The Specialty Story

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1Boogie #1
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-08-21)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Paul Howard (jazz clarinet and sax) (on 1944-08-21)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
George Vann (R&B singer & drummer) (on 1944-08-21)
organ:
Nina Russell (on 1944-08-21)
piano:
Mata Roy
The Sepia Tones2:49
2Voo‐It! Voo‐It!
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1945)
double bass [bass]:
Ernie Shepard (in 1945)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Nat "Monk" McFay (40s jazz drummer) (in 1945)
guitar:
William "Frosty" Pyles (in 1945)
piano:
Eddie Beal (in 1945)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Banks (saxophonist) (in 1945)
trombone:
Allen Durham (in 1945)
vocals:
Marion Abernathy (in 1945)
performer:
Buddy Banks Sextet (in 1945)
The Blues Woman2:46
3Milton’s Boogie
alto saxophone:
Earl Simms (on 1945-12-22)
double bass [bass]:
David Robinson (on 1945-12-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1945-12-22)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1945-12-22)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Floyd (on 1945-12-22)
trumpet:
Hosea Sapp (on 1945-12-22)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1945-12-22)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1945-12-22)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:51
4R.M. Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-12-22)
alto saxophone and alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Earl Simms (on 1945-12-22)
bass and double bass [bass]:
David Robinson (on 1945-12-22)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1945-12-22)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1945-12-22)
tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Buddy Floyd (on 1945-12-22)
trumpet:
Hosea Sapp (on 1945-12-22)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1945-12-22)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1945-12-22)
recording of:
R.M. Blues (on 1945-12-22)
writer:
Milton Rector (blues bassist)
publisher:
EMI Songs MV GmbH
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:59
5Rainy Day Blues
alto saxophone:
Oett "Sax" Mallard (on 1946-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Robert James Carter (blues bassist) (on 1946-10-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1946-10-04)
guitar:
Walter Scott (40s-50s blues guitarist) (on 1946-10-04)
piano:
Arthur W. Simms (on 1946-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar (on 1946-10-04)
trumpet:
John Morton (US blues trumpeter) (on 1946-10-04)
vocals:
Robert James Carter (blues bassist) (on 1946-10-04)
recorded at:
United Broadcasting Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-10-04)
Jump Jackson Band3:19
6Ice Cream Freezer
alto saxophone:
Oett "Sax" Mallard (on 1946-09-26)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1946-09-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1946-09-26)
guitar:
Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1946-09-26)
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1946-09-26)
tenor saxophone:
William Casimir (on 1946-09-26)
trumpet:
John Morton (US blues trumpeter) (on 1946-09-26)
vocals:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1946-09-26)
recorded at:
United Broadcasting Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-26)
The Blues Man2:58
7True Blues
alto saxophone:
Earl Simms (on 1947-03-08)
double bass [bass]:
Clarence Jones (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1947-03-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1947-03-08)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1947-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
William Gaither (1950s US sax player) (on 1947-03-08)
trumpet:
Hosea Sapp (on 1947-03-08)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1947-03-08)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-08)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:49
8Rockin’ Boogie
alto saxophone:
Joe Lutcher (on 1947-04-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Booker T. Hart (US drummer) (on 1947-04-19)
instruments:
Harlod Morrow (US jazz/blues pianist) (on 1947-04-19), Leon W. Beck (on 1947-04-19), William Ellis (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-04-19) and William H. Cooper (US jazz bassist) (on 1947-04-19)
trumpet:
Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-04-19)
vocals:
Joe Lutcher (on 1947-04-19)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-04-19)
Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats2:27
9Thrill Me
alto saxophone:
Clifton Noel (on 1947-08-01)
double bass [bass]:
Clarence Jones (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1947-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1947-08-01)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1947-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Floyd (on 1947-08-01)
trumpet:
Hosea Sapp (on 1947-08-01)
vocals:
Camille Howard (on 1947-08-01)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-08-01)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:55
10Tear Drop Blues
alto saxophone:
James Dedmon (saxophonist) (on 1947-12-23)
double bass [bass]:
Jonathan Bagsby (on 1947-12-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Leon Pettis (on 1947-12-23)
guitar:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1947-12-23)
piano:
Eugene Watson (on 1947-12-23)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Little Jazz" Ferguson (on 1947-12-23) and Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1947-12-23)
trumpet:
Glen Willis (on 1947-12-23)
vocals:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1947-12-23)
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy2:57
11Cadillac Boogie
alto saxophone:
James Dedmon (saxophonist) (on 1947-11-26)
double bass [bass]:
Jonathan Bagsby (on 1947-11-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Leon Pettis (on 1947-11-26)
guitar:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1947-11-26)
piano:
Eugene Watson (on 1947-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Little Jazz" Ferguson (on 1947-11-26)
trumpet:
Glen Willis (on 1947-11-26)
vocals:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1947-11-26)
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy2:38
12Keep a Dollar in Your Pocket
alto saxophone:
Clifton Noel (on 1947-12-31)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-12-31)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1947-12-31)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1947-12-31)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Floyd (on 1947-12-31)
trumpet:
Hosea Sapp (on 1947-12-31)
vocals:
Camille Howard (on 1947-12-31)
recorded at:
Associated Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-31)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:23
13X‐Temporaneous Boogie
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-12-31)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1947-12-31)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1947-12-31)
recorded at:
Associated Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-31)
Camille Howard2:06
14You Don’t Love Me
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-12-31)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1947-12-31)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1947-12-31)
recorded at:
Associated Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-31)
Camille Howard2:14
15Fat Meat
alto saxophone:
David Garland Graham (on 1947-10-12)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1947-10-12)
double bass [bass]:
Theodore "Teddy" Shirley (on 1947-10-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer) (on 1947-10-12)
instruments:
Allen Clark (saxophone, blues) (on 1947-10-12), Miles Jones (1940-50s jazz) (on 1947-10-12) and Walter Roberts (1940-50s jazz) (on 1947-10-12)
piano:
Zebedee "Zell" Kindred (US pianist) (on 1947-10-12)
vocals:
Theodore "Teddy" Shirley (on 1947-10-12)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-10-12)
Jim Wynn2:40
16Everything I Do Is Wrong
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders3:00
17Hop, Skip, Jump
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:35
18Careful Love
alto saxophone:
James Dedmon (saxophonist) (on 1947-12-31)
double bass [bass]:
Jonathan Bagsby (on 1947-12-31)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Leon Pettis (on 1947-12-31)
guitar:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1947-12-31)
piano:
Eugene Watson (on 1947-12-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Little Jazz" Ferguson (on 1947-12-31) and Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1947-12-31)
trumpet:
Glen Willis (on 1947-12-31)
vocals:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1947-12-31)
recorded at:
Associated Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-31)
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy2:33
19Big City Blues
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1949-04-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1949-04-14)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1949-04-14)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1949-04-14)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1949-04-14)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1949-04-14)
Big Maceo2:33
20I Want a Roller
double bass [bass]:
John William Dav (bass, blues) (on 1949-02-03)
guitar:
Andrew "Smokey" Hogg (US blues singer and guitarist) (on 1949-02-03)
piano:
Austin McCoy (on 1949-02-03)
vocals:
Andrew "Smokey" Hogg (US blues singer and guitarist) (on 1949-02-03)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-02-03)
Smokey Hogg2:52
21The Hucklebuck
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1949-02-22)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1949-02-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1949-02-22)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1949-02-22)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1949-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-02-22)
trumpet:
Arthur Walker (trumpet) (on 1949-02-22)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1949-02-22)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-02-22)
recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1949-02-22)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:22
22Fiesta in Old Mexico
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1949-01-25)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1949-01-25)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1949-01-25)
Camille Howard2:27
23The Honeydripper
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-06-24)
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-06-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-06-24)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-06-24)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-06-24)
saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (on 1950-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-06-24)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-06-24)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-06-24)
recording of:
The Honeydripper (on 1950-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers3:09
24Don’t Put Me Down
alto saxophone:
Toussaint Allen (alto sax, 1940s-50s) (on 1948-11-17)
double bass [bass]:
Thomas Blake (on 1948-11-17)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1948-11-17)
guitar:
Jimmy Liggins (on 1948-11-17)
piano:
Clarence "Bo" Cyphers (on 1948-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Red Connor (on 1948-11-17) and Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1948-11-17)
trumpet:
Bobby Summers (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1948-11-17)
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy2:56
25Information Blues
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1949-12-16)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1949-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1949-12-16)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1949-12-16)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1949-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-12-16)
trumpet:
Arthur Walker (trumpet) (on 1949-12-16)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1949-12-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-12-16)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:43
26Rag Mop
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-01-20)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-01-20)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-01-20) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20)
recording of:
Rag Mop (on 1950-01-20)
writer:
Deacon Anderson (songwriter, vocalist, steel guitarist) and Johnnie Lee Wills
publisher:
Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated)
Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers3:00
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Credits

Release

art direction:Phil Carroll (art direction)
liner notes:Billy Vera
engineer:Kirk Felton
Gordon Skene
producer:Billy Vera (task: reissue)
remastering:Kirk Felton
compiler:Billy Vera
design:Linda Kalin
Deb Sibony
remastered at:Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1367595 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000000QLW [info]