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Yazoo 1035 Big Bill Broonzy, "Do That Guitar Rag, 1928-1935"

Review:
Big Bill was one of the best-selling and most widely copied blues artists of the 1930s. An accomplished guitar player and warm singer, he brought his unique talents to downhome hard-edged blues, intricate ragtime arrangements, hokum routines and instrumental guitar stomps.



1. Bull Cow Blues
2. Worrying You off My Mind - Part 1
3. Pig Meat Strut
4. Terrible Operation Blues
5. Guitar Rag
6. Pussy Cat Blues
7. C & A Blues
8. Mr. Conductor Man
9. Big Bill Blues
10. Leave My Man Alone
11. Down In The Basement
12. Grandma's Farm
13. Double
14. Skoodle Do Do

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Yazoo 1034 Bo Carter, "Bo Carter, 1931-1940"

Review:
Bo Carter's great lyrics, musical range and conspicuously inventive accompaniments made home one of the most commercially successful bluesmen to come out of Mississippi. His repertoire extended from pre- and rowdy blues to inspired double-entendre.



1. Twist It, Baby (1931)
2. Some Day (1938)
3. Doubled Up In A Knot (1936)
4. Shake 'Em On Down (1938)
5. Let Me roll Your Lemon (1935)
6. My Baby (1940)
7. Rolling Blues (1936)
8. Policy Blues (1940)
9. Honey (1940)
10. The Law Gonna Step On You (1931)
11. I Get The Blues (1936)
12. Howling Tom Cat Blues (1934)
13. Pussy Cat Blues (1936)
14. Bo Carter Special (1934)

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Yazoo 1019 Scrapper Blackwell, "The Virtuoso Guitar of Scrapper Blackwell"

Review:
Carolina's Scrapper Blackwell's gifted guitar playing made an impact that reverberates in modern music. He was instrumental in forming the modern linear treble-string run style, and his impeccable craftsmanship was obvious as a soloist or accompanist.


Track Listing :
1. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Kokomo Blues
2. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Down South Blues
3. LEROY CARR,
Good Woman Blues
4. BLACK BOTTOM MCPHAIL,
My Dream Blues
5. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Hard Time Blues
6. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Penal Farm Blues
7. BLACK BOTTOM MCPHAIL,
Down In Black Bottom
    8. TOMMIE BRADLEY,
Pack Up Her Trunk Blues
9. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Back Door Blues
10. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Blue Day Blues
11. BLACK BOTTOM MCPHAIL,
Whiskey Man Blues
12. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Trouble Blues Part 1
13. SCRAPPER BLACKWELL,
Trouble Blues Part 2
14. LEROY CARR,
Barrelhouse Woman No. 2

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Yazoo 1014 Bo Carter - Greatest Hits, 1930-1940

Review:
With mostly solo selections by Carter, plus a couple of Mississippi Sheiks songs, it features very fine and distinctive country-blues guitar playing and singing. Most of the songs are of the double-entendre variety -- a possible reason why he's not as well known as he deserves to be, since some blues researchers did not deem his material worthy. As with most Yazoo releases, the liner notes include various guitar tunings and chord progressions for each song -- fascinating for guitarists.



Track Listing :
Who's Been Here?
Tellin' You 'Bout It
Dinner Blues
The Ins And Outs Of My Girl
Country Fool
Bootlegger's Blues
Let's Get Drunk Again
Bo Carter's Advice
Arrangement For Me Blues
The New Stop And Listen Blues
Beans
I Want You To Know
Your Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me
Pales Tax

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Yazoo 1011 Big Bill Broonzy, "The Young Big Bill Broonzy, 1928-1935" [/b]

Review:
Big Bill was one of the best-selling and most widely copied blues artists of the 1930s. An accomplished guitar player and warm singer, he brought his unique talents to downhome hard-edged blues, intricate ragtime arrangements, hokum routines and instrumental guitar stomps.


Track List :
1. Long Tall Mama (1932)
2. Mississippi River Blues (1934)
3. Saturday Night Rub (1930)
4. How You Want It Done? (1932)
5. Stove Pipe Stomp (1932)
6. Hokum Stomp (1930)
7. I Can't Be Satisfied (1930)
8. Brownskin Shuffle (1932)
9. Eagle Ridin' Papa (1930)
10. Starvation Blues (1928)
11. Hip Shakin' Strut (1930)
12. Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down (1935)
13. Skoodle Do Do (1930)
14. Banker's Blues (1930)

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DOCD-1002 Kid Ory & His Creole Jazz Band 1922 - 1947

Review:


Track List:
    01 - SUNSHINE (1922): Krooked blues
    02 - When you`re alone blues
    03 - Maybe some day
    04 - That sweet something dear
    05 - Ory`s creole trombone
    06 - Society blues
    07 - L.A. BROADCAST (1944): Mutt`s blues
    08 - EXNER (1945): Dippermouth blues
    09 - Savoy blues
    10 - High society
    11 - Ballin` the jack
    12 - DECCA (1945): High society
    13 - Muskrat ramble
    14 - The girls go crazy about the way I walk
    15 - Blanche touquatoux
    16 - THIS IS JAZZ BROADCAST (1947): Way down yonder in New Orleans (intro)
    17 - Snag it
    18 - Savoy blues
    19 - Down among the sheltering palms
    20 - Weary blues
    21 - Oh, didn`t he ramble
    22 - Snag it
    23 - Maryland, my Maryland
    24 - Creole song
    25 - Way down yonder in New Orleans (Close)

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DOCD-1001 Bunk Johnson Volume 1

Review:
Bunk Johnson CDs Although jazz trumpet player, Bunk Johnson, undoubtedly played a part in the early history of Jazz and was at the forefront of its development in New Orleans around 1907-1914 (he taught Louis Armstrong, he never recorded during the vintage-jazz era of the late teens through to the 1930`s. After spending the thirties as a truck driver, he was contacted by a group of enthusiasts, was fitted out with a new set of teeth and set on his second career as a professional musician. He is now regarded internationally as one of the great jazz legends of all time.


Track List:
    01 - Maryland, my Maryland (take b)
    02 - Alexander`s ragtime band (take b)
    03 - Tishomingo blues (take a)
    04 - You always hurt the one you love (take b)
    05 - I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate (take 2)
    06 - A closer walk with Thee (take 1)
    07 - Snag it (take 1)
    08 - One sweet letter from you(take 2)
    09 - When the saints go marching in
    10 - High society
    11 - Darktown strutters ball
    12 - Franklin Street blues
    13 - I can`t escape from you (v-disc)
    14 - Snag it (v-disc)
    15 - The alternate takes: Maryland, my Maryland (take a)
    16 - Alexander`s ragtime band (take a)
    17 - Tishomingo blues (take b)
    18 - You always hurt the one you love (take a)
    19 - I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate (take 1)
    20 - A closer walk with Thee (take 2)
    21 - Snag it (take 3)
    22 - One sweet letter from you (take 1)

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Yazoo 2061 Twenty First St. Stomp - The Piano Blues of St. Louis Classic Piano from the 1920s and 30s

Review:
A collection of the greatest St. Louis barrelhouse piano classics of the 20s and 30s, featuring rare and classic performances by legendary artists such as James "Stump" Johnson, Henry Brown, the Sparks Brothers and more, all recorded at the height of their powers. A comprehensive overview of the powerful styles that set the course of rocking blues piano for all time to come.


Track List:
1.STUMP JOHNSON,
Kind Babe Blues
2.HENRY BROWN,
Henry Brown Blues
3.MARY JOHNSON,
Black Men Blues
4. SPARKS BROTHERS,
"4-11-44"
5. EDDIE MILLER,
Good Jelly Blues
6. PEETIE WHEATSTRAW,
Ice And Snow Blues
7. CHARLES 'SPECK' PERTUM,
Harvest Moon Blues
8. CHARLIE McFADDEN,
Low Down Rounders Blues
9. ROOSEVELT SYKES,
Drinkin' Woman Blues
10. WALTER DAVIS,
West Coast Blues
11. STUMP JOHNSON,
Don't Give My Lard Away
12. STUMP JOHNSON,
Bound To Be A Monkey
13. HENRY BROWN,
Twenty First St. Stomp
14. EDDIE MILLER,
Whoopee
15. SPARKS BROTHERS,
East Chicago Blues
16. JAMES GORDON,
Neck Bone Blues
17. DOROTHY BAKER,
Steady Grinding Blues
18. ROBERT PEEPLES,
Fat Greasy Baby
19. MARY JOHNSON,
No Good Town Blues
20. MARY JOHNSON,
Death Cell Blues
21. TECUMSEH McDOWELL,
So Called Friend Blues
22. MILTON SPARKS,
Grinder Man Blues
23. SPARKS BROTHERS,
61 Highway

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Yazoo 2054 Dallas Alley Drag - Piano Blues, Rags & Stomps

Review:
The epitome of Texas piano in the 1920s was forged in the joints and taverns of Dallas' notorious "Deep Ellum" district. Legendary performers such as Whistlin' Alex Moore and Bessie Tucker, along with obscure performers like Texas Billy Day and Billiken Johnson worked the dives and honed their unique styles. This is the definitive collection of early Texas blues piano.


Track List:
1. BILLIKEN JOHNSON W/ NEAL ROBERTS,
Frisco Blues
2. WHISTLIN' ALEX MOORE,
Heart Wrecked Blues
3. HATTIE HUDSON,
Doggone My Good Luck Soul
4. TEXAS BILL DAY & BILLIKEN JOHNSON,
Elm Street Blues
5. IDA MAE MACK,
When You Lose Your Daddy
6. IDA MAE MACK,
Elm Street Blues
7. TEXAS BILL DAY,
Goin' Back To My Baby
8. WHISTLIN' ALEX MOORE,
Blue Bloomer Blues
9. TEXAS BILL DAY,
Good Mornin' Blues
10. WHISTLIN' ALEX MOORE,
They May Not Be My Toes
11. JACK RANGER,
T.P. Window Blues
12. TEXAS BILL DAY & BILLIKEN JOHNSON,
Billiken's Weary Blues
13. BESSIE TUCKER,
Fort Worth and Denver Blues
14. BESSIE TUCKER,
My Man Has Quite Me
15. BILLIKEN JOHNSON & FRED ADAMS,
Interurban Blues
16. WHISTLIN' ALEX MOORE,
West Texas Woman
17. BOBBY CADILLAC,
Carbolic Acid Blues
18. TEXAS BILL DAY,
Burn The Trestle Down
19. BILLIKEN JOHNSON W/ NEAL ROBERTS,
Wild Jack Blues
20. WHISTLIN' ALEX MOORE,
Ice Pick Blues
21. BESSIE TUCKER,
The Katy
22. JACK RANGER,
Thieving Blues
23. BILLIKEN JOHNSON & FRED ADAMS,
Sun Beam Blues

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