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| K-Doe, Ernie - A Real Mother-in-Law for Ya
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(Westside WESA-915 UK-02 275:-)
Since his big hit was "Mother-In-Law," a funny song that could easily be perceived as a novelty, Ernest Kador Jr is often dismissed when it comes to the top rank of New Orleans R&B singers. That's an inaccurate assessment, as this delightful compilation proves. Part of the reason, of course, is that these are the Toussaint sessions, and Allen Toussaint is the king of late-'50s and -'60s New Orleans R&B, not only writing classics like "Mother-in-Law," but producing sessions that had precisely the right combination of rolling rhythms, horns, mellow funk, pianos, and warm vocals from the friendly, skilled Ernie K-Doe. He didn't have as rich a selection of material as, say, Fats Domino or Lee Dorsey, but he was at the top tier of the second tier, as this compulsively listenable 29-track collection proves.
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| Muddy Waters - The Chess Box
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(Chess CHD3-80002 US-89 300:-)
72 classic performances by perhaps the greatest bluesman ever! Covering a quarter century on Chess Records, the recordings are sequenced as recorded and are digitally remastered from the original masters or original Chess 78rpm singles.
Twenty-three of the tracks are rare, included 10 previously unreleased. Includes a 32 page booklet.
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| Smith, Bessie - Complete Recordings, vol 2
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(Columbia C2K-47471 US-91 175:-)
Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith was considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time. She was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties.
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| v/a - Rare West Coast Jump n Jive
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(JSP 77127 UK-10 175:-)
This collection has multiple purposes, the most important of which is, of course, entertainment. Here are 101 prime examples of (mainly) late 40s Jump, Jive and Boogie, many on CD for the first time.
Most of the pianists were inspired by the late '30s explosion of Boogie Woogie and the influence of artists like Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson. The vocals in the main take their lead from the phenomenal popularity of Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. The recordings of the Liggins brothers, Joe and Jimmy, Roy Milton and Calvin Boze, none new to CD, are the most commercially successful of the small band recordings that flooded the juke box market in Jordan's wake. All of the artists here were based in California and all strived for that jukebox hit to emulate Jordan despite most of his output having been recorded in New York. For fans, an unrestricted joy; for those new to this music, a revelation.
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