Lost and Found: Rockabilly and Jump Blues (2007)

About this title: It would be easy to understand rockabilly fans raising an eyebrow when the beat-obsessed blokes at BBE put together a rock & roll compilation. Surprisingly though, Lost and Found: Rockabilly and Jump Blues resurrects a host of long-lost '50s jump tunes, with precious little overlap with music that already appears on CD. The two curators, Keb Darge and Cut Chemist (each takes one disc), provide copious notes on nearly every title, displaying a knowledge of the form that is formidable (especially in Darge's case). And, of course, the music isn't bad either. Much like Bear Family's series of ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Got a Secret (I Ain't Gonna Keep) [Griffin/Swann]
2. Sadie Green [Tyler]
3. Juicy Fruit [Greene]
4. My Baby Don't Breathe [Gerow/Romero]
5. Too Much Monkey Business [Berry]
6. Shorty the Barber [Matthews]
7. Fever [Davenport/Cooley]
8. Stampede [Zober/Salmirs/Anton]
9. Come on Little Mama [Alternate Take] [Harris/Cogswell]
10. How Can You Be Mean to Me [Vaughn]
11. Oh Baby Babe
12. Hot Dog [Owens/Dedman]
13. Don't Have a Heart Left to Break
14. Broken Heart [Wren/Snider/Joz]
15. That'll Get It [Moss/Stuteville/Big]
16. Long Time Dead [Butfoy]
17. You Hound Ya Lie [Hayward]
18. The Oil Field's Burning [Allen]
19. The Walkin' Blues (Walk Right in, Walk Right Out) [Powell/Bass]
20. Feeling Good [Parker]
21. Rock Everybody Rock [Mitchell]
22. Boogie Children [Ourso]
23. Lovin' on My Mind [Pavlovcic/Roulette]
24. Run Chicken Run [Wray]
25. Love Me [Lott]
26. Jungle Stomp [Littleton/Littleton]
27. Nobody's Guy [Lyndsey/Monastesse]
28. Scratching on My Screen [Cartey/Handley]
29. Rock Billy Boogie [Burnette/Brunette]
30. Stressed Up [Giglio]
31. Cottonpickin' [Ballard]
32. Chick Chick [Howard]
33. Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips [Powers]
34. All I Can Do Is Cry [Walker]
35. Bottle to the Baby [Feathers/Chastain]
36. Good Time Woman [Joyner]
37. Batteroo [Angel]

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