Various Artists - Music City Blues & Rhythm

Fantastic sounds from the Bay Area scene of the 50s – more than enough to showcase a legacy of R&B as strong as postwar work from LA! The music here is great – tight, lively, and often very witty – with the sharpness of jump blues and pre-soul work from south Cali labels like RPM and Crown – done in a similar blend of class and groove that reflects the big changes on the bluesy side of the spectrum as artists and audiences moved to the west coast! All the tracks were recorded by the Music City studio in Berkeley – better known for later funk and soul – and a fair bit of them make their first appearance here – as 22 of the CD's 28 tracks have never been issued before. As usual with Ace Records, the presentation is stunning – lots of notes, history, and rare photos.

Album: Music City Blues & Rhythm
Year: 2018
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:15
Size: 177,1 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B
Scans: Full

1. Alvin Smith - Music City Jump (Instrumental) (2:24)
2. Alvin Smith - Brand New Baby (2:14)
3. Chick Morris & His Band - Go To Bed With A Worry (Vocals Golden Boy) (2:37)
4. Chick Morris & His Band - Moving Out Baby (Vocals Al Harris) (2:25)
5. Gloria Jean Pitts - I Don't Stand No Quittin' (Alt.) (2:53)
6. Chick Morris & His Band - Blues Made Me Cry (Vocals Al Harris) (3:00)
7. Sidney Grande - Tin Pan Alley (3:24)
8. Roland Mitchell - Lazy Bones (Instrumental) (2:18)
9. Jimmy (Mr. 'T-99') Nelson - She Moves Me (2:46)
10. Jasper Evans - Wrong Doing Woman (Alt.) (2:30)
11. Johnny George - Walking Blues (2:24)
12. The Richmond Boys - You Gotta Be Mighty Careful (3:25)
13. Alvin Smith - On My Way (2:42)
14. Jimmy (Mr. 'T-99') Nelson - No More Any More (2:32)
15. Jimmy Raney (Unconfirmed) - Baby Call (3:17)
16. Roy Hawkins As Mr Undertaker - Here Lies My Love (2:43)
17. Little Willie Littlefield - Long About Midnight (2:55)
18. Unknown Male Vocalist - Doctor's Blues (2:38)
19. Que Martyn's Orchestra - Your Money Ain't Long Enough (Vocals Del Graham) (2:44)
20. Al Smith - Traveling Time (2:48)
21. Pee Wee Parham - To Be Alone (2:57)
22. Alvin Smith - Low Down Dirty Ways (2:37)
23. Al Harris - Don't Know Where I'm At (2:56)
24. Little Willie Littlefield - Looking Just Like You (2:30)
25. Pee Wee Parham - Ease My Mind (2:41)
26. Gene Lee & The Blues Rockers - You're The One (3:01)
27. Roland Mitchell - Roland's Blues (Instrumental) (2:35)
28. Unknown Male Vocalist - Who Did It (2:07)

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