Genius of boogie woogie - Johnson, Pete 1904-1967; Hall, Al 1915-1988; Godley, A. G.; Ammons, Albert 1907-1949; Lewis, Meade Lux 1905-1964; Yancey, Jimmy 1898-1951; Smith, Clarence 1904-1929; Davenport, Cow Cow 1894-1955; Speckled Red (Giants of Jazz, 1989)
Enth.: 1. Dive bomber / K. Holden. - 2. Answer to the boogie / K. Holden. - 3. Bottomland boogie / K. Holden. - 4. Kaycee feeling / K. Holden. - 5. Basement boogie / P. Johnson. - 6. Rock it boogie / K. Holden. - 7. Death ray boogie / P. Johnson; D. Dexter. - 8. Boogie woogie stomp / Ammons. - 9. Boogie woogie blues / Ammons. - 10. Chicago in mind / Ammons. - 11. Bass goin' crazy / Ammons. - 12. Honky tonk train blues / Lewis. - 13. Tell your story / Lewis. - 14. Bass on top / Lewis. - 15. Yancey special / J. Yancey. - 16. White sox stomp / J. Yancey. - 17. The fives / J. Yancey. - 18. South side stuff / J. Yancey. - 19. Pinetop's blues / P. T. Smith. - 20. Pinetop's boogie woogie / P. T. Smith. - 21. Cow cow blues / C. C. Davenport. - 22. The dirty dozen / R. Perryman. - Interpr.: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6: Pete Johnson [p]. Tracks 5 & 7: Pete Johnson [p]. Alfred Hall [b]. A. G. Godley [dr]. Tracks 8 - 11: Gene Ammons [p]. Tracks 12 - 14: Meade Lux Lewis [p]. Tracks 15 - 18: Jimmy Yancey [p]. Tracks 19 & 20: Pine Top Smith [p voc]. Track 21: Cow Cow Davenport [p]. Track 22: Speckled Red [voc p]. - Aufn.: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6: New York February 17 1944. Tracks 5 & 7: New York May 8 1941. Tracks 12 - 14: N. Y. C. January 6 1939. Track 12: Chicago November 21 1935. Tracks 13 & 14: N. Y. C. October 4 1940. Tracks 15 & 16: Chicago December 1943. Track 17: Chicago April 1939. Track 18: N. Y. C. April 1939. Tracks 19 & 20: December 29 1928. Track 21: July 16 1928. Track 22: April 8 1930