Georgia on My Mind (1999)

About this title: British trumpeter Nathaniel Charles "Nat" Gonella (1908-1998) was posthumously honored in 1999 by the Living Era label with this excellent album containing 25 of his best performances recorded between 1931 and 1941. Initially a prominent member of bands led by Billy Cotton, Roy Fox, Ray Noble, and Lew Stone, his major influence was Louis Armstrong. Aside from "Oh Monah," recorded with Fox in 1931, everything heard here was originally issued under Gonella's name during his days with Decca (1932-1934), Parlophone (1934-1939), and Columbia (1940-1941). Because his first blush of popularity ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
2. Oh Monah [Weems/Washburne]
3. That's My Home [Ellison/Rene]
4. Moon Country [Carmichael/Mercer]
5. Troublesome Trumpet [Carr]
6. Nagasaki [Warren/Dixon]
7. Black Coffee [Sigler/Goodhart/Hof]
8. Chicago [Instrumental] [Fisher]
9. Capri Caprice (Isle of Capri) [Kennedy/Grosz]
10. I Want to Be Happy [Instrumental] [Youmans/Caesar]
11. Sweet Music Man [Lamprecht]
12. The Music Goes 'Round and Around [Farley/Hodgson/Rile]
13. Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home) [Instrumental] [Lewis/Young/Conrad/]
14. Ride, Red, Ride [Millinder/Mills]
15. Bugle Call Rag [Instrumental] [Meyers/Pettis/Schoe]
16. Crazy Valves [Instrumental] [Gonella]
17. Trumpetuous [Instrumental] [Gonella]
18. He Ain't Got Rhythm [Berlin]
19. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm [Kaper/Jurman/Kahn]
20. I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants in My Pants) [Williams/Gaines]
21. Jubilee [Carmichael/Adams]
22. Music, Maestro, Please! [Wrubel/Magidson]
23. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby [Warren/Mercer]
24. Jeepers Creepers [Warren/Mercer]
25. Georgia on My Mind [Carmichael/Gorrell]

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