Laughing in Rhythm (2003)

About this title: The Proper label's irresistible trawl through the cumulative vaults of American jazz, country, and rhythm & blues arrived at the discography of Slim Gaillard with an easy task at hand: improve upon what was previously available of the jive king's recorded work. The four-disc box Laughing in Rhythm accomplishes that mission by a large margin, including over 100 performances from his 15-year heyday -- ranging from his recorded debut with the Slim & Slam duo in 1937, to his final sides for the Verve-associated labels in 1952. That debut, the syncopated silliness of "The Flat Foot Floogie," ... read more

Tracks:

1. There's No Two Ways About It [Adamson/McHugh]
2. 'Cause My Baby Says It's So [Dubin/Warren]
3. The Flat Foot Floogie [Gaillard/Stewart]
4. Chinatown, My Chinatown [Jerome/Schwarz]
5. 8, 9 and 10 [Gaillard/Stewart]
6. Ferdinand the Bull [Malotte/Morey]
7. Tutti Frutti [Gaillard/Stewart]
8. Look-A-There [Gaillard/Stewart]
9. Jump Session [Gaillard/Green/Bloc]
10. Laughin' in Rhythm [Gaillard]
11. Vol Vist du Gaily Star [Gaillard/Green/Bloc]
12. Dopey Joe [Gaillard]
13. Sweet Safronia [Gaillard]
14. It's Gettin' Kinda Chilly [Gaillard]
15. Buck Dance Rhythm [Gaillard]
16. That's a Bringer [Gaillard]
17. A-Well-A-Take-Em Joe (Crapshooter's Jive) [Gaillard]
18. Chicken Rhythm [Gaillard]
19. Swingin' in the Key of C [Gaillard/Squires]
20. Boot-Ta-La-Za [Gaillard/Squires]
21. It's You, Only You [Gaillard]
22. Beatin' the Board [Gaillard/Squires]
23. Look Out [Gaillard/Squires]
24. Matzoh Balls [Gaillard]
25. Early in the Morning [Gaillard]
26. Chittlin' Switch Blues [Gaillard/Squires]
27. Huh!, Uh-Huh! [Gaillard/Squires]
28. Windy City Hop [Gaillard/Squires]
29. Baby Be Mine [Squires/Gaillard]
30. Sploghm [Gaillard/Squires]
31. Fitzwater Street [Gaillard]
32. Don't Let Us Say Goodbye [Gaillard/Squires]
33. Rhythm Mad [Gaillard]
34. Bongo [Gaillard]
35. Broadway Jump [Gaillard/Squires]
36. Put Your Arms Around Me, Baby [Gaillard/Squires]
37. Lookin' for a Place to Park [Gaillard/Squires]
38. Hit That Mess [Gaillard/Squires]
39. Hey! Chef [Gaillard/Squires]
40. Ah Now [Gaillard/Squires]
41. A Tip on the Numbers [Gaillard/Squires]
42. Slim Slam Boogie [Gaillard/Squires]
43. Bassology [Gaillard/Squires]
44. Bingie-Bingie-Scootie [Gaillard/Squires]
45. B-19 [Gaillard]
46. African Jive [Gaillard]
47. Palm Springs Jump [Gaillard]
48. Ra-Da-Da-Da [Gaillard]
49. Groove Juice Special [Gaillard]
50. Vout Oreenee [Gaillard]
51. Please Wait for Me [Gaillard]
52. Sighing Boogie [Gaillard]
53. Queen's Boogie [Gaillard]
54. Vout Boogie [Gaillard]
55. Slim Gaillard's Boogie [Gaillard]
56. Harlem Hunch [Gaillard]
57. Tutti Frutti [Gaillard/Stewart]
58. Travelin' Blues [Gaillard]
59. Sightseeing Boogie [Gaillard]
60. Central Avenue Boogie [Gaillard]
61. Slim's Cement Boogie [Gaillard]
62. Laguna [Gaillard]
63. Dunkin' Bagel [Gaillard]
64. Boogin' at Berg's [Gaillard]
65. Cement Mixer [Gaillard]
66. Novachord Boogie [Gaillard]
67. Tee Say Malee [Gaillard]

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