VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 4: 1947-1948 (2015)

Rhythm & Blues was not recognised as a distinct musical genre until the late 1940s and these CDs from the middle of that decade reflect the musical taste of the black population of the United States as it moved away from country blues towards a commercial, dance-oriented fusion of jazz and blues that came to be known as jump blues. This collection encompasses a wide variety of styles ranging from blues shouters, dance-oriented swing jazz, piano-led boogie-woogie through to blues-influenced pop and jazz vocal music. Critic Roy Bainton of Blues Matters on the first two volumes of this series: 'You might think that when you've been around for a long time and love music as much as we all do at Blues Matters, that we might become a little blasé receiving CDs to review. You'd be wrong...This is a staggering project, a sheer delight...You can stick a pin in anywhere and come up with a gem of a recording. What these records will present to even the most avid R&B aficionado is a revelation... lifting the lid on a buried treasure chest of arcane recordings, all in a style decades ahead of their time... Every one of these tracks is utterly satisfying. If you're a true R&B fan, you will not experience a finer collection this year or any other. Exhilarating, educational, historical, but above all, extremely musical, a complete evening's unforgettable R&B entertainment on 8 packed disks. Think you know your blues history? Think again. As this has taught me, you're never too old to learn.'
Tracklist
[02:30] 01. Baby Face Lewis - Grandma And Grandpa
[03:05] 02. Buddy Johnson - Li'l Dog
[02:56] 03. Dave Bartholomew - She's Got Great Big Eyes
[02:50] 04. Cousin Joe - Box Car Shorty And Peter Blue
[02:31] 05. Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - You Got to Run Me Down
[03:09] 06. Johnny Otis - Midnight In The Barrel House
[03:12] 07. Dizzy Gillespie - Oop-Pop-A-Da
[02:40] 08. Mahalia Jackson - Tired
[02:44] 09. Hank Williams - Move It On Over
[02:31] 10. Fluffy Hunter & Buddy Banks - Fluffy's Debut
[02:26] 11. Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats - Rockin' Boogie
[02:32] 12. Sonny Thompson - Late Freight
[03:00] 13. Little Brother Montgomery - El Ritmo
[02:33] 14. Roy Brown - Whose Hat Is That
[02:41] 15. Smiley Lewis - Turn On Your Volume Baby
[02:47] 16. The Soul Stirrers - Well Well Well
[03:04] 17. Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces - Hey Lawdy Mama
[03:00] 18. Tiny Grimes - Blue Harlem
[02:22] 19. Jack Guthrie - Okie Boogie
[02:33] 20. Mabel Scott - Elevator Baby
[02:55] 21. &rew Tibbs - I Feel Like Crying
[02:40] 22. Johnny Griffin - Joe's Boogie
[03:08] 23. Lee Roy Abernathy - Gospel Boogie
[02:42] 24. Rev. Utah Smith - God's Mighty Hand
[02:40] 25. Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra - Blues For The Red Boy
[02:40] 26. Earl Bostic - Earl's Rhumboogie
[02:18] 27. Merle Travis - Sixteen Tons
[02:58] 28. Lowell Fulson - Let's Throw A Boogie Woogie
[02:31] 29. Andrew Tibbs - Drinking Ink Splink
[03:03] 30. Jay McShann - Louie's Guitar Boogie
[02:39] 31. The Delta Rhythm Boys - One O' Clock Jump
[02:50] 32. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
[03:03] 33. Bull Moose Jackson & His Bearcats - I Want A Bowlegged Woman
[02:34] 34. Johnny Moore'S Three Blazers - Groovy Movie Blues
[02:17] 35. Madam Ira Mae Littlejohn - Go Devil Go
[02:37] 36. Ivory Joe Hunter - All States Boogie
[02:56] 37. Rosetta Howard - Ebony Rhapsody
[02:27] 38. Dirty Red - Mother Fuyer
[02:36] 39. Dave Bartholomew - Bum Mae
[02:58] 40. Gene Phillips & the Rhythm Aces - Big Legs
[03:11] 41. Todd Rhodes & His Septet - Bell Boy Boogie
[01:50] 42. The Jubalaires - Swing Down Chariot
[02:54] 43. Big Three Trio - Signifying Monkey
[02:03] 44. Jack Rivers - Razor Strap Boogie
[02:35] 45. Leadbelly - Diggin My Potatoes
[03:21] 46. James P. Johnson - Salee Dame
[02:25] 47. Lil Armstrong - Rock It
[02:36] 48. The Four Vagabonds - Choo Choo
[02:34] 49. Muddy Waters - Gypsy Woman
[02:39] 50. Slim Gaillard Trio - Puerto Vootie
[02:53] 51. Sonny Thompson - Long Gone Pt. 2
[02:48] 52. Joe Lutcher - Traffic Song
[02:33] 53. Earl Bostic - Hot Sauce Boss
[02:32] 54. The Charioteers - Ooh Looka There Ain't She Pretty
[02:24] 55. Harry Choates & His Melody Boys - Hackberry Hop
[02:43] 56. Johnny Otis - Barrelhouse Stomp
[03:12] 57. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie
[02:39] 58. Jimmy Liggins - Mississippi Boogie
[02:17] 59. Jimmy werspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business Pt. 1
[02:34] 60. Big Jay McNeely - Wild Wig
[02:20] 61. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen
[03:11] 62. Clyde Bernhardt - I'm Crazy Bout That Boogie
[02:39] 63. The Dixieaires - Go Long
[03:06] 64. Joe Morris - Lowe Groovin'
[02:59] 65. Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin's Boogie
[02:55] 66. The Ravens - Write Me a Letter
[02:41] 67. Wayne Raney - Lost John Boogie
[02:45] 68. Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied
[02:32] 69. Walter Mitchell - Stop Messin’ Around
[04:49] 70. Paula Watson - A Little Bird Told Me
[03:01] 71. The Pilgrim Travelers - Good News
[02:50] 72. Pee Wee King - Bull Fiddle Boogie
[02:42] 73. Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee - Robbie Doby Boogie
[02:55] 74. Tina Dixon - Parrot Bar Boogie
[02:40] 75. Paul Gayten - Hey Little Girl
[03:09] 76. Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop
[02:39] 77. Saunders King & His Rhythm - Swingin'
[02:51] 78. Nellie Lutcher - Fine Brown Frame
[02:46] 79. King Perry - Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket
[02:19] 80. Swan Silvertone Singers - Down On My Knees
[02:53] 81. Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces - Superstitious Woman
[02:39] 82. Paul Williams - The Twister
[02:41] 83. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - D'Natural Blues
[02:39] 84. Beale Street Gang - Fat Stuff Boogie
[03:23] 85. Arthur Smith - Guitar Boogie Shuffle
[02:43] 86. Chubby Newsome - Hip Shakin' Mama
[02:21] 87. Smokey Hogg - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
[02:58] 88. Hal Singer Sextet - Corn Bread
[02:37] 89. Big John Greer - Rockin' With Big John
[02:39] 90. Cecil Gant - Hogan's Alley
[02:53] 91. The Four Blues - Long Tall Brown Skinned Gal
[02:37] 92. Joe Morris - The Spider
[02:58] 93. Amos Milburn - Bewildered
[02:51] 94. King Perry - Wait Now
[02:34] 95. Muddy Waters - You Gonna Miss Me
[02:41] 96. Paul Williams - Turtle Rock
[02:49] 97. Pee Wee Crayton - Bounce Pee Wee
[02:16] 98. Prof J Earle Hines - How Sweet It Is
[03:01] 99. The Ravens - Ol' Man River
[02:32] 100. T.J. Fowler - Red Hot Blues
[02:35] 101. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Hop, Skip, Jump
[02:40] 102. Wild Bill Moore - We're Gonna Rock
[02:38] 103. Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy - Cadillac Boogie
[02:33] 104. The Trumpeteers - Milky White Way
[02:33] 105. Louis Jordan - Pettin' And Pokin'
[02:59] 106. John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson - Better Cut That Out
[02:42] 107. Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - King Size Papa
[02:49] 108. Memphis Slim - Midnight Jump
[03:00] 109. T-bone Walker - T-Bone Shuffle
[02:49] 110. Big Jay Mcneely's Blue Jays - Deacon's Hop
[02:30] 111. Gene Phillips & the Rhythm Aces - Big Bug Boogie