King Kolax: Those Rhythm & Blues 1948-1960 - Featuring Joe Williams, Danny Overbea & Rudy Green
King Kolax: Those Rhythm & Blues 1948-1960 - Featuring Joe Williams, Danny Overbea & Rudy Green
Format: CD
Wanting to order from us over the holiday period but need some more information. We are here to help! Please see our Christmas Shipping page for more information.
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
For orders created between November 20th 2024 and December 31st 2024, we have extended our normal return period. For orders made between this period, customers have up to 60 days from the receipt of goods to return an item. Please see our Christmas Returns page for more information.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: King Kolax
Label: Jasmine Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 604988323023
Genre: Blues
King Kolax, born William Little in 1912 is the subject of the next instalment in Jasmine's series of "backroom boys of jazz, blues and R&B". From early days he built himself a reputation as a trumpet player but was able to handle a vocal or two. This collection starts with both sides of a very rare 78 on Joe's Brown's short lived Opera label showing Kolax's ability as a blues singer. He & his orchestra stayed with Brown for two more releases this time on J. O. B. before they backed Joe Williams with his self overdubbed version of "Everyday I Have the Blues" the Chess Brothers issued on their Checker label. Still on Checker Danny Overbea "pops" up with his original version of "40 Cups of Coffee" before Bill Haley & the Comets got their hands on it. Mabel Scott's latin-themed "Fool Burro" follows featuring Kolax on trumpet & Red Saunders on percussion before Rudy Green's given a couple of Chances. Then there's four more Overbea Checker titles including his Italian version of "Sorrento". Kolax next appears on VeeJay and of the eight titles recorded two were not issued at the time and four appeared later on a French Top Rank LP, all eight are issued together on CD for the first time and includes "Those Rhythm & Blues" with Calvin Carter, the A&R head & brother of label owner Vivian Carter, who impersonates a female fan who wants to hear "those crazy rhythm 'n' blues. " The misterioso latin instrumental "Vivian" was probably named after Vivian Carter. The disc ends with four rare tracks from the late 50s all with a more modern feeling.
Tracks:
1.1 Back Door Blues
1.2 Straight Woman Blues
1.3 Lonesome Man Blues
1.4 Why Don’t They Tell Me?
1.5 She’s Funny That Way
1.6 Side Man
1.7 Every Day I Have The Blues
1.8 40 Cups Of Coffee
1.9 Fool Burro
1.10 Love Is A Pain
1.11 No Need Of Your Crying
1.12 I Could, But I Won’t
1.13 Sorrento
1.14 Stomp ; Whistle
1.15 Ebony Chant
1.16 What Have You Done To Me
1.17 Right Now
1.18 Push Out
1.19 Vivian
1.20 Goodnite Blues
1.21 Those Rhythm And Blues
1.22 H2o
1.23 Time
1.24 Sleeping In An Ocean Of Tears
1.25 They Call Her Rosalie
1.26 Real Small Town
1.27 Don’t Look Now
