The Boy In The Boat shows some beautifully-controlled muted work by Sidney de Paris; Walk That Thing gives a representative trombone solo from Jimmy Harrison. Ben Whittet (clarinet) and George Washington produce some delightfully lazy solo work on Hot Bones and Rice, whilst Sidney de Paris creates an Ellingtonian Cootie Williams growl solo which might be mistaken for the great trumpet man.
Throughout there is a Clarence Williams overall sound which is probably due in part to the presence of that fine tuba player Cyrus St. Clair in the first two titles, and Billy Taylor in the second. This might be cited as some of the best recorded Harlem Jazz of the late twenties.
Taken from the book Recorded Jazz: A Critical Guide by Rex Harris and Brian Rust.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Birmingham Black Bottom Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (F. Johnson / Thomas Morris) |
2-25-1925 | New York, New York | Victor 20551-B 36116-1 |
| Birmingham Black Bottom Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (F. Johnson / Thomas Morris) |
2-25-1925 | New York, New York | RCA X LVA-3026 36116-2 |
| Charleston Is The Best Dance After All (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter) |
1-24-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21491-A 41639-1 |
| Charleston Is The Best Dance After All (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter) |
1-24-1928 | New York, New York | RCA X LVA-3026 41639-2 |
| Don’t Forget You’ll Regret Day By Day | 2-1925 | New York, New York | Emerson 10856 |
| Don’t You Leave Me Here Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (Jelly Roll Morton) |
2-25-1925 | New York, New York | Victor 20653 36117-1 |
| Don’t You Leave Me Here Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (Jelly Roll Morton) |
2-25-1925 | New York, New York | RCA X LVA-3026 36117-3 |
| Harlem Drag (Benny Waters) |
5-8-1929 | New York, New York | RCA X LVA-3026 51298-1 |
| Harlem Drag (Benny Waters) |
5-8-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38059-B 51298-2 |
| Hot Bones And Rice (Charlie Johnson) |
5-8-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38059-A 51299-1 |
| Hot Bones And Rice (Charlie Johnson) |
5-8-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38059-A 51299-2 |
| Hot-Tempered Blues (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter) |
1-24-1928 | New York, New York | RCA X LVA-3026 41641-1 |
| Hot-Tempered Blues (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter) |
1-24-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21247-A 41641-2 |
| Meddlin’ With The Blues (Edgar Dowell) |
2-1925 | New York, New York | Emerson 10854 |
| Paradise Wobble Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (F. Johnson / Thomas Morris) |
2-25-1925 | New York, New York | Victor 20551-A |
| The Boy In The Boat (The Rock) (Charlie Johnson) |
9-19-1928 | New York, New York | Bluebird B-10248-A 47531-1 |
| The Boy In The Boat (The Rock) (Charlie Johnson) |
9-19-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21712-A 47531-2 |
| Walk That Thing (Charlie Johnson) |
9-19-1928 | New York, New York | Bluebird B-10248-B 47532-2 |
| Walk That Thing (Charlie Johnson) |
9-19-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21712-B 47532-3 |
| You Ain’t The One (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter) |
1-24-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21247-B 41639-1 |
| You Ain’t The One (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter) |
1-24-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21247-B 41639-2 |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Gus Aiken | Trumpet |
| Alec Alexander | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Benny Carter | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Arranger |
| Leonard Davis | Cornet |
| Sidney de Paris | Trumpet |
| Elmer Harrell | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Violin |
| Jimmy Harrison | Trombone |
| Regis Hartman? | Trombone |
| Charlie Irvis | Trombone |
| Bobby Johnson | Banjo |
| Charlie Johnson | Piano, Leader |
| Monette Moore | Vocals |
| Thomas Morris | Cornet |
| Leroy Rutledge | Trumpet |
| Edgar Sampson | Violin, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet |
| Jabbo Smith | Cornet |
| George Strafford | Drums |
| George Stevenson | Trombone |
| Cyrus St. Clair | Tuba |
| Billy Taylor | Tuba |
| Ben Waters | Arranger, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet |
| Ben Whittet | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
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