Blues, Boogie, & Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bedroom Blues
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Artie Starks (on 1945-09-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1945-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Tom Taylor (US jazz drummer) (on 1945-09-25) and Tommy Taylor (US drummer) (on 1945-09-25)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1945-09-25)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1945-09-25)
vocals:
Sippie Wallace (on 1945-09-25)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 117)
Sippie Wallace with Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings3:20
2Buzz Me
alto saxophone, clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Artie Starks (on 1945-09-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1945-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Tom Taylor (US jazz drummer) (on 1945-09-25) and Tommy Taylor (US drummer) (on 1945-09-25)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1945-09-25)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1945-09-25)
vocals:
Sippie Wallace (on 1945-09-25)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 121)
recording of:
Buzz Me (on 1945-09-25)
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
Sippie Wallace with Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings3:05
3Doin' the Boogie Woogie
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1946-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cooley (on 1946-04-08)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1946-04-08)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-04-08)
vocals:
Mildred Anderson (on 1946-04-08)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 328)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:53
4Oh, Lady, Be Good!
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:35
5Suitcase Blues
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:48
6Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings1:54
7Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1946-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cooley (on 1946-04-08)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1946-04-08)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-04-08)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 331)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:37
8Swanee River Boogie
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:34
9Why I'm Leaving You
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1946-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cooley (on 1946-07-02)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1946-07-02)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-07-02)
vocals:
Jack Cooley (on 1946-07-02)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 431)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:42
10I Don't Want to See You
recording of:
I Don't Want to See You (on 1946-07-02)
writer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:53
11Red Sails in the Sunset
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1946-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cooley (on 1946-07-02)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1946-07-02)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-07-02)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 433)
instrumental cover recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset (on 1946-07-02)
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:33
12Kilroy Boogie
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:48
13Deep in the Heart of Texas Boogie
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1946-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cooley (on 1946-11-12)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1946-11-12)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-11-12)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 623)
instrumental recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1946-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings3:04
14Sweet Patooty Boogie
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1946-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack Cooley (on 1946-11-12)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1946-11-12)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-11-12)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 624)
recording of:
Sweet Patootie Blues (on 1946-11-12)
composer:
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:59
1512th Street Rag
recording of:
12th Street Rag
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:49
1612th Street Rag
recording of:
12th Street Rag
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:47
17St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:58
18Shufflin' The Boogie
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:15
19Shufflin' the Boogie
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings3:07
20S. P. Blues
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1947-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1947-08-06)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1947-08-06)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1947-08-06)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1947-08-06)
trumpet:
Marvin Randolph (on 1947-08-06)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 931)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:37
21Hiroshima
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1947-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Burroughs (on 1947-08-06)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1947-08-06)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1947-08-06)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1947-08-06)
trumpet:
Marvin Randolph (on 1947-08-06)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 932)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:47
22Roses of Picardy
double bass:
Israel Crosby (in 1947)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (in 1947)
piano:
Albert Ammons (in 1947)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 1169)
instrumental recording of:
Roses of Picardy (in 1947)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Haydn Wood (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:58
23The Sheik of Araby
double bass:
Israel Crosby (in 1947)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (in 1947)
piano:
Albert Ammons (in 1947)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 1170)
instrumental recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (in 1947)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:48
24You Are My Sunshine
double bass:
Israel Crosby (in 1947)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (in 1947)
piano:
Albert Ammons (in 1947)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 1171)
instrumental recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (in 1947)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:51
25In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)
double bass:
Israel Crosby (in 1947)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (in 1947)
piano:
Albert Ammons (in 1947)
part of:
Mercury (by matrix number) (number: 1172)
instrumental cover recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:50
26Margie
instrumental recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:38
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