Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues: The Singles & Albums Collection 1930-61 - It's a fascinating and substantial overview of two different phases of his career, and offers an entertaining showcase for his highly personal style. - Little Brother Montgomery was a blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist and singer, who was hugely versatile, working solo and with bands, and equally impressive across all the genres, with a highly distinctive style. Born in Louisiana near New Orleans, he was influenced by family friend Jelly Roll Morton, and over the years was associated with the Mississippi town of Vicksburg, which gave it's name to several of his song titles, and Chicago, where he later worked and made most of his records. This 72-track 3-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of just about all his releases on the Paramount, Melotone, Bluebird and Century labels from 1930-47, along with titles from the 1954 album "Windin' Ball Recordings" on Saydisk, the 1960 album "Tasty Blues on Bluesville and the 1961 album "Blues" on Folkways. It comprises many solo recordings, plus some with his jazz quintet, featuring trumpeter Lee Collins, and recordings with singers Irene Scruggs, Annie Turner and Creole George Guenson. It's a fascinating and substantial overview of two different phases of his career, and offers an entertaining showcase for his highly personal style.

Tracklist:

Vicksburg Blues
No Special Rider Blues
Must Get Mine in Front
Good Grinding
Borrowed Love Blues
Back to the Wall
Louisiana Blues
Frisco Hi-Ball Blues
Mama, You Don't Mean Me No Good
Vickburg Blues #2
Woman I Love Blues
Pleading Blues
Chinese Man Blues
Something Keeps Worrying Me
Vicksburg Blues (Pt.3)
Louisiana Blues (Pt.2)
Goodbye, Good Luck to You
Hard on You
Black Pony Blues
Crescent City Blues
Shreveport Farewell
Tantalizing Blues
First Time I Met You
Deceived Blues
Workhouse Blues
A ; V Railroad Blues
Santa Fe Blues
Never Go Wrong Blues
Farish Street Jive
Out West Blues
Leaving Town Blues
Mistreating Woman Blues
West Texas Blues
Sorrowful Blues
Misled Blues
Long Time Ago
El Ritmo
Swingin with Lee
Woman That I Love
Mule Face Blues
Cow Cow Blues
Vicksburg Blues
Crescent City Blues
Trembling Blues
Bob Martin Blues
My Electrical Invention Blues
That's Why I Keep Drinking
No Special Rider
Tasty Blues
Santa Fe
How Long Brother
Pleading Blues
No Special Rider
Brother's Boogie
Sneaky Pete Blues
Something Keeps Worrying Me
Cry Cry Baby
Satellite Blues
Deep Fried
Vicksburg Blues
Pleading Blues
Vicksburg 44
Early One Morning
Now About That Prisoner
Crescent City Blues
Pallet on the Floor
West 46th Street Boogie
I Ain't No Bulldog
Mean Old Mama
London Shout
Storyville Blues
It's All Over Now

UPC: 824046916220
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 12.6.24
Format: CD

Little Montgomery Brother - Vicksburg Blues: The Singles & Albums Collection (CD)