Various - Roots Of Rhythm Of Blues 1939-1945

Label:

Frémeaux & Associés

Catalog#:

FA 050

Format:

2 x CD, Compilation

Country:

France

Released:

1996

Genre:

Blues, Funk / Soul, Jazz, Pop, Rock

Style:

Rock & Roll, Bop, Smooth Jazz, Swing, Electric Blues, Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Ballad

Tracklist

1-01	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five -	Caldonia	2:39
		Bass - Al Morgan Drums - Alex "Razz" Mitchell* Piano - William Austin Saxophone [Tenor] - Freddie Simon* Trumpet - Leonard Graham Vocals, Saxophone [Alto] - Louis Jordan Written-By - Fleecie Moore
1-02	Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers -	The Honeydripper Part 1	3:02
		Bass - George "Red" Callender* Drums - William "Keg" Purnell Guitar - Frank Pasley Piano, Vocals, Written-By - Joe Liggins Saxophone [Baritone] - Little Willie Jackson Saxophone [Tenor] - James Jackson (6)
1-03	Roy Milton & His Solid Senders -	Milton's Boogie	2:47
		Bass - E. David Robinson* Piano - Camille Howard Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Simms Saxophone [Tenor] - Lorenzo "Buddy" Floyd* Trumpet - Hosea Sapp Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
1-04	Nat "King" Cole Trio* -	That Ain't Right	3:15
		Bass - Wesley Prince Guitar - Oscar Moore Piano, Vocals, Written-By - Nat "King" Cole*
1-05	Cecil Gant -	I Wonder	2:41
		Piano, Vocals, Written-By - Cecil Gant
1-06	Charles Brown With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers* -	Drifting Blues	3:11
		Bass - Eddie Williams (3) Drums - Johnny Otis Guitar - Johnny Moore (2) Vocals, Written-By - Charles Brown
1-07	Ivory Hunter* With Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers* -	Blues At Sunrise	3:13
		Bass - Eddie Williams (3) Guitar - Johnny Moore (2) Piano - Charles Brown Vocals, Written-By - Ivory Joe Hunter
1-08	T-Bone Walker With Marl Young & His Orchestra* -	T-Bone Boogie	3:01
		Piano - Marl Young Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - T-Bone Walker Written-By - Charles Glenn (2)
1-09	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup -	Rock Me Mama	2:56
		Drums - Melvin Draper Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
1-10	Julia Lee With Tommy Douglas' Orchestra -	If It's Good	2:51
		Bass - Ben Curtis Drums - Sam "Baby" Lowett Guitar - Efferge Ware Piano, Vocals, Written-By - Julia Lee Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet - Tommy Douglas Saxophone [Tenor] - Freddie Gulliver , Harry Ferguson Trumpet - Clarence Davis (2)
1-11	Helen Humes With Bill Doggett's Octet -	Be-Baba-LeBa	2:42
		Bass - Alfred Moore , Elmer Warner Drums - Charles Harris Piano - Bill Doggett Saxophone [Alto] - John Brown (3) Saxophone [Baritone] - Ernest Thompson Saxophone [Tenor) - Wild Bill Moore* Trumpet - S. Ross Butler Vocals, Written-By - Helen Humes
1-12	Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson's All Stars -	Rich Man's Blues	2:52
		Bass - Charlie Mingus* Bassoon - George Porter Drums - Lee Young (2) Piano - Wilbert Baranco Saxophone [Alto] - Jewell Grant* Saxophone [Tenor] - Lucky Thompson Trumpet - Karl George Vibraphone - Milt Jackson Vocals - Dinah Washington Written-By - Mundell Lowe
1-13	Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings -	Boogie Woogie Stomp	2:57
		Bass - Israel Crosby Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Delbert Bright* Drums - Jimmy Hoskins Guitar - Ike Perkins Piano, Written-By - Albert Ammons Trumpet - Guy Kelly
1-14	Ella Mae Morse With Freddie Slack And His Orchestra -	Cow Cow Boogie	3:10
		Bass - Jud De Naut* Drums - Dave Coleman Guitar - Jack Marshall Piano - Freddie Slack Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet - Joe Huffman , Willie Martinez Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone] - Lex Baxter* , Ralph Lee Trombone - Bill Lawlor , Bruce Squires , Gerald Foster Trumpet - Bill Morris , Charles Gifford , Mannie Klein Vocals - Ella Mae Morse Written-By - Benny Carter , Don Raye , Gene DePaul
1-15	Jimmy Rushing With Count Basie And His Orchestra* -	Jimmy's Blues	2:51
		Bass - Rodney Richardson Drums - Shadow Wilson Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Warren* , Jimmy Powell Saxophone [Baritone] - Rudy Rutherford Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Tate , Lucky Thompson Trombone - Dickie Wells , Eli Robinson , Louis Taylor , Ted Donnelly Trumpet - Al Killian , Al Stearns , Harry Edison , Joe Newman Vocals, Written-By - Jimmy Rushing
1-16	Big Joe Turner And His Fly Cats -	Piney Brown Blues	2:54
		Bass - Abe Bolar Drums - A.G. Godley Guitar - John Collins (2) Piano, Written-By - Pete Johnson Trumpet - Hot Lips Page Vocals, Written-By - Joe Turner*
1-17	Wynonie "Blues" Harris* With Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars* -	Here Comes The Blues	2:52
		Bass - Arthur Dennis , Charles Mingus Drums - Al Wichard Guitar - Ulysses Livingstone* Piano - Bill Doggett Saxophone [Alto] - John Brown (3) Saxophone [Tenor] - Illinois Jacquet Trumpet - Russell Jacquet Vocals, Written-By - Wynonie "Blues" Harris*
1-18	Eddie Vinson* With Cootie Williams And His Orchestra -	Cherry Red Blues	3:00
		Bass - Norman Keenan Drums - Sylvester "Vess" Payne Piano - Bud Powell Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Holmes Saxophone [Alto], Vocals - Eddie Vinson* Saxophone [Baritone] - Eddie De Verteuil Saxophone [Tenor] - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Lee Pope Trombone - Bob Horton , Ed Burke , George Stevenson Trumpet - Cootie Williams , Ermit V. Perry , George Treadwell , Harold Johnson (2) Written-By - Big Joe Turner , Pete Johnson
2-01	Rubberlegs Williams With Clyde Hart's All Stars* -	That's The Blues	2:53
		Bass - Al Hall Drums - Specs Powell Guitar - Mike Bryan Piano - Clyde Hart Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Parker Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Byas Trombone - Trummy Young Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie Vocals, Written-By - Rubberlegs Williams
2-02	Gatemouth Moore With Dallas Bartley & His Smalltown Boys -	I Ain't Made At You	2:52
		Bass - Dallas Bartley Drums - Hillard Brown Piano - Pete Johnson Saxophone [Alto] - Flaps Dungee Saxophone [Tenor] - John Jackson (7) Trumpet - Bill Martin (2) Written-By - Gatemouth Moore
2-03	Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra -	Flyin' Home	3:11
		Bass - Vernon Alley Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Marshall Royal , Ray Perry Drums - Gordon Jenkins Guitar - Irving Ashby Piano - Milton Buckner* Saxophone [Baritone] - Jack McVea Saxophone [Tenor] - Dexter Gordon , Illinois Jacquet Trombone - Fred Beckett , Harry Sloan , Sonny Craven* Trumpet - Ernie Royal , Joe Newman , Karl George Vibraphone - Lionel Hampton Written-By - Benny Goodman , Lionel Hampton
2-04	Pete Johnson's Band -	627 Stomp	2:53
		Bass - Abe Bolar Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Eddie Barefield Drums - A.G. Godley Guitar - John Collins (2) Piano - Pete Johnson Saxophone [Alto] - Don Stovall Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Byas Trumpet - Hot Lips Page Written-By - Dave Dexter Jr. , Pete Johnson
2-05	Hot Lips Page And His Orchestra -	Sunset Blues	2:49
		Drums - Bubord Oliver Piano - Rufus Webster Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Bostic Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster , Don Byas Trombone - Benny Morton , J.C. Higginbotham , Sandy Williams Trumpet, Vocals, Written-By - Hot Lips Page Trumpet, Written-By - Buck Clayton
2-06	June Richmond With Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy -	47th Jive	3:11
		Bass - Booker Collins Drums - Ben Thigpen Guitar - Floyd Smith (2) Piano - Mary Lou Williams Saxophone [Alto, Baritone], Clarinet - John Harrington Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Miller Saxophone [Tenor], Clarinet - Dick Wilson , Edward Inge Trombone - Henry Wells , Ted Donnelly Trumpet - Clarence Trice , Harold Baker , Harry Lawson Vocals - June Richmond Written-By - Roosevelt Sykes
2-07	Walter Brown With Jay MacShann Quartet -	New Confessin' The Blues	2:57
		Bass - Gene Ramey Drums - Gus Johnson Guitar - Leonard Elois Piano, Written-By - Jay MacShann* Vocals, Written-By - Walter Brown
2-08	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra -	Dooji Wooji	2:56
		Bass - Billy Taylor* Drums - Sonny Greer Piano, Written-By - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Baritone] - Harry Carney Trombone - Lawrence Brown Trumpet - Cootie Williams
2-09	Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra Featuring Avery Parrish -	After Hours	3:19
		Bass - Leemie Stanfield* Drums - James Morrison (5) Guitar - Bill McLemore Piano - Avery Parrish Saxophone [Alto] - William "Bill" Johnson* , Jimmy Mitchelle Saxophone [Baritone], Clarinet - Heywood Henry* Saxophone [Tenor] - Julian Dash , Paul Bascomb Trombone - Edward Sims , Bob Range* Trumpet - Erskine Hawkins , James Harris* , Marcellus Green , Sammy Lowe Vocals - Avery Parrish
2-10	Rosetta Tharpe* With Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra -	That's All	2:36
		Bass - George Duvivier Drums - Dave "Panama" Francis* Guitar - Sterling Marlowe Piano - Bill Doggett Saxophone [Alto] - George James (2) , Ted Barnett Saxophone [Baritone] - Ernest Purce Saxophone [Tenor] - Stafford Simon Trombone - Edward Morant , George Stevenson , Sandy Williams Trumpet - Archie Johnson , Freddie Webster , Nelson Bryant Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Rosetta Tharpe*
2-11	Jack McVea -	Bartender Boogie	2:40
		Bass - Frank Clarke Clarinet, Saxophone [Alto] - Marshall Royal Drums - Rabon Tarrant Piano - Bob Mosley Trumpet - Jimmy Perdie Written-By - Bob Mosley Written-by, Saxophone [Tenor] - Jack McVea
2-12	Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra -	Blowin' The Blues Away	3:06
		Bass - Tommy Potter Drums - Art Blakey Guitar - Connie Wainwright Piano - John Malachi Saxophone [Alto] - Bill Frazier , John Jackson (7) Saxophone [Baritone] - Leo Parker Saxophone [Tenor] - Dexter Gordon , Gene Ammons Trombone - Chips Outcalt* , Gerald Valentine , Howard Scott (2) , Taswell Baird Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie , Gail Brockman , Boonie Hazel* , Shorty McConnell Vocals, Written-By - Billy Eckstine Written-By - Gerald Valentine
2-13	Tiny Bradshaw And His Orchestra -	School Days Blues	2:41
2-14	Johnny Otis, His Drums & Orchestra* -	Harlem Nocturne	3:05
		Bass - Curtis Counce , Leon Beck Guitar - Bernie Doggs Piano - Bill Doggett Saxophone [Alto] - Bob Harris (3) , Rene Bloch Saxophone [Tenor] - James Von Streeter , Paul Quinichette Trombone - Eli Robinson , Henry Cocker , Jap Jones , John Pettigrew Trumpet - Billy Jones , Harry Parr Jones , Loyal Walker , Teddy Buckner Written-By - Earle Hagen
2-15	Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra -	That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch	3:05
		Bass - Leon Spann Drums - George Jenkins Piano - Buddy Johnson Saxophone [Alto] - Joe O'Laughton , Maxwell Lucas Saxophone [Baritone] - Teddy Conyers Saxophone [Tenor] - Frank Henderson , Jimmy Stanford Trombone - Bernhard Archer , Gordon Thomas , Leonard Briggs Trumpet - Gus Aiken , Henry Glover , Herbert Turner , Lewis Dupree , Willis Nelson Vocals, Written-By - Ella Johnson
2-16	Spirits Of Rhythm, The -	Dr. Watson & Mr. Holmes	2:39
		Bass - Wilson Myers Drums, Vocals - Virgil Scroggins Guitar - Teddy Bunn Vocals - Douglas Daniels , Leo Watson , Wilbur Daniels Written-By - Duke Ellington , Johnny Mercer
2-17	5 Red Caps -	Boogie Woogie On A Saturday	2:49
		Bass - Doles Dickens Vocals - David Patillo , Jimmy Springs Vocals, Guitar - Steve Gibson (4) Vocals, Piano - Romaine Springs Written-By - J.C. Higginbotham
2-18	Sister Rosetta Tharpe -	Strange Things	2:47
		Bass - Abe Bolar Drums - Harold "Doc" West Guitar, Vocals, Written-By - Sister Rosetta Tharpe Piano - Samuel B. Price*