There was never really a singular style or movement of blues music that characterised New York - the city was simply a hotbed of varied musical activity - and this 48-track 2-CD snapshot of the blues and R&B that was being played there in the post-war pre-rock 'n' roll era demonstrates the variety and creativity of the music. It features some well-known names who went on to play a major role in the blues revival of the '60s and beyond - Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Champion Jack Dupree and the like - plus some other big names like Dinah Washington and Big Joe Turner, alongside many lesser known and collectable tracks by artists whose focus was much more local. It's an evocative and slightly different angle on an ever-popular genre.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Joe ?Mr Google Eyes? August - Rough And Rocky Road
- Joe ?Mr Google Eyes? August - No Wine, No Women
- Albinia Jones W/ Sam Price & His Rockin? Rhythm - Hole In The Wall
- Ralph Willis Featuring Brownie McGhee - Bed Tick
- Ralph Willis Featuring Brownie McGhee - Income Tax Blues
- Max ?Scatman? Bailey W Buddy Tate?s Ork - Leave It Alone
- H-Bomb Ferguson - I Love My Baby
- Bob Gaddy & His Keys - Slow Down Baby
- Lightnin? Jr (Champion Jack Dupree) & The Empires - Ragged And Hungry
- Varetta Dillard W/ Leroy Kirkland?s Band - Them There Eyes-
- Al Jackson - Let
- Big Joe Turner W/ Van ?Piano Man? Walls & His Orchestra - Sweet Sixteen
- Bob Gaddy & His Alley Cats - I Believe You Got A Side Kick
- Sonny ?Hootin?? Terry And His Night Owls - Harmonica Hop
- Brownie McGhee & His Block Busters - I Feel So Good
- Little Bobby Harris - Love Love Love
- Sonny ?Hootin?? Terry & His Night Owls - Harmonica Train
- Brownie McGhee And The Jook Block Busters - Meet You In The Morning
- Bob Gaddy - Little Girl
- Sonny ?Hootin?? Terry And His Night Owls - Doggin
- Bob Gaddy And His Alley Cats - Bicycle Boogie
- Brownie McGhee - Daisy
- Champion Jack Dupree - Drunk Again
- Big John Greer - I
Disc 2:
- Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy
- Clifford ?King? Solomon - But Officer
- Sammy Cotton - Give Me One More Drink
- Champion Jack Dupree - Stumblin Block Blues
- Brownie McGhee - Don
- Champion Jack Dupree - Highway Blues
- Sammy Cotton - You The Kind Of Women
- Champion Jack Dupree - Shake Baby Shake
- Champion Jack Dupree - Number Nine Blues
- Brownie McGhee & His Jook House Rockers - Miss Christine
- Jesse Stone - Runaway
- Jimmy Newsome - I
- Otis Hinton - Walking Down Hill
- Sonny Terry - I Love You Baby
- Allen Bunn - Too Much Competition
- Dinah Washington - Short John
- The Jackson Brothers Orchestra - Flat Foot Boogie
- Big John Greer - Bottle It Up And Go
- Big Red McHouston - I
- Larry Dale - You Better Heed My Warning
- The Jackson Brothers Orchestra - There
- Larry Dale - Please Tell Me
- Bertice Reading - I
- Brownie McGhee & His Jook House Rockers with The Concords - Bluebird Bluebird
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