Stomping at the Savoy: Things Have Changed 1951-1955 (2004)

About this title: The Savoy label is primarily known for classic jazz releases by the early pioneers of bebop such as Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz. However, as these 21 compositions remind listeners, the label was also among those that helped establish rock & roll. For this edition of the Stomping at the Savoy series, Things Have Changed 1951-1955, listeners can relive or discover timeless R&B tracks like "Mercy Mister Percy" by Varetta Dillard and "Don't Be Angry" by Nappy Brown, in addition to excellent material by H-Bomb Ferguson, Earl Johnson (Earl King), and Stick McGhee. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Good Lovin' [Ferguson]
2. Easy, Easy Baby [Toombs]
3. Keyhole Blues [Magid]
4. Got Nobody to Tell
5. Forgive Me Baby
6. My Kind of Woman
7. I Wanna Know
8. Beggin' at Your Mercy
9. Mercy Mister Percy
10. Little Daddy
11. Darlene
12. That Ain't Right
13. Let's Make Love Tonight
14. Don't Drop It
15. Johnny Has Gone [Cadena/Mendelsohn]
16. Things Have Changed
17. Don't Be Angry [Brown/Brown/Mendels]
18. Chop, Chop, Ching-a-Ling
19. Don't Cry Baby
20. Is It Really You? [McCoy/Singleton]
21. Rocking Boy

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