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A1	–The Happy Harmonists*	Cruel Woman Written-By – Hitch*, McDowell*, Neal*
A2	–The Happy Harmonists*	Home Brew Blues Written-By – Rollison*, May*, Neal*
A3	–The Happy Harmonists*	Steady Steppin' Papa Written-By – Spindler*, Rollison*
A4	–The Happy Harmonists*	Baptistown Crawl Written-By – Hitch*, May*, Neal*
A5	–The Happy Harmonists*	Ethiophian Nightmare Written-By – Bump*, Neal*
A6	–The Happy Harmonists*	Cataract Rag Blues Written-By – Hampton*
A7	–The Happy Harmonists*	Nightingale Rag Blues Written-By – Lamb*
A8	–The Happy Harmonists*	Boneyard Shuffle Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
A9	–The Happy Harmonists*	Washboard Blues Written-By – Hoagy CarmichaelWritten-By [Uncredited] – Fred Callahan
B1	–Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals*	One Night In Havana Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
B2	–Emil Seidel And His Orchestra	Friday Night Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
B3	–Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals*	Star Dust Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
B4	–Emil Seidel & His Orchestra*	The Best Things In Life Are Free Vocals – Cliff Williams Written-By – De Sylva*, Brown*, Henderson*
B5	–Emil Seidel & His Orchestra*	Down South Vocals – Ensemble*Written-By – Mydleton*
B6	–Emil Seidel & His Orchestra*	Together, We Two Vocals – Cliff Williams Written-By – Berlin*
B7	–Emil Seidel & His Orchestra*	For My Baby Vocals – Ensemble*Written-By – Wheeler*, Kahal*, Snyder*
B8	–Emil Seidel & His Orchestra*	Counting The Days Vocals – Jimmy Fisher Written-By – Walter Samuels
B9	–Carmichael's Collegians	March Of The Hoodlums Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
B10	–Carmichael's Collegians	Walkin' The Dog Vocals – Hoagy CarmichaelWritten-By – Brooks*

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Retrieval
• Pressed By – Orlake Ltd.
• Printed By – West Brothers Printers Limited
• Published By – Herman Darewski
• Published By – Lawrence Wright
• Published By – Chappell
• Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Dick Kent (tracks: B4 to B8), Gene Woods (tracks: B4 to B8)
• Banjo – Arnold Habbe (tracks: A6 to A9, B9, B10), Maurice May (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Banjo, Guitar – Don Kimmell (tracks: B2 to B8)
• Bass Saxophone – Dewey Neal (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Brass Bass – Haskell Simpson (tracks: A6 to A9), Paul Brown (tracks: B2 to B8)
• Clarinet – Dick Kent (tracks: B2, B3), Gene Woods (tracks: B2, B3), Harry Wright (tracks: A6 to A9)
• Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Chauncey Goodwin (tracks: B9, B10), Jimmy Dorsey (tracks: B1), Rookie Neal (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Compiled By – Norman Stevens, Ron Jewson
• Cornet – Andy Secrest (tracks: B1), Bob Mayhew (tracks: B1), Bud Dant* (tracks: B9, B10), Fred Rollison (tracks: A1 to A9), Hoagy Carmichael (tracks: B2, B3, B10)
• Design [Sleeve] – Robin Mukerji
• Double Bass – Jack Drummond (tracks: B9, B10)
• Drums – Andy Van Sickle (tracks: B9, B10), Cliff Williams (tracks: B2 to B8), Earl McDowell (tracks: A1 to A9)
• Leader – Curtis Hitch (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Liner Notes – Richard M. Sudhalter
• Piano – Curtis Hitch (tracks: A1 to A7), Emil Seidel (tracks: B2 to B8), Hoagy Carmichael (tracks: A8 to B3, B9, B10)
• Tenor Saxophone – Harold Keating (tracks: B9, B10), Maurice Bennett (tracks: B2 to B8), Maurice May (tracks: A6 to A9)
• Transferred By [Mastering] – John R. T. Davies
• Trombone – Jerry Bump (tracks: A1 to A5), Oscar Rossberg (tracks: B2 to B8), Tommy Dorsey (tracks: B1)
• Trumpet – Byron Smart (tracks: B2 to B8)
• Violin – Eddie Wolfe (tracks: B9, B10), Mischa Russell (tracks: B1)

Notes

Individual Track Info (matrix - recording date - original catalog number - publisher):
(all recorded in Richmond, Indiana)
Track A1 : 11616-A - September 19, 1923 - Gennett 5286
Track A2 : 11617-C - September 19, 1923 - Gennett 5286
Track A3 : 11762-A - February 23, 1924 - Gennett 5518
Track A4 : 11763 - February 23, 1924 - Gennett 5402
Track A5 : 11764-A - February 23, 1924 - Gennett 5402
Track A6 : 12128A - January 19, 1925 - Gennett 5633 - Herman Darewski
Track A7 : 12129-B - January 19, 1925 - Gennett 5633 - Chappell
Track A8 : 12245 - May 19, 1925 - Gennett 3066 - Lawrence Wright
Track A9 : 12246 - May 19, 1925 - Gennett 3066 - Lawrence Wright
Track B1 : 13183 - October 28, 1927 - Gennett 6311 - Lawrence Wright
Track B2 : 13189 - October 31, 1927 - Gennett 6295 - Lawrence Wright
(!! recorded by Hoagy Carmichael And His Pals, but released as Emil Seidel And His Orchestra)
Track B3 : 13190 - October 31, 1927 - Gennett 6311 - Lawrence Wright
Track B4 : GE-X930 - November 11, 1927 - Gennett 6295 - Chappell
Track B5 : GE-X931 - November 11, 1927 - Gennett 6309
Track B6 : GE-X932 - November 11, 1927 - Champion 15400 - Francis, Day & Hunter
Track B7 : GE-X075 - November 25, 1927 - Gennett 6327
Track B8 : GE-X995 - December 9, 1927 - Champion 15418 - Francis, Day & Hunter
Track B9 : 13722 - May 5, 1928 - Champion 40001 - Lawrence Wright
Track B10 : 13724 - May 5, 1928 - Champion 40001 - Francis, Day & Hunter

The takes listed are those of the originals from which the transfers were made.
Titles and composer credits are those shown on the original labels

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: MCPS
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): DAV RR803
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): DAV RR804
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): RR803 (FJ109) OR
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): RR804 (FJ109) OR

Review Curtis Hitch And Hoagy Carmichael - Hitch's Happy Harmonists (1923-25), Hoagy Charmichael & His Pals/Carmichael's Collegians (1927-28) ‧ Emil Seidel & His Orchestra

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