Tracklist

1	–Count Basie Band	Rhythm Man Arranged By – Mundy	2:40
2	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Stomping At The Savoy Written-By – Sampson	3:14
3	–James P. Johnson	Carolina Shout Written-By – James P. Johnson	2:13
4	–Kansas City Six	Way Down Yander In New Orleans Written-By – Creamer, Layton	2:22
5	–Sonny Terry And Bull City Red	The New John Henry Written-By – Terry	3:06
6	–Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis And Albert Ammons With Walter Page, Jo Jones	Cavalcade Of Boogie Written-By – Ammons, Lewis, Johnson	2:56
7	–Sonny Terry	Mountain Blues Written-By – Terry	3:08
8	–Count Basie Band	Blues With Lips Trumpet – Hot Lips PageWritten-By – Basie	3:05
9	–New Orleans Feetwarmers	Weary Blues Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetWritten-By – Artie Matthews	1:57
10	–The Golden Gate Quartet	I'm On My Way Written-By – Traditional	2:57
11	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Flying Home Written-By – Goodman, Christian, Hampton	3:11
12	–Ida Cox And Band	Four Day Creep Vocals, Written-By – Cox	3:19
13	–Joe Turner And Pete Johnson	It's All Right Baby Written-By – Turner, Johnson	2:32
14	–New Orleans Feetwarmers	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetWritten-By – Piron	2:13
15	–Count Basie, Walter Page, Jo Jones	I Ain't Got Nobody Written-By – S. Williams	3:50
16	–Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons, Walter Page, Jo Jones	Done Got Wise Written-By – Broonzy	2:28
17	–Count Basie Combo	Don't Be That Way Written-By – Sampson	4:05
18	–Benny Goodman Sextet, Count Basie Band With Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson And Albert Ammons	Lady Be Good (Jam Session) Written-By – Gershwin	9:29
19	–The Golden Gate Quartet	Gospel Train Written-By – Traditional	2:02
20	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Memories Of You Written-By – Blake	2:52
21	–Kansas City Six	Good Morning Blues Written-By – Basie	3:44
22	–Mitchell's Christian Singers	What More Can My Jesus Do Written-By – Traditional	2:09
23	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Honeysuckle Rose Written-By – Fats Waller	3:47
24	–Count Basie Combo	Blues With Helen Vocals – Helen HumesWritten-By – Basie, Humes	3:33
25	–Count Basie Combo	Mortgage Stomp Written-By – Basie	3:51
26	–Kansas City Six	Paging The Devil Written-By – Page	3:41
27	–Mitchell's Christian Singers	My Mother Died A'Shoutin' Written-By – Traditional	2:10
28	–Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons, Walter Page, Jo Jones	Louise, Louise Written-By – Broonzy	2:50
29	–Count Basie Band	One O'Clock Stomp Written-By – Basie	0:49
30	–James P. Johnson	Mule Walk Written-By – James P. Johnson	2:16
31	–Benny Goodman Sextet	I Got Rhythm Written-By – Gershwin	3:10

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VRS 8523/4	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Vanguard	VRS 8523/4	US	1959
VRS 8523/4	Various	John Hammond's Spirituals To Swing – The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concerts Of 1938/9 ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Gat)	Vanguard, Pye Records	VRS 8523/4	UK	1972
VRS 8523/4	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Vanguard	VRS 8523/4	UK	1972
AVRS 9014/15	Various	John Hammond's Spirituals To Swing: The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concerts of 1938/9 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE)	Amadeo	AVRS 9014/15	Austria	Unknown
20-70.774	Various	De Los Sprituals Al Swing (From Spirituals To Swing) – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	Music Hall	20-70.774	Argentina	1973

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Earl Warren (tracks: A6 to B8)
• Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: A6 to B8)
• Baritone Vocals – Louis Davis (tracks: D7, D8)
• Bass – Arthur Bernstein (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6), Walter Page (tracks: A4 to B4, B7, B8, C5, D4 to D6, D9)
• Bass Vocals – Sam Bryant (tracks: D7, D8)
• Bass Vocals [1st Bass] – Willie Johnson (tracks: C3, C4)
• Bass Vocals [2nd Bass] – Arlandus Wilson (tracks: C3, C4)
• Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: A4 to B4, B7, B8, C5, D4 to D6, D9), Nick Fatool (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Guitar – Charlie Christian (tracks: A1 to 3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C6, D9), Freddie Green (tracks: A6 to B2, C5, D9)
• Harmonica, Vocals – Sonny Terry (tracks: D1, D2)
• Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney Bechet (tracks: B7, B8)
• Liner Notes – Charles Edward Smith, Sterling A. Brown
• Photography – New York Daily News
• Piano – Albert Ammons (tracks: C6, D4 to D6), Count Basie (tracks: A4 to A8, B3, B4, C6), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6), James P. Johnson (tracks: B5 to B8, C5), Meade Lux Lewis (tracks: C6, D4), Pete Johnson (tracks: C6, C3, D4)
• Producer, Liner Notes – John Hammond
• Tenor Saxophone – Hershal Evans (tracks: A6 to A8), Lester Young (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C5, C6, D9)
• Tenor Vocals [1st Tenor] – Henry Owens (tracks: C3, C4), William Brown (tracks: D7, D8)
• Tenor Vocals [2nd Tenor] – Julius Davis (tracks: D7, D8), William Langford (tracks: C3, C4)
• Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: A6 to A8), Dan Minor (tracks: A6 to A8, B7, B8), Dickie Wells (tracks: A6 to A8, C5)
• Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C5, D9), Ed Lewis (tracks: A6 to A8), Harry Edison (tracks: A6 to A8, C6), Shad Collins (tracks: A6 to A8), Tommy Ladnier (tracks: B7, B8)
• Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Vocals – Joe Turner (tracks: D3), Ida Cox (tracks: C5)
• Vocals, Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy (tracks: D5, D6)
• Washboard – Bull City Red (tracks: D2)

Notes

Recorded live December 23, 1938 and December 24, 1939, Carnegie Hall, New York City
First released 1959

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout: VJD 550 A1
• Matrix / Runout: VJD 550 B1
• Matrix / Runout: VJD 550 C1
• Matrix / Runout: VJD 550 D1

Companies

• Record Company – Pye Records

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