VA - Great R&B Instrumentals (2001)
VA - Great R&B Instrumentals (2001)
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 65:52 min | 371 Mb (5% Rec.)
Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll | Label: Ace Records
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 65:52 min | 371 Mb (5% Rec.)
Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll | Label: Ace Records
The title Great R&B Instrumentals suggests a category wide enough to include a lot more than the 25 songs, spanning the late '40s to the mid-'60s, heard on this disc. Among the familiar tunes, some of those are unquestioned classics, like Jimmy Forrest's 1952 number one hit, "Night Train," Joe Liggins' "The Honeydripper" (though it's a 1950 remake and not the 1945 original), Pee Wee Crayton's "Blues After Hours," Paul Williams' "The Huckle-Buck," Joe Houston's astonishingly athletic sax showcase "All Night Long," Ernie Freeman's "Jivin' Around" (both parts are included), and Booker T. & the MG's' 1965 single "Red Beans and Rice" (not a hit, but one of their great grooves anyway). Much of the rest is of also-ran quality, however, even if some of the names (Rene Hall, Maxwell Davis, Plas Johnson) were important session men and arrangers.
Tracklist:
01. Lee Allen & His Band - Boppin' at the Hop 02:08
02. Jimmy Forrest - Night Train 02:59
03. Larry Dale - Keep Getting Up 02:32
04. Spruill, Wild Jimmy - Hard Grind 02:57
05. Googie Rene - Side-Track 02:44
06. Johnson, Plas & His Orchestra - Hoppin' Mad 02:04
07. Irving Ashby - Big Guitar 02:37
08. Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - The Honeydripper 03:08
09. Glenn, Lloyd & His Band - Southbound Special 02:19
10. Dougherty, Big Bob & His Band - Honky 02:23
11. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours 03:02
12. Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams - The Hucklebuck 03:07
13. Little Jessie - Huggin' 02:39
14. Ernie Freeman Combo - Jivin' Around, Pt. 1 02:33
15. Ernie Freeman Combo - Jivin' Around, Pt. 2 02:35
16. Joe Houston Orchestra - All Night Long 02:37
17. Maxwell Davis - Boogie Cocktails 02:59
18. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - T-Town Twist 02:47
19. Fields, Ernie Orchestra - The Happy Whistler 02:41
20. Jimmy Beck & His Orchestra - Pipe Dreams 02:17
21. Buddy Lucas - Deacon John 02:21
22. Rene Hall - Thunderbird 02:09
23. Peterson, Bobby Quintet - The Hunch 02:38
24. Mar-Keys, The - Whot's Happenin! 02:27
25. Booker T. & the MG's - Red Beans and Rice 02:19