Jolly Joker presents

Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey [5 CD, 2003 ]

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey is a 2003 Various artists box set . It is the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese PBS documentary series The Blues. The box set attempts to present a history of the blues from the dawning of recorded music to the present day. It offers a survey of many different blues sub-genres and tangential music styles, as well as a survey of almost all the most notable blues performers over time.

Disc one

Othar Turner & The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band - "Shortnin' / Henduck"
Lightning & Group - "Long John"
Mamie Smith – "Crazy Blues"
W.C. Handy – "St. Louis Blues"
Bessie Smith – "Muddy Water"
Blind Lemon Jefferson – "Match Box Blues"
Furry Lewis – "Billy Lyons & Stack-O-Lee"
Ma Rainey – ""Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom"
Blind Willie Johnson – "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground"
Louis Armstrong – "Savoy Blues"
Frank Stokes – "Downtown Blues"
Mississippi John Hurt – "Frankie"
Henry Thomas – "Fishing Blues"
Leroy Carr – "How Long, How Long Blues"
Tommy Johnson – "Canned Heat Blues"
Blind Willie McTell – "Southern Can Is Mine"
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom – "It's Tight Like That"
Pine Top Smith – "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie"
Lonnie Johnson – "Guitar Blues"
Charley Patton – "Pony Blues"
Blind Blake – "Diddie Wah Diddie"
Memphis Jug Band – "K.C. Moan"
Jimmie Rodgers – "Standin' On The Corner (Blue Yodel # 9)"
Mississippi Sheiks – "Sittin' on Top of the World"
Son House – "Preachin' The Blues"

Disc two

Skip James – "Devil Got My Woman"
Lead Belly – "C.C. Rider"
Big Joe Williams – "Baby, Please Don't Go"
Roosevelt Sykes – "Dirty Mother For You (Don't You Know)"
Billie Holiday - "Billie's Blues"
Robert Johnson – "Cross Roads Blues"
Sonny Boy Williamson I - "Good Mornin' Little School Girl"
Bukka White – "Shake 'em on Down"
Joe Turner & Pete Johnson – "Roll 'Em Pete"
Robert Petway – "Catfish Blues"
Count Basie Orchestra with Jimmy Rushing – "Going To Chicago Blues"
Big Bill Broonzy – "Key To The Highway"
Memphis Minnie – "Me And My Chauffeur Blues"
Big Maceo Merriweather – "Worried Life Blues"
Tommy McClennon – "Cross Cut Saw Blues"
Lionel Hampton Sextet with Dinah Washington – "Evil Gal Blues"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – "Strange Things Happening Everyday"
Joe Liggins – "Honeydripper"
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown – "Drifting Blues"
Louis Jordan – "Let the Good Times Roll"
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup – "That's All Right Mama"
T-Bone Walker – "Call It Stormy Monday"
Wynonie Harris – "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Jimmy Witherspoon – "Ain't Nobody's Business, Part One"
The Johnny Otis Quintette with Little Esther & The Robins – "Double Crossing Blues"

Disc three

Memphis Slim – "Mother Earth"
Percy Mayfield – "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
Jackie Brenston – "Rocket 88"
Elmore James – "Dust My Broom"
Rosco Gordon – "No More Doggin'"
Little Walter – "Juke"
Big Mama Thornton – "Hound Dog"
Lowell Fulson – "Reconsider Baby"
Guitar Slim – "The Things That I Used to Do"
Professor Longhair – "In The Night"
Muddy Waters – "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man"
J. B. Lenoir – "Eisenhower Blues"
Fats Domino – "Blue Monday"
Ray Charles – "Hard Times"
Smiley Lewis – "I Hear You Knockin'"
Elvis Presley – "Mystery Train"
Sonny Boy Williamson II – "Don't Start Me To Talkin'"
Howlin' Wolf – "Smokestack Lightnin'"
Bo Diddley – "Who Do You Love"
Slim Harpo – "I'm a King Bee"
Chuck Berry – "Johnny B. Goode"
Bobby "Blue" Bland – "Farther Up The Road"
Otis Rush – "So Many Roads, So Many Trains"
Buddy Guy – "First Time I Met The Blues"
Jimmy Reed – "Big Boss Man"

Disc four

Freddie King – "Hide Away"
Junior Parker – "Drivin' Wheel"
John Lee Hooker – "Boom Boom"
Albert Collins – "Frosty"
Muddy Waters – "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had"
Howlin' Wolf – "Killing Floor"
Son House – "Death Letter Blues"
Mississippi Fred McDowell – "You Gotta Move"
Bob Dylan - "Highway 61 Revisited"
Junior Wells – "Hoodoo Man Blues"
Koko Taylor – "Wang Dang Doodle"
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - "All Your Love"
Paul Butterfield Blues Band – "I've Got A Mind To Give Up Livin'"
Jimi Hendrix – "Red House"
Albert King – "Born Under a Bad Sign"
Magic Sam – "Mama Talk To Your Daughter"
Etta James – "Tell Mama"
The Jeff Beck Group – "I Ain't Superstitious"
Taj Mahal – "She Caught the Katy (And Left Me A Mule To Ride)"
Fleetwood Mac – "Albatross"
Janis Joplin – "One Good Man"

Disc five

B. B. King – "The Thrill Is Gone"
Johnny Winter – "Dallas"
Derek and the Dominos – "Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers – "Give Me Back My Wig"
The Allman Brothers Band – "One Way Out"
Z.Z. Hill – "Down Home Blues"
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – "Pride And Joy"
Robert Cray – "Smoking Gun"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – "Tuff Enuff"
John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt - "I'm in the Mood"
Ali Farka Toure – "Timbarma"
Keb' Mo' – "Am I Wrong?"
Luther Allison – "Cherry Red Wine"
Peggy Scott-Adams – "Bill"
Susan Tedeschi – "Just Won't Burn"
Gov't Mule – "Time To Confess"
Los Lobos – "Voodoo Music"
Bonnie Raitt – "Round And Round"
Cassandra Wilson - "Vietnam Blues"
Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland - "I Pity the Fool" (Live)
Keb' Mo' & Corey Harris – "Sweet Home Chicago"

VA - Let Me Tell You About The Blues : Atlanta [3 CD, 2010]

Like Memphis, Tennessee, Atlanta was a staging post for itinerant musicians and like Memphis, it was home to an impressive number of guitarists who established a very distinctive style of playing that became synonymous with the city. It was also the location for the first country blues artist, Ed Andrews, to be recorded. Three years later, Julius Daniels was the first Carolina bluesman to record. Atlanta was also a recording centre for out-of-state artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bo Carter, the Memphis Jug Band, Blind Willie Johnson and Hambone Willie Newbern. A further school of blues gathered around Peg Leg Howell and Eddie Anthony.

The source of Atlanta’s principal blues style was Curley Weaver’s mother, Savannah Shepard, who also taught the Hicks brothers, Charlie and Robert, known on record as Charlie Lincoln and Barbecue Bob. Her influence is also heard in the music of Willie Baker and George Carter. She didn’t teach Blind Willie McTell but he was probably the inspiration for Riley Puckett’s ‘A Darkey’s Wail’. Weaver and McTell recorded together as the Georgia Cotton Pickers, while Weaver also worked with Fred McMullen and Buddy Moss as the Georgia Browns. Willie McTell also accompanied Weaver and artists such as Harris & Harris and Mary Willis. The wealth of musical talent recorded in Atlanta, included Sloppy Henry, Too Tight Henry, Billy Bird, Lonnie Coleman, Barefoot Bill, Lil McClintock, King David’s Jug Band and the Birmingham Jug Band.

World War II put paid to recording in Atlanta until the end of the 1940s, when record companies returned to the city. McTell and Weaver were still around and other country blues artists like Frank Edwards, David Wylie and Pinetop Slim made their mark. But their music was in decline as rhythm and blues rose in importance. Atlanta’s stars included Billy Wright, Piano Red and Blow Top Lynn, sometimes backed by bands led by tenor-man Fred Jackson. Others included Tommy Brown, Melvin Smith, Zilla Mays, Willie Brown and Joyce Jackson. Most popular of all were Chuck Willis and Little Richard, each went on to greater fame after making impressive recording debuts. They merely underlined once again what a valuable breeding ground for talent Atlanta had continued to be.

Disc 1

01. Ed Andrews / Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay [00:02:50]
02. JULIUS DANIELS -- My Mamma Was A Sailor [00:03:28]
03. Blind Lemon Jefferson / Match Box Blues [00:02:57]
04. Barbecue Bob / Barbecue Blues [00:03:15]
05. Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band / Under The Chicken Tree [00:03:21]
06. Riley Puckett / A Darkey's Wail [00:02:57]
07. Blind Willie McTell / Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day [00:03:03]
08. Emery Glen / Back Door Blues [00:03:04]
09. Memphis Jug Band / Kansas City Blues [00:02:58]
10. Will Weldon / Turpentine Blues [00:03:28]
11. Vol Stevens / Vol Stevens Blues [00:03:22]
12. Charlie Lincoln / Jealous Hearted Blues [00:03:39]
13. Peg Leg Howell / Skin Game Blues [00:03:09]
14. Bobby Grant / Lonesome Atlanta Blues [00:03:02]
15. Pink Anderson & Simmie Cooley / C.C. & O. Blues [00:03:09]
16. Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony / Georgia Crawl [00:03:26]
17. Nellie Florence / Midnight Weeping Blues [00:03:01]
18. Uncle Bud Walker / Look Here Mama Blues [00:02:58]
19. Sloppy Henry / Canned Heat Blues [00:02:59]
20. Curley Weaver / No No Blues [00:03:12]
21. Too Tight Henry / Charleston Contest Pt.1 [00:03:29]
22. Billy Bird / Down In The Cemetery [00:03:15]
23. Alec Johnson / Miss Meal Cramp Blues [00:03:03]
24. Willie Baker / Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues [00:02:57]
25. George Carter / Rising River Blues [00:02:49]

Disc 2

01. Macon Ed & Tampa Joe / Worrying Blues [00:03:13]
02. Hambone Willie Newbern / Shelby County Workhouse Blues [00:02:57]
03. Lonnie Coleman / Old Rock Island Blues [00:03:17]
04. Peg Leg Howell & Jim Hill / Ball And Chain Blues [00:03:05]
05. Harris & Harris / This Is Not The Stove To Brown Your Bread [00:02:34]
06. Eli Framer / Framer's Blues [00:03:09]
07. Barbecue Bob / She Shook Her Gin [00:03:13]
08. Pillie Bolling / Brown Skin Woman [00:03:24]
09. Barefoot Bill / Snigglin' Blues [00:02:41]
10. Blind Willie Johnson / You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond [00:03:14]
11. Jaybird Coleman / Coffee Grinder Blues [00:03:08]
12. Lil McClintock / Furniture Man [00:03:19]
13. Willie Walker / South Carolina Rag [00:03:12]
14. Georgia Cotton Pickers / I'm On My Way Down Home [00:03:16]
15. Lillie Mae / Buggy Jail House Blues [00:02:44]
16. Birmingham Jug Band / Giving It Away [00:03:15]
17. King David's Jug Band / What's That Tastes Like Gravy [00:03:10]
18. Bo Carter / What Kind Of Scent Is This [00:03:29]
19. Mississippi Sheiks / Bed Spring Poker [00:03:14]
20. Mary Willis & Blind Willie McTell / Talkin' To You Wimmen About The Blues [00:03:06]
21. Fred McMullen / DeKalb Chain Gang [00:03:08]
22. Georgia Browns / Decatur Street 81 [00:02:48]
23. Buddy Moss / Hard Times Blues [00:03:18]
24. Chasey Collins / Atlanta Town [00:02:39]
25. Blind Willie McTell / Dying Crapshooter's Blues [00:03:11]

Disc 3

01. Pinetop Slim / Applejack Boogie [00:02:42]
02. Curley Weaver / Brown Skin Woman [00:03:19]
03. Blind Willie McTell / Love Changin' Blues [00:02:32]
04. Frank Edwards / Gotta Get Together [00:02:13]
05. David Wylie / You're Gonna Weep And Moan [00:03:30]
06. Fred Jackson / Duck Fever [00:02:30]
07. Billy Wright / Stacked Deck [00:03:00]
08. Blow Top Lynn / Reliefin' Blues [00:02:27]
09. Tommy Brown / V-8 Baby [00:02:59]
10. Chuck Willis / It Ain't Right To Treat Me Wrong [00:02:52]
11. Joyce Jackson / Body Rocking Daddy [00:02:35]
12. Waymon Brown / Barefoot Susie [00:02:28]
13. Roy Mays Orchestra / Royal Peacock Boogie [00:02:55]
14. Willie Brown / Korea Blues [00:02:40]
15. Little Richard / Get Rich Quick [00:02:20]
16. Piano Red / Hey Good Lookin' [00:02:23]
17. Junior Tamplin / Under the Viaduct (in Atlanta G.A.) [00:02:53]
18. Little Richard / Thinkin' 'bout My Mother [00:02:56]
19. Melvin Smith / Everybody's Got The Blues [00:02:46]
20. Zilla Mays & The Blues Caravan / Nite Shift Blues [00:02:38]
21. H-Bomb Ferguson / You Made Me Baby [00:02:37]
22. Billy Wright / Four Cold, Cold Walls [00:02:50]
23. Arthur ''Big Boy'' Crudup / If You Ever Been To Georgia [00:02:37]
24. Papa Lightfoot / Mean Old Train [00:02:16]
25. Piano Red / Wrong Yo-Yo [00:03:15]

VA - The Road To Robert Johnson And Beyond [4 CD, 2007]

During the last quarter of the 20th century, and thanks largely to Eric Clapton's remarkable devotion to his memory, Robert Leroy Johnson posthumously became the most celebrated Delta blues musician of the pre-WWII era. Among numerous editions of his complete works and various anthologies that combine his recordings with those of his contemporaries and followers, J.S.P.'s The Road to Robert Johnson and Beyond combines many of his essential performances with those by dozens of other blues artists from Blind Lemon Jefferson and Henry Thomas to Muddy Waters and Elmore James. 105 tracks fill four CDs with several decades' worth of strongly steeped blues that trace the African American migration from the deep south on up into Chicago. This is a fine way to savor the recorded evidence, as primary examples from Blind Blake, Charley Patton, Son House, Charlie McCoy, Walter Vincson, Skip James, Ma Rainey, Tampa Red, Kokomo Arnold, Scrapper Blackwell, Leroy Carr, Lonnie Johnson, and Peetie Wheatstraw lead directly to early modern masters like Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Johnny Temple, Leroy Foster, Johnny Shines, Homesick James Williamson, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Snooky Pryor, Little Walter, and David Honeyboy Edwards, among many others. This collection would be greatly enhanced by Edward Komara's The Road to Robert Johnson: The Genesis and Evolution of Blues in the Delta from the Late 1800s Through 1938, a highly regarded work of musicological scholarship published at the same time as J.S.P. released their similarly titled box set in 2007. Careful remastering and affordable pricing make this hefty stash of classic blues an excellent option for anyone who cares at all about where the music came from and how it evolved.

CD A

01. Son House - Walkin' Blues (2:57)
02. Leroy Carr - Mean Mistreater Mama (2:56)
03. Johnny Temple - Lead Pencil Blues (3:07)
04. Skip James - Devil Got My Woman (3:00)
05. Blind Blake - Georgia Bound (3:23)
06. Lonnie Johnson - Blue Ghost Blues (3:11)
07. Carl Rafferty - Mr. Carl's Blues (3:06)
08. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Change My Luck Blues (2:24)
09. Tampa Red - Things 'Bout Coming My Way (3:15)
10. Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues (3:05)
11. Kokomo Arnold - Old Original Kokomo Blues (2:54)
12. Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll And Tumble Blues (3:03)
13. Ramblin' Thomas - No Job Blues (3:12)
14. Bid Bill Broonzy - Shelby County Blues (3:20)
15. Ma Rainey - Booze And Blues (3:10)
16. Charley Patton - You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die (2:51)
17. Skip James - 20-20 Blues (2:51)
18. Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues (3:09)
19. Son House - Preachin' The Blues (Pt. 1) (3:05)
20. Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues (3:05)
21. Johnny Temple - The Evil Devil Blues (3:13)
22. Leroy Carr - When The Sun Goes Down (2:57)
23. Henry Thomas - Red River Blues (3:08)
24. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Dry Southern Blues (2:51)
25. Mississippi Sheiks - Show Me What You Got (3:10)

CD B

01. Robert Johnson - Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:53)
02. Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (3:00)
03. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago (2:59)
04. Robert Johnson - Ramblin' On My Mind (2:53)
05. Robert Johnson - When You Got A Good Friend (2:53)
06. Robert Johnson - Come On In My Kitchen (2:45)
07. Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues (3:01)
08. Robert Johnson - Phonograph Blues (2:40)
09. Robert Johnson - 32-20 Blues (2:50)
10. Robert Johnson - They're Red Hot (2:59)
11. Robert Johnson - Dead Shrimp Blues (2:32)
12. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (2:41)
13. Robert Johnson - Walkin' Blues (2:31)
14. Robert Johnson - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:40)
15. Robert Johnson - Preachin' Blues (2:51)
16. Robert Johnson - If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (2:36)
17. Robert Johnson - Stones In My Passway (2:29)
18. Robert Johnson - I'm A Steady Rollin' Man (2:37)
19. Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late (2:25)
20. Robert Johnson - Hell Hound On My Trail (2:37)
21. Robert Johnson - Little Queen Of Spades (2:19)
22. Robert Johnson - Malted Milk (2:23)
23. Robert Johnson - Drunken Hearted Man (2:28)
24. Robert Johnson - Me And The Devil Blues (2:35)
25. Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:24)
26. Robert Johnson - Travelin' Riverside Blues (2:47)
27. Robert Johnson - Honeymoon Blues (2:19)
28. Robert Johnson - Love In Vain (2:18)
29. Robert Johnson - Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:22)

CD C

01. Muddy Waters - Country Blues (No.1) (3:27)
02. Muddy Waters - I Be's Troubled (3:06)
03. Muddy Waters - Burr Clover Farm Blues (2:56)
04. Muddy Waters - Ramblin' Kid Blues (3:19)
05. Muddy Waters - Rosalie (3:04)
06. Muddy Waters - Take A Walk With Me (3:03)
07. Muddy Waters - Burr Clover Blues (3:13)
08. Muddy Waters - I Be Bound To Write To You (No.1) (3:24)
09. Muddy Waters - I Be Bound To Write To You (No.2) (2:54)
10. Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (No.1) (3:23)
11. Muddy Waters - You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days (2:09)
12. Muddy Waters - Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You (2:09)
13. Muddy Waters - Country Blues (No.2) (3:36)
14. Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (No.2) (3:41)
15. Muddy Waters - 32-20 Blues (3:24)
16. Robert Lockwood - Little Boy Blue (3:05)
17. Calvin Frazier - She's A Double-Crossin' Woman (2:50)
18. Robert Lee McCoy - Friar's Point Blues (2:51)
19. Big Joe Williams - I'm A Highway Man (2:53)
20. Johnny Shines - Evil Hearted Woman Blues (2:49)
21. Calvin Frazier - Lilly Mae (No.1) (4:00)
22. Johnny Shines - Ramblin' (2:32)
23. Honeyboy Edwards - Sweet Home Chicago (3:00)
24. Johnny Shines - Fishtail (2:30)
25. Little Walter - Muskadine Blues (3:12)

CD D

01. Elmore James - Dust My Broom (2:48)
02. Homesick James - Long Lonesome Day (2:26)
03. 'Baby Face' Leroy Foster - Rollin' & Tumblin' (Parts 1&2) (5:28)
04. Homesick James - Johnnie Mae (2:47)
05. Baby Boy Warren - Stop Breaking My Heart (2:36)
06. Elmore James - Standing At The Crossroads (2:48)
07. Homesick James - Lonesome Blues (2:21)
08. Homesick James - Homesick (3:07)
09. Elmore James - I Believe (3:17)
10. Johnny Shines - Rambling Blues (2:34)
11. Johnny Shines - Maggie Lee Blues (6:27)
12. Johnny Shines - You're The One That I Love (3:52)
13. Johnny Shines - Sweet Home Chicago (3:30)
14. Johnny Shines - Shake 'Em On Down (3:39)
15. Johnny Shines - Moanin' & Groanin' The Blues (5:24)
16. Blind Will Dukes - Terraplane Blues (3:04)
17. Blind Will Dukes - Dead Shrimp Blues (2:32)
18. Blind Will Dukes - Steady Rollin' Man (2:22)
19. Blind Will Dukes - Me And The Devil (2:20)
20. Blind Will Dukes - Mean Hearted Woman (2:29)
21. Blind Will Dukes - Ramblin' Blues (1:32)
22. Blind Will Dukes - Hobo Blues (1:42)
23. Blind Will Dukes - Milk Cow Blues (2:02)
24. Blind Will Dukes - Mistreated So Long (1:44)
25. Blind Will Dukes - Sail On Little Woman (2:06)
26. Blind Will Dukes - Hoodoo Man (2:08)

VA - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens [4 CD, 2004]

Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans is the name of a 2004 box set compilation gathering 85 songs representing the music of New Orleans from the 1920s to 2003. Represented on the album is a variety of musical genres, including jazz, R&B and blues, and a number of musicians, mingling noted artists such as Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Dr. John and the Neville Brothers with less renowned musicians.

Disc 1

Welcome to New Orleans - Galactic, Theryl DeClouet
Drop Me Off in New Orleans - Kermit Ruffins
I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
Iko Iko - Dr. John
Potato Head Blues - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Seven
My Darlin' New Orleans - Lil' Queenie, Percolators
Para Donde Vas (Where Are You Going) - Iguanas
Meet the Boyz on the Battlefront - Anders Osborne, Boudreaux, "Big Chief" Monk
Ain't Got No Home - Henry, Clarence "Frogman"
Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band
Zydeco Gris-Gris - Beausoleil
Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
That's Enough of That Stuff - Marcia Ball
Confidential - Radiators
Hey Pocky A-Way - Meters
I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say Jelly Roll MOrton
Foot of Canal Street - Paul Sanchez
Down in Honky Tonk Town [live] - Vernel Bagneris
Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith
More Hipper - Jon Cleary
Release Me - Johnny Adams
Preachin' Blues - Bechet, Sidney & His New Orleans Feet Warmers
Jambalaya [live] - Clifton Chenier

Disc 2

Dog Days - Leigh Harris
No City Like New Orleans - Earl King
Salée Dames, Bon Jour - Don Vappie, Creole Jazz Serenaders
Marshall's Club - Balfa Toujours
You Can Have My Husband [live] - Irma Thomas
Go Go - Galactic
Not Too Eggy - New Oleans Klezmer All Stars
St. James Infirmary - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Going Back to New Orleans - Moore, Deacon John
Hot Tamale Baby - Buckwheat Zydeco
Fear, Hate, Envy, Jealousy [live] - Neville Brothers
Poop Ain't Gotta Scuffle No More - James Andrews
Mardi Gras Mambo - Hawketts
Ice Cream - Lewis, George's Ragtime Band
No Doubt About It - J. Monque'd
Don't You Feel My Leg - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Dog Hill - Boozoo Chavis
Au Bord de Lac Bijou - Zachary Richard
Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass Band

Disc 3

Shrimp and Gumbo - Dave Bartholomew
St. Phillip Street Breakdown - Michael White
Going Back to Louisiana - Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"
Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
The Saints - Coolbone
Canaille - Geno Delafose
Carnival Time - Al Johnson
La Negra Tomasa - Omar, Fredy Con Su Banda
Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
The Broken Windmill - Tom McDermott
Way Down - Dupree, Champion Jack
Hallelujah [live] - Raymond Myles
I Hear You Knocking Smiley Lewis
La Crève de Faim (Starvation 2-Step) Steve Riley
Main Street Blues - Red Stick Ramblers
Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
Tee-Nah-Nah [live] - Henry Butler
Smoke That Fire - New Birth Brass Band
Give Him Cornbread [live] - Beau Jocque
I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner
Classified [live] - James Booker
Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint

Disc 4

Tipitina - Professor Longhair
Party - Wild Magnolias
Dr. Jazz - Ellis Marsalis
Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Troy Andrews
South of I-10 - Sonny Landreth
Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) - Benny Spellman
The Right Key but the Wrong Keyhole [live] - Neville, Charmaine Band
Rip It Up - Little Richard
Royal Garden Blues - Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Stoned, Drunk & Naked - Anders Osborne
Laissez Faire (Let It Be) - Bruce Daigrepont
Digga-Digga-Do [live] New Orleans - Jazz Vipers
Tailspin - Washington Walter "Wolfman"
Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
Havin' Fun in New Orleans - Eddie Bo
King of the Mardi Gras - Tim Laughlin
Red Beans - Snooks Eaglin
S.U.V. - Mem Shannon, Membership
'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes) - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
Lazy River [live] - Fountain, Pete & His Band
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Armstrong, Louis

VA - The Mercury Blues N Rhythm Story 1945-1955 [8 CD, 1996]

Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-55 is an eight-disc, 211-track collection covering Mercury's first decade as a label. Each of the four discs is arranged thematically according to region -- East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, and Southwest -- and each features a number of blues and R&B classics, including cuts from Professor Longhair, Johnny Otis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Dinah Washington, Lightnin' Hopkins, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Big Bill Broonzy. 22 unreleased performances are mixed into the compilation, making the set enticing for collectors, but the main value of Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-55 is as a concise overview of one of the most influential R&B labels in history.

CD 1 [Midwest Blues I]
CD 2 [Midwest Blues II]
CD 3 [Southwest Blues I]
CD 4 [Southwest Blues II]
CD 5 [West Coast Blues I]
CD 6 [West Coast Blues II]
CD 7 [East Coast Blues I]
CD 8 [East Coast Blues II]

CD 1 Midwest Blues

1. The Four Jumps of Jive - It's Just the Blues [9-12-45 Chicago] (3:30)
2. Sippie Wallace with Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings - Bedroom Blues [9-25-45 Chicago] (3:16)
3. Sippie Wallace with Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings - Buzz Me [9-25-45 Chicago] (3:04)
4. T-Bone Walker - My Baby Left Me [12-19-45 Chicago] (2:55)
5. T-Bone Walker - Come Back to Me Baby Blues [12-19-45 Chicago] (3:08)
6. T-Bone Walker - She Is Going to Ruin Me [12-19-45 Chicago] (2:57)
7. Dinah Washington - Joy Juice [1-14-46 Chicago] (2:50)
8. Julia Lee - If It's Good [8-16-46 Kansas City] (2:56)
9. Julia Lee - Show Me Missouri Blues [8-16-46 Kansas City] (3:02)
10. Julia Lee - Dream Lucky Blues [8-19-46 Kansas City] (3:06)
11. Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings with Mildred Anderson - Doin' the Boogie Woogie [9-12-46 Chicago] (2:51)
12. Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings - Suitcase Blues [9-12-46 Chicago] (2:53)
13. Myra Taylor - Tell Your Best Friend Nothing [10-31-46 Kansas City] (2:20)
14. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Railroad Porter's Blues [4-29-47 St. Louis] (2:49)
15. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Gonna Send You Where I Got You From [4-29-47 St. Louis] (2:26)
16. Gene Ammons Sextet with Earl Coleman - Hold That Money [10-23-47 Chicago] (2:26)
17. Myra Taylor - I'm in the Sins This Morning [1947 Chicago] (2:39)
18. Myra Taylor - Booted [1947 Chicago] (2:45)
19. Dinah Washington - Long John Blues [7-1-48 Chicago] (3:14)
20. Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four - (I'm A) Wonderin' Man [1-4-49 Chicago] (3:09)
21. Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four - I Love My Whiskey [1-4-49 Chicago] (3:05)
22. Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four - You've Been Mistreating Me [1-4-49 Chicago] (2:57)
23. Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four - I Stay Blue All the Time [1-4-49 Chicago] (2:29)
24. Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four - Water Coast Blues [1-4-49 Chicago] (2:52)
25. St. Louis Jimmy - Shame On You Baby [4-6-49 Chicago] (3:09)
26. St. Louis Jimmy - I'm Not Satisfied [4-6-49 Chicago] (3:21)

CD 2

1. Sunnyland Slim & His Sunny Boys - Mud Kickin' Woman (3:01)
2. Sunnyland Slim & His Sunny Boys - Everytime I Get to Drinkin' (2:54)
3. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - Train Is Comin' (2:48)
4. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - The Question (2:56)
5. Ray Snead - I'm a Good Rockin' Daddy (2:36)
6. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - Drivin' Me Mad (2:45)
7. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - Never Let Me Love (2:52)
8. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - Train Time (2:50)
9. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - Blue Evening (2:30)
10. Big Bill Broonzy - Get Back (Black, Brown and White) (3:02)
11. Big Bill Broonzy - Willie Mae (2:50)
12. Big Bill Broonzy - I Know She Will (3:14)
13. Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra - Leavin' Day (3:01)
14. Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra - South Bound Train (2:59)
15. Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra - Tomorrow (2:51)
16. Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra - You Changed (2:37)
17. Robert Jr. Lockwood & His Band - (I'm Gonna) Dig Myself a Hole (2:39)
18. Robert Jr. Lockwood & His Band - Dust My Broom (2:41)
19. Robert Jr. Lockwood & His Band - Glory for Man (2:28)
20. Robert Jr. Lockwood & His Band - My Daily Wish (2:41)
21. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - No Mail Blues (2:45)
22. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra - You're Gonna Need My Help Someday (2:50)
23. Sunnyland Slim & His Trio - Ain't Nothing but a Child (2:47)
24. Sunnyland Slim & His Trio - Brown Skinned Woman (2:57)
25. Sunnyland Slim & His Trio - Hit the Road Again (3:13)
26. Sunnyland Slim & His Trio - Gin Drinkin' Baby (2:59)
27. Sax Mallard & His Orchestra with Andrew Tibbs - Leap Year Blues (2:37)

CD 3 Southwest Blues

1. Jay McShann & His Orchestra - Garfield Avenue Boogie [7-7-45 Dallas] (3:04)
2. Jay McShann & His Orchestra - Crown Prince Blues [7-7-45 Dallas] (2:51)
3. Jay McShann & His Orchestra - Shipyard Woman Blues [7-7-45 Dallas] (3:02)
4. Walter Brown - W.B. Blues [6-10-47 Houston] (2:30)
5. Walter Brown - Sloppy Drunk [6-10-47 Houston] (2:46)
6. Walter Brown - Lovin' a Beggar [6-10-47 Houston] (2:55)
7. Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy - Miss Lollipop's Confession [8-18-49 New Orleans] (2:45)
8. Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy - Love Troubles [8-18-49 New Orleans] (3:04)
9. Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy - Baby Get Wise [8-18-49 New Orleans] (2:33)
10. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Byrd's Blues [8-19-49 New Orleans] (2:48)
11. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Her Mind Is Gone [8-19-49 New Orleans] (2:39)
12. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Bald Head [8-19-49 New Orleans] (2:31)
13. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Hey Now Baby [8-19-49 New Orleans] (2:49)
14. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Oh Well [8-19-49 New Orleans] (2:27)
15. George Miller & His Mid-Driffs - Boogie's the Thing [8-22-49 New Orleans] (2:48)
16. Little Joe Gaines - She Won't Leave No More [8-22-49 New Orleans] (2:26)
17. Hosie Dwine Craven - Mercury Boogie [8-23-49 New Orleans] (2:38)
18. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Hadacol Bounce [9-8-49 New Orleans] (3:01)
19. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Longhair Stomp [9-8-49 New Orleans] (2:46)
20. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Been Fooling Around [9-8-49 New Orleans] (3:00)
21. Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers - Between the Night and Day (In the Wee Wee Hours) [9-8-49 New Orleans] (2:45)
22. Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy - Streetwalkin' Daddy [9-10-49 New Orleans] (2:39)
23. Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy - A Job for a Jockey [9-10-49 New Orleans] (2:28)
24. Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy - Still My Little Angel Child [9-10-49 New Orleans] (2:34)
25. Lee Graves - Cloudy Weather Blues [1-4-51 Houston] (3:00)
26. Lee Graves - Sixty Years and a Day [1-4-51 Houston] (2:58)

CD 4

1. Lee Graves - Papa Said Yes, Mama Said No, No, No [1-4-51 Houston] (2:30)
2. Lee Graves - I'm From Texas [1-4-51 Houston] (2:02)
3. Luther Stoneham - Sittin' Here Wonderin' [5-8-51 Houston] (3:35)
4. Luther Stoneham - January 11, 1949 Blues [5-8-51 Houston] (2:37)
5. L.C. "Lightnin' Jr." Williams - I Don't Want No Woman [5-11-51 Houston] (3:15)
6. L.C. "Lightnin' Jr." Williams - Louise [5-11-51 Houston] (3:07)
7. L.C. "Lightnin' Jr." Williams - I Don't Like to Travel [5-11-51 Houston] (3:08)
8. "Smokey" Hogg - Miss Georgia [6-6-51 Houston] (3:01)
9. "Smokey" Hogg - She's Always on My Mind [6-6-51 Houston] (2:40)
10. "Smokey" Hogg - Dirty Mistreater [6-6-51 Houston] (2:37)
11. "Smokey" Hogg - I'm Looking for My Baby [6-6-51 Houston] (2:32)
12. Violet Hall - (All Alone) I Sit and Cry [6-8-51 Houston] (2:53)
13. Violet Hall - Six Foot Papa (I'm a Whole Lot of Woman) [6-8-51 Houston] (2:31)
14. John Hogg - Got a Mean Woman [6-9-51 Houston] (2:47)
15. John Hogg - Why Did You Leave Me? [6-9-51 Houston] (2:52)
16. Lightnin' Hopkins - Sad News from Korea [7-13-51 Houston] (3:08)
17. Lightnin' Hopkins - Let Me Fly Your Kite [7-13-51 Houston] (3:45)
18. Lightnin' Hopkins - Gone with the Wind [9-7-51 Houston] (2:38)
19. Lightnin' Hopkins - She's Almost Dead [9-7-51 Houston] (3:39)
20. Elmore "Elmo" Nixon - Married Woman Blues [11-29-51 Houston] (2:55)
21. Elmore "Elmo" Nixon - Playboy Blues [11-29-51 Houston] (2:49)
22. Elmore "Elmo" Nixon - Cave Man Blues [11-29-51 Houston] (3:34)
23. Elmore "Elmo" Nixon - Million Dollar Blues [11-29-51 Houston] (2:38)
24. Lightnin' Hopkins - Ain't It a Shame [1-5-52 Houston] (3:20)
25. Lightnin' Hopkins - Crazy 'Bout My Baby [1-5-52 Houston] (2:44)

CD 5 West Coast Blues

1. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - Ernestine (2:50)
2. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - Roll On Katy (3:05)
3. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - Voodoo Woman Blues (2:36)
4. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - I Want a Little Girl (2:33)
5. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - Bar Fly Blues (2:31)
6. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - Please Stop Playing These Blues, Boy (2:57)
7. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - All My Geets Are Gone (2:34)
8. Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon - Strange Woman Blues (3:08)
9. Vivian Greene - Bowlegged Boogie (3:06)
10. Vivian Greene - He's the Man (He's Tall and Cool) (2:55)
11. Vivian Greene - Red Light (2:58)
12. Smiley Turner - When a Man Has the Blues (2:37)
13. Smiley Turner - Lonely Boy Blues (2:38)
14. Billy Valentine - Beer Drinking Baby (2:38)
15. Chuck Norris & His Guitar - What's Good for One's Good for All (2:54)
16. Chuck Norris & His Guitar - Kinda Sick, Mostly Worried (3:04)
17. Chuck Norris & His Guitar - Hey Everybody (2:26)
18. Frankie Ervin with Austin McCoy & His Combo - I'd Rather Be like a Hermit (2:40)
19. Frankie Ervin with Austin McCoy & His Combo - High School Baby (2:51)
20. Big Jim Wynn & His Band - West Coast Lover (2:42)
21. Big Jim Wynn & His Band - Dog House Blues (3:01)
22. Meredith Howard - Just Kiss Me Once (and You'll Be Back) (2:39)
23. Ike Lloyd - Worrying Blues (2:40)
24. Ike Lloyd - Boogie on the 88 (2:31)
25. Ike Lloyd - I Only Want Your Love (3:07)
26. J.D. Edwards - West Coast Blues (2:51)
27. Red Johnson & His Orchestra - Mama Does the Boogie (Washington Ave. Boogie) (2:47)

CD 6

1. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Call Operator 210 [6-13-52 LA] (3:09)
2. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Baby Baby Blues [6-13-52 LA] (3:04)
3. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Gypsy Blues [6-13-52 LA] (2:32)
4. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Sugar Sugar [6-13-52 LA] (3:09)
5. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Last Mile [6-13-52 LA] (2:34)
6. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - The Candle's Burning Low [6-13-52 LA] (2:16)
7. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - The Love Bug Boogie (That's the Way It's Gonna Be) [7-14-52 LA] (2:41)
8. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Brown Skin Butterball [7-14-52 LA] (2:53)
9. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - The Game Is Over [7-14-52 LA] (3:06)
10. Pat Valdelar - Keep Your Hand on Your Heart [1953 LA] (2:48)
11. Pat Valdelar - Rock Me Baby [1953 LA] (2:43)
12. Ray Johnson - Boogie the Blues [1953 LA] (2:46)
13. Ray Johnson - House of Blues [1953 LA] (2:41)
14. Ray Johnson - I'll Never Let You Go [1953 LA] (2:45)
15. Ray Johnson - Smilin' Blues [1953 LA] (2:29)
16. Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore - Something's Wrong [1953 LA] (2:15)
17. Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore - Five Long Letters [1953 LA] (2:49)
18. Mel Walker - Unlucky Man [10-17-53 LA] (2:46)
19. Mel Walker - My Baby [10-17-53 LA] (2:29)
20. Mel Walker - Another Sad Night [10-17-53 LA] (2:29)
21. Mel Walker - Feelin' Mighty Lonesome [10-17-53 LA] (2:48)
22. Mel Walker - I Have Decided [10-20-53 LA] (2:46)
23. Joe Liggins & His Orchestra - They Were Doing the Mambo [8-7-54 LA] (2:48)
24. Joe Liggins & His Orchestra - Honeydrippin' Daddy [8-7-54 LA] (3:05)
25. Joe Liggins & His Orchestra - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [8-7-54 LA] (2:54)
26. Rollee McGill - In My Neighborhood [6-8-55 LA] (2:48)
27. Rollee McGill - Rhythm Rockin' Blues [6-8-55 LA] (2:42)

CD 7 East Coast Blues

1. Bill Samuels & the Cats 'n Jammers Three - Jockey Blues (2:36)
2. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Cherry Red Blues (2:48)
3. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Somebody's Gotta Go (2:55)
4. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Too Many Women Blues (2:43)
5. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Just a Dream (2:54)
6. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - I Like to Be Home Blues (2:38)
7. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Cleanhead Blues (2:48)
8. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - When a Woman Loves Her Juice (2:57)
9. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Kidney Stew Blues (2:58)
10. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - King for a Day Blues (3:06)
11. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Old Maid Boogie (2:47)
12. Helen Humes - Jet Propelled Papa (2:46)
13. Trenier Twins - Hey, Sister Lucy! (2:39)
14. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - When I Get Drunk (2:42)
15. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Oil Man Blues (2:48)
16. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Ever-Ready Blues (2:45)
17. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Have You Ever Missed Your Baby (2:46)
18. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Some Women Do (2:24)
19. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - Alimony Blues (2:25)
20. Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson & His Orchestra - I Took the Front Door In (I Took the Backdoor Out) (2:55)
21. Dinah Washington - Record Ban Blues (3:15)
22. Dinah Washington - Good Daddy Blues (2:24)
23. Dinah Washington - Baby Get Lost (2:51)
24. Dinah Washington - Fine Fine Daddy (2:32)
25. Dinah Washington - Please Send Me Someone to Love (3:01)
26. Junior Tamplin - Under the Viaduct (in Atlanta G.A.) (2:49)
27. Junior Tamplin - Love Is a Sin (3:08)

CD 8

1. Joyce Jackson - Lonely Blues [7-24-51 Atlanta] (2:44)
2. Joyce Jackson - Body Rocking Daddy [7-24-51 Atlanta] (2:31)
3. Joyce Jackson - Lovin' Blues [7-24-51 Atlanta] (2:40)
4. Dinah Washington - New Blowtop Blues [9-24-51 Chicago] (2:37)
5. Joe Houston - Worry, Worry, Worry [1951 Atlanta] (2:17)
6. "Manhattan" Paul Bascomb - Mumbles Blues [8-25-52 NY] (2:36)
7. Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - Hittin' on Me [2-17-53 NY] (3:09)
8. Zilla Mayes - Don't Give My Good Love Away [1953 Atlanta] (2:48)
9. Zilla Mayes - Thank You [1953 Atlanta] (2:41)
10. Zilla Mayes - The Other Side [1953 Atlanta] (2:42)
11. Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - I'm Just Your Fool [9/1953 NY] (2:54)
12. Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - Shut Your Big Mouth (Girl) [9/1953 NY] (2:56)
13. Stomp Gordon - Sloppy Daddy Blues [6-21-53 NY] (2:42)
14. Stomp Gordon - Juicy Lucy [6-21-53 NY] (3:06)
15. Stomp Gordon - What's Her Whimsey, Dr. Kinsey [7-1-53 NY] (2:47)
16. Stomp Gordon - Walk Around the Corner [7-1-53 NY] (2:48)
17. Dinah Washington - Short John [2-5-54 NY] (2:53)
18. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - This Is All [1-10-55 NY] (2:54)
19. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - What That Is [1-10-55 NY] (2:26)
20. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - She Put the Wamee on Me [1-10-55 NY] (3:04)
21. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Well I Tried [5-11-55 NY] (2:35)
22. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Talk About Me [5-11-55 NY] (2:33)
23. Titus Turner - Sweet and Slow [5-18-55 NY] (2:53)
24. Titus Turner - Big John [5-18-55 NY] (2:44)
25. Titus Turner - All Around the World [5-18-55 NY] (2:39)
26. Arthur Prysock - Woke Up This Morning [7-8-55 NY] (2:53)