25 track compilation presenting the synergy between 1940s Blues artists and the emerging Bop movement. Many of the pioneers of Bop began their careers in R&B and Jump Blues bands, as these specially chosen tracks amply illustrate. Tracks Include ' Hootie Blues ' (Jay McShann), 'Cock-A-Doodle-Doo' (Wynonie Harris), 'Walkin' Blues' (Dinah Washington), 'Bow-Legged Woman' (Wini Brown) and 'We're Gonna Boogie' (Ivory Joe Hunter).

Track Listing

• Jay McShann - Hootie Blues
• Big Bill Broonzy - Why Did You Do That To Me'
• Albinia Jones - Albinia's Blues
• Wynonie Harris - Cock-A-Doodle Doo
• Yack Taylor - Things About Coming My Way
• Estelle Edson - Don't Drive This Jive Away
• Marion Abernathy - Baggin' The Boogie
• Wini Brown - Bow Legged Woman
• Dinah Washington - Walking Blues
• Big Bill Broonzy - You Got To Play Your Hand
• Rubberlegs Williams - 4-F Blues
• Jay McShann - One Woman's Man
• Wynonie Harris - Yonder Goes My Baby
• Thelma Love - No Good Man Blues
• Ivory Joe Hunter - We're Gonna Boogie
• Estelle Edson - Be-Baba-Le-Ba
• Wini Brown - No Good Woman Blues
• Helen Humes - Pleasing Man Blues
• Big Bill Broonzy - Just A Dream
• Albinia Jones - Salty Papa Blues
• Rubberlegs Williams - Bring It On Home
• Estelle Edson - I Changed The Lock
• Rabon Tarrant - Frisco Blues
• Wynonie Harris - Here Comes The Blues
• Rubberlegs Williams - What's The Matter Now

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Release Date: 11/08/11

UPC: 824046515324