Roots of Rhythm and Blues [Fremeaux & Associes]

by Roots Of Rhythm & Blues / Various

Overview

Spread over two discs and a total of 36 tracks, Roots of Rhythm & Blues profiles rock & roll's predecessor with a potent and key mix of blues, swing (combo and big band), and jump blues from mostly the '40s. And the variety is never lacking, as T-Bone Walker delivers his dirty-guitar blues alongside Charles Brown's congenial piano-bar musings. The mix is a dizzying -- yet still cogent -- array of musical genius, taking in a the likes of Billy Eckstine, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Louis Jordan, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Joe Liggins, Dinah Washington, Lionel Hampton, and Wynonie Harris, among many others. Whether your vote for most important figure is Big "Joe" Turner or maybe even Johnny Otis, this R&B primer will go a long way in getting you up to speed on one of modern music's most vital eras. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2001
Label:	Fr?Meaux & Associ?S
UPC:	3448960205023
Rank:	227471

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Caldonia  -  Jordan  - Fleecie Moore
2. The Honeydripper, Pt. 1  - Joe Liggins  -  Liggins
3. Milton's Boogie  - Roy Milton  -  Milton
4. That Ain't Right  - Nat King Cole
5. I Wonder  - Cecil Gant
6. Driftin' Blues  - Charles Brown  -  Moore  - Eddie Williams
7. Blues at Sunrise  - Ivory Joe Hunter
8. T-Bone Boogie  - Charles Glenn  - T-Bone Walker  - Marl Young
9. Rock Me Mama  - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
10. If It's Good  - Tommy Douglas  - Julia Lee  - Titus Turner
11. Be-Baba-Leba  -  Doggett  - Helen Humes
12. Rich Man's Blues  - Mundell Lowe  - Lucky Thompson  - Dinah Washington
13. Boogie Woogie Stomp  - Albert Ammons
14. Cow Cow Boogie  - Benny Carter  - Gene DePaul  - Ella Mae Morse  - Don Raye  - Freddie Slack
15. Jimmy's Blues  -  Basie  - Jimmy Rushing
16. Piney Brown Blues  - Pete Johnson  - Big Joe Turner
17. Here Comes the Blues  - Wynonie Harris  - Illinois Jacquet
18. Cherry Red  - Pete Johnson  - Big Joe Turner  - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson  - Cootie Williams

Disc 2

19. That's the Blues  - Clyde Hart  - Rubberlegs Williams
20. I Ain't Made at You  - Gatemouth Moore
21. Flyin' Home  - Benny Goodman  - Lionel Hampton  -  Hampton
22. 627 Stomp  - Dave Jr. Dexter  - Pete Johnson
23. Sunset Blues  - Buck Clayton  - Hot Lips Page
24. 47th Jive  -  Kirk  - June Richmond
25. New Confessin' the Blues  - Walter Brown  - Jay McShann
26. Dooji Wooji  - Duke Ellington  - Johnny Hodges
27. After Hours  - Erskine Hawkins  - Avery Parrish
28. That's All  - Lucky Millinder  - Rosetta Tharpe
29. Bartender Boogie  - Jack McVea
30. Blowing the Blues Away  - Billy Eckstine  - Gerald Valentine
31. School Days Blues  - Tiny Bradshaw
32. Harlem Nocturne  - Earle H. Hagen  - Johnny Otis
33. That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch  - Buddy Johnson  - Ella Johnson
34. Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes  - Bernie Hanighen  - Johnny Mercer  -  Spirits of Rhythm
35. Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night  -  Five Red Caps  - Irene Higginbotham
36. Strange Things Happening Every Day  - Rosetta Tharpe

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Count Basie Orchestra   Primary Artist
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders   Primary Artist
The Bill Doggett Octet   Primary Artist
Charles Brown   Primary Artist
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5   Primary Artist
Hot Lips Page   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Wynonie Harris   Primary Artist
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Tommy Douglas   Primary Artist,Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Jack McVea   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Tiny Bradshaw   Primary Artist
Albert Ammons   Primary Artist
Helen Humes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rubberlegs Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy   Primary Artist
Ella Mae Morse   Primary Artist,Vocals
Walter Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals
Julia Lee   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Dinah Washington   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Lucky Thompson   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Lucky Millinder   Primary Artist
June Richmond   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marl Young   Primary Artist,Piano
Johnny Hodges   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Avery Parrish   Primary Artist,Piano
Billy Eckstine   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jimmy Rushing   Primary Artist,Vocals
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Sax (Alto)
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers   Primary Artist
Clyde Hart   Primary Artist,Piano
Cecil Gant   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Illinois Jacquet   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ivory Joe Hunter   Primary Artist
Cootie Williams   Primary Artist,Trumpet
T-Bone Walker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sister Rosetta Tharpe   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Spirits of Rhythm   Primary Artist
Big Joe Turner   Primary Artist,Vocals
Erskine Hawkins   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Five Red Caps   Primary Artist
Freddie Slack   Primary Artist,Piano
Ella Johnson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gatemouth Moore   Primary Artist
Nat King Cole   Primary Artist,Vocals
Johnny Otis   Primary Artist,Drums
Earnest Thompson   Sax (Baritone)
Clarence Davis   Trumpet
Booker Collins   Bass
Frank Pasley   Guitar
John Harrington   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Alain Thomas   Musical Direction
Shorty McConnell   Trumpet
Harry Lawson   Trumpet
Harry Parr Jones   Trumpet
Eli Robinson   Trombone
Gail Brockman   Trumpet
Edward David Robinson   Bass
Alex "Razz" Mitchell   Drums
Ray Perry   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Ernest Purce   Sax (Baritone)
Virgil Scroggins   Drums,Vocals
Doles Dickens   Bass
Alfred Moore   Bass
Clarence Trice   Trumpet
Romaine Brown   Piano,Vocals
Dave Patillo   Vocals
James Morrison   Drums
Wild Bill Moore   Sax (Tenor)
Dicky Wells   Trombone
Edward Morant   Trombone
Gerald Foster   Trombone
Flaps Dungee   Sax (Alto)
Harry Sloan   Trombone
Willis Nelson   Trumpet
Al Wichard   Drums
Sylvester Payne   Drums
James "Ham" Jackson   Sax (Tenor)
Rufus Webster   Piano
Bob Horton   Trombone
Leonard Briggs   Trombone
Joe O'Laughlin   Clarinet
Norman Keenan   Bass
Jimmy Stanford   Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Lee   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Wesley Prince   Bass
Boonie Hazel   Trumpet
Jimmy Springs   Vocals
Lee Pope   Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Perdie   Trumpet
Bill Martin   Trumpet
Herbert Turner   Trumpet
Lee Baxter   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Lorenzo "Buddy" Floyd   Sax (Tenor)
Bill Lawlor   Trombone
Fred Beckett   Trombone
Stafford Simon   Sax (Tenor)
Gene Ramey   Bass
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Joey Huffman   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Rodney Richardson   Bass
Russell Jacquet   Trumpet
Leo Parker   Sax (Baritone)
Lionel Hampton   Vibraphone
Julian Dash   Sax (Tenor)
John Malachi   Piano
Mary Lou Williams   Piano
Taswell Baird   Trombone
Art Blakey   Drums
Al Hall   Bass
Al Killian   Trumpet
Billy Taylor, Sr.   Bass
Camille Howard   Piano
Gus Johnson   Drums
Harry Carney   Sax (Baritone)
Harold "Doc" West   Drums
Henry Glover   Trumpet
Henry Wells   Trombone
Little Willie Jackson   Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Benjamin Curtis   Bass
Jimmy Harris   Trumpet
Edward Sims   Trombone
Maxwell Lucas   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Frank Henderson   Sax (Tenor)
Marcellus Green   Trumpet
Jud de Naut   Bass
Arthur Dennis   Bass
Bernard Archer   Trombone
Charles E. Grifford   Trumpet
Johnny Moore Band   Guitar
Steve Gibson   Guitar,Vocals
Chips Outcalt   Trombone
Sonny Craven   Trombone
Dalbert Bright   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Buddy Johnson   Piano
Manny Klein   Trumpet
George Treadwell   Trumpet
George James   Sax (Alto)
George Stevenson   Trombone
Mike Bryan   Guitar
Israel Crosby   Bass
Al Morgan   Bass
Buddy Tate   Sax (Tenor)
Buck Clayton   Trumpet
Jewell L. Grant   Sax (Alto)
Bud Powell   Piano
George Duvivier   Bass
Harold Baker   Trumpet
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Trumpet
Dallas Bartley   Bass
Henry Coker   Trombone
Haywood Henry   Clarinet,Sax (Baritone)
Trummy Young   Trombone
Gus Aiken   Trumpet
George Jenkins   Drums
Al Stearns   Trumpet
Leonard Graham   Trumpet
Gordon Thomas   Trombone
Howard H. Scott   Trombone
Ted Barnett   Sax (Alto)
Frank Clarke   Bass
Gene Porter   Sax (Bass)
John Collins   Guitar
Jimmie Hoskins   Drums
Ike Perkins   Guitar
Dave Coleman   Drums
Leon Spann   Bass
Bill Morris   Trumpet
Buford Oliver   Drums
Gerald Valentine   Trombone
Hosea Sapp   Trumpet
A.G. Godley   Drums
Elmer Warner   Bass
Ulysses Livingston   Guitar
Ben Webster   Sax (Tenor)
Earl Bostic   Sax (Alto)
Floyd Smith   Guitar
Don Stovall   Sax (Alto)
James Von Streeter   Sax (Tenor)
Joe Newman   Trumpet
Wilson Myers   Bass
Dexter Gordon   Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Holmes   Sax (Alto)
Rudy Rutherford   Sax (Baritone)
Charlie Parker   Sax (Alto)
Charles Harris   Drums
Sandy Williams   Trombone
Leo Watson   Tiple,Vocals
Dick Wilson   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Louis Taylor   Trombone
Sammy Lowe   Trumpet
Pete Johnson   Piano
Eddie de Verteuill   Sax (Baritone)
Robert Range   Trombone
Wilbur Daniels   Tiple,Vocals
Vernon Alley   Bass
William Austin   Piano
Karl George   Trumpet
Hillard Brown   Drums
Melvin Draper   Drums
Ted Donnelly   Trombone
Archie Johnson   Trumpet
Wilbert Barranco   Piano
Bill McLemore   Guitar
Freddie Gulliver   Sax (Tenor)
Bruce Squires   Trombone
Abe Bolar   Bass
Guy Kelly   Trumpet
Douglas Daniels   Tiple,Vocals
Bob Mosley   Piano
Leemie Stanfield   Bass
Oscar Moore   Guitar
Milt Buckner   Piano
Milt Jackson   Vibraphone
Willie Martinez   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Tommy Potter   Bass
Jimmy Mitchelle   Sax (Alto)
J.C. Higginbotham   Trombone
Jack Marshall   Guitar
Duke Ellington   Piano
Count Basie   Piano
Shadow Wilson   Drums
Ben Thigpen   Drums
Joe Liggins   Piano,Vocals
Efferge Ware   Guitar
Freddie Green   Guitar
Earl Simms   Sax (Alto)
Gene Ammons   Piano,Sax (Tenor)
Earle Warren   Sax (Alto)
Dizzy Gillespie   Trumpet
Benny Morton   Trombone
Bill Doggett   Piano
Bill Frazier   Sax (Alto)
Irving Ashby   Guitar
Lawrence Brown   Trombone
Curtis Counce   Bass
Earl Miller   Sax (Alto)
Specs Powell   Drums
Panama Francis   Drums
Charles Mingus   Bass
Paul Bascomb   Sax (Tenor)
Teddy Bunn   Guitar
Teddy Buckner   Trumpet
Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers   Sax (Baritone)
Paul Quinichette   Sax (Tenor)
Sonny Greer   Drums
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis   Sax (Tenor)
Eddie Barefield   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Don Byas   Sax (Tenor)
Edward Inge   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Edward Burke   Trombone
Eddie Williams   Bass
Freddie Simon   Sax (Tenor)
Lee Young   Drums
Rabon Tarrant   Drums
Nelson Bryant   Trumpet
Connie Wainwright   Guitar
Roy Milton   Drums,Vocals
Marshall Royal   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Rene Bloch   Sax (Alto)
Red Callender   Bass

Technical Credits

Alain Thomas   Text,Discography,Liner Notes
The Bill Doggett Octet   Performer
Noel Herve   Concept
Charles Brown   Composer
Jay McShann   Composer
Walter Brown   Composer
Hot Lips Page   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Mary Lou Williams   Arranger
Titus Turner   Composer
Wynonie Harris   Composer
Patrick Fremeaux   Concept
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Tiny Bradshaw   Composer
Michel Pfau   Remerciements
Buddy Johnson   Composer
Albert Ammons   Composer
Buck Clayton   Composer
Helen Humes   Composer
Rubberlegs Williams   Composer
Dave Dexter, Jr.   Composer
Gerald Valentine   Composer
Don Waterhouse   English Translations
Earle H. Hagen   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers   Composer
Julia Lee   Composer
Lucky Thompson   Composer
Lucky Millinder   Leader
Charles Glenn   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Billy Eckstine   Composer
Jimmy Rushing   Composer
Irene Higginbotham   Composer
Jack McVea   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers   Performer
Joe Liggins   Composer
Fleecie Moore   Composer
Cecil Gant   Composer
Mundell Lowe   Composer
Illinois Jacquet   Composer
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer,Performer
Benny Carter   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Sister Rosetta Tharpe   Composer
Bernie Hanighen   Composer
Big Joe Turner   Composer
Avery Parrish   Composer
Benny Goodman   Composer
Erskine Hawkins   Composer
Eddie Williams   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Gatemouth Moore   Composer,Performer
Pete Johnson   Composer
Nat King Cole   Composer
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders   Performer
Roy Milton   Composer