The 1930's Recordings (2000)

About this title: The Mills Brothers recorded most of their popular material -- and all of their most innovative sides -- during the 1930s, making this five-disc JSP collection a treasure trove for fans of tight harmony vocal music. It may not be the right choice, however, for anyone but the most vigilant of listeners, since the group often recorded multiple versions of their songs and this set includes every single take of every single song (usually presented one after another). The range of songs is wonderful, taking in plenty of choices from the Great American Songbook ("I Can't Give You Anything But ... read more

Tracks:

1. Nobody's Sweetheart [Erdman/Kahn/Meyers/]
2. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
3. Nobody's Sweetheart [Erdman/Kahn/Meyers/]
4. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
5. Gems from George White's Scandals Pt. 2/That's Love/That's Why Darkies [Brown/Henderson]
6. You Rascal You [Theard]
7. Baby Won't You Please Come Home [Warfield/Williams]
8. Goodbye Blues [Fields/Johnson/McHu]
9. Dinah [Akst/Lewis/Young]
10. Dinah [Akst/Lewis/Young]
11. Shine [Brown/Dabney/Mack]
12. I Heard [Redman/Mills]
13. How'm I Doin'? (Hey, Hey!) [Redman/Fowler]
14. Rockin' Chair [Carmichael]
15. Goodbye Blues [Fields/Johnson/McHu]
16. O.K. America, Pt.2
17. Chinatown, My Chinatown [Jerome/Schwartz]
18. Sweet Sue, Just You [Harris/Young]
19. Loveless Love [Handy]
20. St. Louis Blues [Handy]
21. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
22. The Old Man of the Mountain [Brown/Young]
23. Bugle Call Rag [Meyers/Pettis/Schoe]
24. The Old Man on the Mountain
25. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [Mills/Ellington]
26. Coney Island Washboard [Adams]
27. Dirt Dishin' Daisy [Herscher/Klein]
28. Git Along [Delmore]
29. Diga Diga Doo [McHugh/Fields]
30. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [Fields/McHugh]
31. Doin' the New Low Down [McHugh/Fields]
32. Smoke Rings [Gifford]
33. Fiddlin' Joe [Mills/Cavanaugh]
34. My Honey's Lovin' Arms [Meyer/Ruby]
35. My Honey's Lovin' Arms [Meyer/Ruby]
36. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere [Washington/Wiley/Yo]
37. That's Georgia [Pilar]
38. I Heard [Redman/Mills]
39. How'm I Doin'? (Hey, Hey!) [Redman/Fowler]
40. Dinah [Akst/Lewis/Young]
41. Swing It, Sister [Adamson]
42. Money in My Pockets [Russell/Sigman]
43. Jungle Fever [Dietz/Donaldson]
44. I've Found New Baby
45. Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet [Wenrich]
46. Sleepy Head [Donaldson/Kahn]
47. Lazy Bones [Carmichael/Mercer]
48. Nagaski
49. Sweet Georgia Brown [Bernie/Casey/Pinkar]
50. Old Fashioned Love [Johnson/Mack]
51. Miss Otis Regrets [Porter]
52. Sweeter Than Sugar [Mills Brothers/Boli]
53. Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider [Leonard/Munson]
54. My Gal Sal [Dresser]
55. Some of These Days [Brooks]
56. I've Found a New Baby [Palmer/Williams]
57. Limehouse Blues [Braham/Furber]
58. Rockin' Chair [Carmichael]
59. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
60. There Goes My Headache [Johnson/Razaf]
61. Out for No Good [Dubin/Warren]
62. Lulu's Back in Town [Dubin/Warren]
63. Sweet Lucy Brown [Rene Brothers]

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