Barreling About
This week’s list is quite the jumble, but flows well nonetheless. There’s a back and forth mainly between earlier jazz and the blues with a few surprises to be found throughout. Enjoy!
Playlist
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John Fahey, “Sunflower River Blues”
from Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (Remastered)
Fantasy Records - 1998
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Ato Quartey, Ernest Yamoah, Peter Dennis & Stanley Ato Bortsie, “Ompeh”
from Smithsonian Folkways World Music Collection
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1997
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven, “Potato Head Blues”
from Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man 1923-1934
Columbia/Legacy - 1994
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Jabbo Smith, “Ready Hokum”
from Jabbo Smith & His Rhythm Aces - 1929 (The Complete Set)
Retrieval - 1996
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Memphis Minnie, “New Orleans Stop Time”
from Jazz Figures: Memphis Minnie, Vol. 2 (1935-1936)
Collector Records - 2006
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John Cohen, Mike Seeger & Tex Logan, “Natchez Under the Hill”
from Mountain Music Bluegrass Style
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 1991
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Bix Beiderbecke & Frankie Trumbauer, “Blue River”
from Bix Beiderbecke Vol. 1, Singin' the Blues
Sony
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Josh Thomas, “Mississippi Heavy Water Blues”
from Virginia Traditions: Southwest Virginia Blues
Global Village Music - 1996
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Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, “South (Version 2)”
from Shades of Jazz
Jazz Tone Recordings - 2013
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Cab Calloway, “Everybody Eats When They Come to My House”
from Cab Calloway Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
Charly Records - 2006
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Freddie Keppard, “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)”
from Freddie Keppard - The Complete Set (1923-1926)
Retrieval - 1999
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Various Artists - Document Records, “Tired of Sleepin' By Myself At Night”
from Piano Blues Vol. 6 (1933-1938)
Document Records - 1999
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Snooks Eaglin, “The Lonesome Road”
from New Orleans Street Singer
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 2005
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Pete Steele, “Ida Red”
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records - 1958
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Clarence Williams, “Close Fit Blues (feat. Memphis Jazzers)”
from Shake 'Em Up - Clarence Williams 1927-29
Frog - 2000
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Mobile Strugglers, “Memphis Blues”
from Mobile Strugglers - Louis James' String Band
American Music - 1996
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Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Sunshine Special”
from Matchbox Blues: The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson
Fuel Records - 1959
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Johnny Lee Moore, “Early In the Mornin'”
from The Alan Lomax Collection: Southern Journey, Vol. 5 - Bad Man Ballads
Rounder - 1997
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Hobart Smith, “Lonely Tombs (Remastered)”
from Wave the Ocean, Wave the Sea: Alan Lomax’s "Southern Journey," 1959–1960 (Remastered)
Global Jukebox
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The Moving Star Hall Singers, “Been In the Storm So Long”
from Been In the Storm So Long: Spirituals & Shouts, Children's Game Songs, and Folktales
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records - 2004
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Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon, “Wasn't It Nice”
from Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon Vol. 3 1937-1940
Document Records - 1994
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Barbecue Bob, “It Won't Be Long Now - Part 1”
from Rough Guide to Barbecue Bob
Rough Guides/World Music Network - 2015
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Tommy Griffin, “Dream Book Blues (Remastered)”
from Dream Book Blues / Hey Hey Blues - Single
HOT BLOOD - 2020
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Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, “Organ Grinders Swing”
from For Dancers Only (US Release)
GRP - 1994
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