Boogie Woogie And Blues Piano (Mosaic Select 3 Cds)

The Unmitigated Joy Of Boogie Woogie When it comes to boogie woogie, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Jimmy Yancey are the innovative pantheon and some of their finest performances are represented here. Later interpreters like Freddie Slack, Kenny Kersey, Teddy Wilson, and Mary Lou Williams are also included. To compliment this unique art form, we've included some classic piano and vocal blues to the mix. In addition to blues masters Jimmy Yancey and Cripple Clarence Lofton (with guitarist Big Bill Broonzy), we've added the great blues shouter Joe Turner accompanied by Ammons, Lewis and Johnson as well as two almost forgotten OKeh sessions: Joe Sullivan's Café Society Orchestra and the Benny Carter All-Star Orchestra date. These classic boogie woogie and blues piano sides recorded for Victor and Columbia during the years 1935 and 1941 are finally under one roof. Although many were initially released as singles and many were housed together in early album form, much of this material has never been issued on CD. Mosaic Records

Disc 1:

MEADE LUX LEWIS
1. Honky Tonk Train Blues
2. Whistlin' Blues
3. Bear Cat Crawl
ALBERT AMMONS
4. Shout For Joy (alternate take)
5. Shout For Joy
JOE TURNER AND PETE JOHNSON
6. Goin' Away Blues
7. Roll 'Em Pete
MEADE LUX LEWIS-PETE JOHNSON-ALBERT AMMONS
8. Boogie Woogie Prayer (Pt.1)
9. Boogie Woogie Prayer (Pt.2)
PETE JOHNSON
10. Boogie Woogie
HARRY JAMES AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE TRIO
11. Boo-Woo (alternate take)
12. Boo-Woo
13. Woo-Woo (alternate take)
14. Woo-Woo
15. Home James
16. Jesse
PETE JOHNSON AND ALBERT AMMONS
17. Boogie Woogie Man
18. Barrel House Boogie
19. Cuttin' The Boogie
20. Foot Pedal Boogie
21. Walkin' The Boogie
22. Sixth Avenue Express
23. Pine Creek
24. Movin' The Boogie



Disc 2:

PETE JOHNSON AND HIS BOOGIE WOOGIE BOYS
1. Cherry Red
2. Baby, Look At You
3. Jump For Joy
4. Lovin' Mama Blues
ALBERT, MEADE, PETE AND THEIR 3 PIANOS
5. Café Society Rag
JOE SULLIVAN AND HIS CAFÉ SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
6. Low Down Dirty Shame
7. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (alternate take)
8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
BENNY CARTER AND HIS ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA
9. Joe Turner Blues (alternate take)
10. Joe Turner Blues
11. Beale Street Blues (alternate take)
12. Beale Street Blues
WILL BRADLEY TRIO
13. Down The Road A-Piece (alternate take)
14. Down The Road A-Piece (alternate take)
15. Down The Road A-Piece
RAY MCKINLEY & FREDDIE SLACK
16. Southpaw Serenade (alternate take)
17. Southpaw Serenade
WILL BRADLEY'S SIX TEXAS HOT DOGS
18. Basin Street Boogie (alternate take)
19. Basin Street Boogie
TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
20. A Touch Of Boogie
LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
21. The Munson Street Breakdown
22. Central Avenue Breakdown
23. Bouncing At The Beacon
HENRY 'RED' ALLEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
24. K.K. Boogie (alternate take)
25. K.K. Boogie



Disc 3:

MARY LOU WILLIAMS
1. Little Joe From Chicago
JIMMY YANCEY
2. Yancey Stomp
3. State Street Special
4. Tell 'Em About Me
5. Five O'Clock Blues
6. Slow And Easy Blues
7. The Mellow Blues
8. I Received A Letter
9. East St. Louis Blues
10. Bear Trap Blues
11. Old Quaker Blues
12. Cryin' In My Sleep
13. Death Letter Blues (alternate take)
14. Death Letter Blues
15. Yancey's Bugle Call (alternate take)
16. Yancey's Bugle Call
17. 35th And Dearborn (alternate take)
18. 35th And Dearborn
CRIPPLE CLARENCE LOFTON
19. Strut That Thing
20. Monkey Man Blues
21. Policy Blues
22. Brown Skin Gal
23. You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down