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1939-1946 - Albert Ammons
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  1. St. Louis Blues
  2. Mecca Flat Blues]
  3. Bass Goin' Crazy
  4. Monday Struggle
  5. Boogie Woogie
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  1. St. Louis Blues
  2. Mecca Flat Blues]
  3. Bass Goin' Crazy
  4. Monday Struggle
  5. Boogie Woogie
  6. Albert's Special Boogie Woogie
  7. The Boogie Rocks
  8. Blues on My Mind
  9. Bugle Boogie
  10. Blues in the Groove
  11. The Breaks
  12. Jammin' the Boogie
  13. Bottom Blues
  14. Bedroom Blues
  15. Buzz Me
  16. Doin' the Boogie Woogie
  17. Oh, Lady Be Good
  18. Suitcase Blues
  19. Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
  20. Swanee River Boogie
  21. Why I'm Leaving You]
  22. I Don't Want to See You
  23. Red Sails in the Sunset
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This CD offers three distinct periods in the development of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Kicking off with solo tracks recorded in 1939 and 1944 for the Solo-Art and Commodore labels, the next batch follows him into a small-band format with Hop Lips Page practically stealing the show in his demonstrative style. The final ten selections emanate from Chicago sessions for Mercury -- again with a small group -- featuring vocals from Sippie Wallace and Mildred Anderson. Ammons was a giant in his chosen field of endeavor, ...

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