Track Listing

1. Honky Tonk Train Blues
2. Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
3. Yancey Special
4. Low-Down Dog
5. Boogie Woogie Stomp
6. Jumpin' Blues
7. Honky Tonk Train Blues
8. Double-Up Blues
9. Boogie Woogie Man [Take 1]
10. Boogie Woogie Man [Take 2]
11. Barrel House Boogie
12. Cuttin' the Boogie
13. Foot Pedal Boogie
14. Walkin' the Boogie
15. Sixth Avenue Express
16. Pine Creek
17. Movin' the Boogie
18. Boogie Woogie Prayer
19. Foot Pedal Boogie
20. Jumpin' the Boogie
21. Cuttin' the Boogie
22. St. Louis Blues
23. Oh, Lady Be Good
24. Sheik of Araby
25. Pistol Packin' Mama
26. Rumboogie
27. Boogie Woogie Man

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138910 in Music
• Released on: 1994-07-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Boogie Woogie Collection!
Among the bewildering number of reissues of old boogie woogie recordings, this 1994 release is one of the best. There are three parts: Section A consists of historical live recordings made at the 1938-39 Spirituals to Swing concerts.
Section B consists of two-piano boogie by Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson. It is a reissue of the RCA Victor 78 album "8 to the Bar", which has appeared innumerable times on 45, LP, CD, and other media. However, this version is better than other current CD releases because it was remastered from the Victor master pressings, and because it includes an alternate take of "Boogie Woogie Man".
The real prize, though, is section C, consisting of ten tracks that were obtained from 16-inch MacGregor transcriptions. They were recorded by Johnson and Ammons several years after the tracks in section B, and the fidelity is superior. Bass is deeper and treble is brighter, and the pianists introduce some new ideas. My favorite is the remake of "Foot Pedal Boogie" on track 19 - much better than the well-known version on track 13. Finally, the album includes a well-researched set of discographical notes.

boogie woogie boys
Its a great CD, but I would prefer if there was less talk on it. The music is great