Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1956-1959 / Various: Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1956-1957-1958-1959 / Various
Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1956-1959 / Various: Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1956-1957-1958-1959 / Various
Format: CD
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Artist: Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1956-1959 / Various
Label: Rhythm and Blues Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060331752288
Genre: Soul/R & B
This set of 8CDs brings together the finest R&B instrumentals recorded between 1956 and 1959, putting the spotlight both on long-forgotten records by established artists and fabulous obscurities by long-forgotten ones! It's a cracking compilation from start to finish: Southern swamp rock, Mid-West electric blues, Latin groovers, spicy New Orleans rhythms, sophisticated West-Coast productions, slinky organ stompers and East Coast city blues. Dominated by guitarists and saxophonists but interspersed with a few organists, accordionists, pianists, harmonicists and even a unitarist. All in all, 240 mighty instrumental stompers from 1956-57, R&B-style. Glorious stuff!
Tracks:
1.1 Hey, Bo - Eddie Bo
1.2 Unitar Rock - Willie Joe
1.3 The Midnite Creeper - Johnny Otis
1.4 Harlem Nocturne - Earl Bostic
1.5 Mr. Bumps - Edgar Blanchard
1.6 Destination Mars - Frosty ; Diamonds
1.7 Congo Mombo - Guitar Gable
1.8 Strollin' - Doc Bagby
1.9 Strollin' with Nolen - Jimmy Nolen
1.10 Tricky - Gus Jenkins
1.11 Country Boogie - Preston Love
1.12 Poor People of Paris - Chris Powell
1.13 Billy's Blues (Pt. 1) - Billy Stewart
1.14 Get Up and Go - Al Smith
1.15 Moore Boogie - Abe Moore
1.16 Elmo's Shuffle - Elmore James
1.17 Yardmaster - Jake Porter
1.18 The Big Wheel - Clifton Chenier
1.19 Big Boy - Bill Doggett
1.20 Driving Home (Pt. 1) - Charles Walker
1.21 Driving Home (Pt. 2) - Charles Walker
1.22 Fiddlin' the Blues - Don ; Dewey
1.23 The Vamp - Lloyd Glenn
1.24 Succotash - Roy Milton
1.25 Show Time - Harold Jackson
1.26 After Hours Express - Frank Culley
1.27 After Hour Swing - Sam Price
1.28 Yo Yo Blues - Tab Smith
1.29 Git with It - Rock Murphy
1.30 The Beast - Milt Buckner
2.1 Congo Mombo - Muvva Hubbard
2.2 Lester's Stomp - Lazy Lester
2.3 Slummin' - Don ; Dewey
2.4 Boogie Beat - Levi Seabury
2.5 Smokey Room - Lowell Fulson
2.6 Untitled - Chuck Berry
2.7 Midnight - Googie Rene
2.8 Chicago Cha Cha - Lefty Bates
2.9 Crowley Blues - Clarence Locksley
2.10 Big Boy's Bounce - Big Boy Groves
2.11 Rock ; Roll March - Rhythm Aces
2.12 Rock House - Calvin Frazier
2.13 Cool Diggin' - Maxwell Davis
2.14 Loco-Motion Irving Ashby
2.15 Waughely's Boogie - Milliard Lee
2.16 Bluesy - Louie Myers
2.17 Gum Shoe - Sonny Thompson
2.18 Straight to Watts - Jimmy O'Brien
2.19 Pie a la Mode - Lorenzo Holden
2.20 Buddy's Boogie - Buddy Johnson
2.21 Tie It Down - Pee Wee Crayton
2.22 St. Louis Blues - Rock Murphy
2.23 Spanish Guitar - Bo Diddley
2.24 Guitar Rhumba - Earl Hooker
2.25 Creole Alley - Lee Allen
2.26 Harlem Nocturne - J.J. Jones
2.27 Flying Saucer - Little Walter
2.28 Bubbis (Pt. 1) - Jimmy Smith
2.29 Bubbis (Pt. 2) - Jimmy Smith
2.30 Sweet Sixteen Bars - Ray Charles
3.1 Geechi - Little Jesse
3.2 2 Bones ; a Pick - T-Bone Walker
3.3 Big Guitar - Irving Ashby
3.4 Shake Dancer - Little Walter
3.5 Side-Track - Googie Rene
3.6 Night Beat - Roy Gaines
3.7 Tank Town - the Nite Riders
3.8 Magic Rocker - Magic Sam
3.9 Mystery - Harold ; Dimples
3.10 The Duke Walks - Duke Jenkins
3.11 Deep Feeling - Chuck Berry
3.12 Cha Cha Boogie - Louis Carpenter
3.13 Elmore's Contribution - Elmore James
3.14 Midnight Happenins - Crawford Brothers
3.15 Leaps and Bounds - Bill Doggett
3.16 Wild Fire - Piano Red
3.17 Jimmy's Jive - Jimmy Nolen
3.18 Satellite - Red Prysock
3.19 Wishbone - Bill Jennings
3.20 Flippin' - Rene Hall
3.21 Road House - Al Smith
3.22 Easy Go - Willie Littlefield
3.23 Muscle - Tough Doc Bagby
3.24 Bingo - Abe Moore
3.25 Malibu - Bob Reed
3.26 One O'Clock Jump - Martini
3.27 Muskeeta - Johnnie Pate
3.28 Wa Wa (Pt. 1) - Johnny Otis
3.29 Wa Wa (Pt. 2) - Johnny Otis
3.30 Darkness - J.J. Jones
4.1 Johnny's Thunderbird - Johnny Heartsman
4.2 Changing Times - Cliff Driver
4.3 Rolling - Jimmie Tolliver
4.4 Back Up Eddie Chamblee
4.5 Good News Dave Bartholomew
4.6 Shuckin' - Joe Houston
4.7 Lucky Lou - Jody Williams
4.8 Hard Head - Jon Thomas
4.9 Tough Enough - Paul Gayten
4.10 Two-O-Five Jump -The Trilyters
4.11 Guitar Slim Boogie - Guitar Slim
4.12 Easy Pickin' - the Tazman
4.13 Hob Nob - Kid King
4.14 Cockroach Run - Lafayette Thomas
4.15 Downstairs -Plas Johnson
4.16 Give It Up - Paul Williams
4.17 Minglin' - Buddy Johnson
4.18 Wow (Pt. 1) - Harold Rollins
4.19 Wow (Pt. 2) - Harold Rollins
4.20 The Slop - Louis Jordan
4.21 Midnite Flight - Noble Watts
4.22 Speak Low - Eddie Davis
4.23 Ends ; Odds - Jimmy Reed
4.24 Sloppy - Clifton Chenier
4.25 Chicken Scratch - Sammy Franklin
4.26 The Blooper - Johnny Otis
4.27 Twistin' the Spots - Fats Domino
4.28 Rock-A-Bucket - Ike Turner
4.29 Walk on - Preston Brown
4.30 Walk Off - Preston Brown
5.1 Let's Go Smitty - Floyd Dixon
5.2 Mumblin' Guitar - Bo Diddley
5.3 Real Gone Jam - Tommy Ridgley
5.4 Knocked Out - the Gondoliers
5.5 Pacoima Stomp - the Carter Bros
5.6 Cutting Out - Gus Jenkins
5.7 Hot Cross Buns - Paul Gayten
5.8 Chunk-A-Lunk Jug (Pt. 1) - Mary Lou Williams
5.9 Chunk-A-Lunk Jug (Pt. 2) - Mary Lou Williams
5.10 Mashed Potatoes - James Brown
5.11 Mashed Potatoes (Pt. 2) - Nat Kendrick
5.12 Yum Yum - the Swinging Earls
5.13 Sweet Meats - Garland Davis
5.14 Perdido Street - Herb Hardesty
5.15 Storm Warning - Mac Rebennack
5.16 Royal Earl Shuffle - Royal Earl
5.17 Boney Shuffle - Spot Barnett
5.18 Soul Groove (Pt. 1) - King Curtis
5.19 Soul Groove (Pt. 2) - King Curtis
5.20 Rock Alley - Lefty Bates
5.21 Can't Sit Down - the Bim Bam Boos
5.22 Boogie Cha Cha - Sam Price
5.23 Cozy's Mambo - Cozy Cole
5.24 Live It Up - Ernie Freeman
5.25 Talk to Me Baby - Doc Starkes
5.26 Down Yonder - Buddy Johnson
5.27 Swingin' Peter Gunn (Pt. 1) - Jimmy Nolen
5.28 Swingin' Peter Gunn (Pt. 2) - Jimmy Nolen
5.29 Zeen Beat - Gene Redd
6.1 Steppin' Out - Memphis Slim
6.2 The Madison Shuffle - Buster Brown
6.3 Voodoo Cha Cha - the Carter Bros
6.4 Night Ridin' - Doc Starkes
6.5 Slim's Thing - Willie Dixon/ Memphis Slim
6.6 Ho Ho - Ike Turner
6.7 Wolf in the Mood - Howlin' Wolf
6.8 Swingin' the Gate - Gatemouth' Brown
6.9 Blue on Blue - Chuck Berry
6.10 Bobby's Rock - Elmore James
6.11 Harmonica Rock - Little Boyd
6.12 Diddling - Bo Diddley
6.13 Spanky - Gus Jenkins
6.14 Talkin' Guitar (Pt. 2) - Royal Earl
6.15 Let It Roll (Pt. 1) - Cliff Davis
6.16 Let It Roll (Pt. 2) - Cliff Davis
6.17 Blues After Hours - Jimmy Nolen
6.18 E N a - Lefty Bates
6.19 A-Minor Cha-Cha (Eddie) - Clear Waters
6.20 Steady - Jerry McCain
6.21 Cool and Crazy - Nick ; the Jaguars
6.22 Night Sounds - Ernie Freeman
6.23 Beatin' and Blowin' - Herb Hardesty
6.24 Honky Tonk Caboose - Sammy Price
6.25 Rollin' Home - Louis Brooks
6.26 Backwards (Pt. 1) - Bill Doggett
6.27 Backwards (Pt. 2) - Bill Doggett
6.28 Sputnik Music - Harmonica George
6.29 Midnight Jump - Walter J. Westbrook
6.30 The Hunch - Paul Gayten
7.1 The Toddle - Little Walter
7.2 Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson
7.3 Chittlins - Willie Egans
7.4 Sweet Potato - Bill Parker Band
7.5 The Big Push - Cal Green
7.6 Bo's Guitar - Bo Diddley
7.7 Ingo - Chuck Berry
7.8 Hey! Pardner - Classie Ballou
7.9 Move It on Down the Line - Harold Jackson
7.10 Tore Up - Danny Jones
7.11 Let's Get It - Edgar Blanchard
7.12 Upsetter Rock - the Upsetters
7.13 Tickle Toe - Paul Gayten
7.14 Tic Toc - Lee Allen ; His Band
7.15 Collins' Shuffle - Albert Collins
7.16 Yeah! - Louis Carpenter
7.17 Cha Cha All Night Long - Joe Houston
7.18 Bushes - Tiny Bradshaw
7.19 Boppin' ; A-Strollin' - Leonard James
7.20 Background - Lefty Bates
7.21 Sawmill Section - Judge Davis
7.22 Wolf Call - Earl Washington
7.23 7-11 - the Gone All Stars
7.24 Coach Train - Herb Hardesty
7.25 The Large Charge - the Chargers
7.26 Midnight Earl - Earl Grant
7.27 The Slide Noble '- Thin Man' Watts
7.28 Whirlaway - Al Tousan
7.29 Caravan - Cozy Cole Septet
7.30 Hold It - Bill Doggett
8.1 Tadpole Wiggle - the Stone Crushers
8.2 The Duck Walk - Chuck Higgins
8.3 Way Out East - Jake Porter
8.4 Lonesome Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
8.5 Special Delivery Stomp - Earl Bostic
8.6 Guitar Boogie - Chuck Berry
8.7 Guitar Cha Cha Cha - Memphis Slim
8.8 What's Your Name - the Monorays
8.9 Frisco - Louis Brooks
8.10 The Freeze - Fention
8.11 Hard Grind - Wild Jimmy Spruill
8.12 Rainbow Riot - Bill Doggett
8.13 Man That's Choice - Sam 'The Man' Taylor
8.14 Shufflin' the Blues - T Bone Walker
8.15 Boppin' at the Hop- Lee Allen
8.16 ?Night Flight - Jimmy Forrest
8.17 Hideout - Ervin Rucker
8.18 Chinese Rock ; Roll - the Flock-Rocker
8.19 Minglin' - Buddy Johnson
8.20 Am I Blue - Lefty Bates
8.21 The Strip - the Upsetters
8.22 Rock-A-Cha - Irving Ashby
8.23 Dr