Various – Masters Of Memphis Blues – 4CD

24,20

SKU: JSP 77139 - 4CD Categories: ,

Description

A unique 4CD box set collection of some of the iconic and influential pre-war Memphis Blues sounds-Furry Lewis, Frank Stokes, Robert Wilkins, The Beale Street Sheiks.

These classic recordings are released the way the blues buying public like it-superb price point. Meticulously remastered and presented. Comprehensive and serious collections.

It seems that there is always a new generation of buyers of this type of material-the roots, the template for all that followed.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Furry Lewis: 1. Everybody's Blues - 2:55   2. Mr. Furry's Blues - 2:34   3. Sweet Papa Moan - 2:11   4. Rock Island Blues - 2:48   5. Jelly Roll - 2:39   6. Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee - 2:33   7. Good Looking Girl Blues - 2:52   8. Why Don't You Come Home Blues - 2:45   9. Falling Down Blues - 2:50   10. Big Chief Blues - 2:51   11. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues - 2:44   12. Furry's Blues - 3:15   13. I Will Turn Your Money Green - 3:13   14. I Will Turn Your Money Green - 3:11   15. Mistreatin' Mama - 3:08   16. Dry Land Blues - 3:06    7. Cannon Ball Blues - 3:06   18. Kassie Jones, Pt. 1 - 3:06   19. Kassie Jones, Pt. 2 - 3:03   20. Judge Harsh Blues - 3:06   21. Judge Harsh Blues - 3:00   22. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) - 2:54   23. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) - 3:20   24. Black Gypsy Blues - 2:49   25. Creeper's Blues - 2:40

CD2:
The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes & Sane): 1. You Shall - 2:49   2. It's a Good Thing - 2:55   3. Sweet to Mama - 2:55   4. Half Cup of Tea - 2:51   5. Beale Town Bound - 2:53   6. Last Go Round - 2:56   7. Jazzin' the Blues - 2:48   8. You Shall - 2:42   9. It's a Good Thing - 2:58   10. Mr. Crump Don't Like It - 2:39   11. Chicken You Can Roost Behind the Moon - 3:06   12. Blues in D - 2:43   13. Ain't Goin' to Do Like I Used to Do - 2:55   14. Hunting Blues - 3:06   15. Rockin' on the Hill Blues - 3:11   16. Fillin' in Blues, Pt. 1 - 3:09   17. Fillin' in Blues, Pt. 2 - 3:14   18. Wasn't That Doggin' Me - 3:08   19. Jumpin' on the Hill - 3:06   Banjo Joe (Gus Cannon): 20. Jonestown Blues - 3:10   21. Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home - 3:12   22. Madison Street Rag - 2:56   23. Jazz Gypsy Blues - 2:57   24. Can You Blame the Colored Man - 2:44   25. My Money Never Runs Out - 2:51

CD3:
Frank Stokes: 1. Downtown Blues - 3:10   2. Downtown Blues - 3:14   3. Bedtime Blues - 2:58   4. What's the Matter Blues - 3:01   5. Mistreatin' Blues - 3:14   6. It Won't Be Long - 3:03   7. It Won't Be Long - 3:24   8. Nehi Mamma Blues - 3:06   9. I Got Mine - 3:00   10. Stomp That Thing - 3:18   11. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 1 - 3:10   12. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 2 - 3:17   13. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 2 - 3:16   14. Take Me Back - 3:11   15. How Long - 3:12   16. South Memphis Blues - 2:56   17. Bunker Hill Blues - 2:55   18. Right Now Blues - 3:06   19. Shiney Town Blues - 3:06   20. I'm Going Away Blues - 2:47   21. Old Sometime Blues - 2:47   22. Frank Stokes' Dream - 2:54   23. Memphis Rounders Blues - 2:49   Allen Shaw: 24. I Couldn't Help It - 3:06   25. Moanin' the Blues - 3:01

CD4:
Robert Wilkins: 1 Rolling Stone, Pt. 1 - 2:55   2. Rolling Stone, Pt. 2 - 3:30   3. Jail House Blues - 3:33   4. I Do Blues - 3:38   5. That's No Way to Get Along - 2:54   6. Alabama Blues - 2:38   7. Long Train Blues - 3:06   8. Falling Down Blues - 2:38   9. Nashville Stonewall Blues - 3:24   10. Police Sergeant Blues - 3:03   11. Get Away Blues - 3:33   12. I'll Go With Her Blues - 3:07   13. Dirty Deal Blues - 3:15   14. Black Rat Blues - 2:52   15. New Stock Yard Blues - 2:58   16. Old Jim Canaan's - 2:53   17. Losin' Out Blues - 3:11   Charlie "Little Buddy" Doyle: 18. Hard Scufflin' Blues - 2:40   19. Grief Will Kill You - 2:37   20. Slick Capers Blues - 2:37   21. Renewed Love Blues - 2:32   22. Bad in Mind Blues - 2:34   23. Three-Sixty-Nine Blues - 2:53   24. She's Got Good Dry Goods - 2:36   25. Lost Baby Blues - 2:42   26. Sweet Man Blues - 2:40

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Al Campbell
JSP's Masters of Memphis Blues compiles four CDs of performances by Furry Lewis, Stokes & Sane, Gus Cannon as Banjo Joe, Frank Stokes, Allen Shaw, Robert Wilkins, and Little Buddy Doyle. It's hard to go wrong with these 101 recordings cut between 1927 and 1939. The tracks have been remastered, making the majority of this material sound great. Unlike other packages of this type, the liner notes are informative, listing personnel and dates and providing concise histories without going on ad nauseam. As an extra bonus, this is a budget-priced set, making it highly recommended, especially for the blues novice.

 

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