On the Blues Side 1940-1950

Original Release Date:  September 2, 2003

Track Listing

• 1. Thirsty Mama Blues
• 2. Rockin' at Ryan's
• 3. The Blues Jumped a Rabbit
• 4. Uncle Sam Blues No. 2
• 5. I Keep Rollin' on No. 2
• 6. Six, Seven, Eight or Nine
• 7. The Lady in Bed
• 8. Miss Maringhale
• 9. You Come in Here Woman
• 10. They Raided the Joint
• 11. Sunset Blues
• 12. Florida Blues
• 13. Race Horse Mama Blues
• 14. Buffalo Bill Blues
• 15. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
• 16. St. James Infirmary
• 17. Walkin' in a Daze
• 18. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
• 19. The Breaks No. 2
• 20. Page Mr. Trumpet No. 2
• 21. Crazy Love
• 22. The Blues in B Flat

Credits

• Earl Bostic: Sax (Alto)
• Albert Ammons: Piano
• Danny Barker: Guitar
• Buck Clayton: Trumpet, Arranger, Composer
• Roy Eldridge: Composer
• Herb Ellis: Guitar
• Leonard Feather: Composer
• Pete Johnson: Piano, Composer
• Hank Jones: Piano
• Specs Powell: Drums
• Slam Stewart: Bass
• Jack Teagarden: Trombone
• Lucky Thompson: Sax (Tenor)
• Ben Webster: Sax (Tenor)
• Lester Young: Composer
• Billy Butterfield: Trumpet
• Johnny Guarnieri: Piano
• Bob Haggart: Bass
• Peanuts Hucko: Clarinet
• Lou McGarity: Trombone
• Benny Morton: Trombone
• Hal Singer: Sax (Tenor)
• Al Caiola: Guitar
• Bill Spooner: Piano
• Teddy Bunn: Guitar
• Israel Crosby: Bass
• Sam Allen: Guitar
• Tom Archia: Sax (Tenor)
• Joe Britton: Trombone
• Don Byas: Sax (Tenor)
• Ernie Caceres: Clarinet
• Nick Caiazza: Sax (Tenor)
• Big Sid Catlett: Drums
• Cutty Cutshall: Trombone
• Vic Dickenson: Trombone
• Clarence Donaldson: Drums
• Sticks Evans: Drums
• Haven Gillespie: Composer
• Al Hall: Bass
• Clyde Hart: Piano
• J.C. Heard: Drums
• J.C. Higginbotham: Trombone
• Ernest "Bass" Hill: Bass
• George Jenkins: Drums
• Joe Knight: Piano
• George Nicholas: Sax (Tenor)
• Buford Oliver: Drums
• Hot Lips Page: Trumpet, Composer, Vocals
• Jack Parker: Drums
• Jesse Price: Drums
• Jimmy Shirley: Guitar
• John Simmons: Bass
• Harry Beasley Smith: Composer
• Terry Snyder: Drums
• Earle Warren: Sax (Alto)
• Lem Johnson: Sax (Tenor)
• Al Lucas: Bass
• Joe Eldridge: Composer
• John Hartzfield: Sax (Tenor)
• Sandy Williams: Trombone
• Ace Harris: Piano
• Jean Buzelin: Cover Design
• Eddie Phyfe: Drums
• Henry Rowland: Piano
• Carl "Flat Top" Wilson: Bass
• Lannie Scott: Piano
• Floyd Williams: Sax (Alto)
• Joyce Waterhouse: Translation
• Rufus Webster: Piano
• Joe Evans & Arthur McClain: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• Charlie Traeger: Bass
• Jacques Morgantini: Liner Notes, Selection, Documentation
• Bair Bey, Vincent: Sax (Alto)
• Pierre Allard: Photographic Reproduction