Track Listing

1. Nobody's Sweetheart - Teddy Bunn, Douglas Daniels, Wilbur Dannils, Virgil Scroggins, Spirits of Rhythm, Leo Watson
2. I Got Rhythm - Teddy Bunn, Douglas Daniels, Wilbur Dannils, Virgil Scroggins, Spirits of Rhythm, Leo Watson
3. I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart - George Arus, John Best, Malcolm Crain, Tom Dicarlo, Alan Freeman, Ton Pastor, Les Robinson, Harry Rodgers, Artie Shaw, Artie Shaw & His New Music
4. Shoot the Likker to Me, John Boy - George Arus, John Best, Malcolm Crain, Tom Dicarlo, Alan Freeman, Ton Pastor, Les Robinson, Harry Rodgers, Artie Shaw, Artie Shaw & His New Music
5. Free Wheeling - George Arus, John Best, Malcolm Crain, Tom Dicarlo, Alan Freeman, Ton Pastor, Les Robinson, Harry Rodgers, Artie Shaw, Artie Shaw & His New Music
6. Whistle While You Work - George Arus, John Best, Malcolm Crain, Tom Dicarlo, Alan Freeman, Ton Pastor, Les Robinson, Harry Rodgers, Artie Shaw, Artie Shaw & His New Music
7. Nagasaki - Tom Dicarlo, Donahue, Tom Gonsoulin, Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Charles McCamish, Dave Schultze, George Siravo, Bruce Squaries, Murray Williams
8. Tutti-Frutti - Tom Dicarlo, Donahue, Tom Gonsoulin, Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Charles McCamish, Dave Schultze, George Siravo, Bruce Squaries, Murray Williams
9. Jeepers Creepers - Ray Biondi, Sam Donahue, Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Sam Musiker, Milt Raskin, Horace Rollins, Mascagni Ruffo, George Siravo, Leo Watson
10. Do You Wanna Jump, Children? - Ray Biondi, Sam Donahue, Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Sam Musiker, Milt Raskin, Horace Rollins, Mascagni Ruffo, George Siravo, Leo Watson
11. Man with the Mandolin - Gene DePaul, John McGee, Ralph Muzillo, Paul Ricci, O'Neill Spencer, Haig Stephens, Frank Victor, Leo Watson
12. Utt Da Zay (The Taylor Song) - Gene DePaul, John McGee, Ralph Muzillo, Paul Ricci, O'Neill Spencer, Haig Stephens, Frank Victor, Leo Watson
13. Jade - Gene DePaul, John McGee, Ralph Muzillo, Paul Ricci, O'Neill Spencer, Haig Stephens, Frank Victor, Leo Watson
14. It's the Tune That Counts - Gene DePaul, John McGee, Ralph Muzillo, Paul Ricci, O'Neill Spencer, Haig Stephens, Frank Victor, Leo Watson
15. Honeysuckle Rose - Teddy Bunn, Red Callender, Leonard Feather, Ulysses Livingston, Rudy Vallée, George Vann, Leo Watson
16. Scattin' the Blues - Teddy Bunn, Red Callender, Leonard Feather, Ulysses Livingston, Spirits of Rhythm, George Vann, Leo Watson
17. She Ain't No Saint - Teddy Bunn, Red Callender, Leonard Feather, Ulysses Livingston, Spirits of Rhythm, George Vann, Leo Watson
18. Coquette - Teddy Bunn, Red Callender, Leonard Feather, Ulysses Livingston, Spirits of Rhythm, George Vann, Leo Watson
19. Avocado Seed Soup Symphony, Pt. 1 - Bam Brown, Slim Gaillard, Leo Watson
20. Sonny Boy - Vic Dickenson, Arv Garrison, Vivian Gary, Eddie Heywood, Leo Watson, Harold "Doc" West
21. Tight and Gay - Vic Dickenson, Arv Garrison, Vivian Gary, Eddie Heywood, Leo Watson, Harold "Doc" West
22. Snake Pit - Vic Dickenson, Arv Garrison, Vivian Gary, Eddie Heywood, Leo Watson, Harold "Doc" West
23. Jingle Bells - Vic Dickenson, Arv Garrison, Vivian Gary, Eddie Heywood, Leo Watson, Harold "Doc" West

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #379511 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Import, Original recording remastered

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Finally--a whole compact disc of the greatest, craziest, most original scat singer of all time. Watson (1898-1950) was completely irrepressible in both private life and public performance, and this disc (especially the last half, the mid 40's sides) has his best recorded work, including "Utt Da Zat," "Honeysuckle Rose," "She Ain't no Saint" as well as Watson's jump-time improv on Cole Porter's "Night and Day." Watson influenced every scat singer who heard him (from Ella Fitzgerald to Slim Gaillard to Eddie Jefferson)and you can hear why! (Discographical note: The pianist introduced on "Sonny Boy" as "Jelly Roll Lipschitz" is not Eddie Heywood but nascent jazz critic Leonard Feather; the Heywood misidentification was enshrined by the Jepsen discography decades ago.)