This 2-CD set, released in 1999 by England's Music Collectors International, owners of the Gallerie marque, contains 48 post-war examples of what is generally called "jump blues" or "jive," from several of the field's greatest performers. You'll also find some blues ballads here, and, believe it or not, there's even a "spiritual" component, that blends in well with the "secular" performances. This package is one of a series, the vast majority of which feature "big band" and "pop" artists of the 1940s. The tunes in this set all date from 1945, 1946, 1947, or 1948, just a few years prior to the "Rock 'N' Roll" era.
The track listing below should suffice to describe the package further. The set is reasonably priced, generally retailing for under $20.
Recommended to everyone interested in exploring the sources of the Rock 'N' Roll "explosion," which took place a few years later.
Disc 1:
1. King Size Papa - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends (1948)
2. Snatch And Grab It - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends (1947)
3. Shuffle Woogie - Joe Lutcher (1948)
4. Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher (1948)
5. Come On And Get It Honey - Nellie Lutcher (1948)
6. Lucy Lindy Boogie - Joe Lutcher (1947)
7. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1947)
8. Jack You're Dead - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1947)
9. Buzz Me - Ella Mae Morse (1946)
10. Didn't It Rain - Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight (1948)
11. Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air - Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight (1948)
12. 8:45 Stomp - Earl Bostic (1948)
13. Everything I Do Is Wrong - Roy Milton (1948)
14. L'il Dog - Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra (1947)
15. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris (1948)
16. Blow Your Brains Out - Wynonie Harris (1948)
17. Ridin' On The L&N - Lionel Hampton (1946)
18. Fat And Forty - Al Hibbler with Tab Smith (1947)
19. The House Of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse (1948)
20. Since I Fell For You - Dinah Washington (1947)
21. West Side Baby - Dinah Washington (1948)
22. Cornbread - Hal Singer (1948)
23. Open The Door, Richard - Count Basie & His Orchestra (1947)
24. The Calloway Boogie - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (1947)
Disc 2:
1. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton (1948)
2. We're Gonna Rock - Bill Moore (1948)
3. That's All Right Mama - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1947)
4. Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker (1948)
5. I Know Your Wig Is Gone - T-Bone Walker (1947)
6. Lollipop Mama - Clarence Samuels (1947)
7. Annie Mae - Muddy Waters (1947)
8. Texas And Pacific - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1947)
9. Early In The Morning - Ella Mae Morse (1948)
10. That's What I Like - Julia Lee (1948)
11. The Honeydripper - Jimmy Lunceford (1945)
12. Kidney Stew Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1947)
13. Elevator Boogie - Mabel Scott with Charles Brown (1948)
14. Bobby Sox Blues - T-Bone Walker (1947)
15. Bucktown Boogie - Jay McShann (1946)
16. Voodoo Woman Blues - Jay McShann (1946)
17. I Want A Little Girl - Jay McShann (1946)
18. Everybody's Boogie - Wynonie Harris (1945)
19. Time To Change Your Town - Wynonie Harris (1945)
20. Playful Baby - Wynonie Harris (1945)
21. Birmingham Boogie - Hot Lips Page (1946)
22. Drifting Blues - Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (1946)
23. I Love You Yes I Do - Bull Moose Jackson (1947)
24. Blazer's Boogie - Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (1946)
