Blues Masters: The Essential Blues Collection (Blues Masters Sampler)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shake Your Money-Maker
cover recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1965-09)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band4.52:28
2Juke
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-12)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1952-05-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1952-05-12)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-05-12)
membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1952-05-12)
recording of:
Juke (on 1952-05-12)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter & His Night Cats2:44
3You Need Love
recording of:
You Need Love (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters52:43
4T-Bone Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:46
5The Freeze
Albert Collins2:20
6Bright Lights Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:47
7Candy Man
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium (Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recording of:
Candy Man Blues (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
composer:
Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:56
8Bumble Bee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
Bumble Bee (in 1929)
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy2:51
9Crosscut Saw
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-11-02)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-11-02)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-11-02) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
horn:
Joe Arnold (on 1966-11-02), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-11-02) and Andrew Love (on 1966-11-02)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-11-02) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-11-02)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (on 1966-11-02) and The Memphis Horns (on 1966-11-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018)
cover recording of:
Cross Cut Saw Blues (on 1966-11-02)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Albert King2:35
10Pride and Joy
assistant recording engineer:
James Geddes
recording engineer:
Richard Mullen
assistant producer:
Mikie Harris
executive producer:
John Hammond (producer)
producer:
Double Trouble (assoc. with Stevie Ray Vaughan), Richard Mullen and Stevie Ray Vaughan
assistant mixer:
Harry Spiridakis and Don Wershba (engineer)
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shannon
drums (drum set):
Chris Layton
guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
vocals:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
recorded at:
Down Town Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Riverside Sound in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Pride and Joy
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
publisher:
Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4.453:41
11Every Day, Parts I & II
performer:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Joe Williams5:28
12Shake, Rattle, and Roll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-15)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Connie Kay (on 1954-02-15)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Jesse Stone (on 1954-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1954-02-15)
trombone:
Wilbur DeParis (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1954-02-15)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2001)
cover recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll (on 1954-02-15)
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Big Joe Turner53:01
13Wild Wild Young Men
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-10)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Herb Abrahmson
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-04-10)
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (on 1953-04-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Connie Kay (on 1953-04-10)
guitar:
Rector Bailey (on 1953-04-10)
piano:
Van Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1953-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1953-04-10)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1953-04-10)
vocals:
Ruth Brown (on 1953-04-10)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
recording of:
Wild Wild Young Men (on 1953-04-10)
lyricist and composer:
Nugetre (US American Songwriter, producer)
Ruth Brown2:31
14Stormy Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1954-09-03)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Stormy Blues (on 1954-09-03)
writer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday43:29
15Go Down Old Hannah
recording engineer:
Fred Hellerman, John A. Lomax, Jr., Pete Seeger and Toshi Seeger
Texas Prison Camp Work Gang55:24

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ASIN:US: B00000332B [info]