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The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings

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If you like jump/R&B/jazz style, this is great stuff. BUT...
Before you buy this set, check out Midnight at the Barrelhouse on JSP. It has every cut on this set (except for Hunter Hancock's Theme) + a lot more cuts + the JSP set costs less.

Over three hours of early R&B bliss. What can I say, if you like the style, this 3 CD set offers heaven! Over 3 hours and 77 songs of the hottest 40's 50's R&B scene. If you couldn't be at the Barrelhouse in Watts when it was happening , this set at least gives you a feel for what the music and players were like. I put this on and can listen all day/night long. It never grows tiring. Sexy solos, great riffs, hot rhythym, you name it, this set has it all.

Thanks to Atlantic/Savoy Jazz for this gift to music lovers everywhere.

This is a great jazzy forerunner of r&b. It's preeminently listenable. I can't see how anyone with even a casual love of the above two genres would be disappointed by this 3 disc album. There is a lot of good music here. Even the cover artwork is a winner, along with the liner notes and the memento cardboard sleeves. Johnny Otis earned a place in the music world as a bandleader and a talent discoverer. This record is a fine showcase of both. Definitely worth the money.

This is an exceptional set of CD's at an unbelieveable low price. You would be hard pressed to find a better bargain in music. The other reviewers have it right. This is a collection of great tunes you'll never get tired of hearing. Cut after cut of really great tunes. Stop reading, click on listen to samples and then add a copy to your cart. You will be glad you did!

Complete Savoy recordings from 1949 to 51, featuring vocalists Jimmy Rushing, Little Esther, The Robins and many more. Johnny Otis on Drums and Vibes no lead vocals. 3 disc box set (CD size) 77 tracks. Excellent booklet notes by Billy Vera. Jazz, blues, Rythm & Blues. Essential purchase along with the Capital years. Music pioneer and interracial prejudice breaking Band leader/producer.