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Monday, July 13, 2026

Joe Houston • Limbo



Biography
He was born in Bastrop, a suburb of Austin, Texas, and studied trumpet in school, changing to saxophone later. As a teen he began emulating a touring band by buying a red suit with white pants. One night in 1941 a saxophone player did not show for a gig with the band and Houston took his place. Between 1943 and 1946, Houston toured with King Kolax's band through Kansas City and Chicago and throughout the Mid-West.
After World War II Houston returned to Texas, and recorded with the pianist Amos Milburn and singer Big Joe Turner. Initially playing alto sax, he switched to tenor in the wake of such "honking" saxophonists as Big Jay McNeely and Paul Williams. Turner got Houston his first recording contract on Freedom Records in 1949. Houston moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and played with Betty Roche and Wynonie Harris.
Eventually, Houston formed his own band The Rockets, and moved to Los Angeles in 1952. He scored his only two chart hit singles in 1952 with "Worry, Worry, Worry", and "Hard Time Baby" both of which peaked at #10 on Billboard's R&B singles chart. He recorded for many record labels, including Modern and Crown, and contributed vocals as well as saxophone on some of his records.
Houston was based in Los Angeles throughout most of his career. He toured and recorded with his band the Defrosterz, started by the bassist Mark St. John, who acted as his bassist and manager almost 20 years, plus the keyboardist Mike Malone. They toured North America and recorded throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The band was signed to the Shattered Records label.
Houston's musical career ended after he suffered a stroke in 2006. Joe returned to the stage in July 2008 and performed at The Long Beach lobster Festival. He continued to entertain until 2012 due to his health. He died on December 28, 2015 in Long Beach, California, following a some health issues.
August 2011
Born Joseph Abraham Houston, 11 July 1926, Bastrop, Texas
Died 28 December 2015, Long Beach, California
R&B saxophonist Joe Houston was a honker. "Honking" is described in the following terms by Wikipedia : "The honkers were known for their raucous stage antics and expressive, exhibitionist style of playing. They overblew their saxophones and often hit on the same note over and over, much like a black southern preacher, until their audiences were mesmerized." The style began in 1942 with Illinois Jacquet's solo on Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home" (a # 3 R&B hit in 1943). Other well-known honkers from the 1940s and 1950s were Big Jay McNeely, Hal Singer, Lynn Hope, Wild Bill Moore, Red Prysock, Chuck Higgins and Freddie Mitchell. Belittled by jazz fans ("honking is pure and simple grandstanding aimed at audiences with a limited capacity to discriminate"), these guys, as they walked the bars, fell to their knees, lay on their backs, or led their audiences outside to the street, pied-piper fashion. Honking was predominantly a Los Angeles phenomenon.
Houston studied trumpet in school, but soon switched to the sax. At the age of seventeen, Joe got a steady gig playing alto sax in King Kolax's big band out of Chicago. In 1947 he switched to the tenor sax and spent the next year touring variously with Amos Milburn, Wynonie Harris, Savannah Churchill and Betty Roche. By 1949 he settled in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (with his new wife, pianist Marian McKinley) and put together a local club band for Big Joe Turner. Their stint together led to Joe Houston accompanying Turner to a recording session in Houston, Texas, for the Freedom label, and while there he recorded a few sides under his own name (resulting in two singles), as a bandleader, not a saxophonist.
Not until late 1950 or early 1951 did Houston put himself front and centre as a honking tenor sax man. Until the frantic "Blow Joe Blow" (1951), recorded for the Macy label, he was strictly a blues player. That disc set the pattern for most of his subsequent recordings. Subtlety went out the window and Joe just let loose in the studio, usually choosing a climactic note and wringing the hell out of it. "Blow Joe Blow" wasn't a hit, but Jules Bihari got wind of it in Los Angeles, purchased the master and reissued it on Modern 830 in August 1951. This was soon followed by four other Modern singles, recorded at Joe's house in Baton Rouge with portable equipment, but in 1952 (the year in which Houston relocated to Los Angeles) there were also releases on Imperial, Combo and Mercury. The latter label had purchased an earlier vocal blues, "Worry, Worry, Worry", from the Sphinx label in Atlanta,Georgia, and this became Houston's only chart entry, peaking at # 10 on the R&B charts in February 1952.
But the song for which Joe Houston is best remembered is not that hit, but "All Night Long", recorded for the Money label in 1954. It was based on a Rusty Bryant record, but the two versions bear little resemblance to each other. When Bryant was recorded live in 1953 at the Carolyn Club in Columbus, Ohio, his biggest crowd-pleaser was Jimmy Forrest's "Night Train", which led the audience into a vocal chant of "Let it roll, let it roll, all night long", from Lucky Millinder's 1944 hit "Let It Roll". It was originally issued on Carolyn 333 in 1953 (as "Nite Train"), then purchased by Dot and reissued as "All Nite Long" (Dot 15134) in February 1954. Houston heard Bryant's version, but gave it his own interpretation, incorporating a riff from Hal Singer's "Cornbread" and avoiding "Night Train" altogether. Joe's "All Night Long" was and is one of the most exciting honking records ever made and was a huge territorial seller on the West Coast. Though Houston had sold the tape to John Dolphin's Money Records, the recording later showed up on LP's on Modern and Combo, in 1956 and 1957 respectively.
Houston didn't have to change his style to adjust to rock 'n' roll. In the early days of the Big Beat, when a TV or movie producer wanted to portray a rock n roll atmosphere, we usually got to see a scene from a nightclub where a hard blowing, honking and screaming sax player was inevitably heard. So what Joe was playing was rock n roll avant la lettre. All that had to be adjusted were the song titles. And when rock n roll waned in popularity, Joe recorded "twist" and "surf" albums for the Bihari brothers' Crown label that didn't sound very different from what he was doing a decade before. Houston remained active musically, but recorded only sporadically after 1963. Gradually he began to slow down, emphasizing his blues vocal talents, but he would still close most of his shows with "All Night Long" (although not on his back). He was forced to retire from performing after suffering a stroke in 2005. Recently his health took another downward turn and he has remained secluded for the last year or so.
Houston is a discographer's nightmare. He avoided contracts and recorded for whoever would pay cash up front. For that reason, his material came out on over a dozen labels, often at the same time, and he was not averse to recording essentially the same tune under different titles for different companies. Some of Joe's recordings were released by one company, then reissued by another, sometimes under a new title. Add to this the fact that the Biharis (Modern, RPM, Crown) haphazardly slapped albums together without regard to whether the track listings matched the music inside and the confusion is complete.

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Biografía
Nació en Bastrop, un suburbio de Austin, Texas, y estudió trompeta en la escuela, cambiando a saxofón más tarde. Cuando era un adolescente, comenzó a emular una banda de gira comprando un traje rojo con pantalones blancos. Una noche en 1941, un saxofonista no se presentó para un concierto con la banda y Houston tomó su lugar. Entre 1943 y 1946, Houston realizó una gira con la banda de King Kolax por Kansas City y Chicago y por todo el Medio Oeste.
Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Houston regresó a Texas y grabó con el pianista Amos Milburn y el cantante Big Joe Turner. Inicialmente, tocando saxo alto, cambió a tenor como consecuencia de saxofonistas tan grandes como Big Jay McNeely y Paul Williams. Turner consiguió en Houston su primer contrato de grabación en Freedom Records en 1949. Houston se mudó a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, y jugó con Betty Roche y Wynonie Harris.
Finalmente, Houston formó su propia banda The Rockets, y se mudó a Los Ángeles en 1952. Obtuvo sus dos únicos singles de éxitos en 1952 con "Worry, Worry, Worry" y "Hard Time Baby", los cuales alcanzaron el puesto # 10. en la lista de singles de R&B de Billboard. Grabó para muchos sellos discográficos, incluyendo Modern and Crown, y contribuyó con voces y saxofones en algunos de sus discos.
Houston residió en Los Ángeles durante la mayor parte de su carrera. Realizó una gira y grabó con su banda The Defrosterz, iniciada por el bajista Mark St. John, quien actuó como su bajista y manager durante casi 20 años, más el tecladista Mike Malone. Hicieron una gira por América del Norte y grabaron durante los años 90 y 2000. La banda firmó con el sello Shattered Records.
La carrera musical de Houston terminó después de sufrir un derrame cerebral en 2006. Joe regresó al escenario en julio de 2008 y actuó en el Festival de la langosta de Long Beach. Continuó entreteniendo hasta 2012 debido a su salud. Murió el 28 de diciembre de 2015 en Long Beach, California, debido a algunos problemas de salud.
Agosto 2011
Nacido Joseph Abraham Houston, 11 de julio de 1926, Bastrop, Texas.
Falleció el 28 de diciembre de 2015 en Long Beach, California
El saxofonista de R&B Joe Houston fue un honker. "Honking" se describe en los siguientes términos en Wikipedia: "Los honkers eran conocidos por sus ruidosas travesuras en el escenario y su expresivo estilo de juego exhibicionista. Exageraban sus saxofones y solían tocar la misma nota una y otra vez, como un sur negro. Predicador, hasta que sus audiencias quedaron hipnotizadas ". El estilo comenzó en 1942 con el solo de Illinois Jacquet en "Flying Home" de Lionel Hampton (un # 3 hit de R&B en 1943). Otros conocidos honkers de la década de 1940 y 1950 fueron Big Jay McNeely, Hal Singer, Lynn Hope, Wild Bill Moore, Red Prysock, Chuck Higgins y Freddie Mitchell. Despreciados por los fanáticos del jazz ("tocar la bocina es pura y sencillamente grandiosa, dirigida a audiencias con una capacidad limitada para discriminar"), estos muchachos, mientras caminaban por los bares, se arrodillaron, se tumbaron de espaldas o llevaron a sus audiencias fuera de la La calle, la moda de pied-piper. Honking era predominantemente un fenómeno de Los Ángeles.
Houston estudió trompeta en la escuela, pero pronto cambió al saxofón. A la edad de diecisiete años, Joe consiguió un concierto estable tocando saxo alto en la gran banda de King Kolax en Chicago. En 1947 cambió al saxo tenor y pasó el año siguiente de gira con Amos Milburn, Wynonie Harris, Savannah Churchill y Betty Roche. En 1949 se estableció en Baton Rouge, Louisiana (con su nueva esposa, la pianista Marian McKinley) y formó una banda de club local para Big Joe Turner. Su paso juntos llevó a Joe Houston a acompañar a Turner a una sesión de grabación en Houston, Texas, para el sello Freedom, y mientras estuvo allí grabó algunos lados con su propio nombre (resultando en dos singles), como líder de banda, no como saxofonista.
Hasta finales de 1950 o principios de 1951, Houston se puso al frente y al centro como un hombre de saxo tenor. Hasta el frenético "Blow Joe Blow" (1951), grabado para el sello Macy, era estrictamente un jugador de blues. Ese disco estableció el patrón para la mayoría de sus grabaciones posteriores. La sutileza salió por la ventana y Joe simplemente se soltó en el estudio, generalmente escogiendo una nota culminante y escupiéndole el infierno. "Blow Joe Blow" no fue un éxito, pero Jules Bihari se enteró de ello en Los Ángeles, compró el maestro y lo reeditó en Modern 830 en agosto de 1951. A esto le siguieron otros cuatro sencillos modernos, grabados en la casa de Joe en Baton Rouge con equipo portátil, pero en 1952 (el año en que Houston se mudó a Los Ángeles) también hubo lanzamientos en Imperial, Combo y Mercury. La última etiqueta había comprado un blues vocal anterior, "Worry, Worry, Worry", de la etiqueta Sphinx en Atlanta, Georgia, y se convirtió en la única entrada de las listas de Houston, alcanzando el puesto número 10 en las listas de R&B en febrero de 1952.
Pero la canción para la que mejor se recuerda a Joe Houston no es ese éxito, sino "All Night Long", grabada para el sello Money en 1954. Se basó en un disco de Rusty Bryant, pero las dos versiones se parecen poco entre sí. Cuando Bryant fue grabado en vivo en 1953 en el Carolyn Club en Columbus, Ohio, su mayor público fue el "Night Train" de Jimmy Forrest, que llevó al público a un canto vocal de "Let it roll, let it roll". ", del éxito de Lucky Millinder en 1944" Let It Roll ". Originalmente se emitió en Carolyn 333 en 1953 (como "Nite Train"), luego fue comprada por Dot y reeditada como "All Nite Long" (Dot 15134) en febrero de 1954. Houston escuchó la versión de Bryant, pero le dio su propia interpretación, incorporando un riff de "Cornbread" de Hal Singer y evitando el "Night Train" por completo. "All Night Long" de Joe fue y es uno de los registros de excitación más emocionantes que se haya hecho y fue un gran vendedor territorial en la costa oeste. Aunque Houston había vendido la cinta a Money Records de John Dolphin, la grabación más tarde apareció en LP en Modern and Combo, en 1956 y 1957, respectivamente.
Houston no tuvo que cambiar su estilo para adaptarse al rock 'n' roll. En los primeros días de Big Beat, cuando un productor de cine o televisión quería representar una atmósfera de rock and roll, solíamos ver una escena de un club nocturno en el que inevitablemente se escuchaba a un saxofonista. Así que lo que Joe estaba tocando era rock n roll avant la lettre. Todo lo que había que ajustar eran los títulos de las canciones. Y cuando el rock n roll disminuyó en popularidad, Joe grabó los álbumes "twist" y "surf" para el sello Crown de los hermanos Bihari que no sonaban muy diferentes de lo que estaba haciendo una década antes. Houston se mantuvo activo musicalmente, pero grabó solo esporádicamente después de 1963. Poco a poco comenzó a disminuir la velocidad, enfatizando sus talentos vocales de blues, pero todavía cerraría la mayoría de sus programas con "All Night Long" (aunque no en su espalda). Se vio obligado a retirarse de su desempeño después de sufrir un derrame cerebral en 2005. Recientemente, su salud dio un giro hacia abajo y se ha mantenido aislado durante el último año.
Houston es la pesadilla de un discógrafo. Evitó los contratos y grabó para quien pagaría en efectivo por adelantado. Por esa razón, su material salió en más de una docena de etiquetas, a menudo al mismo tiempo, y no era reacio a grabar esencialmente la misma melodía bajo diferentes títulos para diferentes compañías. Algunas de las grabaciones de Joe fueron lanzadas por una compañía, luego reeditadas por otra, a veces bajo un nuevo título. Agregue a esto el hecho de que Biharis (Modern, RPM, Crown) aleatoriamente juntaron álbumes sin importar si las listas de canciones coincidían con la música interior y la confusión está completa.
 
 
 

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The Bonebrake Syncopators • That Da Da Strain



The Bonebrake Syncopators are a musical quintet that takes a unique approach to playing jazz from the early eras, including tunes such as 'Honeysuckle Rose', 'Three Little Words', and 'Sweet Georgia Brown'. Personnel include D.J. Bonebrake (X, Michael Penn, Victoria Williams, Syd Straw, etc.) on vibraphone; T.K. Smith (Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Trio, Smith's Ranch Boys) on electric guitar; Jeremy Wakefield (Asleep at the Wheel, Lucky Stars, Biller and Wakefield, Dave Stuckey and his Rhythm Gang) on steel guitar; Wally Hersom (Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Trio, Lucky Stars) on upright bass; and Dave Stuckey (Lucky Stars, the Dave and Deke Combo, Dave Stuckey and the Rhythm Gang) on drum kit. Both Jeremy and Dave make occasional vocal contributions to the set, enhancing a predominantly instrumental performance. The Bonebrake Syncopators create an eclectic sound that combines traditional jazz, be-bop, and western swing. Not too loud but definitely lively, the music is warm, sophisticated, and danceable.
https://www.djbonebrakemusic.com/syncopatorsbio.html

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Los Bonebrake Syncopators son un quinteto musical que tiene un enfoque único de la interpretación del jazz de las primeras épocas, incluyendo temas como 'Honeysuckle Rose', 'Three Little Words' y 'Sweet Georgia Brown'. El personal incluye a D.J. Bonebrake (X, Michael Penn, Victoria Williams, Syd Straw, etc.) en el vibráfono; T.K. Smith (Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Trio, Smith's Ranch Boys) en guitarra eléctrica; Jeremy Wakefield (Asleep at the Wheel, Lucky Stars, Biller and Wakefield, Dave Stuckey and his Rhythm Gang) en guitarra de acero; Wally Hersom (Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Trio, Lucky Stars) en el bajo vertical; y Dave Stuckey (Lucky Stars, the Dave and Deke Combo, Dave Stuckey and the Rhythm Gang) en la batería. Tanto Jeremy como Dave hacen contribuciones vocales ocasionales al conjunto, realzando una actuación predominantemente instrumental. Los Bonebrake Syncopators crean un sonido ecléctico que combina el jazz tradicional, el be-bop y el swing occidental. No muy alto pero definitivamente animado, la música es cálida, sofisticada y bailable.
https://www.djbonebrakemusic.com/syncopatorsbio.html


  



Wednesday, April 29, 2026

VA • Instro Inferno Vol 1 - 7



Tal vez no haya compilado más ecléctico, estrambótico, bizarro y a la vez maravilloso, que estos 7 volúmenes con un total de 238 temas recopilados por un tal J.R. Williams, que ademas se dedica a comics y trabajos gráficos, cosa que se visualiza en sus portadas. El espectro de artistas va desde conocidos como Bo Diddley, The Ventures o Eddie Cochran hasta los "unknown artist". Es invalorable esta colección ya que muchos de estos temas sólo fueron lanzados en simple y no han sido re-editados.
Imperdible "Wally Green & his Hammond Combo - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"

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Perhaps you have not compiled more eclectic, bizarre, bizarre and wonderful at the same time, these 7 volumes with a total of 238 items collected by one J.R. Williams, who in addition to comics and graphic work, which is displayed on their covers is dedicated. The spectrum ranges from artists known as Bo Diddley, The Ventures and Eddie Cochran to the "unknown artist". This collection is invaluable as many of these issues were launched only simple and have not been re-edited.Unmissable "Wally Hammond Green & his Combo - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"



 

 







Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Big Jay McNeely • Chronological Classics 1951-1952



Review by Steve Leggett
A collection of all the sides Big Jay McNeely recorded for Imperial Records in 1951 and 1952, along with his first few Federal Records tracks from that year, this anthology, although chronological, is neatly divided into vocal and instrumental pieces. The first half dozen or so selections feature the Three Dots and a Dash vocal group, while the rest of the disc is made up of the muscular tenor and baritone-driven saxophone instrumentals that were McNeely's stock in trade. The lead track, "Insect Ball," is probably the most striking of the vocal sides, while the instrumental highlights include "Deacon Rides Again," the cranked-up "The Goof," "Penthouse Serenade" (which shows that McNeely can play soft and pretty when the piece calls for it), and the proto-rock & roll of "Big Jay Shuffle."

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Review by Steve Leggett
A collection of all the sides Big Jay McNeely recorded for Imperial Records in 1951 and 1952, along with his first few Federal Records tracks from that year, this anthology, although chronological, is neatly divided into vocal and instrumental pieces. The first half dozen or so selections feature the Three Dots and a Dash vocal group, while the rest of the disc is made up of the muscular tenor and baritone-driven saxophone instrumentals that were McNeely's stock in trade. The lead track, "Insect Ball," is probably the most striking of the vocal sides, while the instrumental highlights include "Deacon Rides Again," the cranked-up "The Goof," "Penthouse Serenade" (which shows that McNeely can play soft and pretty when the piece calls for it), and the proto-rock & roll of "Big Jay Shuffle."
 
 
 

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Lee Allen • Walkin' With Mr. Lee




Lee Allen (July 2, 1927 – October 18, 1994) was an American tenor saxophone player born in Pittsburg, Kansas.

A key figure in the New Orleans rock and roll scene of the 1950s, Allen recorded with many leading performers of the early rock and roll era. He was semi-retired from music by the late '60s, but in the late '70s, returned to music intermittently until the end of his life.


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Lee Allen (2 de julio de 1927 - 18 de octubre de 1994) fue un tenista saxofonista estadounidense nacido en Pittsburg, Kansas.

Una figura clave en la escena de rock and roll de Nueva Orleans de la década de 1950, Allen grabó con muchos de los principales intérpretes de la era del rock and roll. Estaba casi retirado de la música a finales de los 60, pero a finales de los 70, volvió a la música de forma intermitente hasta el final de su vida.


Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Earl Bostic - Blows A Fuse

 


Artist Biography

Bostic's distinctive style, strong on the sax and heavy on the beat, was quite successful in the rhythm and blues market in the 1950s. One of the few jazz musicians of his generation with formal training, Bostic studied composition at Xavier University in New Orleans in the early 1930s, and then spent several years performing with territory bands in the Midwest as well as with Fate Marable, who led one of the last Mississippi riverboat bands.

His reputation as a superb instrumentalist earned him an invitation to come to New York City, where he played with Hot Lips Page and Lionel Hampton. After a couple of years with Hampton, during which he became more and more active as an arranger, Bostic left to work as a free-lancer, writing for bands such as Jack Teagarden's and Louis Prima, and taking occasional playing jobs. He was a regular at the legendary sessions at Minton's nightclub, where Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others helped create what became known as bebop, and Bostic was considered one of the hottest players on that stage.

Then, after the war, he bucked the trends and formed his own band while others were folding theirs. His success at first, recording for the small label Majestic, was nothing special. But then he trimmed the group down to a seven- piece ensemble and adapted his arrangements to emphasize a simple melody line on sax and a strong dance beat, and switched to the Gotham label, where he had a Top 10 R&B hit with a cover of “Temptation.” Two years latter, Syd Nathan lured him away to his Cincinnati-based label, King, and Bostic remained one of King's featured artists until his death. Ironically, Bostic sold better in white markets than black, perhaps the only black artist of who that could be said.

Bostic went on to place four other tunes, including his most famous single, “Flamingo,” in the R&B Top 10 list. Although he kept a core group that included Gene Redd (later a successful R&B producer) on vibes, the list of musicians who spent time playing for Bostic is pretty impressive: John Coltrane, Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, Don Byas, Cozy Cole, Tiny Grimes, Sir Charles Thompson, Jackie Byard, Benny Golson, Richard “Groove” Holmes, and Earl Palmer, just to name a few. Although Bostic's sound was rather strident on most of his King hits, Art Blakey once said that, “Nobody knew more about the saxophone than Bostic, I mean technically, and that includes Bird.”

In the late 1950s, Bostic suffered from severe heart problems and stopped performing and recording for nearly two years. He moved to Los Angeles and resumed performing intermittently in 1959, but he never returned to the pace of the early 1950s. He also returned to recording, but this time with a more laid-back kind of soul-tinged jazz. He died after suffering a second heart attack while playing a hotel opening in Rochester, in 1965.
Source: James Nadal
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/earlbostic

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Biografía del artista
El estilo distintivo de Bostic, fuerte en el saxo y pesado en el ritmo, tuvo bastante éxito en el mercado del rhythm and blues en la década de 1950. Uno de los pocos músicos de jazz de su generación con formación formal, Bostic estudió composición en la Universidad de Xavier en Nueva Orleans a principios de la década de 1930, y luego pasó varios años tocando con bandas de territorio en el Medio Oeste, así como con Fate Marable, quien dirigió una de las últimas bandas de Mississippi Riverboat.

Su reputación como excelente instrumentista le valió una invitación para venir a la ciudad de Nueva York, donde tocó con Hot Lips Page y Lionel Hampton. Después de un par de años con Hampton, durante los cuales se volvió más y más activo como arreglista, Bostic se fue a trabajar como free-lancer, escribiendo para bandas como Jack Teagarden's y Louis Prima, y tomando trabajos ocasionales como músico. Era habitual en las legendarias sesiones del club nocturno de Minton, donde Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk y otros ayudaron a crear lo que se conoció como bebop, y Bostic era considerado uno de los jugadores más populares en ese escenario.

Luego, después de la guerra, se resistió a las tendencias y formó su propia banda mientras que otros doblaban la suya. Su éxito al principio, grabar para el pequeño sello Majestic, no fue nada especial. Pero luego redujo el grupo a un conjunto de siete piezas y adaptó sus arreglos para enfatizar una simple línea melódica en el saxo y un fuerte ritmo de baile, y cambió a la disquera Gotham, donde tuvo un éxito de Top 10 R&B con una portada de "Temptation". Dos años más tarde, Syd Nathan lo llevó a su sello de Cincinnati, King, y Bostic siguió siendo uno de los artistas destacados de King hasta su muerte. Irónicamente, Bostic vendía mejor en los mercados blancos que en los negros, quizás el único artista negro de quien se podría decir eso.

Bostic pasó a colocar otras cuatro canciones, incluyendo su sencillo más famoso, "Flamingo", en la lista de los 10 mejores de R&B. Aunque mantuvo un grupo central que incluía a Gene Redd (más tarde un exitoso productor de R&B) en las vibraciones, la lista de músicos que pasaron tiempo tocando para Bostic es bastante impresionante: John Coltrane, Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, Don Byas, Cozy Cole, Tiny Grimes, Sir Charles Thompson, Jackie Byard, Benny Golson, Richard "Groove" Holmes y Earl Palmer, entre otros. Aunque el sonido de Bostic era bastante estridente en la mayoría de sus éxitos de King, Art Blakey dijo una vez: "Nadie sabía más del saxofón que Bostic, quiero decir técnicamente, y eso incluye a Bird".

A finales de la década de 1950, Bostic sufrió graves problemas cardíacos y dejó de tocar y grabar durante casi dos años. Se mudó a Los Ángeles y volvió a actuar intermitentemente en 1959, pero nunca volvió al ritmo de principios de la década de 1950. También volvió a la grabación, pero esta vez con un jazz más relajado. Murió después de sufrir un segundo ataque cardíaco mientras tocaba en la inauguración de un hotel en Rochester, en 1965.
Fuente: James Nadal
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/earlbostic


Monday, November 10, 2025

Red Prysock • Swingsation

 



Early last year, I wrote a review of a CD called Saxomania: Honkers and Screamers (Charly, 1995), a rowdy release featuring various ‘50s R&B saxologists. What drew me to the CD were six hard-to-find tracks by one of my favorite jump blowers, the late Red Prysock. Shortly after my review appeared, I received a bunch of e-mails from Prysock fans across the U.S., half of them Korean War vets, who thanked me profusely for plugging the CD. Apparently longtime Prysock lovers have spent many frustrating years combing the earth for his music.

I share their frustration. Lately I have searched for the 1996 CD Rock & Roll: The Best of Red Prysock (AVI), supposedly the finest Prysock overview currently available. Haven’t been able to find it anywhere.

Along comes Verve’s 12-CD Swingsation series, and low and behold, one release showcases 14 tracks by Prysock! Though it hardly includes the best material recorded by the ‘50s sax honker, any Prysock collection is worth celebrating. Prysock was one of the earliest musicians to bridge the gap between swing and R&B, and one of the best saxophone screamers of all time. Most of his music swings so hard it hurts.

Swingsation kicks off with the saxman’s 1955 hit "Hand Clappin’," a raucous instrumental rave-up. Many of the other songs on this compilation offer variations on the "Hand Clappin’" formula. Tracks like "Red’s Blues," "The Fox" and "The Lion’s Den" are highly charged. Interesting to hear jazzmen Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Frank Galbreath (trumpet), Dicky Wells (trombone) and others back up Prysock’s powerful tenor sax.

Swingsation is mostly a hodgepodge of material Prysock recorded for the Mercury label, and it leaves out many of Prysock’s finest instrumentals ( "Heavy Juice," "The Hammer," "Fruit Boots"). Still, it should please any fan of wild jump ‘n jive.

Equally good are Swingsation compilations featuring Sam "The Man" Taylor and the great bar-walking wailer Sil Austin. If you're into the swing revival, you simply must check out these three releases.
By Ed Kopp
March 1, 2000 
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/swingsation-red-prysock-verve-music-group-review-by-ed-kopp

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A principios del año pasado, escribí una reseña del CD "Saxomania: Honkers and Screamers" (Charly, 1995), un disco enérgico que reúne a varios saxofonistas de R&B de los años 50. Lo que me atrajo del CD fueron seis temas difíciles de encontrar de uno de mis saxofonistas favoritos, el fallecido Red Prysock. Poco después de publicar mi reseña, recibí un montón de correos electrónicos de fans de Prysock de todo Estados Unidos, la mitad de ellos veteranos de la Guerra de Corea, quienes me agradecieron enormemente la recomendación del CD. Al parecer, los fans de Prysock de toda la vida han pasado muchos años buscando su música con frustración.

Comparto su frustración. Últimamente he buscado el CD de 1996 "Rock & Roll: The Best of Red Prysock" (AVI), supuestamente la mejor recopilación de Prysock disponible actualmente. No he podido encontrarlo por ningún lado.

Llega la serie Swingsation de Verve, con 12 CD, ¡y para nuestra sorpresa, uno de ellos incluye 14 temas de Prysock! Si bien no contiene lo mejor del saxofonista de los 50, cualquier recopilación de Prysock es digna de celebrar. Prysock fue uno de los primeros músicos en fusionar el swing y el R&B, y uno de los mejores saxofonistas de todos los tiempos. Su música tiene un swing tan potente que resulta impactante.

Swingsation arranca con el éxito de 1955 del saxofonista, "Hand Clappin'", un tema instrumental vibrante y enérgico. Muchas de las demás canciones de esta compilación ofrecen variaciones sobre la fórmula de "Hand Clappin'". Temas como "Red's Blues", "The Fox" y "The Lion's Den" son pura energía. Es interesante escuchar a los músicos de jazz Blue Mitchell (trompeta), Frank Galbreath (trompeta), Dicky Wells (trombón) y otros acompañar el potente saxo tenor de Prysock.

Swingsation es principalmente una recopilación de material que Prysock grabó para el sello Mercury, y omite muchos de sus mejores temas instrumentales ("Heavy Juice", "The Hammer", "Fruit Boots"). Aun así, complacerá a cualquier aficionado al swing más enérgico.

Igualmente recomendables son las compilaciones de Swingsation con Sam "The Man" Taylor y el gran Sil Austin. Si te interesa el resurgimiento del swing, no puedes perderte estos tres lanzamientos.

Por Ed Kopp
1 de marzo de 2000 https://www.allaboutjazz.com/swingsation-red-prysock-verve-music-group-review-by-ed-kopp


Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Ray Gelato's Giants of Jive • Giants of Jive

 



Blue Horizon was the premier 60s and early 70s blues label and producer Mike Vernon made the catalogue??s mark with offerings from the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack and Christine McVie. In 1987, Ace in conjunction with Mike, relaunched the legendary label with the vinyl version of Blues 'N' Trouble's "Hat Trick". Five years later it's CD time for that album and, as per the original, there are 11 self-penned cuts and one cover of a John Hiatt joint effort from one of the hardest working bands on the British club scene. They played the toughest, tightest blues around, and this album represents their best recorded work.
https://acerecords.co.uk/giants-of-jive

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Blue Horizon fue el sello discográfico de blues más importante de los 60 y principios de los 70, y el productor Mike Vernon dejó huella en su catálogo con propuestas de artistas como Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack y Christine McVie. En 1987, Ace, junto con Mike, relanzó el legendario sello con la versión en vinilo de "Hat Trick" de Blues 'N' Trouble. Cinco años después, llegó el momento del CD para ese álbum y, al igual que el original, incluye 11 temas propios y una versión de un trabajo conjunto con John Hiatt, de una de las bandas más trabajadoras de la escena club británica. Tocaron el blues más duro y contundente del momento, y este álbum representa su mejor trabajo grabado.
https://acerecords.co.uk/giants-of-jive


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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

John Sheridan's Dream Band • Get Rhythm In Your Feet



Personnel:
John Sheridan, leader, arranger, pianist; Randy Reinhart, cornet; Russ Phillips, trombone; Brian Ogilvie, tenor sax; Ron Hockett, clarinet; Reuben Ristrom, guitar; Phil Flanigan, bass; Ed Metz, Jr.; and Becky Kilgore, vocalist on eight of sixteen tracks.
 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Bellevue Cadillac • Prozac Nation



Review by Matthew Robinson
After a marathon session with producer Rob Fraboni (The Rolling Stones), Bellevue Cadillac has emerged with a therapeutic offering called Prozac Nation. In an age where retro rules popular culture, Bellevue Cadillac goes beyond topping Cab Calloway charts with superficial lyrics and invites you into a real piece of the swing revival. Prozac's authenticity offers a seductive antidote to the hyper world of sex, drugs, and rock & roll: intelligent observations on romance, mood stabilizers, and non-derivative compositions. In addition to the straight swing of songs such as "Call of the Wild," "Pull the Plug," and the title track, Bellevue Cadillac offers a well-written collection of convincing island rhythms ("Blow Wind Blow"), genuine spy music ("Hazel Eyes"), smooth R&B ("Goes Around"), tender balladry ("Stay"), and even choir-backed Gospel ("Mysteries"). On this album, the Cadillac revs up into an energetic album that holds its own among the ever-growing crowd of big band-wagoners.

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Reseña por Matthew Robinson
Después de una sesión de maratón con el productor Rob Fraboni (The Rolling Stones), Bellevue Cadillac ha surgido con una oferta terapéutica llamada Prozac Nation. En una época en la que el estilo retro gobierna la cultura popular, Bellevue Cadillac va más allá de las listas de Cab Calloway con letras superficiales y te invita a una verdadera pieza del renacimiento del swing. La autenticidad de Prozac ofrece un antídoto seductor al hiper mundo del sexo, las drogas y el rock & roll: observaciones inteligentes sobre romance, estabilizadores del estado de ánimo y composiciones no derivadas. Además del swing directo de canciones como "Call of the Wild", "Pull the Plug" y la canción principal, Bellevue Cadillac ofrece una colección bien escrita de ritmos isleños convincentes ("Blow Wind Blow"), verdadero espía. música ("Hazel Eyes"), suave R & B ("Goes Around"), tierna balada ("Stay") e incluso gospel ("Mysteries"). En este álbum, el Cadillac se convierte en un álbum enérgico que se mantiene entre la multitud cada vez mayor de Big Band-Wagoners.



Sunday, March 30, 2025

King Pleasure And The Biscuit Boys ‎• King Pleasure And The Biscuit Boys



Dazzling musicianship,​ riveting stage performances, more than 50 TV appearances (including, somewhat bizarrely, five episodes of Teletubbies) and 75 radio broadcasts have established them as the Kings of Swing.
​What does the title ‘King Pleasure’ evoke? In this context it suggests eating, drinking, spending money, chasing chicks, having a good time, overdoing it more than somewhat and explaining the events of the night before to the judge on the morning after. All apt topics for song and celebration, especially in these grim times. So much pop music nowadays is full of anger and violence on the one hand, and slack-jawed stupidity on the other, and so much contemporary jazz is excessively earnest and glum, that we are in urgent need of music that comes with a cheer-up guarantee. That is exactly what King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys unfailingly deliver.
​Sounds easy when put like that, but it isn’t - not to do it properly at any rate. Any bunch of fools can don zoot suits and pointy shoes that you could climb a chain-link fence in. It doesn’t take a lot to learn a few riffs and strike a few poses. But to create the kind of easy swing you hear on The Wrong Door, the precision and attack of Big Girl, the blend in Bring It On Baby takes talent, focus and a lot of working together. And when you experience it live you discover what a real show can be - wholehearted, full-on, exhausting and unforgettable.
​But what kind of music is it? Well, if you’ll kindly lay aside that list of runners and riders once more, I’ll attempt a brief historical sketch. Ahem! When the great Swing Era ended, in the mid - 1940s, it broke apart and the various bits started growing into styles of their own. One of these dance-hall rhythm and blues, as performed by such names as Lucky Millinder, Buddy Johnson and Louis Jordan, at places like Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom. This, I think, is the root of the Biscuit Boys’ style, although their own distinctive approach has by now developed quite a long way from there.
​The King and the Boys have been around for quite a while, getting on for three decades in fact. But how can that be? Some of them look far too young. Well, it’s like the penknife with two new blades and three new handles. Individual members may change but the band stays the same. Think of Count Basie’s orchestra. Half a century with one tiny break. Only two members lasted the entire course, one of them Basie himself, but you could never mistake it for any other band. In the case of the Biscuit Boys, the King and Bullmoose have been there from the beginning. Changes have taken place, but not often. The latest recruit is dynamic pianist Mighty Matt Foundling, who took over from Crab - Claw Tromans shortly before the 'Hey Puerto Rico' album - the band’s ninth - was recorded. And, just as with the Basie band, details may change but the magic formula remains unchanged.
​One result of being around for a while is that the King and the Boys have built themselves the kind of fan base that aspiring pop stars would kill for. The word ‘fan’ is short for ‘fanatic’, and the last count there were 2,500 people around the world sufficiently fanatical to join the band’s fan club. And if you’re talking about loyalty, how about the fifty - odd members who chartered their own plane to follow the boys to the Cork Jazz Festival?
​Everywhere they go they hook more devotees. They’ve played all over Europe, up as far as Russia. Even more impressively, they’ve stormed across the US, much to the surprise of the natives. As one New York magazine put it: ‘Those who say that swing is a musical form best left to Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet proof!’.
​Of course they are! They’re the genuine article, in  full working order, dedicated to shaking you up and swinging you into the middle of next week. They’ve got King Pleasure’s inimitable stogies - and - bourbon voice, they’ve got a roaring band sound that comes at you like the Wabash Cannonball, and above all they’ve got that beat. In the words of the immortal Lord Buckley ‘Rhythm is the key to everything - runs the whole swingin’ thing’.​
Resistance is futile. Surrender to having a good time.                             
Dave Gelly June 2006
https://www.kingpleasure.co.uk/biography

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Su deslumbrante musicalidad, sus fascinantes actuaciones en el escenario, sus más de 50 apariciones en televisión (incluyendo, de forma un tanto extraña, cinco episodios de los Teletubbies) y sus 75 emisiones de radio les han convertido en los Reyes del Swing.
¿Qué evoca el título "King Pleasure"? En este contexto, sugiere comer, beber, gastar dinero, perseguir a las chicas, pasarlo bien, exagerar más de la cuenta y explicar al juez los acontecimientos de la noche anterior a la mañana siguiente. Todos ellos son temas aptos para la canción y la celebración, especialmente en estos tiempos sombríos. Hoy en día hay tanta música pop llena de ira y violencia por un lado, y de estupidez por otro, y tanto jazz contemporáneo es excesivamente serio y sombrío, que necesitamos urgentemente música que venga con garantía de alegría. Eso es exactamente lo que King Pleasure y los Biscuit Boys ofrecen indefectiblemente.
Parece fácil, pero no lo es, al menos no para hacerlo bien. Cualquier grupo de tontos puede ponerse trajes de zoot y zapatos puntiagudos con los que se podría escalar una valla de alambre. No hace falta mucho para aprender unos cuantos riffs y hacer unas cuantas poses. Pero para crear el tipo de swing fácil que se escucha en The Wrong Door, la precisión y el ataque de Big Girl, la mezcla en Bring It On Baby se necesita talento, concentración y mucho trabajo conjunto. Y cuando lo experimentas en directo descubres lo que puede ser un verdadero espectáculo: sincero, completo, agotador e inolvidable.
¿Pero qué tipo de música es? Bueno, si son tan amables de dejar de lado esa lista de corredores y jinetes una vez más, intentaré hacer un breve esbozo histórico. Ejem. Cuando la gran Era del Swing terminó, a mediados de los años 40, se rompió y las distintas partes empezaron a crecer en estilos propios. Uno de ellos es el rhythm and blues de salón de baile, interpretado por nombres como Lucky Millinder, Buddy Johnson y Louis Jordan, en lugares como el Savoy Ballroom de Harlem. Creo que ésta es la raíz del estilo de los Biscuit Boys, aunque su propio enfoque distintivo ha evolucionado mucho desde entonces.
The King and the Boys llevan bastante tiempo en activo, de hecho, ya van tres décadas. Pero, ¿cómo puede ser eso? Algunos parecen demasiado jóvenes. Bueno, es como la navaja con dos nuevas hojas y tres nuevos mangos. Los miembros individuales pueden cambiar, pero la banda sigue siendo la misma. Piensa en la orquesta de Count Basie. Medio siglo con una pequeña pausa. Sólo dos miembros duraron todo el curso, uno de ellos el propio Basie, pero nunca se podría confundir con otra banda. En el caso de los Biscuit Boys, el Rey y Bullmoose han estado ahí desde el principio. Ha habido cambios, pero no muy frecuentes. El último fichaje es el dinámico pianista Mighty Matt Foundling, que tomó el relevo de Crab - Claw Tromans poco antes de que se grabara el álbum "Hey Puerto Rico", el noveno de la banda. Y, al igual que con la banda de Basie, los detalles pueden cambiar, pero la fórmula mágica permanece inalterada.
Uno de los resultados de llevar un tiempo en activo es que King and the Boys se han creado el tipo de base de fans por la que los aspirantes a estrellas del pop matarían. La palabra "fan" es la abreviatura de "fanático", y en el último recuento había 2.500 personas en todo el mundo lo suficientemente fanáticas como para unirse al club de fans de la banda. Y si hablamos de lealtad, ¿qué hay de los cincuenta y pico miembros que fletaron su propio avión para seguir a los chicos al Festival de Jazz de Cork?
Allá donde van, enganchan a más devotos. Han tocado en toda Europa, hasta en Rusia. Y lo que es más impresionante, han irrumpido en Estados Unidos, para sorpresa de los nativos. Como dijo una revista neoyorquina: "Aquellos que dicen que el swing es una forma musical que se deja en manos de los estadounidenses, prepárense para que se les demuestre lo contrario. Este combo británico es a prueba de balas".
Por supuesto que lo son. Son el artículo genuino, en pleno funcionamiento, dedicados a sacudirte y balancearte hasta la mitad de la próxima semana. Tienen la inimitable voz de King Pleasure, tienen un sonido de banda rugiente que llega a ti como el Wabash Cannonball, y sobre todo tienen ese ritmo. En palabras del inmortal Lord Buckley, "el ritmo es la clave de todo, dirige todo el asunto del swing".
Resistirse es inútil. Ríndete a pasar un buen rato.                             
Dave Gelly Junio de 2006
https://www.kingpleasure.co.uk/biography




Big Jay McNeely • 20 Masterpieces



Biography by Bill Dahl
As one of the titans who made tenor sax the solo instrument of choice during rock's primordial era, Big Jay McNeely could peel the paper right off the walls with his sheets of squealing, honking horn riffs. His mighty tenor sax squawking and wailing with wild-eyed abandon, McNeely blew up a torrid R&B tornado from every conceivable position -- on his knees, on his back, even being wheeled down the street on an auto mechanic's "creeper" like a modern-day pied piper.

Cecil McNeely and his older brother Bob (who blew baritone sax lines with Jay in unison precision on some of Jay's hottest instrumentals) grew up in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, where jazz reigned on the bustling nightlife strip. Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and tutored by Jack McVea, McNeely struck up a friendship with Johnny Otis, co-owner of the popular Barrelhouse nitery. Ralph Bass, a friend of Otis, produced McNeely's debut date for Savoy Records in 1948 (Savoy boss Herman Lubinsky tagged the saxist Big Jay, in his eyes a cooler and more commercial name than Cecil). McNeely's raucous one-note honking on "The Deacon's Hop" gave him and Savoy an R&B chart-topper in 1949, and his follow-up, "Wild Wig," also hit big for the young saxist with the acrobatic stage presence.

From Savoy, McNeely moved to Exclusive in 1949, Imperial in 1950-1951, King's Federal subsidiary in 1952-1954 (where he cut some of his wildest waxings, including the mind-boggling "3-D"), and Vee-Jay in 1955. McNeely's live shows were the stuff that legends are made of. He electrified a sweaty throng of thousands packing L.A.'s Wrigley Field in 1949 by blowing his sax up through the stands and then from home plate to first base on his back. A fluorescently painted sax that glowed in the dark was another of his showstopping gambits.

In 1958, McNeely cut his last hit in a considerably less frantic mode with singer Little Sonny Warner. The bluesy "There Is Something on Your Mind" was committed to tape in Seattle but came out on L.A. disc jockey Hunter Hancock's Swingin' imprint the next year. McNeely's original was a huge smash, but it was eclipsed the following year by New Orleans singer Bobby Marchan's dramatic R&B chart-topping version for Fire. Since then, it's been covered countless times, including a fine rendition by Conway Twitty.

Blowin' Down the House: Big Jay's Latest & Greatest
Honking saxists had fallen from favor by the dawn of the '60s, so McNeely eventually became a mailman and found religion, joining the Jehovah's Witnesses. Happily, his horn came back out of the closet during the early '80s. McNeely went on to record for his own little label and tour the country and overseas regularly. Big Jay remained active well into the 21st century; in 2014 he released a collaboration with the group the Engenius, and in 2016 he dropped an album that mixed re-recordings of his classic hits along with new material titled Blowin' Down the House: Big Jay's Latest & Greatest. Big Jay McNeely died in September 2018 at the age of 91.

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Biography by Bill Dahl
As one of the titans who made tenor sax the only instrument of choice during rock was primordial, Big Jay McNeely could peel the paper right off the walls with his sheets of squealing, honking horn riffs. His mighty tenor sax squawking and wailing with wild-eyed abandon, McNeely blew up to torrid R & B tornado from every conceivable position - on his knees, on his back, even being wheeled down the street on an auto mechanic's "creeper" like a modern -day pied piper.

Cecil McNeely and his older brother Bob (who blew baritone sax lines with Jay in unison precision on some of Jay's hottest instrumentals) grew up in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, where jazz reigned on the bustling nightlife strip. Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and tutored by Jack McVea, McNeely struck up a friendship with Johnny Otis, co-owner of the popular Nitery Barrelhouse. Ralph Bass, a friend of Otis, produced McNeely's debut date for Savoy Records in 1948 (Savoy boss Herman Lubinsky tagged the saxist Big Jay, in his eyes a cooler and more commercial name than Cecil). McNeely's raucous one-note honking on "The Deacon's Hop" gave him and Savoy an R & B chart-topper in 1949, and his follow-up, "Wild Wig," also hit big for the young saxist with the acrobatic stage presence.

From Savoy, McNeely moved to Exclusive in 1949, Imperial in 1950-1951, King's Federal subsidiary in 1952-1954 (where he cut some of his wildest waxings, including the mind-boggling "3-D"), and Vee-Jay in 1955. McNeely's live shows were the stuff that legends are made of. I have electrified a sweaty throng of thousands of packing L.A.'s Wrigley Field in 1949 by blowing his sax up through the stands and then from home plate to first base on his back. A fluorescently painted sax that glowed in the dark was another of his showstopping gambits.

In 1958, McNeely cut his last hit in a lesser frantic mode with singer Little Sonny Warner. The bluesy "There Is Something on Your Mind" was committed to tape in Seattle but came out on L.A. disc jockey Hunter Hancock's Swingin 'imprint the next year. McNeely's original was a huge smash, but it was eclipsed the following year by New Orleans singer Bobby Marchan's dramatic R & B chart-topping version for Fire. Since then, it's been covered countless times, including a fine rendition by Conway Twitty.

Blowin 'Down the House: Big Jay's Latest & Greatest
Honking saxists had fallen from favor by the dawn of the '60s, so McNeely eventually became a mailman and found religion, joining the Jehovah's Witnesses. Happily, his horn came back out of the closet during the early '80s. McNeely went on to record for his own little label and tour the country and overseas regularly. Big Jay remained active well into the 21st century; in 2014 I have released a collaboration with the group the Engenius, and in 2016 I have released an album that mixed re-recordings of his classic hits along with new material called Blowin 'Down the House: Big Jay's Latest & Greatest. Big Jay McNeely died in September 2018 at the age of 91.





Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Blue Harlem with Imelda May • Talk to Me



Imelda May leads fabulous 9-piece Jump Blues aces Blue Harlem through a sensational swingin’, jumpin’ and rockin’ 15 track album. With three saxophones keeping things swingin’, featuring tenor-saxman Al Nicholls ex-Big Town Playboys/King Pleasure/Ray Gelato.
On Talk To Me Imelda and the boys serve up some of the finest Jumpin’ Jive you’re ever gonna hear.
web: http://www.blueharlem.co.uk/

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Imelda May dirige a los fabulosos ases del Jump Blues de 9 piezas de Blue Harlem a través de un sensacional álbum de 15 canciones de swingin', jumpin' y rockin'. Con tres saxofones que mantienen el ritmo, con el tenor y saxofonista Al Nicholls ex-Big Town Playboys/King Pleasure/Ray Gelato.
En Talk To Me Imelda y los chicos sirven algunos de los mejores Jumpin' Jive que jamás hayas escuchado.
web: http://www.blueharlem.co.uk/


 


 
 

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Red Prysock • Handclappin' Foot Stompin' Rock N' Roll

 



Not much has ever been written about Red Prysock but all you need to know is that he was the rockingest, wildest, honkingest tenor sax player there ever was so what else do you need to know, the music speaks for itself!

Handclappin', Footstompin', Rock 'N' Roll is no less than 30 rollicking tracks and includes his hit 'Handclappin'' in addition to as many of the tracks from his first two great LPs as we could fit in!

If you like rock 'n' roll instrumentals this set won't fail you, although be aware that the playing of this CD from start to finish may leave you seriously exhausted!

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No se ha escrito mucho sobre Red Prysock, pero todo lo que necesitas saber es que fue el saxofonista tenor más rockero, salvaje y ruidoso que ha habido nunca, así que qué más necesitas saber, ¡la música habla por sí misma!

Handclappin', Footstompin', Rock 'N' Roll es nada menos que 30 temas de rock e incluye su éxito 'Handclappin'' además de todos los temas de sus dos primeros grandes LPs.

Si te gustan los instrumentos de rock 'n' roll este set no te fallará, aunque ten en cuenta que tocar este CD de principio a fin puede dejarte seriamente agotado!

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