Edmond Hall Sextet – Rompin' In '44 (Vinyl LP | US Original | 1983)

Edmond Hall Sextet – Rompin' In '44 collects a session that New Orleans-born clarinettist Edmond Hall recorded with his sextet in 1944 for World Transcription, supervised by Milt Gabler. Transcription recordings were made for radio stations and were not sold to the public. Circle Records issued the session for the first time in 1983, including issued and unissued takes, incomplete versions and false starts; remastering by Jack Towers, liner notes by Frank Driggs. The programme includes swing titles such as Caravan, The Man I Love and the title track. This copy is the 1983 US original (Circle CLP-52, mono).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Circle Records CLP-52
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, mono
• Pressing: US original
• Country: USA
• Year of this pressing: 1983 (recorded 1944)
• Genre: Jazz, Swing

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: NM- (still in shrink)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Opus 15 – Take 1 (Ellis Larkins)
2. The Sheik Of Araby – Take 3 (Ted Snyder/Harry B. Smith/Francis Wheeler)
3. The Sheik Of Araby – Take 4
4. Night And Day – Take 1 (Cole Porter)
5. I Want To Be Happy – Take 1 (Vincent Youmans/Irving Caesar)
6. The Man I Love – Take 3 (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)
7. Rompin' In '44 – Take 1
8. Caravan – Take 1 (Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington)
9. Besame Mucho – Takes 1 & 2 (Consuelo Velázquez)

Side B

1. The Sheik Of Araby – Take 1
2. The Sheik Of Araby – Take 2
3. Night And Day – Take 2
4. Face – Take 1 (Irving Randolph)
5. The Man I Love – Takes 1 & 2
6. Rompin' In '44 – Takes 2 & 3
7. Rompin' In '44 – Take 4
8. Caravan – Take 2
9. Caravan – Take 3

Personnel

Edmond Hall (clarinet), Irving "Mouse" Randolph (trumpet), Henderson Chambers (trombone), Ellis Larkins (piano), Johnny Williams (bass). Accounts of the rest of the line-up differ: Red Norvo (vibraphone) or Arthur Trappier (drums) are named.

Recording supervisor 1944: Milt Gabler; LP producer: George H. Buck, Jr.; remastering: Jack Towers; liner notes: Frank Driggs.

FAQ

When was the music recorded?
In 1944 for World Transcription. Sources differ on the exact date: both January 25 and December 4, 1944 are given.

Why are there several versions of the same tunes?
The LP documents the complete session, with all surviving takes, incomplete attempts and false starts. You can follow how the pieces develop from take to take.

What does Media NM- / Cover NM- mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. For the sleeve, NM- means close to new. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Edmond Hall records?
More titles are in our Jazz collection.