Review, buy Jump Blues: Rites of Rhythm & Blues: 1993..., Jimmie Gordon Vol.3 1939-1946, Be Bop Vol.1, Love Is a Five Letter Word, Low Down Blues, Best of the Blues, Jumpin' Jive, Rockin' With Spoon: Charly Blues Masterworks Vol.25, Roy Milton & His Solid Senders, Buster Poindexter, Hidden Treasures, Have a Good Time, Original Jazz Legends, Vol. 2: Everyone Loves Ellington, The Rock 'N' Roll Fever!: The Wildest from Specialty, Highlights from Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974, Birthday Party [VINYL], Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950, Have a Good Time, Swingin' the Blues, Vol. 1, The Kid and the Brute: Limited Edition

That Roy Milton gets nary a mention in documentaries or surveys of American music reflects how far we have to go in recognizing the true pioneers of this music. Louis Jordan may have created the small swing combo, but Roy Milton boiled it down to its absolute essence-the blues-and emerged as one of the biggest stars in the golden age of jump blues. With a slick combo of big-band veterans (all stars in their own right), rock-solid boogie rhythms, and a sly wit, Milton and His Solid Senders churned out hit after hit, the best of which are to be found in this excellent collection. "RM Blues" is the song that put Specialty Records on the map, while "Hop, Skip & Jump" may be the finest jump-blues song ever recorded. The others merely bridged the gap between R&B and rock & roll. Just buy it. -Ken Hohman.

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Buster Poindexter (Buster Poindexter)

Tracks Buster Poindexter

Heart of Gold
Smack Dab in the Middle
House of the Rising Sun
Good Morning Judge
Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?
Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
Cannibal
Bad Boy
Hot Hot Hot
Screwy Music
Whadaya Want?

Publisher: Bmg
Release date: 1990-10-25
RRP: ~~£10.99~~
Price: £9.95

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Review Various Artists / Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures (Various Artists)

Tracks Hidden Treasures

Cold Sweat - Patrick Kelly, , Bill Wood
Tomorrow Night - Blessid Union of Souls
Train Kept a Rollin' - Eugene Goss,
Train Kept a Rollin'
She's More to Be Pitied - Ass Ponys
My Ding-A-Ling - Gary Burbank, Goshorn Brothers
Hide Away - Peter Frampton, Philip Paul,
Twist
Finger Poppin' Time - Robin Lacy
Good Rockin' Tonight
Kansas City Loving - Goshorn Brothers
Country Boy Rock & Roll - Scotty Anderson, ,
Fever - Over the Rhine
Hide Away - Bootsy Collins, Sonny Moorman
Dedicated to the One I Love
No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine
Henry's Got Flat Feet - Chozen, P. Ann Everson-Price,

Publisher: King
Release date: 2003-04-22
RRP: ~~£10.99~~
Price: £4.98

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Have a Good Time (Ruth Brown)

Tracks Have a Good Time

Yes Sir That's My Baby
Teardrops From My Eyes
5 10 15 Hours
When I Fall In Love
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
What A Wonderful World
Have A Good Time
Always On My Mind
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
You Won't Let Me Go

Publisher: Fantasy Jazz
Release date: 1995-11-02
RRP: ~~£14.99~~
Price: £7.00

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Review Various Artists / Original Jazz Legends, Vol. 2: Everyone Loves Ellington

Original Jazz Legends, Vol. 2: Everyone Loves Ellington (Various Artists)

Tracks Original Jazz Legends, Vol. 2: Everyone Loves Ellington

Over the Rainbow - Earl Hines
Body and Soul - Art Tatum
Like Someone in Love - Tommy Flanagan
Mean to Me - Lee Konitz
Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington
I Can't Get Started - Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
Perdido - Ben Webster
Poor Butterfly - Teddy Wilson
Hush - Donald Byrd
Minor Mishap - Freddie Hubbard
It's Only a Paper Moon - Bud Freeman
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Louis Armstrong
Feeling of Jazz - Duke Ellington
Box Cars - Zoot Sims, Zoot Sims
Willow Weep for Me - Billie Holiday
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - Art Tatum
These Foolish Things - Buddy Tate
Cherokee - Sonny Stitt
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Sidney Bechet
I've Always Got the Blues - Miles Davis
When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Armstrong
Nutty - Thelonious Monk
Struttin' With Some Barbecue - Louis Armstrong
Satin Doll - Bill Coleman
Take the "A" Train - Dexter Gordon
Kicks - Nat King Cole, Buddy Rich
Man Ain't a Man - Louis Jordan
I Cover the Waterfront - Billie Holiday
Just You, Just Me - Bud Powell
Lex - Freddie Hubbard
Trinkle, Tinkle - Thelonious Monk
Black Lion Blues - Earl Hines
I Saw Stars - Stéphane Grappelli
Foolish Things - Count Basie
For All We Know - Bill Coleman, Ben Webster
Jeannine - Duke Pearson

Publisher: 1201 Music
Release date: 2000-03-14
RRP: ~~£22.99~~
Price: £8.57

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Review Various Artists / The Rock 'N' Roll Fever!: The Wildest from Specialty

The Rock 'N' Roll Fever!: The Wildest from Specialty (Various Artists)

Tracks The Rock 'N' Roll Fever!: The Wildest from Specialty

Carry On - Jerry Byrne
Haunted House - Johnny Fuller
Chicken Baby Chicken - Tony Harris
Rock & Roll Fever - Floyd Dixon
Sack - Ben Hughes
Moose on the Loose - Roddy Jackson
She Said Yeah - Larry Williams
Arlene - The Titans
It's Spring Again - The Pentagons
Don't Stop Loving Me [#]
I've Got My Sights on Someone New - Roddy Jackson
Frankenstein's Den - Hollywood Flames
My Baby's Rocking [#]
Lights Out - Jerry Byrne
Don't You Just Know It - The Titans
Ooh Little Girl - Floyd Dixon
Thunderbird - Rene Hall
Twitchy - Willie Joe,
Goodbye Baby Goodbye - Sonny Lowery
Justine
Swingin' at the Creek - Johnny Fuller
Hiccups - Roddy Jackson
Little Bird - Hollywood Flames
Cherokee Dance - Bob Landers, Willie Joe & His Unitar
Satisfied - Casualairs

Publisher: Specilty
Release date: 1994-09-09
RRP: ~~£12.99~~
Price: £24.95

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Highlights from Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974 (Various Artists)

Tracks Highlights from Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974

I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
Fat Man - Fats Domino
Stack-A-Lee, Pt. 2 - Archibald
It Will Stand - The Showmen
I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn
Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis
Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe,
Goin' Home - Fats Domino
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday - Bobby Mitchell
I Didn't Want to Do It - The Spiders
Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
Come On, Pt. 1 - Earl King
Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Pt. 1 - Jessie Hill
It's Raining - Irma Thomas
Sick and Tired - Chris Kenner
Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
Feel So Good - Shirley & Lee
Travelin' Mood - Willie "Wee Willie" Wayne
Monkey - Dave Bartholomew
Bon Ton Roulet [New Bon Ton Roulet] - Clarence Garlow
Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino
3 x 7 = 21 - Jewel King
Let the Four Winds Blow - Roy Brown
Witchcraft - The Spiders
Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino
One Night - Smiley Lewis
Toy Bell - The Bees
Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman

Publisher: Capitol
Release date: 1996-04-02
RRP: ~~£12.99~~
Price: £25.95

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Review Illinois Jacquet / Birthday Party [VINYL]

Birthday Party [VINYL] (Illinois Jacquet)

Tracks Birthday Party [VINYL]

Polka Dots and Moonbeams
On the Beach
Ebb Tide
Birthday Party Blues
Shadow of Your Smile

Publisher: Groove Note
Release date: 1999-06-01

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Review Various Artists / Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950

Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950 (Various Artists)

Tracks Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer - Golden Gate Quartet
Object of My Affection - Pinky Tomlin
Everybody Loves My Baby - The Boswell Sisters
Why Don't You Do Right? - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Peggy Lee
September Song - Walter Huston
Down the Road a Piece - Will Bradley
Nightmare - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
Ten Cents a Dance - Ruth Etting
When the Moon Comes over the Mountain - Kate Smith & Her Swanee Music
Blue Room - Joe Blue Four Ventui's
When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine - Bert Williams
Diga Diga Doo - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, The Mills Brothers
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Frank Sinatra
I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra
Oh, Lady Be Good - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Lee Wiley
Flat Foot Floogie - Slim & Slam
Music Goes 'Round and Around - Frank Froeba & His Swing Band
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby
These Foolish Things - Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson
Toy Trumpet - Raymond Scott Quintette
Swanee - Al Jolson
My Blue Heaven - Don Voorhees & His Orchestra
Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Makin' Whoopee - Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Aunt Jemima
My Melancholy Baby - The Dorsey Brothers,
Easter Parade - Gene Austin
Black and Blue - Ethel Waters
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry, Pinafores
Lady in Red - Louis Prima & His Band, Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang, Louis Prima & His Orchestra
You Rascal You - Jack Teagarden, Jack Teagarden Orchestra
Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore, Dinah Shore
Some of These Days - Ted Lewis Orchestra, Sophie Tucker
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? - Nora Bayes
I Thought About You - Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
Prisoner of Love - Lena Horne, Teddy Wilson
Washington Post March - United States Marine Band
King of the Bungaloos - Gene Greene
Linda - Buddy Clark, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
Peanut Vendor - California Ramblers
Lovable and Sweet - Annette Hanshaw
Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) - Eddie Cantor
My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra, Mary Martin
I'm Beginning to See the Light - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
Laura - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Lee Morse
Happy Days Are Here Again - Ben Selvin Orchestra