Let the Boogie Woogie Rock'n Roll

by N/A

Overview

Atlantic was one of the most important labels in the slide from R&B to rock & roll, and this anthology presents 25 tracks, most of them rare and little-known, illustrating the process. A few cuts here and there will be well known to '50s rock fans, like Ray Charles' "Mess Around," the Clovers' "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash," and Clyde McPhatter's "Let the Boogie Woogie Roll." For the most part, however, even those with a bunch of Atlantic single-artist and multi-artist collections will be missing a bunch of these sides. Atlantic paid more attention to tight arrangements and song quality than even its bigger indie label competitors, insuring that rarity comps such as this sound better than ones documenting '50s R&B from other companies. Still, some hunger for variety will be aroused after getting through all of this in one sitting, with a certain predictability to the boogie-fat-backbeat base of the arrangements. There's considerable wit and swing to tracks like Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson & the 4 Gators' "Wine-o-Wine" and Odelle Turner's "Alarm Clock Boogie," though. Tommy Ridgley departs from the formula on "I'm Gonna Cross That River," a 1953 side that recalls early Fats Domino, and the late-'40s tracks by Joe Morris and Frank Culley reflect the jazzier roots of R&B. You also get to hear some little-peeked-into corners of some famous figures' work. LaVern Baker's "Hey Memphis" was an answer record to Elvis Presley's "Little Sister"; Pretty Boy's Little Richard-like "Bip Bop Bip" was actually a young Don Covay under a pseudonym; Young Jessie's "Shuffle in the Gravel" is an obscure Leiber & Stoller production; and "Shooty Booty" is one of Ivory Joe Hunter's shots at the teen rock & roll market. [This U.K. import is not available for sale in North America.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/22/2007
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667171823
Rank:	108603

Tracks

1. Mess Around
2. Big Foot May
3. Alarm Clock Boogie
4. Wine-O-Wine
5. Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
6. Ee-Til-Ya-Dee
7. Big Mamou Daddy
8. Uh-Huh
9. I'm Gonna Cross That River
10. Got the Water Boiling
11. Bump Miss Susie
12. Let the Boogie Woogie Roll
13. My Beat Is a 125th Street
14. Rhumboogie Jive
15. As Long as I'm Moving
16. Beans and Corn Bread
17. Why Oh Why
18. Fanny Lou
19. (Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle
20. I'm Going Crazy
21. Hey Memphis
22. Shuffle in the Gravel
23. Shooty Booty
24. Bip Bop Bip
25. Rock 'N' Roll Espanole

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Regals   Primary Artist
Clyde McPhatter   Primary Artist
Eunice Davis   Primary Artist
Carmen Taylor   Primary Artist
Joe Morris   Primary Artist
LaVern Baker   Primary Artist
Ivory Joe Hunter   Primary Artist
Ray Charles   Primary Artist
Hal Paige & the Wailers   Primary Artist
Young Jessie   Primary Artist
Frankie Marshall   Primary Artist
George Jackson   Primary Artist
Joe Turner   Primary Artist
Tommy Ridgley   Primary Artist
Ruth Brown & Her Rhythm Makers   Primary Artist
Pretty Boy   Primary Artist
Willis "Gator" Jackson   Primary Artist
Frank Culley   Primary Artist
Odelle Turner   Primary Artist
The Clovers   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Ahmet Ertegun   Composer
George Jackson   Composer
Hal Paige   Composer
Willis Carroll   Composer
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer
Carmen Taylor   Composer
Wayne Taylor   Composer
Ray Topping   Liner Notes
Mort Shuman   Composer
Herb Abramson   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Mike Stoller   Composer
Jesse Stone   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Rudy Toombs   Composer
Van "Piano Man" Walls   Composer
Charlie Gillett   Liner Notes
Charles E. Calhoun   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Don Covay   Composer
Frankie Marshall   Composer
Odelle Turner   Composer
Aaron Cornelius   Composer
Bill Hegner   Composer
Obie Jessie   Composer
Ahmet Nugetre   Composer
Zal Schreiber   Transcription