big John Greer 12. Clap Your Hands - Big John Greer 13. Oh! Babe - Wynonie Harris 14. Please Open You Heart - Lee Richardson 15. Teardrops From My Eyes - Wynonie Harris 16. Silent George - Myra Johnson 17. Chew Tobacco Rag - John Carol 18. Georgia Rose - John Carol 19. I'm Waiting Just For You - Annisteen Allen & John Carol 20. Bongo Boogie - Annisteen Allen 21. The Right Kind Of Lovin' - Annisteen Allen, Melvin Moore & Brother John Sellers 22. No One Else Could Be - Annisteen Allen & Melvin Moore 23. It's Been A Long Time - Annisteen Allen & Melvin Moore 24. The Grape Wine - Melvin Moore
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