Delmark Records: 45 Years Of Jazz And Blues

Robert Nighthawk, Arnett Cobb, Eric Alexander | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 27, 1998
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Delmark Records/Traditions
• ASIN: B00000DFH7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #536,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. San Jacinto Stomp - Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers

2. Gettysburg March - George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band

3. Arnett Blows For 1300 - Arnett Cobb & His Orchestra

4. Because Of You - Tab Smith

5. Drum Boogie - Barrett Deems Big Band

6. Call For All Demons - Sun Ra

7. Cerupa - Cecil Payne

8. Willow Weep For Me - Jodie Christian

9. God Made It Beautiful - Frank Catalano

10. Sugar Ray - Eric Alexander

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Leaving Here Walking - Jimmy Burns

2. Sugar Mama - The Rockin' Johnny Band

3. I Don't Want No Woman - Magic Sam

4. I've Got Papers On You Baby - Lurrie Bell

5. I Want A Little Girl - Floyd McDaniel & The Blues Swingers

6. Why, Baby? - Mighty Joe Young

7. Ain't It Nice - Karen Carroll

8. All For Business - Jimmy Dawkins & Big Voice Odom

9. This Old Freight Train - James Wheeler

10. Seventy-Four - Robert Nighthawk

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This two CD can be considered somewhat rare now.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars authentic voice of Chicago blues, July 30, 2011

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Though Alligator has made many important recordings, to me Delmark Records is the authentic voice of Chicago blues. The "Jazz" disc, featuring Arnett Cobb, Sun Ra, and Cecil Payne, is just a bonus--but catch Malachi Thompson and Dee Alexander on "47th Street."

You'll find many under-recorded blues artists here: Jimmy Burns, Byther Smith, James Wheeler, and Little Sammy Davis to name a few, alongside established blues greats like Magic Sam, Robert Nighthawk, Mighty Joe Young, and Junior Wells.

If Alligator is occasionally too slick, these recordings are right on. It's the blues straight into your cerebral cortex, and it doesn't get any better than that--especially at the ridiculously low price of admission.