Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
by Various Artists
Dirty Linen: "Stride pianist James Johnson explores the roots with an orchestra-accompanied rendition of the traditional tune 'Hesitation Blues'..."
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CD Details
- Released: June 24, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Entertainment Reviews:
Dirty Linen - p.47
"Stride pianist James Johnson explores the roots with an orchestra-accompanied rendition of the traditional tune 'Hesitation Blues'..."Living Blues - p.78
"Such a roster suggests a wide divergence of styles, from the primitive blues piano of Dupree and Speckled Red to the more polished performances of Lewis, Price, and stride pioneer Johnson."Tracks:
- 1.Dedication To Pete Johnson - Memphis Sun
- 2.Early In the Morning - Booker T. Laury
- 3.How Long Blues - Speckled Red
- 4.Yellow Dog Blues - Katherine Handy Lewis / James P. Johnson
- 5.Key To the Highway - Memphis Slim / Jazz Gillum
- 6.Medium Blues - Meade "Lux" Lewis
- 7.Black Wolf Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
- 8.Dices Blues - Big Chief Ellis
- 9.Big Fat Woman - Leadbelly
- 10.Harlem Parlor Blues - Sammy Price
- 11.Little Drops of Water - Edith North Johnson / Henry Brown
- 12.Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- 13.Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Smith / Speckled Red
- 14.Wish Me Well - Memphis Slim / Willie Dixon
- 15.All My Money's Gone - Henry Towsend
- 16.You're My Man - Victoria Spivey
- 17.On My Way To See Moe Asch - Champion Jack Dupree
- 18.Sweet Old Chicago - Roosevelt Sykes
- 19.No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- 20.Hesitation Blues - James P. Johnson
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