Cosimo Matassa Story (4-CD)
by Various Artists

No Depression: "[This] collection provides a great overview of everything that was going on in non-jazz New Orleans music from 1950 to 1956..."
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Format:  CD  (4 Discs)
item number:  ZPRB 129
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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Released: July 30, 2007
  • Originally Released: 2010
  • Label: Proper Box Uk

Entertainment Reviews:

No Depression - p.90
"[This] collection provides a great overview of everything that was going on in non-jazz New Orleans music from 1950 to 1956..."
Record Collector (magazine) - p.88
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] winner....Between the 40s and 70s, Cosimo Matassa owned four studios in New Orleans, where he recorded R&B giants such as Little Richard, Fats Domino and Lloyd Price..."

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Got a Brand New Baby - Little Mr Midnight
  • 2.Four O'Clock Blues - Little Mr Midnight
  • 3.Don't Jive Me - Smiley Lewis
  • 4.Tra-la-La - Dave Bartholomew
  • 5.Teejim - Dave Bartholomew
  • 6.Agreeable Woman - James Wayne
  • 7.Two Faced Woman - James Wayne
  • 8.Rockin' With Fes - Roy "Baldhead" Byrd
  • 9.Stormy Weather - Dave Bartholomew
  • 10.My Ding-a-Ling - Dave Bartholomew
  • 11.Reeling and Rocking - Fats Domino
  • 12.Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
  • 13.Chee Koo Baby - Lloyd Price
  • 14.Sweethearts - Dave Bartholomew / Shirley & Lee
  • 15.I'm Gone - Dave Bartholomew / Shirley & Lee
  • 16.Teachin' and Preachin' - Royal Kings
  • 17.Bouncin' the Boogie - Royal Kings
  • 18.Early Sunday Morning
  • 19.Who Drank My Beer While I Was in the Rear - Dave Bartholomew
  • 20.Country Gal - Dave Bartholomew
  • 21.Baby - Dave Bartholomew / Shirley & Lee
  • 22.New Bon Ton Roulay - Clarence Garlow
  • 23.Got No Use For You - T-Bone Walker
  • 24.Long Distance Blues - T-Bone Walker
  • 25.I'm Thankful - Fat Man Matthews
  • 26.Little School Girl - Fats Domino
  • 27.I-Yi - The Hawks
  • 28.Candy Girl - The Hawks
  • 29.Don't Leave Me Baby - Lowell Fulson
  • 30.Things That I Used to Do, The - Guitar Slim

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Well, I Done Got Over It - Guitar Slim
  • 2.Tipitina - Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars
  • 3.Let's Have Some Fun (Honey) - Slim Saunders
  • 4.Jock-a-Mo - Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters
  • 5.I Didn't Want to Do It - The Spiders
  • 6.You're the One - The Spiders
  • 7.Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis
  • 8.Baby's Gone - Bobby Mitchell / The Toppers
  • 9.Sister Lucy - Bobby Mitchell / The Toppers
  • 10.'Til I Say Well Done - The Kings
  • 11.Every Dog Has His Day - Pee Wee Crayton
  • 12.Bluesy Me - Dave Collins / Scrubs
  • 13.Give It Up - The Hawks
  • 14.Nobody But You - The Hawks
  • 15.21 (3x7=21) - The Spiders
  • 16.That's Enough - The Spiders
  • 17.Jump Children - Herb Hardesty / Fats & Dave
  • 18.Cat Music - Herb Hardesty / Fats & Dave
  • 19.Drunk Drunk Drunk - Kidds
  • 20.Ain't Gonna Do It - Pelicans
  • 21.I Want to Be Loved - The Bees
  • 22.Toy Bell - The Bees
  • 23.You Know Yeah - Pee Wee Crayton
  • 24.Runnin' Wild - Pee Wee Crayton
  • 25.It's Too Late Now - The Hawks
  • 26.Real Gone Lover - Smiley Lewis
  • 27.Low and Lonesome - Boo Breeding
  • 28.Country Woman - Boo Breeding
  • 29.Say Baby - Willie Johnson
  • 30.That Night - Willie Johnson

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.What's It All About? - Leo Price / Little Leo
  • 2.Handwriting on the Wall - Leo Price / Little Leo
  • 3.Mardi Gras Mambo - Hawketts
  • 4.Your Time's Up - Hawketts
  • 5.Eternally Yours - Barons
  • 6.Boom Boom - Barons
  • 7.Feel So Good - Shirley & Lee
  • 8.I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
  • 9.Travelin' Mood - Willie "Wee Willie" Wayne
  • 10.I Remember - Willie "Wee Willie" Wayne
  • 11.Baby
  • 12.So Glad
  • 13.Why Fool Yourself - Barons / Bernie Williams
  • 14.I'm Just a Lonely Guy - Little Richard
  • 15.Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
  • 16.Do Baby Do - Ernest Kador
  • 17.Who's Been Fooling You? - Big Boy Myles
  • 18.That Girl I Married - Big Boy Myles
  • 19.Rich Woman - Li'l Millet & His Creoles
  • 20.I'm in Love Again - Fats Domino
  • 21.On Bended Knee - Bobby Charles
  • 22.See You Later, Alligator - Bobby Charles
  • 23.So Glad You're Mine - Charles 'Hungry' Williams
  • 24.My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
  • 25.Try Rock'n'Roll - Bobby Mitchell
  • 26.No No No - Bobby Mitchell
  • 27.Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
  • 28.Slippin' and Slidin' - Little Richard
  • 29.I'm Wise (Slippin' and Slidin') - Eddie Bo
  • 30.Take It Easy, Greasy - Bobby Charles

Tracks on Disc 4:

  • 1.Rip It Up - Little Richard
  • 2.Ready Teddy - Little Richard
  • 3.Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
  • 4.Everybody's Whalin' - Huey "Piano" Smith / Rhythm Aces
  • 5.Little Liza Jane - Huey "Piano" Smith / Rhythm Aces
  • 6.Teardrop Eyes - Dukes
  • 7.Cotton Picking Hands - Dukes
  • 8.Rock'n'Roll Dance - Lloyd Price
  • 9.Girl Can't Help It, The - Little Richard
  • 10.Heebie Jeebies - Little Richard
  • 11.Don't Blame It on Me - Fats Domino
  • 12.Don't Feel Sorry For Me - Jimmy Beasley
  • 13.Little Coquette - Jimmy Beasley
  • 14.Down Yonder (We Go Ballin') - Smiley Lewis
  • 15.Shame Shame Shame - Smiley Lewis
  • 16.Oooh-Wow - Roy Montrell
  • 17.(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell
  • 18.Rockin' at Cosimo's - Lee Allen
  • 19.Stepping High - Edgar Blanchard
  • 20.I Feel Good - Shirley & Lee
  • 21.I'm a Fool About Your Love - Werly Fairburn
  • 22.All the Time - Werly Fairburn
  • 23.I'm a Country Boy - Clarence Henry
  • 24.Ain't Got No Home - Clarence Henry
  • 25.Hickory Dickory Dock - Big Boy Myles
  • 26.Just to Hold My Hand - Big Boy Myles
  • 27.Oooh-Wee Baby - Art Neville
  • 28.Back Home to Me - Art Neville
  • 29.You Can Fly High - Earl King
  • 30.Those Lonely, Lonely Feelings - Earl King

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