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Album Info
Release Date: 2011-07© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / Compilation ℗ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. Manufactured by Columbia Records / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211
Courtesy Credits:
Tracks 5, 7, 11 and 12: Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tracks 15 and 19: Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Track 16: Courtesy of Good Time Jazz/Fantasy, Inc.
Recording Dates:
1: July 30, 1923
2: October 17, 1924
3: December 17, 1924
4: December 17, 1924
5: April 21, 1931
6: September 15, 1932
7: August 15, 1934
8: April 16, 1937
9: April 16, 1937
10: April 14, 1937
11: February 10, 1938
12: February 10, 1938
13: November 6, 1938
14: November 6, 1938
15: June 8, 1939
16: March 28, 1940
17: June 4, 1940
18: January 8, 1941
19: December 20, 1944
20: July 31, 1947
"The Definitive" readable through front of package in clear jewel case door jamb and printed on the on the booklet's back page
Alongside Columbia & Legacy, logos for 'See It On Public Broadcasting System' and General Motors are on the on rear cover and booklet's back page
Notes:
- Composer credits for "Shag" is disputed, with most sources citing the composer as Sidney Bechet as opposed to Joe Jordan
- Booklet omits performance credit for track #15, which was originally credited to the Sidney Bechet Quintet on Pounding Heart Blues / Summertime
- Track #7, "Polka Dot Rag", entitled "Polka Dot Stomp" in the release booklet. The original Decca 78 (#153 B) was entitled "Polka Dot Rag"