Dippermouth Blues: His 25 Greatest Hits

Dippermouth Blues: His 25 Greatest Hits Artist: King Oliver
Label: Asv Living Era
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 743625521825
EAN: 0743625521825
ASIN: B000001HK0


Release Date: 1997-02-18

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Tracks:

  1. Chimes Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
  2. Canal Street Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
  3. Dippermouth Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
  4. Snake Rag - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
  5. Chattanooga Stomp - King Oliver's Jazz Band
  6. Riverside Blues - King Oliver's Jazz Band
  7. Snag It - King Oliver's Jazz Band
  8. Deep Henderson
  9. Wa Wa Wa
  10. Someday Sweetheart
  11. Showboat Shuffle
  12. Willie The Weeper
  13. Black Snake Blues
  14. Farewell Blues
  15. Sobbin' Blues
  16. Tin Roof Blues
  17. West End Blues
  18. Speakeasy Blues
  19. Aunt Hagar's Blues
  20. I'm Watchin' The Clock
  21. New Orleans Shout - King Oliver And His Orchestra
  22. Everybody Does It In Hawaii - King Oliver And His Orchestra
  23. Rhythm Club Stomp - King Oliver And His Orchestra
  24. Struggle Buggy - King Oliver And His Orchestra
  25. Shake It And Break It - King Oliver And His Orchestra

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Just misses the boat.......2006-11-07

While no expert, I have listened to a fair share of 20s jazz. The cover of this CD lies, as it proclaims this is King Oliver's 25 Greatest Hits. That is not true.

Like most listeners of music from this era, I knew the name of Oliver as one of the pivotal figures, mentor and bandleader to a host of musicians whose fame would far transcend his own. I actually was familiar with just one recording, "Too Late" from an anthology CD I bought. It is an infectious ditty, with a blistering cornet and a perfect arrangement. I expected great things from this CD, where "Too Late" was not even good enough to crack the Top 25.

But that was not to be. This all feels like pretty standard stuff. Not great, not bad. Just somewhere in the vast middle. While the liner notes proclaim the first four tracks to among the greatest in the history of recorded jazz, I cannot share his enthusiasm. The sound quality hurts the final product (these are, after all, from 1923) and the band generates no sparks. Early studio recordings often sound stiff and formal; I guess the musicians missed their usual venue. Jazz was meant to be played, not recorded, and there is a formality that renders them placid. So I can hear all the good things; they just do not coalesce into worthy whole.

The later tracks have better sound, but no better performances. Some are fun and some bristle a bit, but compared to Benny Moten's recordings from the same time, these sound like robots.

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