 Исполнитель: Chick Bullock Название альбома: The Essential Chick Bullock 1932-1941 Год выпуска: 2002 Формат файлов: mp3, 320 kbps Размер архива: 171.38 mb Скачать с: rusfolder.com
Such descriptions of Bullock's life tend to leave out the fact that he suffered from an eye disease that disfigured his face; obviously, something of a kiss of death for a performer in a genre known for handsome frontline singers. This meant that Bullock was banished to the recording studios. He made the most of it, and was responsible for some 500 sides. His group Chick Bullock's Levee Loungers was strictly a studio all-stars affair. Bullock's list of associates are top-flight indeed: he sang with Duke Ellington, but turned down Paul Whiteman. He also recorded with artists such as Luis Russell and Cab Calloway, and featured a host of jazz heavyweights on his own records including trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Bill Coleman, trombonists Jack Teagarden and Tommy Dorsey, saxophonist Jimmy Dorsey, violinist Joe Venuti, and guitarist Eddie Lang.
All this might excite the average jazz fan, but it wasn't what Bullock's proper British parents had wanted. Their goal was for him to become a doctor, a notion that vanished into thin air when the lad became fascinated with vaudeville. Initially, his singing skills led to engagements as an intermission singer in movie theaters, ironically leading to some parts in silent films. Once he got into the studios, he became so busy that he had to use pseudonyms to avoid flooding the market with his material. One such name was Sleepy Hall, with Bullock vocalizing on sides by Sleepy Hall & His Orchestra, Sleepy Hall & His Collegians, and Sleepy Hall & His Melody Boys. In the '40s, the ban on recording musicians put a halt to all such nonsense, and Bullock's singing career along with it, since he was unwilling to take to the live stage. His only option would have been to work only with vocal groups. Moving to California and selling real estate seemed more appealing to him. Any impression that he was a dull character based on this decision should be measured against the fact that he recorded a mock-Chinese version of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake." ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi
01. Underneath The Harlem Moon (2:48)
02. Mighty River (2:52)
03. (When It's) Darkness On The Delta (2:50)
04. Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere (2:56)
05. Going! Going!! Gone!!! (3:11)
06. Low Down Upon The Harlem River (3:12)
07. No One Loves Me Like That Dallas Man (2:53)
08. Extra! (All About That Gal Of Mine) (3:03)
09. Frankie And Johnnie (3:03)
10. I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) (2:53)
11. Somebody Loves Me (2:41)
12. I'm An Old Cowhand (3:01)
13. Smiles (2:50)
14. It Had To Be You (3:07)
15. My Melancholy Baby (3:12)
16. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (2:32)
17. Dolores (2:48)
18. Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) (2:33)
19. Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (2:39)
20. There'll Be Some Changes Made (2:50)
21. It Had To Be You (3:01)
22. My Melancholy Baby (3:09)
23. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (2:25)
24. Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (2:43)
25. My Melancholy Baby (3:09)
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