The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922
Various Artists

Loren McMurray Moaninest Moan
January 30, 2023 hennessey

Coming in Spring 2023

 

Like Icarus flying dangerously close to the sun, Loren McMurray was an all-too-bright flame in the nascent field of jazz recordings. Dead at only 25, and having made records for just two years, “Mac” was a genuine musical pioneer. His trailblazing sides offered many listeners their first real taste of jazz saxophone, and his signature performance style revolutionized dance music. Today, his recordings provide an unparalleled glimpse into the saxophone’s transformation from just-another-voice in the band to a signature sound of jazz. Featuring 2 CDs with 50 selections and an 80-page booklet by Grammy-nominated authors Colin Hancock and Mark Berresford, The Moaninest Moan presents the story and sounds of Loren McMurray, from his early days of making music in Kansas to his final sides recorded in New York.

Tracks and Sound Samples
Tracklist: CD 1
1. Don’t Take Away Those Blues Eddie Kuhn’s Dance Specialists 1920
2. Rose of Bagdad Eddie Kuhn’s Dance Specialists 1920
3. Fair One Eddie Kuhn’s Dance Specialists 1920
4. Fair One Eddie Kuhn and His Orchestra, Kansas City, Mo. 1920
5. Persia Eddie Kuhn and His Orchestra, Kansas City, Mo. 1920
6. You’re Just Like a Rose Eddie Kuhn and His Orchestra, Kansas City, Mo. 1920
7. Right or Wrong Markels’ Orchestra 1921
8. April Showers Markels’ Orchestra 1921
9. Muscle Shoals Blues Harry Raderman’s Jazz Orchestra 1921
10. How Many Times (intro Mamma Whip! Mamma Spank!) Harry Raderman’s Jazz Orchestra 1921
11. I’ve Got My Habits On Bailey’s Lucky Seven 1921
12. Gypsy Rose Markels’ Orchestra 1921
13. Virginia Blues Markels’ Orchestra 1922
14. Arkansas Blues Lanin’s Southern Serenaders 1921
15. Eddie Leonard Blues Lanin’s Southern Serenaders 1922
16. High Brown Blues Markels’ Orchestra 1922
17. High Brown Blues Bar Harbor Society Orchestra 1922
18. Georgia Bar Harbor Society Orchestra 1922
19. Georgia Moulin Rouge Orchestra 1922
20. Poor Little Me Bailey’s Lucky Seven 1922
21. Doo-Dah Blues Markels’ Orchestra 1922
22. Lonesome Mama Blues The Virginians 1922
23. Lonesome Mamma Blues Markels’ Orchestra 1922
24. Lonesome Mama Blues Original Memphis Five 1922
25. Just Because You’re You, That’s Why I Love You Eddie Elkins’ Orchestra 1922

 

Tracklist: CD 2
1. Just Because You’re You, That’s Why I Love You McMurray’s California Thumpers 1922
2. Haunting Blues McMurray’s California Thumpers 1922
3. Blue (I) McMurray’s California Thumpers 1922
4. Blue (II) McMurray’s California Thumpers 1922
5. Oogie-Oogie Wa-Wa (I) McMurray’s California Thumpers 1922
6. Oogie-Oogie Wa-Wa (II) McMurray’s California Thumpers 1922
7. Say It While Dancing Eddie Elkins’ Orchestra 1922
8. Dancing Fool Bailey’s Lucky Seven 1922
9. Strutting at the Strutters’ Ball Markels’ Orchestra 1922
10. My Honey’s Loving Arms Jazz-Bo’s Carolina Serenaders 1922
11. Deedle-Deedle-Dum Original Memphis Five 1922
12. Nobody Lied (When They Said that I Cried Over You) The Virginians 1922
13. Nobody Lied Markels’ Orchestra 1922
14. Truly Knickerbocker Orchestra 1922
15. Hot Lips Eddie Davis Orchestra 1922
16. Those Longing For You Blues Bailey’s Lucky Seven 1922
17. The Sneak Markels’ Orchestra 1922
18. Are You Playing Fair Eddie Elkins’ Orchestra 1922
19. Homesick Bailey’s Lucky Seven featuring Cliff Edwards (“Ukulele Ike”) 1922
20. Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town) Markels’ Orchestra 1922
21. Burning Sands Harry Raderman’s Orchestra 1922
22. I’m Just Wild About Harry Lanin’s Southern Serenaders 1922
23. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate The Virginians 1922
24. I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise Markels’ Orchestra 1922
25. Who Cares? Eddie Elkins’ Orchestra 1922
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