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Big Maceo Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 2 (1945-1950) £7.49

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Big Maceo

TRACK LIST

Big Maceo 01 - Maceo's 32-20 Listen 02 - Come on home Listen 03 - Texas stomp Listen 04 - Detroit jump Listen 05 - Winter time blues Listen 06 - Won't be a fool no more Listen 07 - Big Road blues Listen 08 - Chicago breakdown Listen 09 - Broke and hungry blues Listen 10 - If you ever change your ways Listen 11 - It`s all over now Listen 12 - I lost my little woman Listen 13 - One Sunday morning Listen 14 - Just tell me baby Listen 15 - Do you remember? Listen 16 - Big city blues Listen 17 - Leavin' blues Listen 18 - Have you heard about it? Listen 19 - Worried life blues No. 2 Listen 20 - Strange to me blues Listen 21 - Without you my life don't mean a thing Listen 22 - Eloise, don't play me for a fool Listen

The first 4 tracks on this CD were recorded on the 5th July 1945 in Chicago with Tampa Red and Tyrell "Little T" Dixon on drums. The opening track, Maceo's 32-20 (a superlative reworking of "44 Blues") is quite remarkable. His vocal phrasing is at times languorous, almost sexual, whilst the piano accompaniment is ominous and relenting. Maceo is out looking for his woman with his 32-20 in his hand. He means business !
In the swinging "Texas Stomp", Tampa, Maceo and Dixon all banter together encouraging one another to give their best and give their best they do...'come on', they implore on the "Detroit Jump" 'show 'em how to cut a rug'.
In another session with 'Mr.Tampa' and Charles Saunders on drums they recorded "Wintertime Blues", "Won't Be A Fool No More", "Big Road Blues" and the incomparable "Chicago Breakdown". The remaing sessions come from 1947, 1949 and 1950 respectively. The 1949 session had a star studded blues line-up of Tampa Red on guitar, Ransom Knowling on bass, Odie Payne on drums, Maceo's loyal protege Johnny Jones on piano and the big man himself on vocals.

This CD includes a 6 page booklet which provide full track details, musician personnel, original discographical details and historical notes by Gillian George.