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Various Artists - Let Me Tell You About The Blues - West Coast (Triple CD)
California experienced a phenomenal growth in independent recording in the post-war years, after decades of dominance by the major labels. Millions had flocked there during the war years and they needed entertainment. It all began with The GI Sing-sation. Cecil Gant and his I Wonder, a blues ballad that caught the public's imagination. It was also a time for downsizing; the full Johnny Otis Orchestra backed Jimmy Rushing singing Jimmy's Round The Clock Blues but such aggregations quickly broke up and the trend was for small quintets led by the likes of Joe Liggins (The Honeydripper), Saunders King (SK Blues), Buddy Banks (Fluffy's Debut), Jack McVea (Open The Door Richard) and Roy Milton (RM Blues).
Charles Brown (Drifting Blues), Jimmy Witherspoon (Ain't Nobody's Business) and T-Bone Walker (Call It Stormy Monday) set the fashion for cool, laidback blues, while Gene Phillips (Stinkin'Drunk), Amos Milburn (Chicken Shack Boogie), Joe Lutcher (Rockin' Boogie) and Jimmy Liggins (Cadillac Boogie) added a little heat to the pot. After Big Jay McNeely's The Deacon's Hop and Wild Bill Moore's Rock And Roll, honking sax instrumentals became a major sales incentive. The market was crowded with pianist/singers like Little Willie Littlefield (It's Midnight), Ivory Joe Hunter (I Almost Lost My Mind), Jimmy McCracklin (Beer Drinkin' Woman), Roy Hawkins (Why Do Everything Happen To Me) and a young Ray Charles (Late In The Evening Blues).
As the 1950s began, rhythm and blues took centre stage, preparing the ground for the advent of rock'n'roll. Percy Mayfield (The River's Invitation) remained cool but newcomers like Lloyd Price (Lawdy Miss Clawdy), Young John Watson (Motorhead Baby), Willie Mae Thornton (Hound Dog), Etta James (The Wallflower) and Linda Hopkins (Yes I Know) sang to a stronger beat. Meanwhile, the blues had not been forgotten, Pee Wee Crayton (When It Rains It Pours), Jimmy Wilson (Tin Pan Alley), James Reed (Things Ain't What They Used To Be) and Johnny Fuller (Roughest Place In Town) could still stir the emotions. Saxophonists still made the charts but, as an indication of what was to come, guitarists like Pete 'Guitar' Lewis (Louisiana Hop) and Jimmy Nolen (Strollin' With Nolen) also found themselves popular. By 1956, the year of Jimmy McCracklin's Savoy's Jump, rock'n'roll had knocked down the door. Public taste was changing and within a couple of years the music celebrated here was old-fashioned and passed by.
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シリーズ６作目。アメリカのキーとなる都市や州ごとに時代の進化を知ることが出来る新しいコレクタブルシリーズ。ブルーズコレクターズにも、初心者にもアピールし、このジャンルをよく知ることが出来るコンピ。 75 曲も入った３CDセット。デラックスデジパック。ブルーズジャンル専門家ニール·スレイブンによるコンパイルと解説。
Tracks
CD 1:
1. T-BONE WALKER- MEAN OLD WORLD
2. SAUNDERS KING - SK BLUES (PART 1)
3. CECIL GANT - I WONDER
4. THE BLUES MAN- (GEORGE VANN)MY BABY�S BLUES
5. JOE LIGGINS - THE HONEYDRIPPER (PART 1)
6. CHARLES BROWN - DRIFTING BLUES
7. JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA - JIMMY'S ROUND THE CLOCK BLUES
8. JIM WYNN'S - BOBALIBANS SHIPYARD WOMAN
9. JOHNNY ALSTON ORCHESTRA - EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT
10. ALTON REDD - WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
11. BUDDY BANKS - SEXTET FLUFFY�S DEBUT
12. CAMILLE HOWARD WITH ROY MILTON & HIS SOLID SENDERS - GROOVY BLUES
13. ROY MILTON - RM BLUES
14. BIG JOE TURNER - MY GAL'S A JOCKEY
15. LOWELL FULSON - CRYING BLUES
16. GENE PHILLIPS - STINKIN' DRUNK
17. JACK MCVEA'S ALL STARS - OPEN THE DOOR RICHARD
18. HELEN HUMES - BE BA BA LE BA BOOGIE
19. JOE LUTCHER - ROCKIN' BOOGIE
20. T-BONE WALKER - CALL IT STORMY MONDAY
21. LITTLE WILLIE JACKSON - JACKSON'S BOOGIE
22. JULIA LEE - I DIDN'T LIKE IT THE FIRST TIME
23. JIMMY WITHERSPOON - AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS (PART 1)
24. AMOS MILBURN - CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE
25. CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD - MOVE YOUR HAND BABY
CD2:
1. JIMMY LIGGINS - CADILLAC BOOGIE
2. EDGAR HAYES - FAT MEAT 'N' GREENS
3. KING PERRY ORCHESTRA - LET 'EM ROLL BLUES
4. VIVIANNE GREEN - BOWLEGGED BOOGIE
5. BIG JAY MCNEELY - THE DEACON'S HOP
6. WILD BILL MOORE - ROCK AND ROLL
7. FLOYD DIXON - DRAFTING BLUES
8. LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD - IT'S MIDNIGHT (NO PLACE TO GO)
9. JOHNNY MOORE'S THREE BLAZERS - WALKIN' BLUES
10. IVORY JOE HUNTER - I ALMOST LOST MY MIND
11. JOHNNY OTIS / LITTLE ESTHER / THE ROBINS - DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES
12. ROY HAWKINS - WHY DO EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME
13. JIMMY MCCRACKLIN - BEER DRINKIN' WOMAN
14. CALVIN BOZE & HIS ALL-STARS - SAFRONIA B
15. KING PERRY AND HIS PIED PIPERS - EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
16. T-BONE WALKER - GLAMOR GIRL
17. RAY CHARLES - LATE IN THE EVENING BLUES
18. HELEN HUMES - MILLION DOLLAR SECRET
19. PERCY MAYFIELD - PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE
20. CHARLES BROWN - BLACK NIGHT
21. LOWELL FULSON - EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES
22. ROY HAWKINS - THE THRILL IS GONE
23. PEPPERMINT HARRIS - I GOT LOADED
24. JIMMY NELSON - T-99 BLUES
25. FLUFFY HUNTER - THE WALKIN' BLUES
CD 3:
1. PEE WEE CRAYTON - WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
2. PETE 'GUITAR' LEWIS - LOUISIANA HOP
3. LITTLE ESTHER - BETTER BEWARE
4. PERCY MAYFIELD - THE RIVER'S INVITATION
5. LLOYD PRICE - LAWDY MISS CLAWDY
6. MABEL SCOTT - WAILIN' DADDY
7. JOHNNY OTIS & MEL WALKER - CALL OPERATOR 210
8. WILLIE MAE THORNTON - HOUND DOG
9. LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD - K.C. LOVIN'
10. AMOS MILBURN - LET ME GO HOME WHISKEY
11. JIMMY WITHERSPOON - JAY'S BLUES (PART 1)
12. LINDA HAYES- YES I KNOW
13. YOUNG JOHN WATSON - MOTORHEAD BABY
14. JIMMY WILSON - TIN PAN ALLEY
15. OSCAR MCLOLLIE - THE HONEY JUMP (PART 1)
16. EFFIE SMITH - CRY BABY CRY
17. T-BONE WALKER - STRUGGLIN' BLUES
18. JAMES REED - THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
19. JIMMY LIGGINS - I AIN'T DRUNK
20. DADDY CLEANHEAD - SOMETHING'S GOIN' ON IN MY ROOM
21. JOHNNY FULLER - ROUGHEST PLACE IN TOWN
22. ETTA JAMES - THE WALLFLOWER
23. PEPPERMINT HARRIS - CADILLAC FUNERAL
24. JIMMY NOLEN - STROLLIN' WITH NOLEN
25. JIMMY MCCRACKLIN - SAVOY'S JUMP
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