| Product Summary | | Label: Yazoo | | UPC: 00016351205322 | | Release Date: 5/23/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60401567 | | Item#: M25PDY | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Pratt City Blues - "Jabo" Williams ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Jab's Blues - "Jabo" Williams ~ Various Artists | | | 3. On the Wall - Louise Johnson ~ Various Artists | | | 4. If You Haven't Any Hay, Don't Get On The Road - Skip James ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery ~ Various Artists | | | 7. No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Polock Blues - "Jabo" Williams ~ Various Artists | | | 9. By The Moon And Stars - Louise Johnson ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Louisiana Bound - Charley Taylor ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Gotta Shave Em Dry - James Wiggins ~ Various Artists | | | 12. 22-20 Blues - Skip James ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Forty-Four Blues - James Wiggins ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Fat Mama Blues - "Jabo" Williams ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Evil Woman Blues - Boodle It Wiggins ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Long Ways From Home - Louise Johnson ~ Various Artists | | | 17. All Night Long Blues - Louise Johnson ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Black Gal Makes Thunder - Rudy Foster ~ Various Artists | | | 19. Corn Trimmer Blues - Rudy Foster ~ Various Artists | | | 20. Army Blues - Kingfish Bill Tomlin ~ Various Artists | | | 21. Hot Box - Kingfish Bill Tomlin ~ Various Artists | | | 22. 3-6 And 9 (Three, Six And Nine) - Roosevelt Sykes ~ Various Artists | | | 23. Gamblin' Man's Prayer - Piano Kid Edwards ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Performers include: Skip James, Little Brother Montgomery, Louise Johnson, Jabo Williams. | | Audio Remasterer: Richard Nevins. | | Liner Note Author: Bob Hall. | | Capable of producing music at a sufficient volume, the piano was a widely popular instrument in African-American entertainment spots across the south in the 1920s and 1930s. Like the guitar, its ability to combine harmony and melody simultaneously also made it very versatile for both solo performance and group accompaniment. Juke Joint Saturday Night collects 23 of the sort of piano "blues, rags, and stomps" one might have heard at a weekend hot spot during the early part of the century. Kicking off with a pair of dazzling piano instrumentals from "Jabo" Williams, the compilation highlights barrelhouse players Louis Johnson, James Wiggins, Little Brother Montgomery, Skip James, and many more. Best known for his inimitable guitar pieces, James had an equally unique approach to the piano. "22-20 Blues" demonstrates his wild, animated attack. The song is answered immediately with James Wiggins' "Forty-Four Blues." Also included is the tamer but no less accomplished "If You Haven't Any Hay," featuring James' call and response piano work and a shuffle rhythm provided by his feet. The Mississippi bluesman acquired the melody for his "Special Rider Blues" from Little Brother Montgomery, in exchange for teaching the latter "Vicksburg Blues." A showcase for his milky vibrato and punctuated with unusual bass runs, "Vicksburg" would become Montgomery's most popular number. Another prominent presence on Juke Joint, Louise Johnson, first recorded at a session arranged by Charlie Patton. Johnson's vibrant and bawdy "On the Wall" was apparently representative of her fast-living reputation. By the late '30s, jazz and other urban music styles began eclipsing country-blues in popularity. While the brass and woodwind instruments began replacing acoustic guitars, the piano managed to survive. Musicians like Roosevelt Sykes (heard here on "3-6 and 9") bridged the gap between the older blues and the developing jazz, spanning both during his successful career. Like many Yazoo releases, Juke Joint offers a portrait of a style in one of its purest forms, before times and tastes forced it to change. ~ Nathan Bush |
Producer: Francis Wilford-Smith |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/09/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 2053 | | Label : Yazoo | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 71m : 35s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Mono | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00016351205322 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Living Blues (7-8/01, p.19)
- Rated as "Best Blues Historical/Reissue-Prewar Album of 2000". |
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