Bill Doggett Oops + Prelude To The Blues

Description: Personnel: Bill Doggett (org), Wilmer Shakesnider, Cliff Davis, Benny Nelson, Cliff Davis (ts), Les Taylor (bs), Wally Richardson, Floyd Smith, Billy Butler (g), Bob Bushnell (b), George A. Johnson (d) Reference: BMCD 882 · Collector's Edition· Issued in Digipack· 2 Original LPs on 1 CD· Original Cover Art and Liner Notes· Stereo Recordings· Newly Remastered in 24-Bit Organ combos have a long and, at times, unsung history in jazz. This is as much about fashion as anything else, but the list of imposing jazz Hammond men (and women) includes such diverse players as Larry Young, Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff—and Bill Doggett. Like so many organists, Doggett began as a pianist leading his own band, but his experience embraced Lucky Millinder’s swing band with which both he and Millinder drifted towards the rhyhm’n’blues end of the spectrum in the late 1940s. He also played with Louis Jordan “jump blues” band and worked with the popular vocal group, the Ink Spots, and when he switched to Hammond organ in 1950 he had a grounding in groove-oriented jazz and popular music that served him impeccably well when he started his first organ combo. That experience runs through the albums collected here. Both “Oops!” and “Prelude to the Blues” display the forceful, aggressive, but always swinging style that made his two-tenor-and-guitar bands so hugely popular and enjoyable. It was unpretentious but impeccably grooving music. As he remarked; “People have a real understanding and appreciation of the beat, and that’s what I give them.” Tracklisting:01. Honky Tonk – Part I (Doggett-Shepherd-Scott-Butler-Glover) 2:2002. Honky Tonk – Part II (Doggett-Shepherd-Scott-Butler-Glover) 2:2603. Canadian Sunset (Gimbel-Heywood) 2:3304. ‘Deed I Do (Rose-Hirsh) 2:5405. Buster (Bill Doggett) 2:4606. Forest Green (Bill Doggett) 2:1007. Oops (Smith-Doggett) 2:2008. Stop That Twistin’ in Here (Wilmer Shakesnider) 2:2209. I Cover the Waterfront (Green-Heyman) 2:2910. Lady’s Choice (Curtis Mayfield) 2:5811. Mommy – Part I (Bill Doggett) 2:1412. Mommy – Part II (Bill Doggett) 2:0813. So Sassy (Cliff Davis) 2:35 * 14. Choo Choo (Dunn-Kari) 2:31 *15. Don’t Explain (B.Holiday-A.Herzog) 3:1016. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Muse-René-René) 2:4017. Born To Lose (Frankie Brown) 2:5718. Blue and Sentimental (Basie-Livingston-David) 5:0219. Blue Prelude (Jenkins-Bishop) 3:4520. All Souls Blues (Bill Doggett) 3:1121. Careless Love (Public Domain) 2:3022. The Man That Got Away (Arlen-Gershwin) 2:2223. Soda Pop (Bill Doggett) 1:5624. Ham Fat (Benny Nelson) 2:3325. Opus D (Bill Doggett) 5:0126. St. Louis Blues (Handy) 3:09 (*) Bonus Tracks, not part of the original LP configuration Sources:Tracks #1-12, from the Columbia album “Oops!” (CS 8614)Track #13, from the Columbia album “The Giants of Jazz” (CS 8770)Track #14, from the Columbia single 4-42531Tracks #15-26, from the Columbia album “Prelude to the Blues” (CS 8742) Bill Doggett, organ, and His Combo Personnel on Oops!Bill Doggett, organ; Wilmer Shakesnider, Cliff Davis, tenor saxes; Les Taylor, baritone sax; Wally Richardson, Floyd Smith, guitars; Bob Bushnell, bass; George A. Johnson, drums.Recorded in New York City, February 7 (#1,2,5,6,7,13), March 20 (#8,11,12), and 21 (#3,4,9,14) Personnel on Prelude to the BluesBill Doggett, organ; Benny Nelson, Cliff Davis, tenor saxes, Billy Butler, guitar; Bob Bushnell, bass; George A. Johnson, drums.Recorded in New York City, September 19 (#24), 20 (#16,18,19,20,23,25,26), and 26 (#15,17,21,22) Photography (Oops!): Henry ParkerCover art (Prelude to the Blues): Bill Shields Original recordings produced by Ernie Altschuler Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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Location: Lake Hughes, California

End Time: 2024-12-03T15:37:18.000Z

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