How Low Can You Go?: Anthology of the String Bass

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This laid-back anthology is a treasure trove for bass enthusiasts. With 79 tracks and a 96-page book, Lance Ledbetter and Dick Spottswood have compiled the...

This laid-back anthology is a treasure trove for bass enthusiasts. With 79 tracks and a 96-page book, Lance Ledbetter and Dick Spottswood have compiled the first-ever recorded history of the upright bass. This instrument played a crucial role in shaping the sound of American music throughout the 20th century, from symphonies to speakeasies, from tango orchestras to rockabilly trios. It is no surprise that it was nominated for Reissue/Historical Box Set of the Year at the 2008 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.

1. Ted Lewis and His Band – "Milenberg Joys”
2. Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra – "Dinah”
3. Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers – "Black Bottom Stomp”
4. Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra – "My Pretty Girl”
5. Bobbie Leecan’s Need-More Band – "Wash-Board Cut Out”
6. Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band – "Bogalusa Strut”
7. Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band – "Down by the Riverside”
8. Charles Pierce and His Orchestra – "Bull Frog Blues”
9. Charles Pierce and His Orchestra – "China Boy”
10. Thelma Terry and Her Playboys – "Voice of the Southland”
11. Thelma Terry and Her Playboys – "Mama’s Gone, Goodbye”
12. Halfway House Dance Orchestra – "I’d Like to Go Back to That Old Pal of Mine”
13. Mart Britt and His Orchestra – "Goose Creek-Stomp”
14. Jimmie Rodgers – "Waiting for a Train”
15. Frenchy’s String Band – "Texas and Pacific Blues”
16. Dallas String Band with Coley Jones – "So Tired”
17. Joe Turner and His Memphis Men – "Freeze and Melt”
18. Ed Lang and His Orchestra – "Hot Heels”
19. Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men – "Beggar’s Blues”
20. Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers – "Where the Sweet Magnolias Bloom”
21. L’Orchestre Antillais – "En Sens Unique S.V.P.”
22. Walter Page and His Original Blue Devils – "Squabblin’”
23. Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight – "Duet Stomp”
24. Luis Russell and His Orchestra – "Poor Li’l Me”
25. Luis Russell and His Orchestra – "Panama”
26. Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra – "Chinatown, My Chinatown”
27. Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra – "Chances Are”
28. Wilmoth Houdini – "Tiger Tom Kill Tiger Cat, Damblay, Santapie and Rat”
29. Lionel Belasco and His Orchestra – "Depression-Paseo”
30. Harlem Hot Shots – "Who’s Sorry Now?”
31. New Orleans Feetwarmers – “Shag”
32. Eddie South and His Orchestra – "My! Oh, My!”
33. Dicky Wells’ Shim Shammers – "Baby Are You Satisfied”
34. Prairie Ramblers – "Tex’s Dance”
35. Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies – "Brownie’s Stomp”
36. Henry Allen and His Orchestra – "Rug Cutter Swing”
37. Eva Taylor and Her Boy Friends – "The Stuff Is Here and It’s Mellow”
38. Andy Iona and His Islanders – "Ta-hu-wa-hu-wa-i (A Hawaiian War Song)”
39. The Spirits of Rhythm – "Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes”
40. Candy and Coco – "Bugle Call Rag”
41. Carl Martin – "Good Morning, Judge”
42. State Street Boys – "The Dozen”
43. Washboard Sam – "Don’t ‘low”
44. Lil Johnson – "Rug Cutter’s Function”
45. Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseeans – "Yes Sir, That’s My Baby”
46. Don Albert and His Orchestra – "Deep Blue Melody”
47. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – "White Heat”
48. The Crystal Springs Ramblers – "Tired of Me”
49. Kansas City Six – "Pagin’ the Devil”
50. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – "Liza, Pull Down the Shades”
51. Cab Calloway and His Orchestra – "Pluckin’ the Bass”
52. Jelly-Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen – "Climax Rag (take 1)”
53. Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – "Sepia Panorama”
54. Dixie Four – "Kentucky Stomp”
55. Dixie Four – "Saint Louis Man”
56. State Street Ramblers – "Endurance Stomp”
57. State Street Ramblers – "Tuxedo Stomp”
58. State Street Ramblers – "Brown Skin Mama”
59. State Street Ramblers – "St. Louis Nightmare”
59. State Street Ramblers – "Tell Me Cutie”
60. State Street Ramblers – "Some Day You’ll Know”
61. Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn – "Endurance Stomp (take A)”
62. The Midnight Rounders – "Shake Your Shimmy”
63. The Midnight Rounders – "Bull Fiddle Rag (take A)”
64. Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn – "Shake That Jelly Roll”
65. Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn – "Don’t Cry, Honey”
66. “Banjo” Ikey Robinson and His Bull Fiddle Band – "My Four Reasons”
67. Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation – “He’s Got His Eyes on You”
68. Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation – "I’m in the Battlefield for My Lord”
69. Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers – "She’s Coming ‘Round the Mountain”
70. Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation – "I’m Pressing On”
71. Rev. D.C. Rice and His Sanctified Congregation – "No Night There”
72. Chippie Hill – "I Ain’t Gonna Do It No More”
73. Chippie Hill – "Pratt City Blues”
74. Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band – "Get the “L” On Down the Road”
75. Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band – "Don’t Drink It in Here”
76. Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band – "I Wonder Where My Easy Rider’s Gone”
77. Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band – "Come on Mama Do That Dance”
78. The Midnight Rounders – "Bull Fiddle Rag (take B)”

Catalog Number DTD-04

Release Date

Artist(s)

Recording Era(s)

["1925-1941"]

Number of Tracks

Page Count

Label(s) / Partner(s) Dust-to-Digital

Producer(s) Steven Lance Ledbetter, Dick Spottswood

Audio Engineer(s) Steven Lasker, Michael Graves

Designer(s) Susan Archie

Writer(s)

["Dick Spottswood"]

Additional Information

  • USA

  • English

  • Bass
  • Cornet
  • Clarinet
  • Trombone
  • Valve Trombone
  • Jug
  • Piano
  • Banjo
  • Drums
  • Fiddle
  • Violin
  • Reeds
  • Cello
  • Mandolin
  • Washboard
  • Alto Saxophone
  • Tenor Saxophone
  • Baritone Saxophone
  • Washboard
  • Saxophone
  • Electric Guitar
  • Electric Steel Guitar
  • Steel Guitar
  • Kazoo
  • Whistling
  • Tenor Banjo
  • Ukulele

  • Jazz