Tram!, Vol. 1: Frank Trumbauer's Legacy to American Jazz (1923)

About this title: Frankie Trumbauer has received unfair treatment in some jazz history books. A brilliant C-melody saxophonist, Tram was overshadowed by his good friend, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke; many forget that some of Bix's greatest solos were taken on records actually led by Trumbauer. Fortunately, the collector's TOM label has reissued on three CDs not only all of the saxophonist's dates as a leader through 1934 that do not include Beiderbecke, but also Tram's features with Paul Whiteman, plus some other notable appearances as a sideman. The first volume is the most significant, featuring Tram as early ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Never Miss the Sunshine (I'm So Used to the Rain) [Harvey]
2. San [McPhail/Michels]
3. Red Hot [Trumbauer]
4. Jimtown Blues [Davis]
5. Tessie! (Stop Teasin' Me)
6. Mishawaka Blues [Rose/Short/Straight]
7. Red Hot Henry Brown [Rose]
8. Make My Cot Where the Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows [LeSoir/Doll/Klein]
9. Sugar [Ager/Yellen]
10. My Heart Stood Still [Hart/Rodgers]
11. Dancing Shadows [Golden]
12. Do I Hear You Saying "I Love You"? [Hart/Rodgers]
13. The Man I Love [Gershwin/Gershwin]
14. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [Porter]
15. Don't Leave Me Daddy
16. Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home) [Conrad/Lewis/Robins]
17. How About Me? [Berlin]
18. Alabammy Snow
19. What a Day!
20. Nobody But You [DeSylva/Gershwin]
21. Gotta Feelin' for You
22. Shivery Stomp [Ellis]
23. Reaching for Someone

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.