Lucky LPH 997 – Lucky’s Drag Mix (1924-2008)

Wir begleiten Lucky’s Weg zur 1000! „Drag Kings“: Da musste ich erstmal nachschauen …(Als Dragking (in Anlehnung an Dragqueen) wird eine Frau bezeichnet, die innerhalb einer Bühnenrolle in typisch männlicher Kleidung und Aussehen stereotype männliche Verhaltensweisen darstellt oder persifliert.)

tracklist

(1924) Fletcher Henderson + His Orchestra – Strutter’s Drag (George Coleman, Charles Warfield)
(1928) Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Shoe Shiner’s Drag
(1929) Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Orchestra – Harlem Drag (Benny Waters)
(1930) Luis Russell + His Orchestra – Saratoga Drag (Luis Russell, Greely Walton)
(1932) Earl Hines + His Orchestra – Blue Drag (Josef Myrow)
(1934) Fats Waller – Viper’s Drag
(1935) Django Reinhardt + Le Quintette du Hot Club de France – Blue Drag (Josef Myrow)
(1940) Barney Bigard + His Jazzopators – Pelican Drag (Harry Carney)
(1941) Duke Ellington + His Famous Orchestra – Five O’Clock Drag
(1941) Sam Price + His Texax Bluesicians – The Goon Drag (Gone Wid De Goon)
(1944) Kansas City Six with Lester Young – Four O’Clock Drag (Milt Gabler)
(1947) Benny Goodman Sextet – The Varsity Drag (De Sylva, Brown, Henderson)
(1950) Bob Wills + His Texas Playboys – Boot Heel Drag
(1969) Archie Shepp Group – Slow Drag
(1982) Sonny Sharrock Trio – Slow Drag
(1990) Allen Lowe, Julius Hemphill, Jeff Fuller – Argentinian Slow Drag
(2001) Maurizio Geri Swingtet – Blue Drag (Josef Myrow)
(2003) Aki Takase Group – Viper’s Drag (Fats Waller)
(2004) Don Byron Quintet – The Goon Drag (Sam Price)
(2008) Allen Toussaint Group – Blue Drag (Josef Myrow)

total time: 79’40

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Cover by Lucky + ImageGPT.
Dedicated to the drag kings.