The Roots of Captain Beefheart

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Tracklist

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1Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf?:??
2She’s Alright
recording of:
She's Alright
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters?:??
3Diddy Wah Diddy
recording of:
Diddy Wah Diddy
writer:
Willie Dixon and Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
Bo Diddley?:??
4Bakai
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-05-31)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
baritone saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1957-05-31)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1957-05-31)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1957-05-31)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-05-31)
trumpet:
Johnny Splawn (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-05-31)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-05-31)
cover recording of:
Bakai (on 1957-05-31)
composer:
Cal Massey
John Coltrane?:??
5Monk’s Dream
Thelonious Monk?:??
6Story Untold
The Nutmegs?:??
7When You Dance
The Turbans?:??
861 Highway
Mississippi Fred McDowell?:??
9John the Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
Blind Willie Johnson4?:??
10Providence Help the Poor
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
Big Joe Williams?:??
11Moanin’ at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2?:??
12Song
Cecil Taylor?:??
13Invisible
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-02-10)
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1958-02-10)
cornet:
Don Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-02-10)
double bass:
Don Payne (Bass player) (on 1958-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-10)
piano accordion:
Walter Norris (on 1958-02-10)
recording of:
Invisible (on 1958-02-10)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
publisher:
Carl Fischer Music
Ornette Coleman?:??
14Don’t Go No Farther
Muddy Waters?:??
15I Asked for Water
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) (on 1956-07-19)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Blue Ribbon Music Ltd
Howlin’ Wolf1?:??
16Layin in my Cell
Sunnyland Slim?:??
17Drive Away Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-11-26)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-11-26)
recording of:
Drive Away Blues (on 1929-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell?:??
18Bye-Bye Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-04)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04)
Tommy Johnson5?:??