producer Kees Trimbos remastered by, sleeve notes Vittorio Castelli ℗ 1986 Disco regalo - fuori commercio Promotional release commemorating the 20th anniversary of the pharmaceutical company Trimital S.p.A.
Issued in 6-page gatefold sleeve. Made in Italy.
Every effort has been made to retain the original sound of these recordings, originally made in the thirties and the forties. As all tracks, but one, were recorded before the advent of stereo, they are presented in the original mono format.
Additional personnel notes: A3: Unknown personnel, including Sam Musiker (clarinet); Nicholas Tagg (piano); Tony Mottola, al Casey (guitar);Mack Shopnick (bass); Cozy Cole (drums). A7: Patti, Maxene and Laverne Andrews (vocal) with unknown accompaniment, including Vic Schoen (trumpet, arranger). B5: (...) Sidney Catlett or George Wettling (drums).
Tracks are listed with original catalogue numbers and recording dates: A1 - 14251 Los Angeles, July 25, 1955 A2 - 066923-1 New York, July 15, 1941 A3 - ............ New York, November 8, 1947 A4 - 1029 Los Angeles, March 15, 1946 A5 - 32052-1 New York, December 24, 1941 A6 - 11263-A New York, February 11, 1932 A7 - 72460 October 18, 1944 A8 - 038241 New York, July 18, 1939 B1 - 65379-A New York, April 12, 1939 B2 - 21120-1 New York, May 11, 1937 B3 - 017197-1 New York, December 4, 1937 B4 - 33822-2 [no date] B5 - ........ Winter Garden Theatre, New York, June 19, 1947 B6 - 71482 New York, November 3, 1943 B7 - 3205-A Los Angeles, October 4, 1943 B8 - 24194-1 New York, March 6, 1939 Rights Society: S.I.A.E. Matrix / Runout: H20Y·A (Runout, Side A) Matrix / Runout: H·20·Y B (Runout, Side B) Matrix / Runout: H-20-Y/A (Label, Side A) Matrix / Runout: H-20-Y/B (Label, Side B)