Albert Ammons - King of Boogie Woogie (CD)

Albert Ammons is rightly feted as the King of Boogie Woogie. America's Boogie Woogie craze of the late 30's and early 40's was originally in the hands of a few Black pianists before the big bands got a hold of the style and developed it into the biggest music craze the world had then seen. Here are 36 of Albert Ammons' greatest recordings on a fantastic double CD set, recorded between 1939 and 1949 mostly in Chicago. On many of these tracks Albert is accompanied by his son Gene Ammons generally acknowledged as one of the greatest tenor saxophonists in Jazz history.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Boogie Woogie Stomp
2. Boogie Woogie Blues
3. Bass Goin' Crazy
4. Chicago in Mind
5. Twos and Fews
6. Bedroom Blues
7. Buzz Me
8. Deep in the Heart of Texas Boogie
9. Sweet Patooty Boogie
10. Doin' the Boogie Woogie
11. Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
12. Suitcase Blues
13. Swanee River Boogie
14. I Don't Want to See You
15. Kilroy Boogie
16. Kilroy Boogie (Alternate Take)
17. 12th Street Rag
18. Shuffling the Boogie
19. St Louis Blues

Disc: 2

1. S.P. Blues
2. Hiroshima
3. The Sheik of Araby
4. You Are My Sunshine
5. Ammon's Stomp
6. The Clipper
7. Tuxedo Boogie
8. Bear Den Boogie
9. In a Little Spanish Town 'Twas on a Night Like This
10. Baltimore Breakdown
11. Mr Bell Boogie
12. Oh Lady Be Good
13. Why I'm Leaving You
14. Roses of Picardy
15. Red Sails in the Sunset
16. Margie
17. Rhythm Boogie
18. When You ; I Were Young Maggie