Various Artists/Pete Johnson (Piano) - The Boogie Woogie Boys

Artist:

Johnson, Pete (Piano)

UPC:

714298604627

See Also:

Tatum, Art Perkins, Pinetop Harris, Wynonie Crayton, Pee Wee Boogie Woogie Stomp

Description:

Performers include: Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Mead "Lux" Lewis.
Contains 16 tracks.
Personnel: Pete Johnson (vocals, piano); Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis (vocals, piano); Ike Perkins (guitar); Israel Crosby (baritone saxophone); Harry James, Guy Kelly (trumpet); Eddie Dougherty, Jimmie Hoskins, J.C. Heard (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Gerhard Wessely.
Recording information: 02/1939-01/1953.
Introduction by: Lena Horne.
In 1995, Document introduced The Boogie Woogie Boys, a 16-track compilation of audio-marginalia left over from the discographies of pianists Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, and Meade "Lux" Lewis. This is similar in some ways to Document`s action-packed Meade Lux Lewis compilation of rare and unusual alternate takes, soundtracks and live performances (DOCD 5561). The Boogie Woogie Boys is recommended for those who are already familiar with the primary works of Johnson, Ammons, and Lewis and are ready for deeper diggings. The Library of Congress transcriptions are filled with questions, answers, narrative, and conversation; there is also a film soundtrack from 1941 and clusters of alternate takes by Ammons and Johnson with trumpeter Harry James` Boogie Woogie Trio. While most of the transfers sound pretty good, Johnson`s "Four O`Clock Blues" was lifted directly from a damaged platter and really needs to be rendered more intelligible through computerized restoration. When JSP included this recording on the box set Hey! Piano Man, the sound quality was just as bad and maybe even worse. It`s very tantalizing, as Johnson can be heard thinking out loud as it were, and anyone who loves this kind of music is going to want to be able to decipher what was on his mind. Seeing as Jelly Roll Morton`s Library of Congress recordings have now been restored by Rounder using state-of-the-art technology, it seems like the rest of the Library`s sizeable audio archive of African American music ought to be carefully remastered and made available to the public. A good place for that project to begin would be with Pete Johnson`s "Four O`Clock Blues." ~ arwulf arwulf

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Honky Tonk Train
2. Honky Tonk Train
3. Honky Tonk Train
4. Boogie Woogie
5. Blues (Suitcase Blues)
6. Boogie Woogie No. 2
7. Dying Mother Blues
8. Four O`Clock Blues
9. Roll `Em Pete
10. Sweet Patootie Blues
11. Untitled Piano Duet
12. Boogie Woogie Dream
13. Mile-or-Mo-Bird Rag
14. Shout for Joy
15. Woo-Woo
16. Boo Woo

Album Information

Release Date:

06/01/1995

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Piano

Label:

Document (USA)

Producer:

Johnny Parth

Catalog Number:

BDCD 6046

Original Release Year:

1995

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

66 : 25

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