Pagin' Mr. Page (2000)

About this title: Some would undercut Page's greatness by merely calling him an Armstrong imitator who spent more time singing than blowing. But this best-of overview shows him to be a fine bandleader, with charm aplenty and chops to blow the walls down. Kicking off with Bennie Moten's 1932 "Moten's Swing," the set also includes Page's own sides from 1938 and 1940 with Buster Smith, Don Byas, and Pete Johnson, and even throws in his 1938 stint with the Basie band. Also along are trio sides with Teddy Bunn, jam sessions with Eddie Condon, his big-band work with Artie Shaw, as well as a 1944 V-Disc session. A ... read more

Tracks:

1. Moten Swing [Moten]
2. Good Old Bosom Head [Finney]
3. Feelin' High and Happy [Koehler/Bloom]
4. Skullduggery [Page]
5. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart [Ellington/Mills/Nem]
6. Blues With Lips [Basie]
7. Gone With the Gin [Page]
8. Lafayette [Basie/Durham]
9. Harlem Rhumbain' the Blues [Page]
10. Just Another Woman [Feather]
11. Blowin' up a Breeze [Berry/Page/Gabler]
12. Blues in the Night [Arlen/Mercer]
13. St. James Infirmary [Primrose/Traditiona]
14. Blues in the Groove [Young]
15. Jammin' the Boogie [Ammons]
16. Uncle Sam Blues [Page]
17. Pagin' Mr. Page [Page]
18. Double Trouble Blues [Page]
19. Miss Martingale [Page]
20. The Sheik of Araby [Smith/Snyder/Wheele]
21. They Raided the Joint [Eldridge/Jackson/Pa]
22. Kansas City Jive [Page]

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