7 CD DELUXE BOX SET

This is a comprehensive collection with countless pivotal sessions. It features 203 separate recordings on seven CDs and collects both the sessions led by Chu Berry and other sessions where he contributed significantly as a sideman. You can study his remarkable surefootedness as a soloist; remember an era where evolution in the music was running rampant and Chu Berry's tenor saxophone was one of the things making it run.

   The set includes:
   o Teddy Wilson's late-30s chamber recordings for Brunswick that are sheer heaven
   o The jazz side of Cab Calloway featuring his unique musical talents
   o The incredible recording debut by Roy Eldridge
   o Key recordings by Fletcher Henderson
   o One of the greatest sessions ever by trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen
   o The final recording session by the incomparable Bessie Smith
   o A session led by Gene Krupa with Benny Goodman and members of the Fletcher Henderson band.


DISCOGRAPHY

(A) THE CHOCOLATE DANDIES (UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BENNY CARTER): Max Kaminsky (tp), Benny Carter (tp, as, arr), Floyd O'Brien (tb), Chu Berry (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Ernest Hill (b), Sid Catlett (d). NYC, October 10, 1933

(B) BESSIE SMITH - ORCHESTRA ACC. BY BUCK AND HIS BAND: Frankie Newton (tp), Jack Teagarden (tb), poss.Benny Goodman (cl) on 152577, Chu Berry (ts), Buck Washington (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Billy Taylor (b), Bessie Smith (vcl). NYC, November 24, 1933
 
(C) TEDDY HILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Bill Dillard, Roy Eldridge, Bill Coleman (tp), Dicky Wells (tb), Russell Procope (cl, as), Howard Johnson (as), Teddy Hill, Chu Berry (ts), Sam Allen (p), John Smith (g), Richard Fullbright (b), Bill Beason (d). NYC, February 26, 1935

(D) HENRY ALLEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Henry "Red" Allen (tp, vcl), Dicky Wells (tb), Cecil Scott (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Horace Henderson (p), Bernard Addison (g), John Kirby (b), George Stafford (d). NYC, April 29, 1935

(E) PUTNEY DANDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp), Chu Berry (ts), Putney Dandridge (p-2, vcl), Harry Grey (p-1), Nappy Lamare (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Bill Beason (d). NYC, June 25, 1935

(F) MILDRED BAILEY AND HER SWING BAND: Chris Griffin (tp), Chu Berry (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Eddie Dougherty (d), Red Norvo (xyl) -1, Mildred Bailey (vcl). NYC, September 20, 1935

(G) TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Chu Berry (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Dave Barbour (g), John Kirby (b), Cozy Cole (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).NYC, October 25, 1935

(H) GENE KRUPA'S SWING BAND: Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Goodman (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Jess Stacy (p), Allan Reuss (g), Israel Crosby (b), Gene Krupa (d), Helen Ward (vcl). Chicago, February 29, 1936

(I) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dick Vance (tp, arr), Joe Thomas, Roy Eldridge (tp), Fernando Arbello, Ed Cuffee (tb), Buster Bailey (cl, as), Scoops Carey (as), Elmer Williams, Chu Berry (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p-1, arr), Horace Henderson (p-2, arr), Bob Lessey (g), John Kirby (b), Sid Catlett (d). Chicago, March 27, 1936

(J) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dick Vance (tp, arr), Joe Thomas, Roy Eldridge (tp), Fernando Arbello, Ed Cuffee (tb), Buster Bailey, Omer Simeon (cl, as), Elmer Williams, Chu Berry (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p-1, arr), Horace Henderson (p-2), Bob Lessey (g), Israel Crosby (b), Sid Catlett (d), Roger Moore (arr). Chicago, April 9, 1936

(K) TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, vcl), Buster Bailey (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Bob Lessey (g), Israel Crosby (b), Sid Catlett (d, vib). Chicago, May 14-15, 1936

(L) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dick Vance (tp, arr), Joe Thomas (tp), Roy Eldridge (tp, vcl), Fernando Arbello, Ed Cuffee (tb), Buster Bailey (cl, as), Don Pasquall (as), Elmer Williams, Chu Berry (ts), Horace Henderson (p, arr), Bob Lessey (g), Israel Crosby (b), Sid Catlett (d), Teddy Lewis (vcl), Fletcher Henderson, Spud Murphy (arr). Chicago, May 23, 1936

(M) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dick Vance (tp, vcl), Joe Thomas (tp), Roy Eldridge (tp, vcl), Fernando Arbello (tb), Ed Cuffee (tb, vcl), Buster Bailey (cl, as), Don Pasquall (as), Elmer Williams (ts), Chu Berry (ts, bari -1), Fletcher Henderson (p, arr), Horace Henderson (p on matrix 100887, arr), Bob Lessey (g), Israel Crosby (b), Walter Johnson (d), "Georgia Boy" Simpkins (vcl), L.J. Russell (arr). Chicago, August 4, 1936

(N) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dick Vance (tp, arr), Russell Smith, Emmett Berry (tp), George Washington, Ed Cuffee, J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Jerry Blake (cl, as, vcl, arr), Hilton Jefferson (as), Elmer Williams, Chu Berry (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p, arr), Lawrence Lucie (g), Israel Crosby (b), Walter Johnson (d), Benny Carter (arr). NYC, March 2-3, 1937

(O) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (N) except one of the reeds doubles on clarinet during Rose Room. NYC, March 22, 1937

(P) CHU BERRY AND HIS STOMPY STEVEDORES: Hot Lips Page (tp, vcl), George Matthews (tb), Buster Bailey (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Horace Henderson (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Israel Crosby (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, March 23, 1937

(Q) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dick Vance, Russell Smith, Emmett Berry (tp), John McConnell, Albert Wynn, Ed Cuffee (tb), Jerry Blake (cl, as, vcl, arr), Hilton Jefferson (cl, as), Elmer Williams, Chu Berry (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Lawrence Lucie (g), Israel Crosby (b), Pete Suggs (d), Horace Henderson (arr). Chicago, June 30, 1937

(R) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Doc Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, DePriest Wheeler (tb), Garvin Bushell, Andrew Brown (as), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Bennie Payne (p), Morris White (g), Milt Hinton (b), Leroy Maxey (d), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). NYC, August 24, 1937

(S) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (R). NYC, August 31, 1937

(T) CHU BERRY AND HIS STOMPY STEVEDORES: Irving Randolph (tp), Keg Johnson (tb), Chu Berry (ts), Benny Payne (p, vcl), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Leroy Maxey (d). NYC, September 10, 1937

(U) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Doc Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, DePriest Wheeler (tb), Chauncey Haughton (cl, as), Andrew Brown (cl, as, bari), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Leroy Maxey (d), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). NYC, December 10, 1937

(V) TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Hot Lips Page (tp), Pee Wee Russell (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Allen Reuss (g), unknown (b), unknown (d), Sally Gooding (vcl). NYC, December 17, 1937

(W) MILDRED BAILEY AND HER ORCHESTRA: Jimmy Blake (tp), Hank D'Amico (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Allen Reuss (g), Pete Peterson (b), Dave Tough (d), Mildred Bailey (vcl), Eddie Sauter (arr). NYC, January 10, 1938

(X) WINGY MANNONE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Wingy Manone (tp, arr, vcl), Joe Marsala (cl), Doc Rando (as), Chu Berry (ts), Conrad Lanoue (p), Jack Lemaire (g), Artie Shapiro (b), Danny Alvin (d). NYC, January 12, 1938

(Y) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Doc Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, DePriest Wheeler (tb), Chauncey Haughton, Andrew Brown (cl, as), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Leroy Maxey (d), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). NYC, January 26, 1938

(Z) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (Y) except omit clarinets from reed section. NYC, February 10, 1938

(AA) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (Y) except Haughton is the only clarinetist. NYC, March 23, 1938

(BB) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (Y) except a baritone sax is added (possibly Andrew Brown doubling). NYC, August 30, 1938

(CC) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (BB). NYC, October 27, 1938

(DD) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (BB) except a couple of the reeds double on flute. NYC, November 2, 1938

(EE) BILLIE HOLIDAY AND HER ORCHESTRA: Charlie Shavers (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb), Chu Berry (ts), Sonny White (p), Al Casey (g), Johnny Williams (b), Cozy Cole (d), Billie Holiday (vcl). NYC, January 20, 1939

(FF) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, DePriest Wheeler (tb), Chauncey Haughton, Andrew Brown (cl, as), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). NYC, March 28, 1939

(GG) LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Irving Randolph (tp), Hymie Schertzer, Russell Procope (cl, as), Jerry Jerome (cl, b-cl, ts), Chu Berry (ts), Lionel Hampton (vib, vcl), Clyde Hart (p), Allan Reuss (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d), Fred Norman (arr). NYC, April 3, 1939

(HH) LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Chu Berry (ts), Lionel Hampton (vib, vcl), Clyde Hart (p), Allan Reuss (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, April 5, 1939

(II) WINGIE MANONE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Wingy Manone (tp, vcl), Buster Bailey (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Conrad Lanoue (p), Zeb Julian (g), Jules Cassard (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, April 26, 1939

(JJ) LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Ziggy Elman (tp), Hymie Schertzer, Russell Procope (as), Jerry Jerome, Chu Berry (ts), Lionel Hampton (vib), Clyde Hart (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, June 9, 1939

(KK) WINGIE MANONE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Wingy Manone (tp, vcl), Buster Bailey (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Conrad Lanoue (p), Danny Barker (g), Jules Cassard (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, June 19, 1939

(LL) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Mario Bauza, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, DePriest Wheeler (tb), Chauncey Haughton (cl, as), Andrew Brown (cl, as, bari), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d), Edgar Battle (arr), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). Liederkranz Hall, NYC, July 17, 1939

(MM) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, DePriest Wheeler (tb), Chauncey Haughton (cl, as), Andrew Brown (cl, as, bari), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d), Chappie Willett (arr), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). NYC, August 30, 1939

(NN) WINGIE MANONE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Wingy Manone (tp, vcl), Buck Scott (tb), Gus Fetterer (cl), Chu Berry (ts), Ernie Hughes (p), Zeb Julian (g), Sid Jacobs (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, September 6, 1939

(OO) LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Ben Webster (ts), Lionel Hampton (vib), Clyde Hart (p), Charlie Christian (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d). NYC, September 11, 1939

(PP) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (MM). NYC, November 20, 1939

(QQ) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb, vib, vcl), Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson (tb), Hilton Jefferson, Andrew Brown (cl, as), Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts), Jerry Blake (cl, bari), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d), Benny Carter, Edgar Battle, Andy Gibson, Buster Harding, Don Redman (arr), Cab Calloway (vcl, dir). Liederkranz Hall, NYC, May 15, 1940

(RR) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (QQ). Chicago, June 27, 1940

(SS) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (QQ). NYC, August 5, 1940

(TT) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (QQ). NYC, August 28, 1940

(UU) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (QQ). NYC, October 14, 1940

(VV) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (QQ). Chicago, January 16, 1941

(WW) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (QQ) except Jonah Jones (tp) replaces Bauza. NYC, March 5, 1941

(XX) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (WW). NYC, July 3, 1941

(YY) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (WW). NYC, July 24, 1941

(ZZ) CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (WW). NYC, September 10, 1941

DISC I
01. Blue Interlude (A)
02. I Never Knew (alt tk.) (A)
03. I Never Knew (A)
04. Once Upon A Time (A)
05. Krazy Kapers (A)
06. Do Your Duty (B)
07. I'm Down In The Dumps (B)
08. (Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie (C)
09. When The Robin Sings His Songs Again (C)
10. Rosetta (D)
11. I'll Never Say 'Never Again' Again (D)
12. Get Rhythm In Your Feet (D)
13. Chasing Shadows (-2) (E)
14. Chasing Shadows (-1) (E)
15. When I Grow Too Old To Dream (E)
16. I'd Love To Take Orders From You (F)
17. I'd Rather Listen To Your Eyes (F)
18. When Day Is Done (F)
19. Twenty Four Hours A Day (G)
20. Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town (G)
21. Eeny Meeny Meiny Mo (G)
22. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music (H)
23. Mutiny In The Parlor (H)
24. I'm Gonna Clap My Hands (H)
25. Swing Is Here (H)

DISC II
01. Christopher Columbus (I)
02. Grand Terrace Swing (I)
03. Blue Lou (I)
04. Stealin' Apples (I)
05. Moonrise On The Lowlands (J)
06. I'll Always Be In Love With You (J)
07. Jangled Nerves (J)
08. Mary Had A Little Lamb (K)
09. Too Good To Be True (K)
10. Warmin' Up (K)
11. Blues In C Sharp Minor (K)
12. Where There's You There's Me (L)
13. Do You Or Don't You Love Me (L)
14. Mary Had A Little Lamb (L)
15. Shoe Shine Boy (M)
16. Sing, Sing, Sing (M)
17. Knock, Knock Who's There? (alt tk.) (M)
18. Knock, Knock Who's There? (M)
19. Jim Town Blues (M)
20. You Can Depend On Me (M)
21. Slummin' On Park Avenue (-2) (N)
22. Slummin' On Park Avenue (-1) (N)
23. Rhythm Of The Tambourine (N)
24. Back In Your Own Backyard (O)
25. Rose Room (O)
26. Great Caesar's Ghost (O)

DISC III
01. Now You're Talking My Language (P)
02. Back Home Again In Indiana (P)
03. Back Home Again In Indiana (alt tk) (P)
04. Too Marvelous For Words (alt tk) (P)
05. Too Marvelous For Words (P)
06. Limehouse Blues (alt tk) (P)
07. Limehouse Blues (P)
08. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Q)
09. Chris And His Gang (Q)
10. I'm Always In The Mood For You (R)
11. She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific (R)
12. Go South, Young Man (S)
13. Mama, I Want To Make Rhythm (S)
14. Queen Isabella (S)
15. Savage Rhythm (S)
16. Chuberry Jam (T)
17. Maelstrom (alt tk) (T)
18. Maelstrom (T)
19. My Secret Love Affair (T)
20. Ebb Tide (T)
21. A Minor Breakdown (-1) (U)
22. A Minor Breakdown (-2) (U)
23. Bugle Blues (U)
24. My First Impression Of You (V)
25. With A Smile And A Song (-1) (V)
26. With A Smile And A Song (-2) (V)

DISC IV
01. When You're Smiling (V)
02. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (V)
03. Thanks For The Memory (alt tk) (W)
04. Thanks For The Memory (W)
05. Lover Come Back To Me (W) (alt tk)
60. Lover Come Back To Me (W)
07. Annie Laurie (X)
08. Loch Lomond (X)
09. My Mariuccia Take A Steamboat (X)
10. In The Land Of Yamo Yamo (X)
11. Rustle Of Swing (alt tk.) (Y)
12. Rustle Of Swing (Y)
13. Three Swings And Out (Y)
14. I Like Music (With A Swing Like That) (Y)
15. Penguin Swing (Z)
16. Peck-A-Doodle-Do (AA)
17. At The Clambake Carnival (AA)
18. Hoy-Hoy (AA)
19. Miss Hallelujah Brown (BB)
20. Shout, Shout, Shout (BB)
21. Jive (Page "1" Of The Hepster's Dictionary) (BB)
22. Do You Wanna Jump, Children ? (CC)
23. Blue Interlude (CC)
24. FDR Jones (DD)
25. That's All I Ask Of You (alt tk) (EE)
26. That's All I Ask Of You (EE)

DISC V
01. Floogie Walk (FF)
02. I Can Give You Love (GG)
03. High Society (GG)
04. Johnny Get Your Horn (GG)
05. Sweethearts On Parade (HH)
06. Shufflin' At The Hollywood (alt tk) (HH)
07. Shufflin' At The Hollywood (HH)
08. Denison Swing (K)
09. Wizzin' The Wizz (alt tk.) (HH)
10. Wizzin' The Wizz (HH)
11. Downright Disgusted Blues (II)
12. Corrine Corrini (II)
13. I'm A Real Kinda Papa (II)
14. Jumpy Nerves (II)
15. Boogie Woogie (II)
16. Ain't Cha Comin' Home ? (JJ)
17. Royal Garden Blues (KK)
18. In The Barrel (KK)
19. Farewell Blues (KK)
20. Fare Thee, My Baby, Fare-Thee-Well (KK)
21. Limehouse Blues (KK)
22. Trylon Swing (LL)
23. Utt-Da-Zay (LL)
24. Crescendo In Drums (LL)
25. The Jumpin' Jive (LL)

DISC VI
01. Pluckin' The Bass (alt tk) (MM)
02. Pluckin' The Bass (MM)
03. I Ain't Getting Nowhere Fast (MM)
04. Blue Lou (NN)
05. When The Saints Go Marching In (NN)
06. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (NN)
07. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (NN)
08. Hot Mallets (OO)
09. A Bee Gezindt (PP)
10. Give, Baby, Give (PP)
11. Do It Again (PP)
12. Calling All Bars (alt tk) (QQ)
13. Calling All Bars (QQ)
14. Do I Care? No, No (alt tk) (QQ)
15. Do I Care? No, No (QQ)
16. The Lone Arranger (-2) (QQ)
17. The Lone Arranger (-1) (QQ)
18. Hard Times (QQ)
19. Who's Yehoodi ? (alt tk) (QQ)
20. Who's Yehoodi ? (QQ)
21. Come On With The 'Come On' (RR)
22. A Ghost Of A Chance (alt tk) (RR)
23. A Ghost Of A Chance (RR)
24. Bye Bye Blues (alt tk) (RR)
25. Bye Bye Blues (RR)

DISC VII
01. Papa's In Bed With His Britches On (alt tk -3) (SS)
02. Papa's In Bed With His Britches On (alt tk -2) (SS)
03. Papa's In Bed With His Britches On (SS)
04. Boo-Wah Boo-Wah (alt tk.) (SS)
05. Boo-Wah Boo-Wah (SS)
06. Cupid's Nightmare (TT)
07. Are You Hep To The Jive ? (TT)
08. Hot Air (TT)
09. Lonesome Nights (alt tk) (TT)
10. Lonesome Nights (TT)
11. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird (alt tk) (UU)
12. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird (breakdown) (UU)
13. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird (UU)
14. The Worker's Train (UU)
15. The Worker's Train (breakdown) (UU)
16. Run, Little Rabbit (alt tk.) (VV)
17. Run, Little Rabbit (VV)
18. Are You All Reet ? (alt tk.) (VV)
19. Are You All Reet ? (VV)
20. Special Delivery (alt tk.-3) (WW)
21. Special Delivery (alt tk.-2) (WW)
22. Special Delivery (WW)
23. Take The 'A' Train (XX)
24. Hey Doc ! (YY)
25. My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing) (ZZ)