CHRISTMAS BLUES FROM CHICAGO

CHRISTMAS BLUES FROM CHICAGO

 

Bertha "Chippie" Hill, vcl; Georgia Tom Dorsey, pno; Tampa Red, g. Chicago, Ill. 16 october 1928

01. Christmas man blues

Leroy Carr, vcl/pno; Scrapper Blackwell, g/vcls; perc. Chicago, Ill. 12 august 1929

02. Christmas in jail

Mozelle Alderson, vcl; Georgia Tom Dorsey, pno/vcls; kazoo. Chicago, Ill. 1 november 1934

03. Christmas morning blues

Mary Harris, vcl; Charley Jordan, vcl/g; Peetie Wheatstraw, pno. Chicago, Ill. 31 october 1935

04. Christmas tree blues

Charley Jordan, vcl/g; Peetie Wheatstraw, pno. Chicago, Ill. 31 october 1935

05. Christmas Christmas blues

Bumble Bee Slim, vcl; Bill Gaither, g; Honey Hill, pno. New York City, 20-21 august 1936

06. Christmas and no Santa Claus

Roosevelt Sykes, vcl/pno. Chicago, Ill. 28-29 october 1937

07. Let me hang my stockings in your Christmas tree

Casey Bill Weldon, vcl/st-g; Arnett Nelson, clt; Joshua Altheimer, pno; Charlie Mc Coy, g; Ransom Knowling, bs. Chicago, Ill. 28 october 1937

08. Xmas time blues

John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, vcl/hca; Speckled Red, pno; Willie Hatcher, mdln; Robert Lee Mc Coy, g. Aurora, Ill. 17 decembere 1938

09. Christmas morning blues

Willie "Boodle It" Right, vcl; Joshua Altheimer, pno; Fred Williams, dms. Chicago, Ill. 7 october 1940

10. Xmas blues

Sonny Thompson, vcl/pno; Eddie Chamblee, t-sax; Floyd Hunt, vb; Alvin Garrett, g; Leroy Morrison, bs; Thurman Cooper, dms. Chicago, Ill. 24 december 1947

11. Not on a Christmas tree

Tom Archia, t-sax; Gene Ammons, t-sax; Willie Jones, pno; LeRoy Jackson, bs: Wesley Landers, dms. Chicago, Ill. 12 november 1948

12. Swinging for Christmas

Boll Weevil (William Mc Neal), vcl/g. Chicago, Ill. 1948

13. Christmas time blues

Ray Pettis, vcl; band. Chicago, Ill. 1956

14. Does it have to be Christmas?

Detroit Junior, vcl/pno; Milton Bland, t-sax; Phil Upchurch, g/bs; Freddie Robinson, g/bs; Billy Davenport, dms; Harold Burrage, bells/sp. Chicago, Ill. 1960

15. This time for Christmas

Robert Nighthawk, vcl/g; Big Walter Horton, hca; Johnny Young, g; Willie Mabon, pno; Andrew Stevenson, bs; Clifton James, dms. Chicago, Ill. may 1964

16. Merry Christmas

Lee Jackson, vcl/g; band; Willie Williams, dms. Chicago, Ill. 1967

17. Christmas song

Mamie Galore, vcl; Dee Irwin, vcl; band. Chicago, Ill. 1968

18. All I want for Christmas is your love

Jimmy Reed, vcl/g/hca; Lefty Bates, g; William Mc Donald, g; Nick Charles, bs; Bill Warren, dms. Chicago, Ill. février 1970

19. Christmas present blues

Chuck Berry, vcl/g; band. Chicago, Ill. 27 april 1970

20. Christmas

Johnny Twist Williams, vcl/g; band. Chicago, Ill. 1976

21. Sad sad Christmas

Eddie C. Campbell, vcl/g; Carey Bell, hca; Lafayette Leake, pno; Bob Stroger, bs; Lurrie Bell, bs on *; Clifton James, dms. Chicago, Ill. 13 june 1977

22. Santa's messin' with the Kid

Lefty Dizz, vcl/g; Willie James Lyons, g; Big Moose Walker, pno; Big Mojo Elem, bs; Odie Payne, dms. Paris, Fr. 22 december 1979

23. Somebody stole my Christmas

Willie Smith, vcl/dms; Madison Slim, hca; Billy Flynn, g; Willie Phillips, g; Willie O'Shawny, pno; Calvin Jones, bs. Atlanta, Ga. 1992

24. One day till Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all, friends of the blues!

Joyeux Noel à tous, amis du blues!

Gérard HERZHAFT