805520021852

Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers

Various Artists

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: PROPERBOX185

Release Date:  01 September 2014

Label:  Proper Box

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  805520021852

Genres:  Blues  

  • Description

    This 100 tracker features the most important contributions from the greatest proponents of the most prevalent instruments in the sound of one of the USA's most celebrated musical cities.

    Legends such as Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr. John alongside lesser know but equally important ivory tinklers such as Little Brother Montgomery, Dink Johnson and Archibald.

    The informative 32 page booklet tells the story of these characters as well as containing discographical information and rare pictures.

    There is no other survey like this in the marketplace.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Callie Vassar with Richard M. Jones - Original Stomps
      • 2. Jelly Roll Morton - King Porter Stomp
      • 3. Baby Dodds (Jelly Roll Morton) - Wolverine Blues
      • 4. Bertha "Chippie" Hill with Richard M. Jones - Trouble In Mind
      • 5. Jelly Roll Morton - Original Jelly Roll Blues
      • 6. Q. R. S Boys with Walter "Fats" Pichon - I've Seen My Baby (And It Won't Be Long Now)
      • 7. Fess Williams & His Royal Flush Orchestra with Walter "Fats" Pichon - Everything's O. K. With Me
      • 8. Little Brother Montgomery - No Special Rider Blues
      • 9. Little Brother Montgomery - Louisiana Blues
      • 10. Little Brother Montgomery - Farish Street Jive
      • 11. Little Brother Montgomery - Crescent City Blues
      • 12. Jelly Roll Morton - The Crave
      • 13. Champion Jack Dupree - Dupree Shake Dance
      • 14. Champion Jack Dupree - Junker Blues
      • 15. Dink Johnson - Stomp De Lowdown
      • 16. Dink Johnson - So Different Blues
      • 17. Cousin Joe with Paul Gayten - Little Woman Blues
      • 18. Dink Johnson - Indian Rag
      • 19. Dink Johnson - Yeah Man
      • 20. Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten - Annie's Blues
      • 21. Paul Gayten - Hey Little Girl
      • 22. Roy Brown with Leroy Rankins - Fore Day In The Morning
      • 23. Roy Brown - Rainy Weather Blues
      • 24. Roy Brown - Roy Brown Boogie
      • 25. Chubby Newsome - New Orleans Lover Man

      Disc 2

      • 1. Fats Domino - The Fat Man
      • 2. Professor Longhair - Longhair's Blues Rhumba
      • 3. Edgar Blanchard with Tommy Ridgely - She'll Be Mine After Awhile
      • 4. Papa Lightfoot with Tommy Ridgely - Coming Back Home
      • 5. Archibald - Shake Baby Shake
      • 6. Archibald - Ballin' With Archie
      • 7. Archibald - Crescent City Bounce
      • 8. Smiley Lewis - Tee-Nah-Nah
      • 9. Smiley Lewis - Dirty People
      • 10. Ray Lewis with Paul Gayten - Jealous Blues
      • 11. Archibald - Early Morning Blues
      • 12. Smiley Lewis - The Bells Are Ringing
      • 13. Lloyd Price with Edward Frank - So Long
      • 14. Dave Bartholomew - Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear
      • 15. Blazer Boy with Salvador Doucette - Mornin' Train
      • 16. Lil Willie Gibson with Salvador Doucette - Brother Bill
      • 17. Fats Domino - Please Don't Leave Me
      • 18. Fats Domino - Domino Stomp
      • 19. Professor Longhair - Tipitina
      • 20. Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy
      • 21. Little Sonny Jones - Winehead Baby
      • 22. Little Sonny Jones - Tend To Your Business Blues
      • 23. James Booker - Doin' The Hambone
      • 24. Lloyd Lambert with Lawrence Cotton - King Cotton
      • 25. Guitar Slim with Lawrence Cotton - Quicksand

      Disc 3

      • 1. Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking
      • 2. Champion Jack Dupree - House Rent Party
      • 3. Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez - Who's Been Fooling You?
      • 4. Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez - That Girl I Married
      • 5. Cousin Joe - Old Man's Sweetheart
      • 6. Earl King - Those Lonely, Lonely Feelings
      • 7. Earl King with Huey 'Piano' Smith - Is Everything All Right
      • 8. Eddie Bo - I'm Wise (Slippin' And Slidin')
      • 9. Bobby Mitchell - Try Rock'n'Roll
      • 10. Paul Gayten - Mother Roux (Yo Yo Walk)
      • 11. Roy Montrell - (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone
      • 12. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry with Paul Gayten - Troubles, Troubles
      • 13. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry with Paul Gayten - Lonely Tramp
      • 14. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home
      • 15. Art Neville - Oooh-Wee Baby
      • 16. Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Pt. 2)
      • 17. Fats Domino - I'm Walkin'
      • 18. Paul Gayten - Nervous Boogie
      • 19. Professor Longhair - Misery
      • 20. Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns - Don't You Know Yockomo
      • 21. The Gondoliers with Lawrence Cotton - Knocked Out
      • 22. Allen Toussaint - Java
      • 23. Allen Toussaint - Nashua
      • 24. Allen Toussaint - Whirlaway
      • 25. Jerry Byrne - Lights Out

      Disc 4

      • 1. Art Neville - Cha Dooky-Doo
      • 2. Alton Purnell - Yancey Special
      • 3. Alton Purnell - St. Louis Blues
      • 4. Myles & Dupont with Warren Myles - Loud Mouth Annie
      • 5. Professor Longhair and Dr. John - Cuttin' Out
      • 6. Professor Longhair and Dr. John - If I Only Knew
      • 7. Professor Longhair - Go To The Mardi Gras
      • 8. Professor Longhair and Dr. John - Everyday Everynight
      • 9. George Lewis with Alton Purnell - When The Saints Go Marching In
      • 10. Eddie Bo - Warm Daddy
      • 11. James Booker - Cool Turkey
      • 12. James Booker - Gonzo
      • 13. Lee Dorsey - Lottie Mo
      • 14. Tommy Ridgley with Dr. John - Let's Try And Talk It Over
      • 15. Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans
      • 16. Ernie K. Doe - Mother-In-Law
      • 17. Tommy Ridgley with Dr. John - Do You Remember?
      • 18. Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya
      • 19. Lee Dorsey - Do-Re-Mi
      • 20. Eddie Bo - Dinky Doo
      • 21. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love
      • 22. Barbara George - I Know
      • 23. James Booker - Tubby Part 1
      • 24. James Booker - Tubby Part 2
      • 25. Eddie Bo - Check Mr Popeye