Saturday, June 21, 2025

 Best Of Jazz Vol 98 - Cities & Places Vol 01

Missing Ipanema (1942-2024)

01. Marcos Ariel - Missing Ipanema (2024) 
02. Eartha Kitt - The Girl From Ipanema (1965) 
03. Thornel Schwartz & Bill Leslie - Brazil (1962) 
04. Quincy Jones - Tuxedo Junction (1959) 
05. Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - A Night In Tunisia (1946) 
06. Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island (1964) 
07. George Shearing - It's Easy To Remember Mississippi (1959) 
08. David Newton - My Kind Of Town Chicago (1995) 
09. Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters Orchestra - Jersey Bounce (1942) 
10. Akiko Grace - Tokyo Rhapsody (2004) 
11. Yoshiaki Masuo - Winds Of Barcelona (1969) 
12. Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra - Canadian September (1998) 
13. Miles Davis & Gil Evans - There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York (1958) 
14. Art Hirahara - Full Moon Over Lisbon (2023) 
15. O'Donel Levy & Steve Gadd - Kilimanjaro Cookout (1971) 
16. Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie - Montego Bay (1971) 
17. Bobby Hackett - Back Home Again In Indiana (1957) 
18. Hugh Ragin - An Afternoon In Harlem (1999) 
19. John Stetch - Autumn In New York (2000) 
20. Sun Ra - Chicago Southside (1961) 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 151 (1949-1975)

01. King Floyd - I Feel Like Dynamite (1974)
02. King Floyd - Handle With Care (1975)
03. William Bell - All God's Children Got Soul (1969)
04. William Bell - Till My Back Ain’t Got No Bone (1971)
05. Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy (1961)
06. Buddy Guy - Sweet Little Angel (1968)
07. Buddy Guy - Money That's What I Want (1968)
08. Fats Domino - Blue Monday (1957)
09. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (1956)
10. James Cotton - Next Time You See Me (1968)
11. Nina Simone - Sinnerman (1962)
12. Junior Wells - Vietcong Blues (1966)
13. Junior Wells - Checking On My Baby (1966)
14. Junior Wells - When My Baby Left Me (1968)
15. Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man (1961)
16. Homesick James - Somebody Been Talkin' (1964)
17. Sarah Vaughn - Summertime (1949)
18. Otis Spann - Blues Is A Botheration (1969)
19. Otis Spann - Mule Kicking In My Stall (1969)
20. Big Joe Turner - Shake Rattle And Roll (1954)
21. J.B. Hutto - That's The Truth (1965)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

 Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 85

Cities & Places Vol 04 - Kansas City Blues

01. The Memphis Jug Band - Kansas City Blues 
02. Blind Blake - Georgia Bound 
03. Lightnin' Hopkins - Back To New Orleans 
04. Lightnin' Hopkins - My California 
05. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago 
06. Pearl Dickson - Little Rock Blues 
07. Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues 
08. Rambling Bob - Big Apple Blues 
09. David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Water Coast Blues 
10. Eleanor Ellis - Kansas City 
11. Piano Red - Atlanta Bounce 
12. Sleepy John Estes - Brownsville Blues 
13. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Jackson Blues 
14. Big Maceo Merriweather - Big City Blues 
15. Leadbelly - New Orleans Song 
16. Papa Charlie Jackson - Lexington Kentucky Blues 
17. Blind Willie McTell - Georgia Rag 
18. Blind Willie McTell - East St. Louis Blues 
19. William Harris - Move To Kansas City Blues 
20. Ralph Willis & Judson Coleman - Goin' To Chattanooga

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 150 (1936-2007)

01. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry - Five Dollars And A Dime (2007)
02. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry & Super Chikan - Blues Is Not Exclusive (2007)
03. The Staple Singers - Stoned Soul Picnic (1968)
04. Carmen McRae & The Dixie Flyers - Goodbye Joe (1970)
05. The Soul Stirrers Featuring R.H. Harris - Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord (1950)
06. Percy Sledge - Out Of Left Field (1970)
07. Percy Sledge - You're All Around Me (1970)
08. King Curtis - Changes Pt 1 (1971)
09. King Curtis - Changes Pt 2 (1971)
10. Sugar Pie DeSanto - Git Back (1974)
11. Lyn Collins - Take Me Just As I Am (1973)
12. Inez & Charlie Foxx's Swinging Mockin' Band - Shimmy (1968)
13. Snooky Pryor - Raisin’ Sand (1949)
14. Snooky Pryor - Going Back On The Road (1952)
15. Snooky Pryor - Cryin’ Shame (1954)
16. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Your Love Is Just Too Much (1971)
17. Jimmy Bee - Find Yourself (1973)
18. Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - Baby You've Got What It Takes (1959)
19. Brook Benton - Lie To Me (1962)
20. Brook Benton - Chains Of Love (1962)
21. Mary Lou Williams & Andy Kirk - Walkin' And Swingin' (1936)

Sunday, June 15, 2025

 Soul Party Vol 90 - Funk Special Vol 03 - Funky Way

01. Calvin Arnold - Funky Way 
02. Gloria Williams - Sister Funk 
03. Primal Scream - Funky Jam 
04. Ripple - I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky 
05. Kastle - Getting Down With Hoss 
06. King Floyd - Old Skool Funk 
07. Martha High - Answer To Mother Popcorn 
08. Alder Ray Black & The Fame Gang - Put Your Trust In Me 
09. Black Heat - Chip's Funk 
10. Hannah Williams & The Affirmations - Woman Got Soul 
11. Joe Hicks - Don't It Make You Feel Funky 
12. Kool & The Gang - Funky Stuff 
13. Pee Wee Ellis - That Thang 
14. Baby Charles - Treading Water 
15. Debbie Taylor - Too Sad To Tell 
16. Lou Ragland & Hot Chocolate - So Dam Funky 
17. Betty Harris - Trouble With My Lover 
18. Jimmy Norman - Gangster Of Love 
19. Joe Thomas - Chitlins & Cuchifritos 
20. Wanda Robinson - A Possibility Back Home 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 149 (1950-1981)

01. Noble Thin Man Watts - Big Two Four (1956)
02. Noble Thin Man Watts - South Shore Drive (1956)
03. John Lee Hooker - Leave My Wife Alone (1951)
04. Jimmy Rogers - The Last Time (1952)
05. Bobby Parker - I Couldn't Quit My Baby (1968)
06. Bobby Parker & Paul Williams - Once Upon A Time, Long Ago (1956)
07. Bobby Parker & Paul Williams - Suggie Duggie Boogie Baby (1956)
08. Bobby Parker & Paul Williams - Titanic (1956)
09. Otis Rush - You Know My Love (1960)
10. Johnny Hodges - Nite Life (1959)
11. Sylvia Cox & Phil Upchurch - Groovin' Slow (1981)
12. The Emeralds - Sally Lou (1954)
13. Albert King - I Won't Be Hanging Around (1961)
14. Gene Simmons - Going Back To Memphis (1960)
15. The Souls Stirrers - I'm Still Living On Mother's Prayer (1950)
16. The Souls Stirrers - Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb (1950)
17. Jimmy Witherspoon - When The Lights Go Out (1954)
18. Bo Diddley - I'm Looking For A Woman (1955)
19. Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk (1958)
20. Paul Hucklebuck Williams - Give It Up (1956)
21. Paul Hucklebuck Williams - Pass The Buck (1956)

Friday, June 13, 2025

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 99

All About The Chicks Vol 06 - Hello, Hello Baby

01. Jerry Lee Lewis - Hello, Hello Baby 
02. The Five Keys - She's The Most 
03. The Checkers - Can't Find My Sadie 
04. David Gates - Swingin' Baby Doll 
05. Benny Joy - Steady With Betty 
06. Gene Vincent - She She Little Sheila 
07. Johnny Carroll - Wild Wild Women 
08. Chuck Tharp - Long Pony Tail 
09. Frankie Brent - Be My Girl 
10. Sonny Burgess - Red Headed Woman 
11. The Sprague Brothers - She's A Bearcat 
12. Billy Dolton - Girls 
13. Jimmy Witter - If You Love My Woman 
14. Ron Haydock - 99 Chicks 
15. Bill Floyd - Mary Don't Live There Anymore 
16. Dusty Owens - Hey Honey 
17. Johnny Cash - Ballad Of A Teenage Queen 
18. Bill Haley & His Comets - My Special Angel 
19. Wayne Cochran - My Little Girl 
20. Clyde Owens & The Moonlight Ramblers - Swing It Little Katy

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 148 (1942-2023)

01. Walter Brown - Sloppy Drunk (1947)
02. B.B. King - Cherry Red (1968)
03. B.B. King - I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me (1968)
04. Bea Booze - Uncle Sam Come And Get Me (1942)
05. Peggy Lee - New York City Blues (1961)
06. The Soul Of John Black - Six Pack Of Blues (2023)
07. The Soul Of John Black - Down To The River (2023)
08. T-Bone Walker - The Hustle Is On (1950)
09. Richard Groove Holmes - Night Train (1966)
10. Wayne Boyd - Wayne Boyd Blues (2000)
11. Wayne Boyd - US Funk & G (2000)
12. Big Maybelle - So Good To My Baby (1952)
13. Hadda Brooks - Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (1988)
14. Charles Earland - Black Talk (1969)
15. John Lee Hooker - Things Gonna Change (1995)
16. Freddie King - Me And My Guitar (1975)
17. Camille Doughty - Glad I'm Saved (1978)
18. Camille Doughty - I Asked The Lord (1978)
19. Pops Staples - I Shall Not Be Moved (1992)
20. Lowell Fulson - Tramp (1967)
21. Richard Rip Lee Pryor - Crazy Bout You Baby (2013)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

 Hillbilly & Country Vol 136 - Bars, Bottles & Drunks Vol 04

Warm Beer And A Cold Woman (1937-1988)

01. The Oaklahoma Wranglers - Warm Beer And A Cold Woman (1951) 
02. Marty Martel - Drinking Myself Out Of The Mood (1967) 
03. Paul Howard - I'm Drinking All My Troubles Away (1948) 
04. Smiley Weaver & Bob Wills Band - It's The Bottle Talkin' (1972) 
05. Mickey Gilley - Honky Tonk Wine (1975) 
06. Billy Brown - Drunk, Drunk Again (1955) 
07. Howard Crockett - Daddy Poured The Wine (1988) 
08. Billy Mize - Who Will Buy The Wine (1956) 
09. Ramblin' Jimmy Dolan - Wine, Women And Pink Elephants (1951) 
10. W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys - Dirty Hangover Blues (1937) 
11. Pat Patterson & His Missouri Hillbillies - First You Buy The Beer (1954) 
12. George Jones - Relief Is Just A Swallow Away (1963) 
13. Mitchell Torok - Drink Up And Go Home (1957) 
14. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Drunkard's Blues (1939) 
15. Archie Francis - The Drunks Are Getting Drunker Out Tonite (1975) 
16. Gary Dawson - This Ole Ninety Proof Won't Turn Me Loose (1976) 
17. Lucky Look - The Bottle Comes On Strong (1972) 
18. Eddie Noack - Beer Drinkin' Blues (1949) 
19. Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours - Just A Drink Away (1969) 
20. Tommy Hawk - Where Will I Go When The Barroom Is Closed (1971) 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 147 (1942-2023)

01. Harold Burrage - Way Down Boogie (1951)
02. Harold Burrage - You're Gonna Cry (1954)
03. Carol Fran & Bob Corritore - I Just Need A Friend (2001)
04. Vernon Green & The Medallions - Shedding Tears For You (1956)
05. Vernon Green & The Medallions - Dance And Swing (1956)
06. Lightnin' Hopkins & Thunder Smith - West Coast Blues (1946)
07. Lightnin' Hopkins & Thunder Smith - L.A. Blues (1946)
08. Camille Doughty - Elijah Rock (1978)
09. Camille Doughty - I Trust In God (1978)
10. Camille Doughty - Now God Can Use Me (1978)
11. James Knight & The Butlers - Fantasy World (1971)
12. James Knight & The Butlers - Flyin' High (1971)
13. Chris Pierce & The Soul Of John Black - Gut Bucket (2023)
14. Lynn White - Anyway The Wind Blow (1982)
15. Tina Turner - Funny How Times Slips Away (1978)
16. Phil Upchurch - You Can't Sit Down (1982)
17. Phil Upchurch - Freedom Jazz Dance (1982)
18. Bea Booze - Let's Be Friends (1942)
19. Bea Booze - See See Rider Blues (1942)
20. Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - Honest I Do (1966)
21. Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - People Get Ready (1967)

Saturday, June 7, 2025

 Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 84

The Ladies Sing The Blues Vol 05 - Get Up Off Your Knees

01. Ethel Waters - Get Up Off Your Knees 
02. Precious Bryant - If You Don’t Love Me, Would You Fool Me Good 
03. Ida Cox & Her All Star Band - Deep Sea Blues 
04. Lil Johnson - Take It Easy Greasy 
04. Martha Copeland - Hobo Bill 
06. Bessie Smith - Shave 'Em Dry 
07. Edith Wilson - Popa-Mama Blues 
08. Lillian 'Lil' Green - Why Don't You Do Right 
09. Rosie Mae Moore - Ha Ha Blues 
10. Memphis Minnie - Boy Friend Blues 
11. Cora Mae Bryant - Yo-Yo Daddy 
12. Elizabeth Cotten - Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie 
13. Hadda Brooks - Out Of The Blue 
14. Judy Roderick - Contemporary Blues 
15. Lucille Bogan - They Ain't Walking No More 
16. Dorothy Baker - Steady Grindin'’ Blues 
17. Fiona Boyes - Pony Ride 
18. Lena Wilson & The Nubian Five - He Used To Be Your Man 
19. Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words Blues 
20. Lillian Glinn - Shake It Down 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 146 (1952-2023)

01. Richard Rip Lee Pryor - Good Good Feelin' (2023)
02. Richard Rip Lee Pryor - Sugar Daddy Blues (2023)
03. Richard Rip Lee Pryor - Wanna Rock You Baby (2023)
04. Bobby Rush - Chicken Heads (1971)
05. Loleatta Holloway - Bring It On Up (1971)
06. Willis Gator Jackson - Doin' The Mudcat (1965)
07. Willis Gator Jackson - Goose Pimples (1965)
08. Bill Coday - I Got A Thing (1971)
09. J.J. Malone - One Step Away (1969)
10. Barbara George - Something You Got (1968)
11. The Meters - Chicken Strut (1970)
12. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - I Feel So Blue (1952)
13. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Annie Had A Baby (1954)
14. Bo & The Metros - Moving On (1974)
15. The Chantells - Why Won't You Say What You Want (1968)
16. Johnny Adams - Release Me (1968)
17. The Gospel Ensemble - What You Need (1977)
18. The Spiritual Believers - Sweet To Know (1974)
19. Rev. R.L. Hubbard - Child Of The King (1981)
20. Wolf Mail - When I'm Gone (2023)
21. Wolf Mail - Arleen (2023)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

 Best Of Jazz Vol 97 - A Handful Of Great Jazz Piano Players Vol 05

In The Park (1958-2008)

01. Lonnie Liston Smith - In The Park (1980) 
02. Lonnie Liston Smith - Just Us Two (1984) 
03. Bill Charlap - Lush Life (2008) 
04. Hampton Hawes - Down By The Riverside (1958) 
05. Hampton Hawes - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (1958) 
06. Junior Mance - Paris Blues (1963) 
07. Andrew Hill - Black Monday (1964) 
08. Andrew Hill - Roots 'n Herbs (1965) 
09. Oliver Jones - Simple Blues (2008) 
10. Horace Parlan - Come Rain Or Come Shine (1960) 
11. Dave Brubeck - Tokyo Traffic (1964) 
12. Dave Brubeck - Broadway Bossa Nova (1964) 
13. Ray Bryant - Willow Weep For Me (1966) 
14. Mose Allison - Ramble (1958) 
15. Mose Allison - Yardbird Suite (1958) 
16. Mark Levine - If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You (1999) 
17. Pete Jolly - Windows Of The World (1968) 
18. McCoy Tyner - Duke's Place (1965) 
19. Les McCann - Little Freak (1965) 
20. Les McCann - Beaux J Poo Boo (1972) 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 145 (1947-2023)

01. John Lee Hooker - Hug And Squeeze (1954)
02. John Lee Hooker - Walkin' The Boogie (1962)
03. Earl King - Love Is The Way Of Life (1990)
04. Snooks Eaglin - That Same Old Train (1971)
05. Big Maybelle & Hot Lips Page Orchestra - Foolin' Blues (1947)
06. Big Maybelle & Hot Lips Page Orchestra - Too Tight Mama (1948)
07. Big Maybelle & Danny Mendolsohn's Orchestra - No More Trouble Out Of Me (1954)
08. Hubert Sumlin & Mighty Sam McClain - Meet Me In The Bottom (1987)
09. The Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues In C Minor (1973)
10. Van Morrison - Streamline Train (2023)
11. Van Morrison - In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down (2023)
12. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Bad Bad Boy (1991)
13. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - The Bottle Wins Again (2017)
14. Odell Brown - Free Delivery (1970)
15. Mitty Collier - Git Out (1967)
16. Root Doctor - The Message (2011)
17. Root Doctor - Detroit City (2011)
18. Junior Parker - I'm So Satisfied (1969)
19. Sam The Man Taylor - Sam's Blues (1955)
20. Sam The Man Taylor - Ride Sammy Ride (1958)
21. East Bay Rhythm - Raw Boogie Clav & Guitar (1978)

Sunday, June 1, 2025

 Soul Party Vol 89 - Soul Covers Songs Vol 04 - See Saw

01. Aretha Franklin - See Saw 
02. Wilson Pickett - Born To Be Wild 
03. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - This Land Is Your Land 
04. O.V. Wright - That's How Strong My Love Is 
05. The Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter 
06. Al Wilson - I Hear You Knocking 
07. Billy Paul - Proud Mary 
08. Lorraine Ellison - Time Is On My Side 
09. Ray J - Right Place Wrong Time 
10. Barbara & The Browns - You Don't Love Me 
11. Gloria Ann Taylor - Jolene 
12. Joe McDade - Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa 
13. The Moonglows - Please Send Me Someone To Love 
14. The Shirelles - Runaway 
15. Zapp - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 
16. Z.Z. Hill - You Send Me 
17. Johnny Adams - Tramp 
18. Mack Rice - Respect Yourself 
19. The Tams - Down In The Boondocks 
20. Sam Cooke - Frankie And Johnny 

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 144 (1942-1989)

01. Billy Boy Arnold - Hello Stranger (1952)
02. Billy Boy Arnold - I Was Fooled (1955)
03. Billy Boy Arnold - Here's My Picture (1956)
04. Bobby Williams - Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out (1981)
05. Bobby Williams - Try A Little Tenderness (1981)
06. Johnny Hammond Smith - Rock Steady (1972)
07. Byther Smith - Put Your Arms Around Me (1989)
08. Byther Smith - Ain't No Sunshine (1989)
09. Jimmy Liggins - Drunk (1953)
10. Roscoe Shelton - Worry (1968)
11. Judy Clay - Bed Of Roses (1968)
12. Judy Clay - My Baby Specializes (1970)
13. The Supremes - The House Of The Rising Sun (1964)
14. The Supremes - You've Really Got A Hold On Me (1964)
15. Mr. Google Eyes - No Wine, No Women (1952)
16. Lightnin' Slim - Cool Down Baby (1965)
17. Lightnin' Slim - Nothin' But The Devil (1965)
18. Roland Alphonso - Blackberry Brandy (1961)
19. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing (1961)
20. Jay McShann - Four Day Rider (1942)
21. Jay McShann - Hootie's Ignorant Oil (1942)