VARIOUS ARTISTS
''ABC OF THE BLUES (BOX SET), DISC SIX''
DECEMBER 2010
284:14
DISC SIX (63:46)
CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
1 Strollin' 02:56
2 T.B. Blues 03:38
3 Can't Kick the Habit 03:38
4 Evil Woman 04:17
5 Nasty Boogie 03:07
6 Junker's Blues 03:08
7 Bad Blood 03:55
8 Goin' Down Slow 04:00
9 Frankie & Johnny 03:19
10 Stack-O-Lee 03:55
All Tracks By Champion Jack Dupree
COUSIN JOE
11 Fly Hen Blues 02:38
12 Little Eva 02:33
13 Lightning Struck the Poorhouse 03:04
14 Baby You Don't Know at All 02:43
15 The Barefoot Baby 02:49
16 Box Car Shorty and Peter Blue 02:42
17 Beggin' Woman 02:47
18 Sadie Brown 02:46
19 Evolution Blues 02:58
20 Box Car Shorty's Confession 02:41
11 To 15 By Pleasant Joseph
16 To 20 By Pleasant Joseph, Sammy Price
DISC SEVEN (58:19)
LEROY CARR & SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
1 Wrong Man Blues 03:12
2 Gettin' All Wet 03:24
3 Blue with the Blues 03:25
4 Christmas in Jail, Ain't That a Pain 03:10
5 That's Tellin'em 02:57
6 Papa Wants a Cookie 02:41
7 The Dirty Dozen 02:50
8 Carried Water for the Elephant 02:57
9 Let's Disagree 02:52
10 Papa's Got Your Water On 03:10
PEE WEE CRAYTON
11 Win-O 02:14
12 I Got News for You 02:36
13 Blues Before Dawn 01:55
14 Don't Break My Heart 02:48
15 The Telephone Is Ringing 02:51
16 California Women 03:25
17 Blues for My Baby 02:55
18 Dedicated to the Blues 03:01
19 Phone Call from My Baby 02:43
20 Blues After Hours 03:03
DISC EIGHT (54:33)
BO DIDDLEY
1 I'm a Man 02:56
2 Bo Diddley 02:45
3 Pretty Thing 02:48
4 Bring It to Jerome 02:26
5 Diddy Wah Diddy 02:29
6 I'm Looking for a Woman 02:31
7 Who Do You Love 02:27
8 You Don't Love Me 02:49
9 Hey Bo Diddley 02:09
10 Mona (I Need You Baby) 02:19
11 Say Boss Man 02:30
12 Before You Accuse Me 03:03
13 Say Man 03:09
14 The Clock Strikes Twelve 02:57
15 Crackin' Up 02:03
16 Don't Let It Go (Hold On to What You Got) 02:42
17 Mumblin' Guitar 02:47
18 She's Alright 04:00
19 Road Runner 02:46
20 The Story of Bo Diddley 02:49
Tracks 1, 2, 6 To 20 By Ellas McDaniel
Track 3 By Willie Dixon
Track 4 By Jerome Green
Track 5 By Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel
DISC NINE (55:35)
WILLIE DIXON
1 Don't Let That Music Die 02:28
2 I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man 02:55
3 Money Tree Blues 02:42
4 Since My Baby Gone 02:58
5 No One to Love Me 02:48
6 Hard Notch Boogie Beat 02:42
7 If the Sea Was Whiskey 03:02
8 Got You on My Mind 02:51
9 Tell That Woman 02:35
10 Come Here Baby 02:22
FLOYD DIXON
11 Dallas Blues 03:19
12 Moonshine 02:38
13 Real Lovin' Mama 02:47
14 Prairie Dog Blues 02:44
15 Shuffle Blues 03:00
16 Blues for Cuba 02:40
17 Telephone Blues 03:13
18 Lovin' 02:30
19 Let's Dance 02:39
20 Opportunity Blues 02:32
DISC TEN (53:31)
SNOOKS EAGLIN
1 Careless Love 02:30
2 Let Me Go Home, Whisky 02:52
3 Trouble in Mind 02:46
4 St. James Infirmary 02:18
5 Rock Island Line 02:02
6 Sophisticated Blues 02:06
7 I'm Looking for a Woman 02:23
8 Look Down That Lonesome Road 01:44
9 I Got a Questionnaire 03:19
10 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 02:40
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES
11 Jack and Jill Blues 02:36
12 Poor Man's Friend 03:05
13 Hobo Jungle Blues 02:53
14 Airplane Blues 02:49
15 Floating Bridge 03:08
16 Need More Blues 02:51
17 Fire Department Blues 03:04
18 New Someday Baby 02:47
19 Liquor Store Blues 02:25
20 Brownsville Blues 03:05
Track 1 Traditional
Track 4 Traditional
Tracks By Snooks Eaglin, Except As Indicated
REVIEW
by Thom Jurek / AMG
This 52-disc (no, that is not a typo) comp, ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities, may just indeed live up to its name. There are 98 artists represented , performing 1,040 tracks. The music begins at the beginning (though the set is not sequenced chronologically) with Charlie Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson, and moves all the way through the vintage Chicago years of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, with stops along the way in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, New York, and all points in between. Certainly, some of these artists are considered more rhythm & blues than purely blues artists: the inclusion of music by Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Bo Diddley, and others makes that clear. That said, along with all the well-known acts are some startling -- and wonderfully considered -- selections by Magic Sam, Barbeque Bob, Professor Longhair, Jimmy Witherspoon, and many others. This is an exhaustive set that most aficionados will enjoy, even if they find choices to quibble with. Add to this its super budget price tag: it lists for $99.98 and sells for as little as $75.00 in various places on the internet. This is a steal, as well as a blues freak's dream come true.
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CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
1 Strollin' 02:56
2 T.B. Blues 03:38
3 Can't Kick the Habit 03:38
4 Evil Woman 04:17
5 Nasty Boogie 03:07
6 Junker's Blues 03:08
7 Bad Blood 03:55
8 Goin' Down Slow 04:00
9 Frankie & Johnny 03:19
10 Stack-O-Lee 03:55
All Tracks By Champion Jack Dupree
COUSIN JOE
11 Fly Hen Blues 02:38
12 Little Eva 02:33
13 Lightning Struck the Poorhouse 03:04
14 Baby You Don't Know at All 02:43
15 The Barefoot Baby 02:49
16 Box Car Shorty and Peter Blue 02:42
17 Beggin' Woman 02:47
18 Sadie Brown 02:46
19 Evolution Blues 02:58
20 Box Car Shorty's Confession 02:41
11 To 15 By Pleasant Joseph
16 To 20 By Pleasant Joseph, Sammy Price
DISC SEVEN (58:19)
LEROY CARR & SCRAPPER BLACKWELL
1 Wrong Man Blues 03:12
2 Gettin' All Wet 03:24
3 Blue with the Blues 03:25
4 Christmas in Jail, Ain't That a Pain 03:10
5 That's Tellin'em 02:57
6 Papa Wants a Cookie 02:41
7 The Dirty Dozen 02:50
8 Carried Water for the Elephant 02:57
9 Let's Disagree 02:52
10 Papa's Got Your Water On 03:10
PEE WEE CRAYTON
11 Win-O 02:14
12 I Got News for You 02:36
13 Blues Before Dawn 01:55
14 Don't Break My Heart 02:48
15 The Telephone Is Ringing 02:51
16 California Women 03:25
17 Blues for My Baby 02:55
18 Dedicated to the Blues 03:01
19 Phone Call from My Baby 02:43
20 Blues After Hours 03:03
DISC EIGHT (54:33)
BO DIDDLEY
1 I'm a Man 02:56
2 Bo Diddley 02:45
3 Pretty Thing 02:48
4 Bring It to Jerome 02:26
5 Diddy Wah Diddy 02:29
6 I'm Looking for a Woman 02:31
7 Who Do You Love 02:27
8 You Don't Love Me 02:49
9 Hey Bo Diddley 02:09
10 Mona (I Need You Baby) 02:19
11 Say Boss Man 02:30
12 Before You Accuse Me 03:03
13 Say Man 03:09
14 The Clock Strikes Twelve 02:57
15 Crackin' Up 02:03
16 Don't Let It Go (Hold On to What You Got) 02:42
17 Mumblin' Guitar 02:47
18 She's Alright 04:00
19 Road Runner 02:46
20 The Story of Bo Diddley 02:49
Tracks 1, 2, 6 To 20 By Ellas McDaniel
Track 3 By Willie Dixon
Track 4 By Jerome Green
Track 5 By Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel
DISC NINE (55:35)
WILLIE DIXON
1 Don't Let That Music Die 02:28
2 I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man 02:55
3 Money Tree Blues 02:42
4 Since My Baby Gone 02:58
5 No One to Love Me 02:48
6 Hard Notch Boogie Beat 02:42
7 If the Sea Was Whiskey 03:02
8 Got You on My Mind 02:51
9 Tell That Woman 02:35
10 Come Here Baby 02:22
FLOYD DIXON
11 Dallas Blues 03:19
12 Moonshine 02:38
13 Real Lovin' Mama 02:47
14 Prairie Dog Blues 02:44
15 Shuffle Blues 03:00
16 Blues for Cuba 02:40
17 Telephone Blues 03:13
18 Lovin' 02:30
19 Let's Dance 02:39
20 Opportunity Blues 02:32
DISC TEN (53:31)
SNOOKS EAGLIN
1 Careless Love 02:30
2 Let Me Go Home, Whisky 02:52
3 Trouble in Mind 02:46
4 St. James Infirmary 02:18
5 Rock Island Line 02:02
6 Sophisticated Blues 02:06
7 I'm Looking for a Woman 02:23
8 Look Down That Lonesome Road 01:44
9 I Got a Questionnaire 03:19
10 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 02:40
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES
11 Jack and Jill Blues 02:36
12 Poor Man's Friend 03:05
13 Hobo Jungle Blues 02:53
14 Airplane Blues 02:49
15 Floating Bridge 03:08
16 Need More Blues 02:51
17 Fire Department Blues 03:04
18 New Someday Baby 02:47
19 Liquor Store Blues 02:25
20 Brownsville Blues 03:05
Track 1 Traditional
Track 4 Traditional
Tracks By Snooks Eaglin, Except As Indicated
REVIEW
by Thom Jurek / AMG
This 52-disc (no, that is not a typo) comp, ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities, may just indeed live up to its name. There are 98 artists represented , performing 1,040 tracks. The music begins at the beginning (though the set is not sequenced chronologically) with Charlie Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson, and moves all the way through the vintage Chicago years of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, with stops along the way in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, New York, and all points in between. Certainly, some of these artists are considered more rhythm & blues than purely blues artists: the inclusion of music by Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Bo Diddley, and others makes that clear. That said, along with all the well-known acts are some startling -- and wonderfully considered -- selections by Magic Sam, Barbeque Bob, Professor Longhair, Jimmy Witherspoon, and many others. This is an exhaustive set that most aficionados will enjoy, even if they find choices to quibble with. Add to this its super budget price tag: it lists for $99.98 and sells for as little as $75.00 in various places on the internet. This is a steal, as well as a blues freak's dream come true.
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