Chubby Jackson

[Booker]

Picked up a 10" on the Rainbow label (catalog number 708) called "Calvalcade (sic) of Jazz" featuring Chubby Jackson and his American All-Stars. According to the Jazz Guide authored by our new member Neal Umphred, this was released in 1951. There are no liner notes on the back cover, so no lineup information is available. Conte Candoli and Frank Socolow are given credits on one track, so I am making the assumption that they were a part of the American All-Stars due to their association with Chubby during that time frame.

Anybody have any information about the complete lineup for this LP? The track listing is as follows:

A-Side: Track 1. Lemon Drop

Track 2: Dee Dee's Dance

Track 3: Henry VIII

B-Side: Track 1: Boomsie

Track 2: Crown Pilots

Track 3: Free of Charge

regards,

Booker

Edited January 15, 2005 by Booker

[Pete B]

From Bebop Revisited Vol 1, Xanadu 120:

Conte Candoli, Frank Socolow, Terry Gibbs, Lou Levy, Chubby Jackson, Denzil Best

In Sweden, recorded Dec 20, 1947:

Lemon Drop

Crying Sands

Gegin the Beguine

Crown Pilots

same personnel, recorded Jan 20, 1948

Boomsie

Dee Dee's Dance

That covers 4 of your titles, anyway.

[Booker]

Pete,

Thanks for the information. I had a hunch Terry Gibbs might be playing vibraphone on these tracks. This is some fine early bebop.

[Christiern]

This was a session made in Stockholm for Cupol, a Swedish label.

Chubby Jackson and His Fifth Dimension Jazz Group

Conte Candoli, tp. and vcl; Frank Socolow, ts; Terry Gibbs, vbs and vcl); Lou Levy, pno; Chubby Jackson, bs and vcl); Denzil Best, dms.

• December 20, 1947
  936 Crown Pilots
  937 Lemon Drop (Candoli, Jackson and Gibbs only)
  938 Begin the Beguine
  939 Cryin; Sands
  
  January 20, 1948
  958 Boomsie
  959 Dee Dee's Dance
  

All of the above appeared as follows:

Cupol 4047/4048; Rainbow 111,10093, EP1606, LP708; Esquire 10-062, 10-401.

Henry the Eighth and Free of Charge are sometimes listed as belonging with the above, but those recordings are by Joe Roland

[Booker]

Christiern,

Thank you. Do you have any information concerning the lineup for the Joe Roland tracks?

regards,

Booker

[Christiern]

Joe Roland Quintet

Ray Turner, ts; Joe Roland, Vbs; Red Mitchell, pno; Joe Puma, gtr;

Paul Saiglay, bs; Paula Castle, vcl.

New York City, July 21, 1949

• Leaving Town Tonight
  Henry the Eighth
  Free of Charge
  A Fool and His Love
  

Rainbow LP708 erroneously lists Henry the Eighth and Free of Charge as by Chubby Jackson's All-Stars. The other 2 tracks were scheduled for release on the Debut label, but that apparently did not materialize.

Dee Dee's Dance is from Roland's next session:

Joe Roland Symphonette (Bopping Strings)

Gus Oberstein, Jules Modlin, Sidney Kasmit, strings; Joe Roland, vbs;

Joe Puma, gtr; Ish Ugarte, bs; Harold Granowsky, dr; Paula Castle, vcl.

New York City, January 17, 1950

• 1118 Love is Just a Plaything Roland 1700; Savoy XP8126, MG15034,MG12039; Cupol 9009
  1119 Sally is Gone Roland 1701; Mercer 1964, LP1002; Savoy XP8126, MG15034, MG12039; Vogue (French) LD012; Cupol 9009
  1120 Dee Dee's Dance Roland 1700; Mercer LP1002; Savoy XP8126, MG15034, MG12039; Vogue (French) LD012
  Half Nelson Roland 1701; Mercer LP1002; Savoy XP8126, MG15034, MG12039; Vogue (French) LD012
  

Booker, I hope this helps.

Chris

[Booker]

Chris,

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Booker

[garthsj]

All of the Chubby Jackson material, together with the radio announcements, is conveniently available on Dragon DRCD318 - "Bebop Enters Sweden 1947-1949". This CD also contains material from Dizzy Gillespie's Orchestra, and three cuts of a James Moody jam session with Swedish musicians.

I hope you can read this scan ....

Edited January 15, 2005 by garthsj