78rpm pressing: Annie Laurie - Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra, 1937 - Decca 1569

Heart swelling swing here, folks - a well played example of my favorite Jimmie Lunceford 78. :)

Great bounce and feel to burn - and not a re-issue to be found. ;)

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• Jimmie
• Lunceford
• Joe
• Thomas
• Trummy
• Young
• James
• Crawford
• authentic
• big
• band
• swing

[5BGVO4]

I can remember hearing this on WEEI Boston's Music 'Til Dawn show back in April l959. hadn't heard it since and did not know who the artist/band was until finding it on Youtube.  fantastic, thank you!

[SwingMan1937]

@5BGVO4 You bet, 5BG. :)

For whatever reason, this is one of Jimmie's hardest to find records AND recordings in general. I mean, up 'till "joshtowens'" post a few weeks ago, I hadn't even seen a re-issue of Jimmie's "Annie Laurie" and this is the ONLY 78rpm copy I've seen in 24 years of collecting. So yeah, it's not hard at all to believe you've had to go 51 years without hearing it. Glad I could help a rare cut get heard by deserving ears. :)

[BuddyBolden]

Wow, this is fantastic! I can't believe this tune isn't available on CD or as an mp3. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your copy.

[SwingMan1937]

You bet, Buddy. :)

This is my favorite Jimmie Lunceford cut and it's unfathomable that this song hasn't made it onto any re-issues (outside of a long-gone manufactured tape from the late 1970's, that I'm aware of).

[kinklesstetrode]

Lovely arrangement, nice sax solos. Willie smith?

[SwingMan1937]

I thought so when I first snagged a copy of this 78 back in the late 1980's - the first sax solo certainly could pass for alto, but it's really Joe Thomas' tenor.

[DeweyMaxx]

Trummy's solo on this record was much talked about I think, when this came out. Unbelievable chops and control. This recording was made just after Trummy joined Lunceford, and he had been with Earl Hines' band prior. Ray Nance (Ellington trumpeter), also with Hines at the time, pushed Trummy to join Lunceford, a move that would bring him greater recognition and fame.

[mudws]

@kinklesstetrode

The arrangement sounds like vintage Sy Oliver!

[shebam]

Sorry I think I bought up Amazon's remaining stock of the European 2-CD set, as gifts. Thanks for the gorgeous pics to go with this great Sy Oliver chart.

[Corrie121]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic version of the Scottish song, "Annie Laurie".

Maxwellton Braes are bonnie,

Where early Fa's (falls) the dew,

And 'twas there that Annie Laurie Gied (gave) me her promise true.

Gied me her promise true,

That ne'er forgot shall be,

And for Bonnie Annie Laurie,

I'd lay me doon (down) and dee (die).

 This one goes straight to my "favourites".

[joshtowens]

@BuddyBolden Amazon has this track available in mp3 format for 89cents and there is a CD copy of the album it's on too but it's like $50, hope this helps..