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Boxset / Compilation · 2011

Filed under Swing
By RUBY BRAFF

Tracklist

CD1 — 01:13:24

01. Blue And Sentimental [02:40]
02. This Can't Be Love [02:38]
03. Mean To Me [03:02]
04. Ellie [02:27]
05. The Blue Room [02:50]
06. I Can't Get Started [03:14]
07. You're A Sweetheart [02:58]
08. Struttin' With Some Barbecue [02:44]
09. Rosetta [05:50]
10. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter [05:54]
11. Sometime's I'm Happy [08:07]
12. You Can Depend On Me [03:35]
13. Auld Lang Syne [05:53]
14. Easy Living [03:43]
15. Flowers For A Lady [04:27]
16. Foolin' Myself [03:56]
17. I'll Be Around [03:57]
18. It's Easy To Blame The Weather [02:23]
19. Pullin' Through [02:57]

CD2 — 01:12:54

01. When You're Smiling [02:49]
02. You're A Lucky Guy [03:51]
03. Newport News [02:39]
04. At Sundown [03:59]
05. Exactly Like You [04:04]
06. Let's Do It [03:01]
07. But Not For Me [04:02]
08. Romance In The Dark [06:55]
09. When You Wish Upon A Star [05:58]
10. A Ghost Of A Chance [07:24]
11. Where's Freddie? [04:44]
12. Wishing (Will Make It So) [03:16]
13. I'm In The Market For You [05:49]
14. Sweet Sue, Just You [09:17]
15. Linger Awhile [05:00]

Line-up/Musicians

[Cd. 1 # 1-8] Ruby Braff Quartet Swings (Bethlehem BCP1005)
Ruby Braff - crnt
Johnny Guarnieri - p
Walter Page - b
Bobby Donaldson - dr
Recorded in New York ; October 1954.

[Cd. 1 # 9-13] Ball at Bethlehem with Braff (Bethlehem BCP 1034)
Ruby Braff - crnt
Ed Hubble - tb
Sam Margolis - ts
Dick Katz - p
Gene Ramey - b
Izzy Skylar - dr
Recorded Live at Bethlehem Records, New Year’s Eve Party, New York ; December 31, 1954 & January 1, 1955.

[Cd. 1 # 14-19 & cd. 2 # 1-2] Holiday in Braff (Bethlehem BCP 1032)
Ruby Braff - crnt
Hymie Schertzer - as
Al Klink, Bob Wilber & Boomie Richman - ts
Sol Schlinger - bs
Ellis Larkins - p
Mundell Lowe & Art Ryerson - g
Walter Page - b
Bobby Donaldson - dr
Arrangements by Bob Wilber
Recorded in New York ; March 17 & 18, 1955.

[Cd. 2 # 3-7] Bud Freeman Quintet with Ruby Braff (Bethlehem BCP29)
Ruby Braff - crnt
Bud Freeman - ts
Kenny Kersey - p
Al Hall - b
George Wettling - dr
Recorded in New York, July 1955

[Cd. 2 # 8-15] Ruby Braff Special (Vanguard VRS8504)
Ruby Braff - crnt
Vic Dickenson - tb
Sam Margolis - ts & cl [# 9]
Nat Pierce - p
Walter Page - b
Jo Jones - dr
Recorded in New York, October 17, 1955

About this release

Solar Records / Bethlehem 4569909