The Very Best of Earl Bostic

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All Music Guide - Campbell
The Very Best of Earl Bostic is a 25-track overview of his jump blues and R&B instrumentals recorded for King in the late '40s and '50s. Bostic's biggest R&B hits, including "Temptation" "Flamingo," and "Sleep," are coupled with favorites like "Earl Blows a Fuse," "Rockin' and Reelin'," and one of the few vocal tracks Bostic cut, "Who Snuck the Wine in the Gravy." This Collectables reissue is a decent set for casual Bostic fans, but those who want to go deeper into his catalog should check into the chronological Blues & Rhythm Series on Classics. As a side note, John Coltrane was part of Bostic's band in the early '50s, and makes an appearance on the cuts ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Campbell
The Very Best of Earl Bostic is a 25-track overview of his jump blues and R&B instrumentals recorded for King in the late '40s and '50s. Bostic's biggest R&B hits, including "Temptation" "Flamingo," and "Sleep," are coupled with favorites like "Earl Blows a Fuse," "Rockin' and Reelin'," and one of the few vocal tracks Bostic cut, "Who Snuck the Wine in the Gravy." This Collectables reissue is a decent set for casual Bostic fans, but those who want to go deeper into his catalog should check into the chronological Blues & Rhythm Series on Classics. As a side note, John Coltrane was part of Bostic's band in the early '50s, and makes an appearance on the cuts "Moonglow," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and "For You."
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/13/2004
  • Label: Collectables
  • UPC: 090431288627
  • Catalog Number: 2886
  • Sales rank: 84,232

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Hot Sauce Boss (2:37)
  2. 2 Temptation (2:35)
  3. 3 Earl Blows a Fuse (2:46)
  4. 4 Who Snuck the Wine in the Gravy? (2:52)
  5. 5 Choppin' It Down (2:41)
  6. 6 Seven Steps (2:40)
  7. 7 Don't You Do It (3:01)
  8. 8 Rockin' and Reelin' (2:43)
  9. 9 Flamingo (2:42)
  10. 10 Sleep (3:12)
  11. 11 Always (3:19)
  12. 12 Lover, Come Back to Me (2:31)
  13. 13 I Got Loaded (2:33)
  14. 14 Moonglow (2:41)
  15. 15 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2:29)
  16. 16 For You (2:18)
  17. 17 Cherokee (3:01)
  18. 18 Steam Whistle Jump (2:59)
  19. 19 What! No Pearls? (2:48)
  20. 20 Deep Purple (2:26)
  21. 21 Cracked Ice (2:40)
  22. 22 Exercise (2:44)
  23. 23 No Name Jive (2:23)
  24. 24 Woodchopper's Ball (2:29)
  25. 25 Back Beat Boogie (2:25)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Earl Bostic Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Peppermint Harris Composer
Sigmund Romberg Composer
Irving Berlin Composer
Earl Bostic Composer
Woody Herman Composer
Harry James Composer
Irving Mills Composer
Ray Noble Composer
Larry Wagner Composer
Jerome Kern Composer
Nacio Herb Brown Composer
Edmund Anderson Composer
Henry Bernard Composer
Chick Corea Composer
Eddie DeLange Composer
Peter DeRose Composer
Al Dubin Composer
Arthur Freed Composer
Peter Garrett Composer
Henry Glover Composer
Ted Grouya Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II Composer
Otto Harbach Composer
Rob Hirst Composer
Will Hudson Composer
Jim Moginie Composer
Mitchell Parish Composer
Joe Bishop Composer
Earl Lebieg Composer
Victor Pearlin Liner Notes
Joe Burke Composer
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