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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!
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- Disc 1 -
1 Hey, Bo - Eddie Bo
2 Unitar Rock - Willie Joe
3 The Midnite Creeper - Johnny Otis
4 Harlem Nocturne - Earl Bostic
5 Mr. Bumps - Edgar Blanchard
6 Destination Mars - Frosty & Diamonds
7 Congo Mombo - Guitar Gable
8 Strollin' - Doc Bagby
9 Strollin' with Nolen - Jimmy Nolen
10 Tricky - Gus Jenkins
11 Country Boogie - Preston Love
12 Poor People of Paris - Chris Powell
13 Billy's Blues (Pt. 1) - Billy Stewart
14 Get Up and Go - Al Smith
15 Moore Boogie - Abe Moore
16 Elmo's Shuffle - Elmore James
17 Yardmaster - Jake Porter
18 The Big Wheel - Clifton Chenier
19 Big Boy - Bill Doggett
20 Driving Home (Pt. 1) - Charles Walker
21 Driving Home (Pt. 2) - Charles Walker
22 Fiddlin' the Blues - Don & Dewey
23 The Vamp - Lloyd Glenn
24 Succotash - Roy Milton
25 Show Time - Harold Jackson
26 After Hours Express - Frank Culley
27 After Hour Swing - Sam Price
28 Yo Yo Blues - Tab Smith
29 Git with It - Rock Murphy
30 The Beast - Milt Buckner
- Disc 2 -
1 Congo Mombo - Muvva Hubbard
2 Lester's Stomp - Lazy Lester
3 Slummin' - Don & Dewey
4 Boogie Beat - Levi Seabury
5 Smokey Room - Lowell Fulson
6 Untitled - Chuck Berry
7 Midnight - Googie Rene
8 Chicago Cha Cha - Lefty Bates
9 Crowley Blues - Clarence Locksley
10 Big Boy's Bounce - Big Boy Groves
11 Rock & Roll March - Rhythm Aces
12 Rock House - Calvin Frazier
13 Cool Diggin' - Maxwell Davis
14 Loco-Motion Irving Ashby
15 Waughely's Boogie - Milliard Lee
16 Bluesy - Louie Myers
17 Gum Shoe - Sonny Thompson
18 Straight to Watts - Jimmy O'Brien
19 Pie a la Mode - Lorenzo Holden
20 Buddy's Boogie - Buddy Johnson
21 Tie It Down - Pee Wee Crayton
22 St. Louis Blues - Rock Murphy
23 Spanish Guitar - Bo Diddley
24 Guitar Rhumba - Earl Hooker
25 Creole Alley - Lee Allen
26 Harlem Nocturne - J.J. Jones
27 Flying Saucer - Little Walter
28 Bubbis (Pt. 1) - Jimmy Smith
29 Bubbis (Pt. 2) - Jimmy Smith
30 Sweet Sixteen Bars - Ray Charles
- Disc 3 -
1 Geechi - Little Jesse
2 2 Bones & a Pick - T-Bone Walker
3 Big Guitar - Irving Ashby
4 Shake Dancer - Little Walter
5 Side-Track - Googie Rene
6 Night Beat - Roy Gaines
7 Tank Town - the Nite Riders
8 Magic Rocker - Magic Sam
9 Mystery - Harold & Dimples
10 The Duke Walks - Duke Jenkins
11 Deep Feeling - Chuck Berry
12 Cha Cha Boogie - Louis Carpenter
13 Elmore's Contribution - Elmore James
14 Midnight Happenins - Crawford Brothers
15 Leaps and Bounds - Bill Doggett
16 Wild Fire - Piano Red
17 Jimmy's Jive - Jimmy Nolen
18 Satellite - Red Prysock
19 Wishbone - Bill Jennings
20 Flippin' - Rene Hall
21 Road House - Al Smith
22 Easy Go - Willie Littlefield
23 Muscle - Tough Doc Bagby
24 Bingo - Abe Moore
25 Malibu - Bob Reed
26 One O'Clock Jump - Martini
27 Muskeeta - Johnnie Pate
28 Wa Wa (Pt. 1) - Johnny Otis
29 Wa Wa (Pt. 2) - Johnny Otis
30 Darkness - J.J. Jones
- Disc 4 -
1 Johnny's Thunderbird - Johnny Heartsman
2 Changing Times - Cliff Driver
3 Rolling - Jimmie Tolliver
4 Back Up Eddie Chamblee
5 Good News Dave Bartholomew
6 Shuckin' - Joe Houston
7 Lucky Lou - Jody Williams
8 Hard Head - Jon Thomas
9 Tough Enough - Paul Gayten
10 Two-O-Five Jump -The Trilyters
11 Guitar Slim Boogie - Guitar Slim
12 Easy Pickin' - the Tazman
13 Hob Nob - Kid King
14 Cockroach Run - Lafayette Thomas
15 Downstairs -Plas Johnson
16 Give It Up - Paul Williams
17 Minglin' - Buddy Johnson
18 Wow (Pt. 1) - Harold Rollins
19 Wow (Pt. 2) - Harold Rollins
20 The Slop - Louis Jordan
21 Midnite Flight - Noble Watts
22 Speak Low - Eddie Davis
23 Ends & Odds - Jimmy Reed
24 Sloppy - Clifton Chenier
25 Chicken Scratch - Sammy Franklin
26 The Blooper - Johnny Otis
27 Twistin' the Spots - Fats Domino
28 Rock-A-Bucket - Ike Turner
29 Walk on - Preston Brown
30 Walk Off - Preston Brown
- Disc 5 -
1 Let's Go Smitty - Floyd Dixon
2 Mumblin' Guitar - Bo Diddley
3 Real Gone Jam - Tommy Ridgley
4 Knocked Out - the Gondoliers
5 Pacoima Stomp - the Carter Bros
6 Cutting Out - Gus Jenkins
7 Hot Cross Buns - Paul Gayten
8 Chunk-A-Lunk Jug (Pt. 1) - Mary Lou Williams
9 Chunk-A-Lunk Jug (Pt. 2) - Mary Lou Williams
10 Mashed Potatoes - James Brown
11 Mashed Potatoes (Pt. 2) - Nat Kendrick
12 Yum Yum - the Swinging Earls
13 Sweet Meats - Garland Davis
14 Perdido Street - Herb Hardesty
15 Storm Warning - Mac Rebennack
16 Royal Earl Shuffle - Royal Earl
17 Boney Shuffle - Spot Barnett
18 Soul Groove (Pt. 1) - King Curtis
19 Soul Groove (Pt. 2) - King Curtis
20 Rock Alley - Lefty Bates
21 Can't Sit Down - the Bim Bam Boos
22 Boogie Cha Cha - Sam Price
23 Cozy's Mambo - Cozy Cole
24 Live It Up - Ernie Freeman
25 Talk to Me Baby - Doc Starkes
26 Down Yonder - Buddy Johnson
27 Swingin' Peter Gunn (Pt. 1) - Jimmy Nolen
28 Swingin' Peter Gunn (Pt. 2) - Jimmy Nolen
29 Zeen Beat - Gene Redd
- Disc 6 -
1 Steppin' Out - Memphis Slim
2 The Madison Shuffle - Buster Brown
3 Voodoo Cha Cha - the Carter Bros
4 Night Ridin' - Doc Starkes
5 Slim's Thing - Willie Dixon/ Memphis Slim
6 Ho Ho - Ike Turner
7 Wolf in the Mood - Howlin' Wolf
8 Swingin' the Gate - Gatemouth' Brown
9 Blue on Blue - Chuck Berry
10 Bobby's Rock - Elmore James
11 Harmonica Rock - Little Boyd
12 Diddling - Bo Diddley
13 Spanky - Gus Jenkins
14 Talkin' Guitar (Pt. 2) - Royal Earl
15 Let It Roll (Pt. 1) - Cliff Davis
16 Let It Roll (Pt. 2) - Cliff Davis
17 Blues After Hours - Jimmy Nolen
18 E N a - Lefty Bates
19 A-Minor Cha-Cha (Eddie) - Clear Waters
20 Steady - Jerry McCain
21 Cool and Crazy - Nick & the Jaguars
22 Night Sounds - Ernie Freeman
23 Beatin' and Blowin' - Herb Hardesty
24 Honky Tonk Caboose - Sammy Price
25 Rollin' Home - Louis Brooks
26 Backwards (Pt. 1) - Bill Doggett
27 Backwards (Pt. 2) - Bill Doggett
28 Sputnik Music - Harmonica George
29 Midnight Jump - Walter J. Westbrook
30 The Hunch - Paul Gayten
- Disc 7 -
1 The Toddle - Little Walter
2 Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson
3 Chittlins - Willie Egans
4 Sweet Potato - Bill Parker Band
5 The Big Push - Cal Green
6 Bo's Guitar - Bo Diddley
7 Ingo - Chuck Berry
8 Hey! Pardner - Classie Ballou
9 Move It on Down the Line - Harold Jackson
10 Tore Up - Danny Jones
11 Let's Get It - Edgar Blanchard
12 Upsetter Rock - the Upsetters
13 Tickle Toe - Paul Gayten
14 Tic Toc - Lee Allen & His Band
15 Collins' Shuffle - Albert Collins
16 Yeah! - Louis Carpenter
17 Cha Cha All Night Long - Joe Houston
18 Bushes - Tiny Bradshaw
19 Boppin' & A-Strollin' - Leonard James
20 Background - Lefty Bates
21 Sawmill Section - Judge Davis
22 Wolf Call - Earl Washington
23 7-11 - the Gone All Stars
24 Coach Train - Herb Hardesty
25 The Large Charge - the Chargers
26 Midnight Earl - Earl Grant
27 The Slide Noble '- Thin Man' Watts
28 Whirlaway - Al Tousan
29 Caravan - Cozy Cole Septet
30 Hold It - Bill Doggett
- Disc 8 -
1 Tadpole Wiggle - the Stone Crushers
2 The Duck Walk - Chuck Higgins
3 Way Out East - Jake Porter
4 Lonesome Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
5 Special Delivery Stomp - Earl Bostic
6 Guitar Boogie - Chuck Berry
7 Guitar Cha Cha Cha - Memphis Slim
8 What's Your Name - the Monorays
9 Frisco - Louis Brooks
10 The Freeze - Fention
11 Hard Grind - Wild Jimmy Spruill
12 Rainbow Riot - Bill Doggett
13 Man That's Choice - Sam 'The Man' Taylor
14 Shufflin' the Blues - T Bone Walker
15 Boppin' at the Hop- Lee Allen
16 Night Flight - Jimmy Forrest
17 Hideout - Ervin Rucker
18 Chinese Rock & Roll - the Flock-Rocker
19 Minglin' - Buddy Johnson
20 Am I Blue - Lefty Bates
21 The Strip - the Upsetters
22 Rock-A-Cha - Irving Ashby
23 Drum Village - Earl Palmer
24 Sassy - Herb Hardesty
25 Wiggle Tail - Googie Rene
26 Day Break Blues - Sonny Thompson
27 Congo Rock - Panama Francis
28 Green's Blues - Cal Green
29 I Am Tipping Out - Bill Ace
30 Rumble - Link Wray
