| Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette - Cake Walkin' - The Modern Recordings 1947-1948 This collection of excellent music from the Modern vaults has been a long time coming. Compiled more than two years ago, it was back-burnered while I consulted the various oracles of R&B research for information on Albert C Wichard, aka “Cake”. Virtually nothing is known about the man whose drumming had been at the core of almost all of Modern’s early sessions, other than he’d been dead a long time and that he died young. But Cake Wichard was high profile enough to have had several sessions for Modern in his own name, and this top-notch package collects up the contents of all of them, in many cases for the first time on CD. It’s fair to say that most of those featured on “Cake Walkin” are of higher profile than the mysterious Mr Wichard. There can’t be a blues fan alive or dead who hasn’t heard of Jimmy Witherspoon, Pee Wee Crayton and Jay McShann, while Big Duke Henderson has been an R&B cult hero for decades. They are all heard to excellent advantage here, particularly ’Spoon, whose first sessions for Modern these were and who shows a youthful exuberance in these sides that is missing from the recordings he made as a more mature singer from the late 1950s onwards. A little unbelievably for an artist of his stature, several of the sides here that feature Witherspoon are receiving their first ever release in this package. (The remaining three Wichard/’Spoon cuts that are not featured have been earmarked for future volumes of “Mellow Cats & Kittens”). The somewhat less prolific Duke Henderson is also at the peak of his vocal powers here, particularly on the fearsome ‘His Majesty’s Boogie’. Not everyone can be as successful as they are talented, but in Sylvester Henderson’s case it’s a real shame that the quality of his performances did not result in some bigger hits. There’s no existing session paperwork to confirm the presence of any individuals other than Wichard and the featured vocalists/instrumentalists, but it can be assumed that Hadda Brooks on piano and Bill Davis and/or Bill Day are in the mix on at least some of the tracks, providing a rock-solid rhythm section that’s always underpinned by Wichard’s metronomic timing. As small group mid-40s R&B goes, it’s pretty unbeatable. Unfortunately, Al Wichard’s life was short and he passed away in the late 1950s before most researchers began their sterling work. Most of those who worked with him (including all the identifiable musicians on this CD) are also now gone, as are his wife and son. We may never find out more than the little we know now, but we can always say for sure that the early post-WWII Central Avenue R&B scene would have been much the poorer without his contribution. By Tony Rounce (ACE RECORDS) |
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Ace Records 2009 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Amos Milburn - Rockin' And Drinkin' 2CD A boogie woogie pianist and blues balladeer, Amos Milburn was one of the most consistently popular R&B artists of the pre rock and roll era. This 50 track 2CD set features every one of his Billboard R&B chart hits and includes classic and influential songs such as: 'Chicken Shack Boogie', 'Bad Bad Whiskey' and 'One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer'. This is a must for blues fans and of course the man himself! So pour a drink, sit back and let the 88s ace drown you in his own brand of exuberant, humorous, rowdy and boisterous rollicking fun. |
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Jasmine Records 2012 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Arthur Crudup - Dirt Road Blues 16 tracks |
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Tim | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Bessie Smith - Nobody Kows You When You're Down And Out Known at her peak, and forevermore as 'The Empress Of The Blues', Bessie Smith was possibly the first and greatest of the blues divas and certainly the first to have hit records. A protege of the great Ma Rainey, by the early 1920s, Bessie Smith was already a superstar, backed on record by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Joe Smith, James P. Johnson, and Charlie Green. Her elaborate live shows Harlem Frolics and Mississippi Days were smash hits though out the decade; The Blues were in and trendy, and Bessie was at the top of her game. |
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Rev-Ola 2007 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Big Jay McNeely - The Deacon, Unabridged Vol. 1: 1948-50 |
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Swingin' Records | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Big Joe Turner - Rocks 1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with comprehensive booklet, 28 tracks, playing time: 70:35. -- Contains 'Roll 'Em Pete' with Pete Johnson, a record that propelled bobby-soxers into a boogie-woogie frenzy. 'Shake, Rattle And Roll' helped jump-start the rock 'n' roll revolution. It's here along with a truck-load of R&B hits including 'Honey Hush', 'Flip, Flop And Fly', 'Hide And Seek', 'Corrine Corrina', 'Lipstick, Powder And Paint' and many more. These immortal rock-till-it-hurts classics inspired an uncountable number of rockabilly covers from Elvis Presley to Jerry Lee Lewis to Shakin' Stevens. 'The quintessential American singer' said Doc Pomus. 'Rock 'n' roll would never have happened without him'. -- Big Joe Turner first shouted timeless blues couplets in the Kansas City of the '30s, partnering stomping pianist, Pete Johnson, for almost two decades. Together they ignited the boogie-woogie craze that led to the post-war emergence of R&B and ultimately, the revolution that was rock 'n' roll. This set, compiled by Trevor Cajiao, Editor of 'Now Dig This,' embraces all phases of Joe's career but concentrates, inevitably, on the hard-rocking records which made Joe a rock 'n' roll star and unlikely teen idol at the age of 43. Discs like 'Honey Hush', 'Shake, Rattle And Roll' (bowdlerised by Bill Haley), 'Flip, Flop And Fly', 'Boogie Woogie Country Girl', 'Teen Age Letter' and 'Lipstick, Powder And Paint' were among the most exciting records of the '50s and led to literally hundreds of covers by legions of rockabilly singers. -- Jump blues veteran turned rock 'n' roll patriarch, Big Joe Turner out-rocked them all! |
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Bear Family 2011 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Big John Greer - I'm The Fat Man Big John Greer…what a man! Starting off as a key member of Lucky Millinder's legendary band, the Big Man was soon blowing hot sax on a succession of salty, saucy, sexy hits, as rockin' as they were risqué. As well as playing with Millinder, Bullmoose Jackson and others of the most out-there aggregations of the time - Big John was really the daddy of them all: just listen and you will hear! This is a must for all fans of rockin' sax honkin' risque R&B. The success of our series of these on radio, with such knowledgeable and tasteful DJs as Mark Lamarr, I think speaks eloquently for itself… |
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Rev-Ola 2007 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Big Mama Thornton - They Called Me Big Mama 23 tracks. digisleeve |
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Proper 2005 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - Walk 'Em : The Decca Sessions |
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Ace Records 1996 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Buddy Johnson feat Ella Johnson - Jukebox Hits 1940-51 21 biisiä |
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Acrobat 2003 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Bull Moose Jackson - Chronological 1945-47 22 biisiä |
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Classics Records 2003 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Calvin Boze - Complete Recordings 1945-1952 28 biisiä |
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Blue Moon 1997 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Cats & The Fiddle - Start Jive Talkin' - Complete Recordings Vol. 3. 1947-1950 20 biisiä vuosilta 1947-1950 |
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Deejay 2000 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Cats & The Fiddle - Killin' Jive - 1939-1940 Complete Recordings 1939-1940 Vol. 1. 26 biisiä |
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Deejay 1999 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Charles Brown - Bobby Sox Blues 21 biisiä: Charls Brown: Vocals / Piano, Johnny Moore: Guitar, Eddie Williams: Bass |
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TKO Magnum 2001 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazer's - Drifting And Dreaming |
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Ace Records 1996 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Dirty Work At The Crosroads 1947-1953 |
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Acrobat Music 2006 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Delta Rhythm Boys - Just A Rockin' & A-Jivin' Anthology Vol. 1 27 tracks from 1941-1947 |
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Deejay 2001 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Doc Wiley Trio - Wild Cat Boogie 18 tracks |
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Ace Records 2003 | CD | 12.00 € |
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| Etta James - Complete Modern And Kent Recordings 2CD 42 tracks from 1954-1958 |
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Ace Records 2005 | CD | 23.00 € |
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| Floyd Dixon - Cow Town Blues 26 biisiä vuosilta 1949-1951 |
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Ace Records 1999 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Freddie Slack - Mr Freddie's Boogie (1940-1947) |
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Great Voice Of Century 2008 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Gene Phillips - Swinging The Blues 25 biisiä vuosilta 1947-1963 |
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Ace Records 2000 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Gene Phillips And His Rhythm Aces - Drinkin' & Stinkin' More great late 40s and early 50s Louis Jordan-style jump'n'jive from one of Modern's original R&B stars. When Ray Topping assembled the first Ace CD compilation of Gene Phillips' Modern recordings a few years ago, he promised that a second volume would eventually be forthcoming. It's taken us a couple of years to make good on that promise - some of the acetates for repertoire that Ray didn't use were heavily worn or damaged in some way, and the Sound Mastering audio geniuses have had to devote long (if ultimately rewarding) hours to their restoration. But on the understanding that good things always come to those who wait, we're delighted at last to bring forth - as a valuable addition to our fast-expanding 10-inch series - Drinkin' And Stinkin', a most worthy companion to 1999's Singing The Blues (CDCHD 746). Gene Phillips was one of the first important artists to be signed by the fledgling Modern Music Company back in 1946, and probably ranks as the label's second-most important early signing behind Hadda Brooks. Even though he was only signed to the label as an artist for 3-4 years, he enjoyed a lengthy subsequent association with the Bihari brothers' West Coast R&B indie as a sideman. (It's recently been established that he played on the Oscar McLollie sessions from 1955, and indeed he may well have continued his relationship with Modern beyond then...) This CD, of course, deals with Gene's recordings under his own name. And what recordings they are! Despite an obvious debt to the oeuvre of R&B megastar Louis Jordan - and, let's face it, if your music is going to owe anything to somebody else's, Mr Jordan's is not the worst repertoire in the world to be indebted to - they are, without exception, fabulous examples of proto-R&B as it was beginning to shake the shackles of jazz, and to emerge as a valid music form in its own right. Just a few years after these sides were recorded, the Treniers made a fine record called It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings! The music of Gene Phillips and his Rhythm Aces was, and still is, tailor-made to suit such a description... In selecting the repertoire for this set, I re-listened to every surviving take on these masters and chose those I felt were the best, regardless of whether or not the takes in question were those originally designated as the "master" by Jules Bihari. Since I've become more deeply involved in the Modern reissue programme I've realised that the Bihari-approved take was, in many case, merely the last complete one of the session in question, rather than the best one, and that there were often far better takes lurking further to the front of any given acetate or tape. In presenting these in preference to a "master" I'm certainly not trying to second-guess the Bihari brothers - I'm merely attempting to give the listener (and, hopefully, the buyer!) the best possible representation of this tremendously underrated R&B pioneer. More than half of these performances have never been reissued in any format, and 8 of the takes I've unearthed for your listening pleasure have never been issued at all! There are many treats here, from the adrenaline-fuelled R&B bounce of Boogie Everywhere, Royal Boogie and 304 Boogie (the latter titled by Mr Topping - in respect of the fact that its matrix number is MM 304!) to the witty Jordanesque blues of Stinkin' Drunk (the lyric of which provides our title here), Women Women Women and a personal favourite, Getting Down Wrong. There are also two rare opportunities to hear Gene live, coming to you from Frank Bull and Gene Norman's 1951 "Blues Jamboree". Despite the fact that these performances were severely truncated for issue (and, sadly, no original unedited acetate survives) they demonstrate what a great thing a Gene Phillips gig must have been back in the day. The 19 tracks here represent the balance of Gene's Modern/RPM catalogue, and their reissue in the 10 inch series means that at least one take of everything he recorded for the Biharis as a bandleader is now available on an Ace CD. And well might they be, for this is great music from beginning to end, and music that the passage of more than half a century has done nothing to impair its vivacity of. Gene Phillips' career as a leader may have been over long before the birth of rock'n'roll, but these stupendous recordings show that, as a vocalist and musician, he has as much claim to have been in on R&R's midwifery as any of his more famous contemporaries. by Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2003 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Georgia Beach - Lord Let Me Be More Humble In This World 24 biisiä vuosilta 1930-1960 |
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Gospel Friend | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Georgia Peach - Lord Let Me Be More Humble In This World 24 biisiä |
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Gospel Friend 2005 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| GOOFIN' RECORDSIN LAHJAKORTTI - HELPPO JA VAIVATON LAHJA ! lahjakortin saat haluamallesi summalle. minimi 10;- maksimi summaa ei ole. Lisätietoja ? Soita 09-7733113 tai meilaa info@goofinrecords.fi Lahjakortti on voimassa vuoden ostopäivästä eteenpäin. |
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lahjakortti 2008 | CD | 30.00 € |
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| Henry Townsend And Friends - Henry's Worry Blues 24 biisiä. Mukana JD Short ja Joe Stone |
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Catfish Records 2000 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Ivory Joe Hunter - The Chronological 1947-1950 24 biisiä |
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Classics Records 2002 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Ivory Joe Hunter - Woo Wee ! 26 tracks |
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Ace Records 2006 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Jazz Gillum - Take One More Chance With Me 25 biisiä vuosilta 1936-1949 |
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Acrobat Music 2003 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| Jelly Roll Morton - Wild Man Blues 17 tracks |
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Fruit Tree Records 2005 | CD | 20.00 € |
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| Jesse Stone - Alias Charles 'Chuck' Calhoun 30 tracks |
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Bear Family 1996 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Jim Wynn - The Chronological 1947-59 18 biisiä Rhythm & Bluesia |
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Classics Records 2003 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Jimmy McCracklin And His Blues Blasters - Modern Recordings 1948-50 25 biisiä |
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Ace Records 1999 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers - Jukebox Hits 1945-1951 |
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Acrobat Music 2008 | CD | 9.00 € |
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| Joe Lutcher - Jumpin' At The Mardi Gras 25 biisiä |
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Ace Records | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Joe Lutcher - The Chronological 1947 20 biisiä |
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Classics Records 2003 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Joe Turner - Watch That Jive - Roots of R&R Vol. 6 26 tracks |
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President Records 1997 | CD | 13.00 € |
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| John Lee Hooker - Coast To Coast Blues Band Anywhere Anytime Anyplace |
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BGO Records 2001 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| John Lee Hooker - I'm In The Mood 25 tracks. Digisleeve |
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Proper 2004 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Johnny Otis - Johnny Otis Story Vol. 1 1945-57 Midnight At The Barrelhouse There can’t be many people who have done more in the name of rhythm & blues than John Alexander Veliotes – Johnny Otis to his friends and fans. Johnny has packed a lot into his lifetime: author, father, painter, radio DJ, TV host, sculptor, political activist, priest, farmer and much more besides. But whatever he’s known for, it’s the music he’s been making since the mid-1940s that has always endeared him to record collectors and marked him as one of the true originators of R&B. Johnny turns 90 as 2011 draws to its close, and Ace felt that this momentous occasion should be marked by not one but two CDs in celebration of Johnny’s life and more than thirty years of recording activity. “Midnight At The Barrelhouse” is the first volume, and the repertoire embraces Johnny’s early years as a bandleader through to the peak of his worldwide popularity with his first and biggest Capitol hits. The second volume, “The Show Goes On”, will carry on with more Capitol classics and take us through to Johnny’s 1970s successes on Okeh/Epic and his own Hawk Sound label. Johnny always downplayed his skills as a vocalist but, as can be heard throughout our programme, his singing was always as enjoyable and recognisable as anyone who ever fronted his band. He can also be heard on drums and vibes throughout the set. Even though he’s not always the featured artist, his role in the creation of each and every one of these tracks is always apparent. Our selections here also showcase the great musicians from his classic early bands such as Pete “Guitar” Lewis and Devonia “Lady Dee” Williams, plus vocalists of the calibre of Marie Adams, Bobby Nunn (and the Robins), Big Mama Thornton and Little Esther. Many of these tracks will be as familiar as family to Johnny Otis devotees, but we have managed to disinter several terrific unissued cuts from the 1950s to gladden the hearts of even the most ardent completist. By Tony Rounce (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2011 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Johnny Sparrow - The Chronological 1949-1955 24 biisiä |
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Classics Records 2005 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Julia Lee - The Chronogical 1947 24 biisiä |
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Classics Records 2005 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| King Perry - Chronological 1945-1949 24 biisiä |
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Classic Records 2003 | CD | 15.00 € |
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| Lightnin' Hopkins - His Blues 2CD Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins’ career stretched across five decades and some 40 plus labels, not counting subsidiaries, though he seemed to settle for long periods with particular producers, burning out many along the way. When the 34 year-old Sam Hopkins entered Radio Recorders Studio in November of 1946 he probably had no idea of that it would lead to a new identity that would stay with him throughout his life. He had been paired with pianist Wilson Smith and the duo were dubbed Thunder & Lightning by producer Eddie Mesner and the soubriquet stuck to Hopkins . Thunder’s recording career clapped out in around 1948. For a couple of years he flipped from Los Angeles’ Aladdin label to Bill Quinn’s Gold Star Records out of Houston before producer Bob Shad took over cutting sides for his own Sittin’ In With and his employers Mercury and Decca. Sessions for Bob Tanner’s Houston-based TNT and a spell at Herald Records in new York drew a continuous eight-year run of recording to an end in the mid-50s. After a brief hiatus, the folk/revival scene of the late 50s and early 60s took Lightnin’ on board and put an acoustic guitar in his hands. At 47 Lightnin’ was “authentic” and was soon hanging with the folk glitterati and earning well off his live performances. The jazz label Prestige picked him up for their Bluesville imprint and cut 10 LPs with him, with the odd side trip to other outlets, including Bobby Robinson’s Fire label for some raucous rockin’ blues. At the same time he found a second home with producer Chris Strachwitz at Arhoolie, producing some of his finest 60s sides there. He was a highlight of the American Folk Blues Festival in 1964 making some of his best live recordings around this time. His useful recording career ended with the 60s and for the rest of his working life he toured comprehensively from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Rotterdam to Tokyo and back to Houston, Texas, his adopted home. Lightnin’ Hopkins had a mixture of styles and much of his work, even later in his career, harked back to a down home blues style from the pre-war era that he had lived through (although he didn’t record at the time). Apart from the more usual lost love and wig wearing subject matter, he also wrote movingly about the time of slavery and the wrongs committed by both white and black people. At times he also acted like a calypsonian, recording bulletins on the news of the day, sometimes literally. He could also boogie with the best if them. Well, you might say, that’s all very well but does the world need another Lightnin’ Hopkins record? Obviously we think it does, when it is the first proper career overview, and acts as a companion piece to Alan Govenar’s inestimable biography His Life and Blues. Also gone are the Aladdin and Sittin’ in With sides swamped in reverb for later LP release and used by the ooc merchants. But then what do you expect from them. Read the book, enjoy the record. By Roger Armstrong (Ace Records) |
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Ace Records 2010 | CD | 23.00 € |
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| Lightnin' Hopkins - Houston Town Blues 22 biisiä vuosilta 1946-1952. digipack kansi |
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Saga Blues 2004 | CD | 10.00 € |
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| Little Walkin' Willie Meets Jesse Allen - Little Walkin' Willie Meets Jesse Allen 26 biisiä |
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Official 1995 | CD | 18.00 € |
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| Little Willie Jackson - Jazz Me Blues |
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Ace Records 2000 | CD | 17.00 € |
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| Little Willie Littlefield - Boogie, Blues And Bounce - The Modern Recordings Vol. 2 24 biisiä |
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Ace Records 2005 | CD | 18.00 € |
