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Piano Blues: The Essential

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Piano Blues: The Essential (2001)

by Various Artists

About this title: Although blues is often thought of as a predominately guitar-based genre (thanks largely to the early record labels that seemed to prefer recording solo guitarists), the piano has had a large part in its development. The polyrhythmic possibility of blues patterns was easier to accomplish on piano, and indeed, many guitarists found that adapting boogie woogie piano techniques to the guitar helped keep the dancefloor filled. This two-disc collection features a cross section of 1920s and 1930s blues piano styles, including classics by Roosevelt Sykes ("44 Blues"), Clarence "Pinetop" Smith ( ... read more

Tracks:

  1. Trenches
  2. Ain't It a Shame [Carr]
  3. Big Mama [Roland]
  4. 44 Blues [Sykes]
  5. Flying Crow Blues [Alexander]
  6. I Don't Know
  7. Rocks in My Pillow
  8. Oh You Devil You [Brown]
  9. Fat Fanny Stomp
  10. Playing the Dozen
  11. Lonesome Day Blues
  12. Black Gal Makes Thunder
  13. All Night Long [Johnson]
  14. Whoopie
  15. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie [Smith]
  16. If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road [James]
  17. The Dirty Dozen No. 2 [Perryman]
  18. I'm So Glad I'm 21 Years Old Today
  19. Honky Tonk Train Blues [Lewis]
  20. Think You Need a Shot
  21. Cow Cow Blues [Davenport]
  22. Keep a Knockin' [Little Richard]
  23. No. 29 [Wallace]
  24. 31 Blues [Call]
  25. Vicksburg Blues [Montgomery]
  26. Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard?
  27. Joe Louis Strut [McCoy/McCoy]
  28. Dearborn Street Breakdown [Avery]
  29. Lonesome Man Blues
  30. East Chicago Blues
  31. Pratt City Blues [Williams]
  32. Shack Bully Stomp [Jones]
  33. Soon This Morning [Spand]
  34. Five O'Clock Blues [Yancey]
  35. Detroit Rocks [Taylor]
  36. Head Rag Hop [Nelson]

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

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Piano Blues: The Essential

by Various Artists

price: $32.00

Ships from CO, USA

Format: CD Label: Classic Blues Date: February 6, 2001 UPC: 723723965929

Description: Very good in very good packaging. 2001 2 discs. *Excellent* Looks great, plays without flaw. Discs are just short of perfect. Inserts terrific. Case attractive & functional with a saw cut in the spine. read more

condition:

Media: Very Good

Cover: Very Good

 

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Name: Veracity Avenue Books, CO, USA

Reliability: Excellent


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