LUCKY MILLINDER-APOLLO JUMP

Lucius Venable \"Lucky\" Millinder (August 8, 1910 - September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful. His group was said to have been the greatest big band to play rhythm and blues, and gave a break to a number of influential musicians at the dawn of the rock and roll era. He is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.


DISC ONE

1. SLIDE MR. TROMBONE Millinder p 1941
2. RIDE, RED, RIDE Millinder, Mills p 1941
3. BIG FAT MAMA Millinder, Simon p 1941
4. SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT Millinder, Doggett p 1941
5. APOLLO JUMP Millinder, Purce, Robinson p 1941
6. HEY, HUSS! Duvivier, Millinder p 1941
7. LET ME OFF UPTOWN Bostic, Evans p 1941
8. THAT’S ALL Tharpe p 1941
9. I WANT A TALL SKINNY PAPA Millinder p 1942
10. ARE YOU READY ? Millinder, Bacon, Woode p 1942
11. MASON FLYER Smith, Millinder p 1942
12. LITTLE JOHN SPECIAL Millinder p 1942
13. SWEET SLUMBER Millinder, Neiburg, Woode p 1943
14. SHIPYARD SOCIAL FUNCTION Millinder, Smith p 1943
15. SAVOY Millinder, Doggett p 1943
16. HURRY, HURRY Larkins, Carter p 1944
17. I CAN’T SEE FOR LOOKIN’ Robinson, Stanford p 1944
18. WHO THREW THE WHISKEY IN THE WELL? De Lange, Brooks p 1944
19. ALL THE TIME Skylar p 1945
20. I KNOW HOW TO DO IT Millinder p 1946
21. HOW BIG CAN YOU GET, LITTLE MAN ?
Millinder, Woode, Neiburg p 1946


DISC TWO
1. CHITTLIN’ SWITCH Millinder, Belle, Leonard p 1946
2. FARE THEE WELL DEACON JONES Millinder p 1946
3. THE SPIDER AND THE FLY Taylor p 1947
4. LET IT ROLL Millinder p 1947
5. BEGGING FOR LOVE Millinder p 1947
6. DON’T HESITATE TOO LONG Greene p 1947
7. WHO SAID SHORTY WASN’T COMING BACK? Nix, Glover p 1950
8. MR. TRUMPET MAN Nix, Glover, Mundy p 1950
9. LET IT ROLL AGAIN Nix, Glover p 1950
10. MY LITTLE BABY Nix, Glover p 1950
11. THE JUMPIN’ JACK Stone p 1950
12. CLAP YOUR HANDS Nix, Glover p 1950
13. OH! BABE Prima, Kabak p 1950
14. PLEASE OPEN YOUR HEART Nix, Glover p 1950
15. TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Toombs p 1950
16. SILENT GEORGE Glover, Nix p 1950
17. CHEW TOBACCO RAG Briggs p 1951
18. GEORGIA ROSE Weisman, Wise, Manischewitz p 1951
19. I’M WAITING JUST FOR YOU Leigh, Glover p 1951
20. BONGO BOOGIE Glover, Nix p 1951
21. THE RIGHT KIND OF LOVIN’ Glover p 1951
22. NO ONE ELSE COULD BE
23. IT\'S BEEN A LONG TIME
24. TGHE GRAPE VINE