The Boogie Woogie Boys

The Boogie Woogie Boys, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1994)
• Original Release Date: July 29, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Magpie Records
• ASIN: B0000039YU
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,468 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Honky Tonk Train Blues

2. Pine Top's Boogie Woogie

3. Yancey Special

4. Low-Down Dog

5. Boogie Woogie Stomp

6. Jumpin' Blues

7. Honky Tonk Train Blues

8. Double-Up Blues

9. Boogie Woogie Man [Take 1]

10. Boogie Woogie Man [Take 2]

11. Barrel House Boogie

12. Cuttin' the Boogie

13. Foot Pedal Boogie

14. Walkin' the Boogie

15. Sixth Avenue Express

16. Pine Creek

17. Movin' the Boogie

18. Boogie Woogie Prayer

19. Foot Pedal Boogie

20. Jumpin' the Boogie

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Boogie Woogie Collection!, March 22, 2006

By	Noel Elliott (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

Among the bewildering number of reissues of old boogie woogie recordings, this 1994 release is one of the best. There are three parts: Section A consists of historical live recordings made at the 1938-39 Spirituals to Swing concerts.
Section B consists of two-piano boogie by Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson. It is a reissue of the RCA Victor 78 album "8 to the Bar", which has appeared innumerable times on 45, LP, CD, and other media. However, this version is better than other current CD releases because it was remastered from the Victor master pressings, and because it includes an alternate take of "Boogie Woogie Man".
The real prize, though, is section C, consisting of ten tracks that were obtained from 16-inch MacGregor transcriptions. They were recorded by Johnson and Ammons several years after the tracks in section B, and the fidelity is superior. Bass is deeper and treble is brighter, and the pianists introduce some new ideas. My favorite is the remake of "Foot Pedal Boogie" on track 19 - much better than the well-known version on track 13. Finally, the album includes a well-researched set of discographical notes.

4.0 out of 5 stars boogie woogie boys, October 16, 2009

By	Maryjo Stevensen "maryjo" (minnesota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Its a great CD, but I would prefer if there was less talk on it. The music is great