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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Savoy Records
Genre: Jazz, Blues, Rhythm & Blues
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 3:56:54
Total Size: 738 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Hot Lips Page – Uncle Sam Blues (03:18)
2. Pete Brown Quintet – Pete Brown's Boogie (03:04)
3. Miss Rhapsody – Hey Lawdy Mama (02:55)
4. The Toppers – If Money Grew On Trees (03:14)
5. Big Joe Turner – S.K. Blues, Parts 1 & 2 (06:01)
6. Albinia Jones – Evil Gal Blues (03:05)
7. Gatemouth Moore – I Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby (02:54)
8. Billy Eckstine – Prisoner Of Love (02:56)
9. Johnny Otis – Harlem Nocturne (03:09)
10. Slim Gaillard – Slim's Jam (03:16)
11. Pete Johnson's All-Stars – Atomic Boogie (02:53)
12. Cousin Joe – Weddin' Day Blues (03:11)
13. Big Joe Turner – My Gal's A Jockey (03:15)
14. Dusty Fletcher – Open The Door, Richard Parts 1 & 2 (06:01)
15. Tiny Bradshaw – Take The Hands Off The Clock (02:26)
16. Johnny Otis – Midnight In The Barrel House (03:07)
17. Benny Roberts Orchestra – Thriller Diller Poppa (03:01)
18. The Ravens – Write Me A Letter (02:53)
19. Paul Williams Sextet – Thirty Five Thirty (03:14)
20. Doc Pomus – My Good Pott (02:42)
21. Wild Bill Moore – We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll (02:38)
22. Hal Singer Sextet – Corn Bread (03:00)
23. Brownie McGhee – My Fault (02:42)
24. Beale Street Gang – Fat Stuff Boogie (02:40)
25. T.J. Fowler and his Rockin' Jump Band – Red Hot Blues (02:33)
26. Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers – The Huckle-Buck (03:10)
27. The X-Rays – I'll Always Be In Love with You (03:01)
28. Deacon McNeely and his Blue Jays – Deacon's Hop (02:50)
29. The Ravens – Rickey's Blues (02:32)
30. King Carl – Sure Like to Run (02:25)
31. Kansas City Jimmy – Cheatin' Women (02:39)
32. Johnny Otis Quintet – Double Crossing Blues (02:49)
33. The Robins – If It's So Baby (03:07)
34. Little Esther – Cupid's Boogie (02:39)
35. Johnny Otis Orchestra – Rockin' Blues (02:52)
36. Marilyn Scott – Straighten Him Out (02:48)
37. The Four Buddies – I Will Wait (02:23)
38. Helen Humes – Helen's Advice (02:47)
39. Tommy Brown and his Orchestra – Atlanta Boogie (02:41)
40. Billy Wright – Stacked Deck (02:57)
41. Johnny Otis Orchestra – All Nite Long (02:37)
42. LaVern Baker – I Want to Rock (02:42)
43. H-bomb Ferguson – Good Lovin' (02:20)
44. Varetta Dillard – Easy, Easy Baby (02:39)
45. Eddie Mack – Keyhole Blues (02:44)
46. Elmore Nixon – Forgive Me Baby (02:31)
47. T.J. Fowler – Got Nobody To Tell (02:46)
48. Emitt Slay Trio – My Kind Of Woman (02:29)
49. Dolly Cooper – I Wanna Know (02:33)
50. Earl King – Beggin' At Your Mercy (02:29)
51. Varetta Dillard – Mercy Mister Percy (02:51)
52. Big Bertha Henderson – Little Daddy (02:26)
53. The Dreams – Darlene (03:09)
54. Jimmy Crawford – That Ain't Right (02:39)
55. Earl Williams – Let's Make Love Tonight (02:31)
56. Wilbert Harrison – Don't Drop It (02:34)
57. Varetta Dillard – Johnny Has Gone (02:46)
58. Stick McGhee – Things Have Changed (02:34)
59. Nappy Brown – Don't Be Angry (02:25)
60. Roamers – Chop, Chop, Ching-A-Ling (02:28)
61. Jimmy Scott – Don't Cry Baby (02:10)
62. Nappy Brown – Is It Really You? (03:02)
63. Chuz Alfred – Rocking Boy (02:40)
64. Billy Nelson & The Five Wings – Pack, Shack And Stack (02:26)
65. Brownie McGhee – Anna Mae (02:13)
66. Hal Singer – Hot Rod (02:49)
67. The Debutantes – Just Leave It To Me (02:17)
68. Little Terry – Shake Me Up, Baby (02:14)
69. Big Maybelle – Candy (02:41)
70. The Cubs – Why Did You Make Me Cry? (02:20)
71. Annie Laurie – Stop, Don't Go (02:25)
72. Nappy Brown – Little By Little (02:37)
73. Sammy Price – Rib Joint (02:39)
74. The Jive Bombers – Bad Boy (02:53)
75. Billy Lamont – I Got A Rock & Roll Gal (02:35)
76. Nappy Brown – The Right Time (03:02)
77. Billy Hope & The Bad Men – Bad Times (02:24)
78. Jesse & Buzzy – Going Back To Orleans (01:49)
79. Big Maybelle – Blues Early, Early Parts 1&2 (04:32)
80. Gay Poppers – You Better Believe (02:44)
81. Sammy Price – Honky Tonk Caboose (02:46)
82. Little Danny Kittrell – Mind On Loving (02:32)
83. Faye Adams – Step Up And Rescue Me (02:21)
84. Sammy Cotton – Nobody (02:06)

This four-disc overview of Savoy Records masterful achievement in issuing jump blues, R&B, doo wop, and proto-rock and soul records is one handsome collection. There are 84 tracks spanning the years 1944 (two years after Savoy went into business) and ending in 1961. While the majority of cuts were originally issued on Savoy, there are more than a few that come form one of Savoy's acquisitions -- of National in 1957. Here, the relative unknowns, such as Miss Sharecropper, the Dreams, and Chuz Alfred are side by side with Hot Lips Page, Billy Eckstine, Joe Turner, Doc Pomus, Wild Bill Moore, Nappy Brown, Jimmy Scott, and Big Maybelle just to mention a few. The first three discs here are arranged from 1944-'47, 1948-'51 1951-'55, 1955-'61 and are governed simply by subjective selection. The remastered sound is fine, warm and true and the liners annotate each track in detail. Savoy has been issuing compilation CDs for a long time now, but they've never done anything as fine as this -- especially for the budget price.

Review by Thom Jurek

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