Time: 52:59
Size: 121.3 MB
Styles: Piano blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1991/2006
Art: Front
[3:05] 1. Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61
[2:19] 2. Sunnyland Slim - It's You Baby
[2:53] 3. Sunnyland Slim - Overnight
[2:46] 4. Sunnyland Slim - That Woman
[2:21] 5. Sunnyland Slim - 'fore Day Bounce
[2:54] 6. Floyd Jones - Big World
[2:59] 7. Sunnyland Slim - Mary Lee
[2:38] 8. Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years
[3:32] 9. Eddie Boyd - Hard Headed Woman
[3:12] 10. Eddie Boyd - It's Miserable To Be Alone
[2:26] 11. Charles Clark - Row Your Boat
[2:00] 12. Memphis Slim - I Wonder What's The Matter
[1:58] 13. Memphis Slim - I Can't Live Without You
[2:14] 14. Memphis Slim - Best Gal I Ever Had
[2:05] 15. Memphis Slim - So Tired
[2:31] 16. Walter 'Shakey' Horton - Need My Baby
[3:00] 17. Little Brother Montgomery - Keep Drinkin'
[3:02] 18. Little Brother Montgomery - Boogie
[2:47] 19. Moody Jones - Please Somebody
[2:08] 20. J.T. Brown - Short Dresses
The blues piano genre is arguably the root of much of modern American music. After blues, ragtime evolved, followed by jazz, and on down to boogie woogie and eventually rock 'n roll. Although the genre has seen many trends come and go, in contemporary times blues piano is no different that it was 100 years ago.
Since the piano man was usually unaccompanied, the genre developed into the sound of a one-man show. The player was responsible for creating all parts of the music: bass, rhythm, and melody. This type of playing became labeled as “boogie woogie” or “barrelhouse piano.” Blues became a larger part of the greater consciousness upon the release of brass player W.C. Handy's “The Memphis Blues” and “St. Louis Blues” in the early 1900s. The genre quickly made its way into the night spots of big cities, and boogie woogie became the genre of choice for parties in New York and Chicago, among others.
The genre continued to get more popular throughout the roaring twenties, but a decade later big bands were all the rage. However, boogie woogie was resurrected in the late 30's, thanks in part to a legendary performance by Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, and blues pianist Pete Johnson and Carnegie Hall.
In the thirties, blues piano music was often played by swing bands such as Count Basie's. By the time the forties rolled around, smaller outfits centered around the piano developed a new twist on the blues. Known as “jump blues,” this genre was the among the most popular dance music after the World Wars, and historians recognize it as a precursor to the tidal wave of rock 'n roll.
Since the piano man was usually unaccompanied, the genre developed into the sound of a one-man show. The player was responsible for creating all parts of the music: bass, rhythm, and melody. This type of playing became labeled as “boogie woogie” or “barrelhouse piano.” Blues became a larger part of the greater consciousness upon the release of brass player W.C. Handy's “The Memphis Blues” and “St. Louis Blues” in the early 1900s. The genre quickly made its way into the night spots of big cities, and boogie woogie became the genre of choice for parties in New York and Chicago, among others.
The genre continued to get more popular throughout the roaring twenties, but a decade later big bands were all the rage. However, boogie woogie was resurrected in the late 30's, thanks in part to a legendary performance by Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, and blues pianist Pete Johnson and Carnegie Hall.
In the thirties, blues piano music was often played by swing bands such as Count Basie's. By the time the forties rolled around, smaller outfits centered around the piano developed a new twist on the blues. Known as “jump blues,” this genre was the among the most popular dance music after the World Wars, and historians recognize it as a precursor to the tidal wave of rock 'n roll.
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