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Reefer Madness

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey
2. Reefer Man - Don Redman
3. Wacky Dust - Chick Webb/Ella Fitzgerald
4. Kickin' the Gong Around - Cab Calloway
5. Knockin' Myself Out - Lillian "Lil" Green
6. Sweet Marijuana Brown - Barney Bigard
7. Texas Tea Party - Jack Teagarden/Benny Goodman
8. Onyx Hop - Frankie Newton
9. Reefer Song, The (If You're a Viper) - Fats Waller
10. Take a Whiff on Me - Leadbelly
11. Gimme a Pigfoot (Gimme a Reefer) - Bessie Smith
12. Ol' Man River (Smoke a Little Tea) - Cootie Williams/Jerry Kruger
13. When I Get Low, I Get High - Chick Webb/Ella Fitzgerald
14. Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana) - Julia Lee
15. Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
16. I'm Feelin' High and Happy - Gene Krupa/Helen Ward
17. Here Comes the Man with the Jive - Stuff Smith
18. Jack, I'm Mellow - Trixie Smith
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 415
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Liner Note Author: Neil Kellas.
Recording information: 02/08/1924-??/??/1944.
Authors: Ella Fitzgerald; Fats Waller.
By the time Stash came out with this LP, its 20th release, one would think that the label had run out of vintage drug and sex songs to reissue. However the quality of these performances is still pretty high and, although some of the musicians were quiet obscure, there are also selections from Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport, Buck Washington, Louis Armstrong (1928's "Muggles"), Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Mezz Mezzrow, Fats Waller and Django Reinhardt. Reefer Madness is not essential but remains quite fun. ~ Scott Yanow