The Blues, Jazz, in it's many forms and Soul (or R&B as some Countries call it) are special genres which deserve their own Section. Our range is small at present but we are young and growing so this page will grow with time. Keep an eye on it on a regular basis to catch up with what's new here.
Great Bluesman's Masterpiece Has To Be
"Old Man River"
Paul Robeson - Robeson
His Masters Voice (1958/9). Made in New Zealand, a heavy duty pressing. Catalogue # MCLP.6124. Hi Fidelity. Vinyl LP.
Side 1: Water Boy / Shenandoah / Deep River / John Brown's Body / Jerusalem / Londonderry Air (Danny Boy). Side 2: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Get On Board, Little Children / The House I Live In / Loch Lomond / Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes / Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho / All Through The Night.
You may not agree on the tag blues, but here is Deep South Spiritual, Gospel, Soul material with some great British songs added to produce a wide progamme of top notch songs that display Robeson's magnificent voice to the full. The Blues and Negro Spiritual music, their folk songs about their struggles is, in many ways, the heart and sole of The Blues.
Here's more exciting music from Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson - The Best Of Paul Robeson Vol. 2
Starline (EMI) (no date again but thinner pressing quality suggests mid-late 60's). Catalogue # SRS 5127. Electronically reproduced to give stereo. Vinyl LP.
Side 1: Summertime / I Still Suits Me / Short'nin' Bread / It Ain't Necessarily
So / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Rockin' Chair / Killing Song. Side 2: Sleepy River / The Lonesome Road / The Cobbler's Song / Carry Me Back To Green Pastures / Steal Away / Deep River / Love Song.
These tracks are from "Porgy And Bess", and the films "Sanders Of The
River", "Song of Freedom" and "Proud Valley".
Paul Robeson - The Glorious Voice Of Paul Robeson
mfp (EMI) No year of issue printed. Made in the U.K. Catalogue # MFP 1095. Vinyl LP.
Side 1: At Dawning / Rockin' Chair / Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy / The Banjo Song / An Eriskay Love Lilt / River Stay 'Way From My Door.
Side 2: The Cobbler's Song / Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes / Lazy Bones / She Is Far From Land / Gloomy Sunday / Honey (Dat's All).
This programme is drawn from Robeson's 1930's recording sessions, many
of the songs he made 'his own' On Stage in shows like "All God's Chillun Got Wings", "Emperor Jones"and "Black Boy". Then Hollywood discovered him and he continued to make his mark in films like "Sanders Of The River" and,
of course, singing "Old Man River" in "Showboat".
Al Bowlly Was 'Hot' In The Big Band Era
Here We Hear Him At His Best Circa 1927- 1930
AL BOWLLY - Al Bowlly Berlin And London 1927-30
AB Records (USA). No year of Issue given. Made in the USA. Catalogue # AB 2. Vinyl LP.
Side 1: Who-Oo? You Oo! That's Who! / Roses For Remembrance
/ Take Your Finger Out Of Your Mouth / The Little White House / Dear Little Gadabout / Up In The Clouds / When The Liliac Blooms Again
/ Sometimes.
Side 2: Misery Farm / I'm Sorry Sally / She's My Secret Passion
/ Lonely Little Vagabond / On The Sunny Side Of The Street
/ Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Sweepin' The Clouds Away
/ Adeline.
A large part of this selection sees Al performing with Arthur Briggs And His Savoy Syncopators, Percival Mackey And His Concert Orchestra, Van Phillips And His Band, Fred Eli zaide And His Music, Earl Melville And His Hawaiians, The Aldwych Players and Jay Wilbur And His Band. This was the Era of Swing, a time when Glenn Miller was "king".
Sealed "Classic" Jazz & Big Band Swing Era Super Stars Re-Issue Albums
Glen Miller, Perry Como, Mel Torme,
Scott Joplin, Tommy Dorsey,
Brownie McGhee and Count Basie
Mel Torme's"Oh You Beautiful Doll"- 17 tracks. Perry Como's"Prisoner Of Love" - 16 tracks. Scott Joplin's"The Entertainer"- 15 tracks.
Jerry Dorsey's"I'm Getting Senitmental Over You"- 14 tracks.
Brownie McGhee's"Born ForBad Luck"- 18 tracks. Count Basie's"Jive At Five"- 16 tracks and Glen Miller's"Moonlight Serenade" -
15 tracks. All available at Beatzone Records (Gemm).
This amazing selection comes from the "Past Perfect" Silver Line Series of Re-Issues made in Germany. All come sealed, with gatefold covers printed in silver on black. All have photos of these great stars from the Jazz- Swing (Big Band) Era.
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The Great Kiwi R&B Group Surge Are Up There With The Best !
"Then Again" will never win Cover Design Awards but the look deceives for this is a mix of uptempo and slow burning R&B and furthermore, the guys wrote it all themselves. Julian Dixon, the main vocalist, is the dominant force here and is as good at delivery as writing. Mike Jansen, bass and acoustic guitarist also writes and sings on this excellent album which fellow bluesman Rick Bryant gave top marks to in his Metro Magazine Review.
