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ONE HOUR MAMA
 
mx  25511-W
 
OCTOBER  31,  1939     Tuesday  AM LIEDERKRANZ HALL
  58th Street & Lexington Avenue,  NYC
  ( VOCALION Records )
 

 
  64-Bar “Blues”   (ABCB) Key of   C Quarter Note =   94 Time:   2:52
 
 
  4-Bar Intro  +  64-Bar  Vocal:
 
    4  bars  –  CC & ensemble [Intro]  
 
    A 16  bars  –  vocal [Verse] (ABAB)
 
    B 16  bars  –  vocal [Chorus] (AABA w/ 4-bar stop-time bridge)
 
    C 16  bars  –  vocal [Bridge] (AAAA stop-time)
 
    B 16  bars  –  vocal [Chorus] (AABA w/ 4-bar stop-time bridge)
 
 

 
Personnel:
 
  Ida Cox and her All-Star Band
  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Guitar
  EDMOND HALL clarinet
  HOT LIPS PAGE trumpet
  J.C. HIGGINBOTHAM trombone
  JAMES P. JOHNSON piano
  ARTIE BERNSTEIN bass
  LIONEL HAMPTON drums
  IDA COX vocal
 
 

Composed by: Porter Grainger
 
©   VALDÉS   5/20/20
 

 

Transcription

One Hour Mama   –   31 October 1939   –   mx 25511  (all takes)

Intros / Codas

 



C&A:

A slow song with no solos by Charlie Christian, but he can be heard in single-string improvisation along with the ensemble on the intro and, on two of the takes, on the coda.  Four takes of One Hour Mama have been released from this Vocalion Records early session recorded during Hallows’ Eve.


mx 25511-W   (rehearsal take)

This take is complete but shorter than the others due to its not having the coda.


mx 25511-X   (“master” take)

Four-bar intro by the ensemble including Charlie Christian;  64-bar vocal;  and four-bar tag by Charles with the ensemble.


mx 25511-y   (breakdown)

This very short partial take begins breaking down halfway into the introduction and is halted just as the singer utters her first words;  ergo, intro only no vocal, no coda.


mx 25511-Z   (alternate take)

The routine on this take is the same as 25511-X.

 


 
Issued Recordings:
 
  [ LP ] Rosetta RR 1300 (side B, track 6) [ — ]
 
  [ CD ] Pulse / Kaz PLS CD 115 (track 22) [ — ]
  Rosetta RRCD 1300 (track 14) [ — ]
 
 



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