MG C-506:
Opera In Vout / Slim Gaillard
Boogie Woogie At The Philharmonic / Meade Lux Lewis

	Label Type :	black/gold Mercury trumpeter type A
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG C108A    C506A
		SIDE-B	MG C108B    C506B

Comments

Judging from matrix imprints/inscriptions, this album was once assigned to MG C-108, then renumbered to this MG C-506.

Small tear near the bottom-left on the back cover, as well as taped stains on both seams and the spine.

Inside The Groove

A fine coupling of “The King of Jive” and “The King of Boogie Woogie”.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Both sides are from legendary 1946 JATP live recordings.

Side-A features Slim Gaillard duo. It's really amazing that by only two people playing piano, guitar, bass, drums and voices, they creates very swingy and jivy music. What a great music!

Side-B features Meade Lux Lewis' solo piano. Still interesting to listen to.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

Side-A: 9 out of 10

Side-B: 6 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

On A-4, piano and drums are played at the same time - there might be another player on this live recording, or Tiny Brown played piano or drums. Further information is welcome.

Side-A:
Slim Gaillard (p, g, d, vo), Tiny “Bam” Brown (b, vo).
Recorded at Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1946.

Side-B:
Meade Lux Lewis (p) solo.
Recorded at Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1946.

Jackets

Front	Back

Labels

Side A	Side B