Stompin at the Savoy

Stompin at the Savoy

Stompin at the Savoy
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Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-09-21
Music Label: Savoy Jazz
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Uncle Sam Blues - Hot Lips Page
  2. Pete Brown's Boogie - Pete Brown Quintette
  3. Hey Lawdy Mama - Miss Rhapsody
  4. If Money Grew on Trees - The Toppers
  5. S.K. Blues, Pts. 1 & 2 - Joe Turner
  6. Evil Gal Blues - Albina Jones
  7. I Ain't Mad at You, Pretty Baby - Gatemouth Moore
  8. Prisoner of Love - Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
  9. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis
  10. Slim's Jam - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra
  11. Atomic Boogie - Pete Johnson All Stars
  12. Weddin' Day Blues - Cousin Joe
  13. My Gal's a Jockey - Joe Turner
  14. Open the Door, Richard, Pts. 1 & 2 - Dusty Fletcher
  15. Take the Hands Off the Clock - Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra
  16. Midnight in the Barrel House - Johnny Otis
  17. Thriller Diller Poppa - Benny Roberts Orchestra
  18. Write Me a Letter - The Ravens
  19. Thirty Five Thirty - Paul Williams Sextet
  20. My Good Pott - Doc Pomus
  21. We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll - (Wild) Bill Moore
Music CD 2
  1. Corn Bread - Hal Singer Sextet
  2. My Fault - Brownie McGhee
  3. Fat Stuff Boogie - Beale Street Gang
  4. Red Hot Blues - T.J. Fowler And His Rockin' Jump Band
  5. The Huckle-Buck - Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers
  6. I'll Always Be in Love With You - The X-rays
  7. Deacon's Hop - Deacon McNeely & His Blue Jays
  8. Rickey's Blues - The Ravens
  9. Sure Like to Run - King Carl
  10. Cheatin' Women - Kansas City Jimmy
  11. Double Crossing Blues - Johnny Otis Quintet
  12. If It's So, Baby - The Robins
  13. Cupid's Boogie - Little Esther & Mel Walker
  14. Rockin' Blues - Johnny Otis Orchestra
  15. Straighten Him Out - Marilyn Scott
  16. I Will Wait - The Four Buddies
  17. Helen's Advice - Helen Humes
  18. Atlanta Boogie - Tommy Brown And His Orchestra
  19. Stacked Deck - Billy Wright
  20. All Nite Long - Johnny Otis Orchestra
  21. I Want to Rock - Miss Sharecropper
Music CD 3
  1. Good Lovin'
  2. Easy, Easy Baby
  3. Keyhole Blues
  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
  16. Things Have Changed
  17. Don't Be Angry
  18. Chop, Chop, Ching-a-Ling
  19. Don't Cry Baby
  20. Is It Really You?
  21. Rocking Boy
Music CD 4
  1. Pack, Shack and Stack
  2. Anna Mae
  3. Hot Rod
  4. Just Leave It to Me
  5. Shake Me Up, Baby
  6. Candy
  7. Why Did You Make Me Cry?
  8. Stop, Don't Go
  9. Little by Little
  10. Rib Joint
  11. Bad Boy
  12. I Got a Rock & Roll Gal
  13. The Right Time
  14. Bad Times
  15. Going Back to Orleans
  16. Blues Early, Early, Pts. 1 & 2
  17. You Better Believe
  18. Honky Tonk Caboose
  19. Mind on Loving
  20. Step Up and Rescue Me
  21. Nobody

Free Music Notes for Stompin at the Savoy

Free Music Review: An absolutely incredible collection of classic R&B, blues, doo wop, boogie, jazz and more
Hit: 5 Stars

The packaging of "Stompin' At The Savoy; The Original Indie Label 1944-1961" claims that it is "The ultimate anthology of ground breaking R&B classics", and for once this is not hyperbole in any way - overstating the quality of this box set is nearly impossible. Packed full of nearly four hours of brilliantly transferred classics, this is probably the only place one can find the best secular hits and B-sides of both the Savoy and National labels in their prime (mainly 1945-1959). As such, the set is an absolute gold mine of jump blues, doo wop, R&B and other styles that verge on or prefigure soul and rock 'n' roll, representing an incredible musical education for nearly anyone.

According to the limited general liner notes, the owner of the Savoy label (who later purchased National and other, smaller labels) targeted R&B radio listening and 78-buying audiences and encouraged his artists to 'overplay' in studio, resulting in music that is still incredibly fresh and spirited. As luck would have it, the A&R men working at Savoy and National had great taste in the acts they hired and produced, resulting in the legacy of this set and in the record companies those A&R men would later start (including Atlantic).

This is the one place to find the early singles of Johnny Otis, Joe Turner, Nappy Brown, Brownie McGhee (solo), and the last, best, two cuts from the immortal Big Maybelle. While the general liner notes are sparse, the individual track notes are extensive and spotlight the enormously talented nature of the artists. Even the virtually unknown artists put in superb performances - Pete "Guitar" Lewis' loping, slashing electric lead guitar on Johnny Otis' "Midnight At The Barrel House" (1947) has got to be the nastiest, loudest, most distorted guitar on record until the 60's.

Included on the set are the ORIGINAL versions of some certified American classics including "Uncle Sam Blues" (Hot Lips Page), "Open The Door Richard (1&2)" (Dusty Fletcher), "Candy" (Big Maybelle), and "(Night Time Is)The Right Time" (Nappy Brown). As a matter of opinion, even the much more famous cover versions of the two latter songs have still not equaled the versions heard here.

The Ravens' "Gonna Write Me A Letter" from 1947, possibly the first popular rock'n song ever (a #5 R&B and #24 Pop hit), is on disc one, as is 1947's "We're Gonna Rock We're gonna Roll" by Wild Bill Moore (who would later play sax on Marvin Gaye's "Mercy, Mercy Me"). Billy Eckstine (think Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) has an orchestral cut on disc one, and Hal Sexton's (think Duke Ellington) barn-burning #1 R&B hit "Corn Bread" shows up on disc two. There are four Nappy Brown (still an active performer!) cuts on discs three and four - "Little By Little" and "Don't Be Angry" highlight the possibilities of his unique vocal style.

Listening to the music in this collection gives one a very good idea of where 50s and early 60s popular musical luminaries were coming from. Ray Charles, Bill Haley, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield and Elvis did not arise in a musical vacuum - they were listening to many of the songs included here! Can there be a more compelling recommendation?

Incredibly, the digital transfer of these ancient lacquers and tapes has been pulled off without a hitch, and the fidelity of these mostly mono records is phenomenal given their age. A handful of the cuts have unavoidable, audible hiss, but the majority were remarkably well-recorded and are transferred and mastered flawlessly. A job well done by Denon Digital.
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