Tracks Cold As Ice
- I'm In The Mood
- Wait Until My Change Comes
- Eva'body Pays Attention
- Do Daddy (Requiem For John Lee Hooker)
- You Blew It Baby
- Oh Baby
- 4 Hours Straight/Blues Man
- Trapped
- Somebody's Out To Get Me
- Cold As Ice
- I Got To Be Me
- Fed Up
Release date: 2006-07-31
RRP: £14.99
Price: £4.70
Review Cold As Ice / John Lee Jr. Hooker:
Tracks The Specialty Story
- Early in the Morning - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Ain't It a Shame? - Lloyd Price
- Oh Babe! - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Rip It Up - Little Richard
- Best Wishes - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Oooh-Oooh-Oooh - Lloyd Price
- Just to Hold My Hand
- Gloria - Arthur Lee Maye & the Crowns
- Something's Going on in My Room - Daddy Cleanhead
- Rich Woman
- Hard Living Alone - Floyd Dixon
- Zindy Lou - The Chimes
- Hop, Skip and Jump - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Careful Love - Jimmy Liggins
- Bad Boy - Larry Williams
- Ready Teddy - Little Richard
- Fat Meat - Jim Wynn
- I Have News for You - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- What a Fool I Was - Percy Mayfield
- Teardrop Blues - Jimmy Liggins
- Baby Face - Little Richard
- I Ate the Wrong Part - Little Temple
- Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
- True Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Little Joe's Boogie (Guitar Boogie) - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
- She's Been Gone [#] - H-Bomb Ferguson
- Thrill Me - Camille Howard, Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Information Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- There's a Moose on the Loose - Roddy Jackson
- T-Town Twist - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Lost Love (Baby, Please Come Back to Me) - Percy Mayfield
- Love of God - The Soul Stirrers, Johnnie Taylor
- Just Because - Larry Williams
- Bony Maronie - Larry Williams
- You Don't Love Me - Camille Howard
- Farmer John - Don & Dewey
- Too Close to Heaven - Prof. Alex Bradford
- X-Temporaneous Boogie - Camille Howard
- Rockin' Boogie - Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats
- Junior Jives - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Keep a Dollar in Your Pocket - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams
- Voo-It! Voo-It! - Marion Abernathy
- Tell Me Pretty Baby - Lloyd Price
- One Room Country Shack - Mercy Dee Walton
- Cadillac Boogie - Jimmy Liggins
- Miss Ann - Little Richard
- (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell
- I'm Coming Home - The Swan Silvertones
- Our Romance - Clydie King
- Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
- Jenny, Jenny - Little Richard
- No Room in the Hotel - Chosen Gospel Singers, Lou Rawls
- All Around the World - Little Richard
- True Fine Mama - Little Richard
- Oooh-Whee-Baby - Art Neville
- Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard
- Don't Put Me Down - Jimmy Liggins
- Rag Mop - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
- Lights Out - Jerry Byrne
- Drunk - Jimmy Liggins
- Oh-Rooba-Lee - Arthur Lee Maye & the Crowns
- Money Blues - Camille Howard
- Hucklebuck - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Eternity - Ernie K-Doe
- I'll Come Running Back to You - Sam Cooke
- Justine - Don & Dewey
- Keep a Knockin' - Little Richard
- Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
- Cry Baby - Percy Mayfield
- One More River - Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers
- Should I Ever Love Again - Sister Wynona Carr
- Strange Angel - Amos Easton
- Cherokee Dance - Bob Landers, Willie Joe & His Unitar
- Everything's Gonna Be All Right Tonight - King Perry & His Pied Pipers
- Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard
- I Can't Lose With the Stuff I Use - Lester Williams
- Slippin' and Slidin' - Little Richard
- Bama Lama Bama Loo - Little Richard
- I'm Your Best Bet, Baby
- So Tired - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Things That I Used to Do - Guitar Slim
- Heeby Jeebies - Little Richard
- Sweet Breeze - Vernon Green & the Phantoms
- Baby Doll - Marvin & Johnny
- Koko Joe - Don & Dewey
- Big Boy Pete - Don & Dewey
- Where There Is No Love - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Haunted House - Johnny Fuller
- Prayin' for Your Return - Percy Mayfield
- Touch the Hem of His Garment - Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers
- It's Later Than You Think - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Big City Blues - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
- Slow Down - Larry Williams
- I'm Mad - John Lee Hooker
- R.M. Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Milton's Boogie - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Frankie Lee - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
- Twitchy - Willie Joe & His Unitar
- Ice Cream Freezer - Roosevelt Sykes
- Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
- Love Will Make You a Slave - Lil Greenwood
- Lucille - Little Richard
- Fiesta in Old Mexico - Camille Howard
- Squeeze Box Boogie - Clifton Chenier
- Nite Owl - Tony Allen
- Where's My Girl - Jesse Belvin
- Leavin' It All up to You - Don & Dewey
- Boogie #1 - The Sepia Tones
- Everything I Do Is Wrong - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- I Want a Roller - Andrew "Smokey" Hogg
- Rainy Day Blues
- Honeydripper - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
- Lucy Mae Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
- Frantic - Frank Motley & His Crew
- Open up Your Heart - Eugene Church
- Restless Heart - Lloyd Price
- Wheel of Fortune - The Four Flames
- Please Send Me Someone to Love - Percy Mayfield
- Strange Things Happening - Percy Mayfield
- Big Question - Percy Mayfield
- She's Got It - Little Richard
- Dream Girl - Jesse & Marvin
- I've Got a New Home - Pilgrim Travelers
- Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
- Night and Day (I Miss You So) - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams
- She Said Yeah - Larry Williams
- Bloodstains on the Wall - Honeyboy
Release date: 1994-03-25
RRP: £50.99
Price: £80.28
Review The Specialty Story / Various Artists:
Tracks Automatic Overdrive
- Blue Monday
- Ooh Wow!
- Git Gone Bluesy
- Big Ten Inch Record
- Boogie at Midnight
- Didn't Want to Do That
- Friday Night Strut
- Goshen by the Ocean
- Bad Guy in the Blues
Release date: 1990-01-16
Price: £10.99
Review Automatic Overdrive / Al Copley:
Tracks Box Full of Blues
- Cry Before I Go - Jimmy Reed
- Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker
- True Love - Memphis Slim
- I'll Just Keep on Singing the Blues - Memphis Slim
- Cold Blooded Woman - Memphis Slim
- Big Legs, Tight Skirt - John Lee Hooker
- Dimples - John Lee Hooker
- What Do You Say - John Lee Hooker
- It's Been Too Long - Memphis Slim
- Crawlin' King Snake - John Lee Hooker
- Mama, You Got a Daughter - John Lee Hooker
- Hard Headed Woman - John Lee Hooker
- I Done Found Out - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Good Jumpin' - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Jumpin' Jimmy - Jimmy Reed
- Four Walls - Memphis Slim
- Over the Hump - Jimmy Reed
- No Rollin' Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Good Time Roll Creole - Memphis Slim
- What Is the Mare-Back - Memphis Slim
- One Man's Mad - Memphis Slim
- Crying Blind - Jimmy Reed
- I'm Lost Without You - Memphis Slim
- Funky Funky Soul [Instrumental] - Jimmy Reed
- Have a Ball - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Failing by Degrees - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Hobo Blues - John Lee Hooker
- Pigalle Love - Memphis Slim
- New Orleans Woman - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Christmas Present Blues - Jimmy Reed
- Can't Stand to Leave - Jimmy Reed
- Big Bertha - Memphis Slim
- Hard Walkin' Hanna - Jimmy Reed
- Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
- Good Is Catching up With Me - Jimmy Reed
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken - John Lee Hooker
- Fickle Woman - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Sweet Lovin' Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon
- I Like to See You Walk - John Lee Hooker
- Good Rockin' Mama - John Lee Hooker
- Big Fine Girl - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Lonesome - Memphis Slim
- Baby Lee - John Lee Hooker
- House Rent Boogie - John Lee Hooker
- Big Legged Woman - Jimmy Reed
Release date: 1996-02-20
RRP: £22.99
Price: £27.95
Review Box Full of Blues / Various Artists:
Tracks 1947-1948
- Christmas Date Boogie - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Radar Blues - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Tell Me Pretty Baby (Howdy 'Ya Want Your Rollin' Done) - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Howlin' Winds - Joe Turner
- Baby, Won't You Marry Me - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Careless Love - Joe Turner
- Hollwood Bed (Cherry Red Blues) - Joe Turner
- Trouble Blues - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Old Piney Brown's Gone - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Wine-O-Baby Boogie - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Riding Blues (Jockey Blues) - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Roll 'Em Pete - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Nobody in Mind - Joe Turner
- Lucille, Lucille - Joe Turner
- Rocks in My Bed - Joe Turner
- Last Goodbye Blues - Joe Turner
- B & O Blues - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Whistle Stop Blues - Joe Turner
- Kansas City Blues - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
- Playful Baby - Pete Johnson, Joe Turner
RRP: £9.99
Price: £8.99
Review 1947-1948 / Joe Turner:
Tracks Blues Collection
- Linda Lu - Johnny Otis
- Person to Person - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- You're Still My Baby - Big Joe Turner
- Cleanhead Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- Cherry Red - Johnny Otis
- Ain't Gonna Let No Women - Nyles Jones
- Your Poodle Dog - Nyles Jones
- Fannie Mae - Johnny Otis
- Baby I Got News for You - Johnny Otis
- Welfare Blues - Nyles Jones
- Diney Brown Blues - Big Joe Turner
- Best Friend Blues - Big Daddy Rucker
- Deprit and Betty - Nyles Jones
- You Got Me Movin - Big Daddy Rucker
Release date: 2000-04-04
RRP: £4.99
Price: £10.54
Review Blues Collection / Various Artists:
Tracks West Coast Jive
- Let's Get Together
- Without You
- Miss Jiveola Brown
- H.D. Blues
- G Man Got The T Man
- Let's Go Down The Road
- Give Me My Money Back
- Don't Slam The Door
- Hour After Hour
- Not Worth A Dime
- Wynonie's Blues
- Playful Baby
- I'm So Lonesome
- Now Or Never
- When You're Alone
- Somebody Changed The Lock On My Door
- Get Your Kicks
- You Gotta Give It Up
Release date: 1999-10-01
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.82
Review West Coast Jive / Wynonie Harris:
Tracks Ballads
- For All We Know
- Lover Man
- A Stranger On Earth
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- I Wanna Be Around
- What's New
- Funny Thing
- I Didn't Know About You
- He's Gone Again
- The Show Must Go On
- If It's The Last Thing I Do
- I'll Close My Eyes
- These Foolish Things
Release date: 2002-04-08
RRP: £8.99
Price: £5.97
Review Ballads / Dinah Washington:
Tracks Big Blues
- Big Boss Man
- Let's Think Awhile
- Point
- Just A Dream
- Whiskey Drinking Woman
- Lotus Blossom
- That's The One
- You Got Me Running
- Snow Was Falling
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Swing On It
- Once There Lived A Fool
Release date: 2004-06-07
RRP: £13.99
Price: £4.93
Review Big Blues / Jimmy Witherspoon:
Tracks The Magic of Ella Mae Morse
- Money Honey
- Sway Me
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Ain't That A Shame
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me
- Forty Cups Of Coffee
- Cow Cow Boogie - Morse, Ella Mae & Freddie Slack
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- It Ain't Necessarily So
- My Funny Valentine
- Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
- 5 10 15 Hours
- Okie Boogie
- It Ain't Watcha Do
- Jersey Bounce
- Day In Day Out
- Early In The Morning
- You Go To My Head
- Music Maestro Please
- House Of The Blue Lights - Morse, Ella Mae & Freddie Slack
- Heart And Soul
- Guy Who Invented Kissin'
- Is It Any Wonder
- Rock Me All Night Long
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
Release date: 2001-04-09
RRP: £6.99
Price: £3.78
Review The Magic of Ella Mae Morse / Ella Mae Morse:
Tracks Songbook Series - Gilbert Shelton: Honky Soul Race Music Hard Bop & Anachronic Jazz
- Filthy McNasty - Silver, Horace
- Pal Yachee - Jones, Spike
- Drunk - Liggins, Jimmy
- Strike A Match And Light Up Another Marijuana Cigarette - John, 'Little' Willie
- Looky There Looky There She Ain't Go No Hair - Professor Longhair
- Bernie's Tune - Mulligan, Gerry & Chet Baker
- Fat Man - Domino, Fats
- Shoppin' For Clothes - Coasters
- Round Midnight - Anachronic Jazz Band
- All Around The World - John, 'Little' Willie
- Kaw Liga - Williams, Hank
- Hong Kong Blues - Carmichael, Hoagy
- My Swan Song - Frishberg, Dave
- Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash - Clovers
- Speak Low - Four Freshmen
- Eat That Chicken - Mingus, Charles
- Maybellene - Berry, Chuck
- It Should've Been Me - Charles, Ray (1)
- Irish Ballad - Lehrer, Tom
- Night In Tunisia - Powell, Bud
Release date: 1999-03-15
RRP: £16.99
Price: £4.99
Review Songbook Series - Gilbert Shelton: Honky Soul Race Music Hard Bop & Anachronic Jazz / Various Artists:
Tracks A Jumpin' Jubilee: the Jam Sessions 1945-1946
- Tea for Two - Benny Carter, Benny Carter, Nat King Cole, Johnny Miller, Oscar Moore, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Willie Smith, Willie Smith
- Unlucky Woman - Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Helen Humes, Ken Kersey,
- You Was Right, Baby - Emmett Berry, , Henry Coker, Ray Conniff, Vic Dickenson, Bobby Hackett, Manny Klein, Peggy Lee, Murray McEachern,
- Don't Blame Me - Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Helen Humes, Ken Kersey,
- September in the Rain - Emmett Berry, Co, Henry Coker, Ray Conniff, Vic Dickenson, Bobby Hackett, Manny Klein, Murray McEachern, , Willie Smith, Willie Smith
- My Old Flame - Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Ken Kersey,
- Oh, Lady Be Good - Irving Ashby, Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Coleman Hawkins, Ken Kersey, Phil Wilson, Lester Young
- Body and Soul - Irving Ashby, Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Coleman Hawkins, Ken Kersey, , Lester Young
- I Got Rhythm - Irving Ashby, Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Coleman Hawkins, Ken Kersey, , Lester Young
- Sweet Georgia Brown - Irving Ashby, Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Coleman Hawkins, Ken Kersey, , Lester Young
- Body and Soul - Benny Carter, Benny Carter, Nat King Cole, Johnny Miller, Oscar Moore, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Willie Smith, Willie Smith
- D.B. Blues - Irving Ashby, Buck Clayton, , William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Coleman Hawkins, Ken Kersey, , Lester Young
- Sonnyboy - Emmett Berry, Henry Coker, Ray Conniff, , Vic Dickenson, Bobby Hackett, Manny Klein, Murray McEachern,
- Cherokee - Benny Carter, Benny Carter, Nat King Cole, Johnny Miller, Oscar Moore, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Willie Smith, Willie Smith
Release date: 2002-01-14
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.69
Review A Jumpin' Jubilee: the Jam Sessions 1945-1946 / Buck Clayton:
Tracks Classics 1951-1953
- Echo Chamber Blues
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Beezy
- Ammons Boogie
- Archie
- Stairway To The Stars
- Old Folks
- Fuzzy
- Them There Eyes
- Because Of Rain
- Fine And Foxy
- I'll Walk Alone
- Undecided
- Travelin' Light
- Street Of Dreams
- Until The Real Thing Comes Along
- Jim Dawgs
- Beat The (Good Time Blues)
- Somewhere Along The Way
- Charmaine
- Hot Stuff
- Red Top
- Just Chips
- Sirocco
Release date: 2006-01-23
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.64
Review Classics 1951-1953 / Gene Ammons:
Tracks The 1930's: The Small Combos
- There's a House in Harlem for Sale - Henry Allen & His Orchestra
- Blues in E Flat
- Chuberry Jam - Chu Berry,
- Dismal Dan - Jack Purvis
- There's No Two Ways About It
- Here's Love in Your Eyes - Teddy Wilson, Terry Wilson
- 'Tain't No Use - Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys
- Jungle Drums - Sidney Bechet
- Shoe Shine Swing - Jones-Smith, Inc.
- Dee Blues - The Chocolate Dandies
- Wabash Stomp - Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra
- Royal Garden Blues - John Kirby & His Orchestra
- Echoes of Harlem - Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters
- Alabamy Home - Gotham Stompers
- Who's Sorry Now? - Rhythmakers
- Isle of Capri - Wingy Manone & His Orchestra
Release date: 1990-10-25
RRP: £8.99
Price: £12.95
Review The 1930's: The Small Combos / Various Artists:
Tracks How Do You Like Your Blues
- I Don't Know - Brown, Ruth & Johnny Adams
- Can't See For Lookin' - Kubek, 'Smokin'' Joe
- Promised Land - Holmes Brothers
- Talkin' Is Over (The Walkin' Has Begun) - Sansone, Jumpin' Johnny
- Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Ball, Marcia
- Running Out Of Time - Roomful Of Blues
- Soldier For The Blues - King, Jimmy
- Life Is A Ballgame - Persuasions
- Longwallin' - Boyack, Pat & The Prowlers
- You Don't Drink What I Drink - Wilson, Smokey
- Check Out Yourself - Jones, Tutu
- Hot Leftover No 1 - Magic Dick & Jay Geils/Bluestime
- Trombone Porky - Cohen, Porky & Michelle Willson
- Hot Leftover No 3 - Magic Dick & Jay Geils/Bluestime
- Mean Case Of The Blues - Clearwater, Eddy 'The Chief'
- I Need Time - Jones, Andrew 'Jr. Boy'
- One Foot In The Blues - Adams, Johnny
- No Use Talkin' - Thomas, Irma
Release date: 1999-10-01
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.90
Review How Do You Like Your Blues / Various Artists:
Tracks RCA Victor 80th Anniversary Vol.3: the First Label in Jazz 1940-1949
- Spotlite - Hawkins, Coleman
- Yes Indeed - Dorsey, Tommy
- Buckin' The Blues - Esquire All American Award Winners
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be - Hodges, Johnny
- Erroll's Bounce - Garner, Erroll
- Cotton Tail - Ellington, Duke
- All Of Me - Carter, Benny
- I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You - Tristano, Lennie
- Summit Ridge Drive - Shaw, Artie
- Cadillac Slim - Carter, Benny & Chocolate Dandies
- Overtime - Metronome All Stars
- My Heart Stood Still - Peterson, Oscar Trio
- Sheikh Of Araby - Hawkins, Coleman
- Blues In Thirds - Bechet, Sidney
- Blues After Hours - Teagarden, Jack
- St Louis Blues - Kirby, John & His Orchestra
- Out Of Nowhere - Tatum, Art
- Your Red Wagon - Tristano, Lennie
- Algo Bueno (Woody'n You) - Gillespie, Dizzy
- Stormy Monday Blues - Hines, Earl 'Fatha'
- Epistrophy - Clarke, Kenny
- One O'clock Jump - Metronome All Stars
- Ain't Misbehavin' - Armstrong, Louis
- Night In Tunisia - Gillespie, Dizzy
Release date: 1997-06-09
RRP: £9.99
Price: £8.19
Review RCA Victor 80th Anniversary Vol.3: the First Label in Jazz 1940-1949 / Various Artists:
Tracks Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings
- Honky Tonk Boogie
- Doggin' Blues
- Help Me Blues
- Head Hunter
- Wedding Boogie
- Gonna Take a Train
- Mistrustin' Blues
- Uneasy Blues
- Ain't Nothin' Shakin'
- Good Time Blues
- Boogie Guitar
- Round the Clock
- Heartache, Here I Come
- Strange Woman
- Freight Train Boogie
- If It's So, Baby
- Get Together Blues
- Hunter Hancock Theme
- You're Fine But Not My Kind
- Beer Bottle Boogie
- Helpless
- Just Can't Get Free
- Mambo Boogie
- I'll Ask My Heart
- Chitlin' Switch Blues
- Rain in My Eyes
- Cry Baby
- Preston Love's Mansion
- Fool's Gold
- New Love
- Midnight in the Barrelhouse
- Little Red Hen
- I'm Falling in Love With You
- Lonely Blues
- Rockin' Blues
- Sunset to Dawn
- Dreamin' Blues
- Because I Love My Baby So
- Blues Nocturne
- Feel Like Crying Again
- Living and Loving You
- Lover's Lane Boogie
- Double Crossing Blues
- Warning Blues
- Turkey Hop, Pt. 2
- There Ain't No Use Beggin'
- It Ain't the Beauty
- I'm Through
- Far Away Christmas Blues
- I'm Living O.K.
- New Orleans Shuffle
- Lost Dream Blues (Lost in a Dream)
- Cool and Easy
- MT Baby's Bussiness
- My Heart Tells Me
- Hold Me Close
- Deceivin' Blues
- I Found Out My Troubles
- Turn the Lights Down Low
- Where's My Baby
- Walkin' Shoe Blues
- Misery
- I Dream
- Cupid's Boogie
- Three Magic Words
- I Don't Care
- If I Didn't Love You So
- All Night Long
- Our Romance Is Gone
- Harlem Nocturne
- Turkey Hop, Pt. 1
- Going to See My Baby
- Hangover Blues
- It Can Never Happen Again
- Love Will Break Your Heart for You
- Just Another Flame
- Gee Baby
Release date: 1999-11-16
RRP: £29.99
Price: £16.95
Review Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings / Johnny Otis:Johnny Otis is best known for his 1956 rock & roll hit "Willie and the Hand Jive. " But Otis-the son of Greek immigrants who chose to be personally and professionally identified as black-had enjoyed a successful career as a West Coast jazz drummer and R&B bandleader dating back to the mid-'40s. In 1950 alone, he scored three No. 1 R&B hits. This three-disc set collects all his recordings for Savoy between 1949 and 1952, as well as a handful of earlier sides, beginning with his 1945 version of "Harlem Nocturne. " The set traces the evolution of Otis's style from big-band jazz toward earthier blues and R&B. "Little" Esther Phillips was featured on Otis's biggest hit, "Double Crossing Blues. " Other lead singers in the ongoing Caravan (and on this collection) included Mel Waters (who recalls Charles Brown with a lighter vocal tone), the doo-wop group the Robins, and Linda Hopkins. Guitarist Pete Lewis, saxophonist Big Jay McNeely, and Otis himself on vibraphone are crucial instrumental contributors. Despite Rhythm and Blues Caravan's zoot-suit trappings, there is a dreamy innocence and humor to this music that's largely missing from contemporary R&B. [+]There's also an endearing strangeness that served as a formative influence on the young Frank Zappa, among others. -Rick Mitchell.
Tracks Rough Weather Blues Vol.2
- Sincere Lover's Blues
- Down And Out Blues
- Blues For Love
- Lover's Prayer
- Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man
- Stolen Love
- Cloudy Day Blues
- Misery Blues
- I'll Always Love You
- Drunk
- I'll Never Let You Go
- Pleading My Cause
- Bye Bye Baby Goodbye
- Rough Weather Blues
- Low Down Blues
- Now's The Time
- Brown Skin Baby
- Jumpin' And Stompin'
- Goin' Down With The Sun
- Looking For My Baby
- Give Up Little Girl
- Dark Hour Blues
- Unidentified Instrumental
- Railroad Blues
- Lonely Nights Blues
Release date: 1993-01-25
RRP: £14.99
Price: £7.99
Review Rough Weather Blues Vol.2 / Jimmy Liggins:
Tracks Later for the Gator
- Dance Of The Lady Bug - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Call Of The Gators - Jackson, Willis
- Gator Tail - Jackson, Willis & Cootie Williams
- Wine O Wine - Jackson, Willis & The Four Gators
- Gonna Hoot And Holler - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Estrellita - Jackson, Willis & Ruth Brown
- Cool Mama - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Tears Keep Tumbling Down - Jackson, Willis & Ruth Brown
- Gator Tail - Jackson, Willis & Cootie Williams
- Let 'Em Roll - Jackson, Willie & Bob Merrill
- Good Gliding - Jackson, Willis & Ruth Brown
- On My Own - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Steamroller Blues - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Rock Rock Rock - Jackson, Willis & The Four Gators
- Doin' The Gator Tail - Jackson, Willis & Cootie Williams
- Gator's Groove - Jackson, Willis
- More Blues At Midnight - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Blow Jackson Blow - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- RB Blues - Jackson, Willis & Ruth Brown
- Street Scene - Jackson, Willis & Ruth Brown
- Beauty Palor Gossip - Jackson, Willis
- Daddy Daddy - Jackson, Willis & Ruth Brown
- Harlem Nocturne - Jackson, Willis
- Chuck's Chuckles - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Jackson, Willis & Eddie Mack
- Later For The Gator - Jackson, Willis
Release date: 2005-06-27
RRP: £10.99
Price: £5.86
Review Later for the Gator / Willis Jackson:
Tracks Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
- What's The Use Of Getting Sober
- Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
- Five Guys Named Moe
- Jack You're Dead
- Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
- GI Jive
- Caldonia
- Petootie Pie
- Don't Worry About That Mule
- Open The Door Richard
- Mop Mop
- Early In The Morning
- Ration Blues
- Knock Me A Kiss
- Chick's Too Young To Fry
- Stone Cold Dead In The Market
- Buzz Me
- Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
- Let The Good Times Roll
- Texas And Pacific
- My Baby Said Yes
- Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
- Ain't That Just Like A Woman
- Choo Choo Ch'boogie
Release date: 1999-01-01
RRP: £8.99
Price: £10.95
Review Choo Choo Ch' Boogie / Louis Jordan:
| Models & Brands:
Cold As Ice, The Specialty Story, Automatic Overdrive, Box Full of Blues, 1947-1948, Blues Collection, West Coast Jive, Ballads, Big Blues, The Magic of Ella Mae Morse, Songbook Series - Gilbert Shelton: Honky Soul Race Music Hard Bop & Anachronic Jazz, A Jumpin' Jubilee: the Jam Sessions 1945-1946, Classics 1951-1953, The 1930's: The Small Combos, How Do You Like Your Blues, RCA Victor 80th Anniversary Vol.3: the First Label in Jazz 1940-1949, Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings, Rough Weather Blues Vol.2, Later for the Gator, Choo Choo Ch' Boogie |
