Brisbane Bop (1995)

About this title: The Brisbane of the title refers not to the city in Australia but Brisbane, California, where these non-commercial live recordings of Jimmie Rivers & the Cherokees were made in the early '60s. Rivers was a local sensation as guitarist and leader of the Cherokees western swing band, and steel guitarist Vance Terry played with Billy Jack Wills and Bob Wills before joining the Cherokees. Brisbane Bop reissues 12 tracks from a 1983 LP and adds seven bonus tracks, including a 10+ minute version of "Twin Guitar Special." Nearly all of the selections are instrumental, covering jazz compositions as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Back Bay Shuffle
2. Jimmie's Blues
3. Jammin' With Jimmy
4. On the Alamo
5. Hold It
6. A Smo-O-O-Oth One [Goodman]
7. Slow Boat to China
8. It's All Your Fault
9. Steelin' Home
10. Tippin' In
11. After You've Gone [Creamer/Layton]
12. Swedish Pastry
13. Buffalo Burgers
14. Air Mail Special [Christian/Goodman]
15. How High the Moon [Hamilton/Lewis]
16. Surf Ride
17. Rose Room [Hickman/Williams]
18. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie [Mayhew]
19. Twin Guitar Special

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.