VA - Willie Dixon: Hard Notch Boogie Beat (KMCD156)

Size: 171.9 MB
Time: 71:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues, Rock, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01. Big Three Trio - Signifying Monkey (2:53)
02. Big Three Trio - 88 Boogie (2:33)
03. Big Three Trio - I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man (2:58)
04. Big Three Trio - Hard Notch Boogie Beat (2:45)
05. Big Three Trio - Big 3 Stomp (3:05)
06. Big Three Trio - Tell That Woman (2:37)
07. Howlin' Wolf - Rockin' Daddy (3:04)
08. Little Walter - Mellow Down Easy (2:45)
09. Willie Dixon - Crazy For My Baby (2:52)
10. Willie Dixon - 29 Ways (2:12)
11. Betty Everett - My Love (2:17)
12. Harold Burrage - I Don't Care Who Knows (2:19)
13. Harold Burrage - Stop For The Red Light (2:49)
14. Harold Burrage - Messed Up (2:04)
15. Magic Sam - 21 Days In Jail (2:44)
16. Little Walter - Crazy Mixed Up World (1:58)
17. Buddy Guy - The Slop Around (2:10)
18. Etta & Harvey - Spoonful (2:51)
19. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' For My Darling (2:35)
20. Muddy Waters - Tiger In Your Tank (2:18)
21. Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim - Don't You Tell Nobody (2:05)
22. Guitar Red - Just You And I (2:06)
23. Howlin' Wolf - Wang-Dang-Doodle (2:25)
24. Tiny Topsy - Working On Me Baby (2:42)
25. Bo Diddley - My Babe (1:46)
26. Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:15)
27. Muddy Waters - You Need Love (2:43)
28. Howlin' Wolf - You'll Be Mine (2:29)

A compilation featuring the works of Mississippi resident Willie Dixon is not an everyday occurrence in the same vein as say, an Elvis, Gene or Eddie “Best Of” for example. That is not to suggest the name Willie Dixon was not as influential as the most well-known musical faces of the 50s because the talents of Willie Dixon stretched from vocalist, songwriter, and producer, in addition to being a renowned upright bass player. With the release of ‘Koko Mojo Songwriter Series: Willie Dixon’, the songs gathered for this latest album focus on Willie Dixon’s years with the Chicago-based record labels of Chess, Checker and Cobra, which proved highly successful periods in his life due to the high levels of creative output. Rather than focus directly on Willie Dixon performing his own compositions, with three being the number here, the album makes a lot of room for other musicians to join in and perform those songs written by the “songwriter” himself. Before delving into the performances of others however, Willie Dixon as part of the Big Three Trio really lays out the foundations for this album by beginning with no less than six tracks including detailed yarns (‘I Ain’t Gonna Be Your Monkey Man’), and instrumentals (’88 Boogie’). It makes for more than a good introduction before paving the way for Howlin’ Wolf (‘Rockin’ Daddy’), Little Walter and His Jukes with choice cut ‘Mellow Down Easy’, which is simply a terrific track, and Muddy Waters with ‘Tiger In Your Tank’. All these musicians surface again throughout the album, along with Bo Diddley who also features on a recent Koko Mojo release of the same series. Given the track list is set at twenty-eight songs, the album ‘Koko Mojo Songwriter Series: Willie Dixon’ provides a wealth of riches between its grooves and especially concerning the main musician, songwriter and producer at the centre of this record.

Willie Dixon: Hard Notch Boogie Beat (KMCD156)

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