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Jabo Williams, 1929 (standing), Robert McCoy & unknown (manager of the club) (seated)<br>at the Paradise Inn in Montgomery, Alabama, 1929; source: Mike Leadbitter (ed) 1971; photo courtesy Pat Cather
Jabo Williams (standing), Robert McCoy & unknown (manager of the club) (seated)
at the Paradise Inn in Montgomery, Alabama, 1929
source: Mike Leadbitter (ed.): Nothing But The Blues.- London / New York (Hanover Books / Oak Publications) 1971, unpaginated photo pages between pp. 218 & 219 ("photo courtesy Pat Cather")

 

Jabo Williams
b. poss. Jimmy Williams, 1895 (?) presumably in Alabama
reportedly at St. Louis when recorded
d. reportedly 1953/1954 in Birmingham, Alabama

discography

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records,
but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible

even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data
11932"Jabo" Williams

- Ko Ko Mo Blues Part I (L-1401-2)   @ youtube
- Ko Ko Mo Blues Part II (L-1402-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. May 1932 in Grafton, WI; Jabo Williams, voc, p

only two or three copies of Paramount 13127 known to exist!


Paramount 13127

= Broadyway 5111 (as by Jimmie Anderson)

21932"Jabo" Williams

- Polock Blues (L-1406-2)   @ youtube
- Fat Mama Blues (L-1408-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. May 1932 in Grafton, WI; Jabo Williams, voc, p

only three or four copies of Paramount 13130 known to exist!


Paramount 13130

# Steiner-Davis 110

31932"Jabo" Williams

- House Lady Blues (L-1403-2)   @ Spotify
- My Woman Blues (L-1405-2)   @ Spotify

rec. c. May 1932 in Grafton, WI; Jabo Williams, voc, p

only one copy known to exist! (surfaced in San Antonio about 20 years ago and now in the possession of Pete Whelan)


Paramount 13136

41932"Jabo" Williams

- Jab Blues (L-1404-2) (instr) #   @ youtube
- Pratt City Blues (L-1407-2) (instr)   @ youtube

rec. c. May 1932 in Grafton, WI; Jabo Williams, p solo

only three or four copies of Paramount 13141 known to exist!


Paramount 13141


= American Music 8


Jazz Collector L51 (as by Jabbo Williams)

# Jazz Information 3

51944?
1948?


Skip James (p, voc)
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues #

Jabo Williams (p, voc)
- Fat Mama Blues *

# rec. c. February 1931 in Grafton, WI; Skip James, voc, g, originally released on Paramount 13085
* rec. c. March 1932 in Grafton, WI, originally released on Paramount 13130

from Paramount test-pressings
"The first country blues to be reissued for the white collector's market"


Steiner-Davis SD 110

Skip James discography

61950? 

Paramount 12958
Wesley Wallace
- No. 29 (L-184-2) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Fanny Lee Blues (L-185-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

Jazz Information 3
Wesley Wallace
- No. 29 # [Paramount 12958]

"Jabo" Williams
- Jab Blues [Paramount 13141]

Paramount 12958 rec. c. November 1929 in Grafton, WI; Wesley Wallace, p solo, # sp

"Jazz Information 3" was a 10 inch 78 rpm "limited edition, released for the subscribers of "Jazz Information" magazine

   
Jazz Information 3 (US 1950s?)

Wesley Wallace discography


LP / CD compilations
71954Pioneers of Boogie Woogie   Volume 2

Charles Avery
- Dearborn Street Breakdown

Jabo Williams
- Polack Blues
- Fat Mama Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- Chimes Blues

Henry Brown
- Eastern Chimes Blues
- Deep Morgan Blues
Charlie Spand
- Mississippi Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- Atlanta Rag


prod. by Bill Grauer

10 inch LP
notes by Orrin Keepnews

Riverside RLP 1034 (US 1954)

10 inch LP
notes by Orrin Keepnews

= London AL 3537 (UK 11/1954)

London Records discography
Charles Avery discography
Henry Brown discography
Charlie Spand discography

81964Honky Tonk Train

Cow Cow Davenport
- Chimes Blues
Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues
Will Ezell
- Barrel House Woman
Henry Brown
- Henry Brown Blues
Charles Avery
- Dearborn Street Breakdown
Blind Boy Garnett
- Chain 'em Down
Wesley Wallace
- No. 29

Jabo Williams
- Jab Blues

Will Ezell
- Heifer Dust
Cow Cow Davenport
- Slow Drag
- Atlanta Rag
Blind Boy Garnett
- Louisiana Glide
Henry Brown
- Deep Morgan Blues
- Eastern Chimes Blues
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Lee Blues

Jabo Williams
- Pratt City Blues

booklet notes by H.R.R. [Hans R. Rookmaaker]

Riverside RM/RLP 8806 (US 1964)^^^^


= Pierre Cardin presente PC 93.509 (Fr 1975)

= Mercury 6332 989 (Fr)

(=) Jazz Story 40.005 "Low Down Piano Blues" (Germany 197?; 4 tracks excluded)


= BASF 10 29846-9 (Fr)

= Music Parade LEL 189

= Classic Jazz Masters 88503 (NL)

= Classic Jazz Masters 22026 (Germany)

91965Piano Blues   1927-1933

- Midnight Rambler's Blues - Bert M. Mays
- Oh-Oh Blues - Bert M. Mays
- Larceny Woman Blues - Rudy Foster
- Dying Pickpocket Blues - Rudy Foster
- Black Gal Makes Thunder - Jack O'Diamonds
- Corn Trimmer Blues - Jack O'Diamonds
- The Ducks Yas Yas - James Bat Robinson
- Humming Blues - James Bat Robinson

- On The Wall - Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars - Louise Johnson
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery

- Polock Blues - Jabo Williams
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Graveyard Blues - Turner Parrish
- Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More - Turner Parrish

notes by Paul Oliver

Riverside RM/RLP 8809 (US 1965)


= Pierre Cardin presente 93518 (Fr 1975)


= BASF 10 29525 7 (Fr) (Jazz Ancestors series)

= Music Parade Cetra LEL 206 (It)

Little Brother Montgomery discography
Turner Parrish discography

101966Piano Blues

Walter Roland
- Big Mama
- Dice's Blues
Sylvester Palmer
- Broke Man Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Skippy Whippy
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Les Blues
- Number 29

Jabbo [sic] Williams
- Pratt City Blues

Walter Davis
- M & O Blues
Romeo Nelson
- Dyin' Rider Blues
Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Roosevelt Sykes
- Lost All I Had Blues
Little Brother Montgomery
- The First Time I Met You

Jabbo [sic] Williams
- Jab Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Good Woman Blues


compiled and edited by Samuel Charters
cover photo by Ann Charters

notes by Samuel Charters

RBF 12 (US 1966)

RBF discography

111969?Boogie Woogie Rarities   1927-1932

Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues [original version]
- Molasses Sopper Blues [accompanying George Hannah]
Wesley Wallace
- Number 29
Blind Leroy Garnet
- Chain 'em Down
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- On The Wall [accompanying Louise Johnson]
Will Ezell
- Playing The Dozens
- Just Can't Stay Here

Charlie Spand
- Hastings Street (with Blind Blake)
- Levee Camp Man

Jabo Williams
- Jab Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- Chimes Blues
- New Cow Cow Blues (with B.T. Wingfield)
Henry Brown
- Deep Morgan
Charles Avery
- Dearborn Street Breakdown


notes by Mait Edey

Milestone MLP 2009 (US 1969?)

Milestone Records discography

121972Barrelhouse Blues 1927-1936

Bob Call
- Thirty-One Blues
Barelhouse Welsh
- Dying Pickpocket Blues
Joe Dean
- I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today
George Noble
- Seminole Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Sam, You're Just A Rat
Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Montana Taylor
- Indiana Avenue Stomp

Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues No. 2
Charley Taylor
- Heavy Suitcase Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- State Street Jive

Jabo Williams
- Polack Blues
Jesse James
- Ramrod
Raymond Barrow
- Walking Blues
Will Ezell
- Barrelhouse Woman Take 2


notes by Stephen Calt, Jerome Epstein, Nick Perls

Yazoo 1028 (US 1972)


= Yazoo CD 1028 (US 1992)

Yazoo Records discography

131975?Blues & Boogie Vol. 1   1928-1936

Coletha Simpson
- Riverside Blues (C-3225- )
Robert Peeples
- Mama's Boy (L-191-2)
Kingfish Bill Tomlin
- Dupree Blues (L-618-2)
- Mean And Unkind Blues (L-621-1)
Alura Mack
- Monkey blues (16862-B)
Nolan Welsh
- Chicago Women Blues (21009-2)

Jabo Williams
- Ko Ko Mo Blues - part 1 (L-1401-2)
Pretty Boy Walker
- Hog-Love Blues (11486-A)

Tampa Red
- Black Hearted Blues (C-5563 1/2- )
Freddie "Redd" Nicholson
- Freddie's Got The Blues (C-6064- ) #
John Oscar
- Other Man Blues (C-9401-A)
Kansas City Kitty
- Christmas Morning Blues (80958-1)
- Double Trouble Blues (80959-1)
Walter Roland
- House Lady Blues (13593-2)
Eddie Miller
- Whoopie (C-1666-2)
Monkey Joe
- Gonna Beat It Back To Memphis, Tennessee (94415-1)


# with Charles Avery, p


Whoopee 103 (Switzerland 1975?)

Whoopee Records discography

141982Paramount Vol. 2 1927-1932
'raised in the alley' (The Piano Blues Vol. 17)

Jabo Williams
- Pratt City Blues
Henry Brown
- Eastern Chimes Blues
Freddie Brown
- Raised In The Alley Blues
Skip James
- 22-20 Blues
Raymond Barrow
- Walking Blues
Charley Taylor
- Heavy Suitcase Blues
Barrel House Welch
- Dying Pickpocket Blues
Louise Johnson
- Long Way From Home

Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Charley Taylor
- Louisiana Bound
Barrel House Welch
- Larceny Woman Blues
Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues
Will Ezell
- Playing The Dozen
Freddie Brown
- Whip It To A Jelly
Henry Brown
- Deep Morgan Blues

Jabo Williams
- Jabo Blues

foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4417

151983The Original Honky Tonk Piano

Cow-Cow Davenport - Chimes Blues
Meade "Lux" Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
Will Ezell - Barrel House Woman
Henry Brown - Henry Brown Blues
Charles Avery - Dearborn St. Breakdown
Blind Leroy Garnet - Chain 'Em Down
Wesley Wallace - No. 29

Jabo Williams - Jab Blues

Will Ezell - Heifer Dust
Cow-Cow Davenport - Slow Drag
Cow-Cow Davenport - Atlanta Rag
Blind Leroy Garnet - Louisiana Glide
Henry Brown - Deep Morgan Blues
Henry Brown - Eastern Chimes Blues
Wesley Wallace - Fanny Lee Blues

Jabo Williams - Pratt City Blues


Classic Jazz Masters CJM 88503 (Germany 1983)

161984Barrelhouse Years 1928-1933
'some piano player, I'll tell you that' (The Piano Blues Vol. 20)

Pine Top Smith
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie (-B)
- Pine Top Blues (-B)
Pinetop & Lindberg
- Down On The Levee
- Louisiana Bound
- East Chicago Blues
Speckled Red
- The Right String
- The Dirty Dozen - no. 2
'Boodle It' Wiggins
- Evil Woman Blues

Turner Parrish
- Fives
Lonnie Clark
- Broke Down Engine
Davenport
- Slum Gullion Stomp
'Montana' Taylor
- Indiana Avenue Stomp

'Jabo' Williams
- Fat Mama Blues
Henry Brown
- Blind Boy Blues
Bert M. Mays
- You Can't Come In
Davenport & Smith
- Alabama Strut


mastered by John R. T. Davies

foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall

Magpie PY 4420 (UK 1984)

Magpie Records discography

171988Piano Blues & Boogie Woogie   1929-1935

Lil Johnson
- Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do #
- You'll Never Miss Your Jelly Till Your Jelly Roller's Gone #
- House Rent Scuffle #
- Rock That Thing #
Charles Avery
- Dearborn St. Breakdown
Freddie 'Redd' Nicholson
- Tee Roller's Rub #
- Dirty No Gooder #
- You Gonna Miss Me Blues #
- I Ain't Sleepy #
- Freddie's Got The Blues #


'Jabo' Williams
- Ko Ko Mo Blues - part 1
- Ko Ko Mo Blues - part 2
- House Lady Blues
- Jab Blues
- My Woman Blues
- Polock Blues
- Pratt City Blues
- Fat Mama Blues

# with Charles Avery, p


Blues Documents RST BD 2034 (Austria 1988)

RST Records discography

181991The Paramount Piano Blues Vol. 1   1928-1932

- Evil Woman Blues - James Wiggins
- Forty-Four Blues - James Wiggins
- Chain 'Em Down - James Wiggins
- Lousianna Glide - Blind Leroy Garnett
- Mississippi Blues - Charlie Spand
- Moanin' The Blues - Charlie Spand
- Hastings Street - Charlie Spand
- Pitchin' Boogie - Baby Jay
- Heifer Dust - William Ezell
- Henry Brown Blues - Henry Brown
- Down In Tennessee - Lonnie Clark
- Dearborn St. Breakdown - Charles Avery
- All Night Long Blues - Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars - Louise Johnson
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery<
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery<
- Fanny Lee Blues - Wesley Wallace
- No. 29 - Wesley Wallace
- If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road - Skip James

- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams


Black Swan HCD-11 (US 1991)

191992Boogie Woogie & Barrelhouse Piano Vol. 1   1928-1932

Pine Top Smith
- Pine Top Blues (tk A)
- Pine Top Blues (tk B)
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie (tk A)
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie (tk B)
- I Got More Sense Than That
- I'm Sober Now
- Big Boy They Can't Do That
- Jump Steady Blues (tk A)
- Jump Steady Blues (tk B)
- Ain't Got Nothin' At All
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Charles Avery
- Dearborn Street Breakdown
Freddie 'Redd' Nicholson
- Tee Roller's Rub
- Dirty No Gooder
- You Gonna Miss Me Blues
- I Ain't Sleepy
- Freddie's Got The Blues

'Jabo' Williams
- Ko Ko Mo Blues - part 1
- Ko Mo Blues - part 2
- House Lady Blues
- Jab Blues
- My Woman Blues
- Polock Blues
- Pratt City Blues
- Fat Mama Blues


Document DOCD 5102 (Austria 1992)

201994The Paramount Piano Blues 1927 - 1932, Vol. 2

Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- Old Mill Blues - Will Ezell
- Larceny Woman Blues - Barrel House Welch
- Dying Pickpocket Blues - Will Ezell
- Playing The Dozen - Will Ezell
- Walking Blues - Raymond Barrow
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins & Blind Leroy Garnett
- Raised In The Alley Blues - Freddie Brown
- Whip It To A Jelly - Freddie Brown
- Blind Boy Blues - Henry Brown & Ike Rodgers
- Louisiana Bound - Charley Taylor
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Eastern Chimes Blues - Henry Brown
- Deep Morgan Blues - Henry Brown
- Long Ways From Home - Louise Johnson
- On The Wall - Louise Johnson
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James

- Pratt City Blues - "Jabo" Williams
- Jab Blues - "Jabo" Williams
- Polock Blues - "Jabo" Williams


Black Swan HCD-12 (US 1994)

211999Broke, Black And Blue
An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities

disc 1:
Up Country Blues
- Barrel House Blues - Ed Andrews
- Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney
- Sun Brimmers Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Dry Bone Shuffle - Blind Blake
- Up Country Blues - DeFord Bailey
- Dead Drunk Blues - Sippie Wallace
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long 'Cleve' Reed
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name - Barbecue Bob
- Bo Lita - Kid Brown
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - William & Versey Smith
- Church Bells Blues - Luke Jordan
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
- Midnight Blues - Bill Moore
- Fare Thee Blues - Johnnie Head
- My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
- What's The Matter Blues - Frank Stokes
- School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- TC Johnson Blues - T. C. Johnson


disc 2:
Broke & Hungry Blues
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacey
- No More Women Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander
- How Long, How Long Blues - Willie Jackson
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Chicken Wilson Blues - Chicken Wilson
- Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Funny Feathers - Victoria Spivey
- Pitchin' Boogie - William Ezell
- Mr- Devil Blues - Jed Davenport
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins
- Poor Man Blues - Henry Townsend
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- Trinity River Blues - T-Bone Walker
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Long Ways from Home - Louise Johnson
- Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
- Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery


disc 3:
Good Whiskey Blues
- Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James>
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr

- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Never Mind Blues - Georgia Boyd
- Twelves (Dirty Dozens) - Kokomo Arnold
- Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
- That's What My Baby Likes - Bessie Jackson
- Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Cold Blooded Murder, No.2 - Bumble Bee Slim
- Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ashes In My Whiskey - Walter Davis
- It's Cold in China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Jockey Blues - Jazz Gillum
- Prisoner Blues - George Clarke
- Back Door Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Hard Scufflin' Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Jersey Belle Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me - Tommy McClennan


disc 4:
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
- East St.Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe
- Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown
- Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown
- Low Land Blues - Lee Brown
- Round The World Blues - Lee Brown
- Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon
- Fast Life - Jimmie Gordon
- Mistreated Blues - Jimmie Gordon
- I Ain't Like That No More - Jimmie Gordon
- Chain Gang Blues - Johnny Temple
- Yum, Yum, Yum - Johnny Temple
- My Baby's Acting Funny - Jimmie Gordon
- It's Time To Go - Jimmie Gordon
- That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Jimmie Gordon
- Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Jimmie Gordon
- I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Johnny Temple
- Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Johnny Temple
- Dixie Flyer - Johnny Temple
- Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Johnny Temple
- Rhythm Mama - Johnny Temple
- New Little Girl, Little Girl - Lee Brown


4 CD set
40-pp. booklet by Joop Visser

Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)

222000The Great Race Record Labels, Vol. 1: Paramount Records

- Blind Arthur's Breakdown - Blind Blake
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
- Salty Dog Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Drunken Spree - Skip James
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Little Low Mama Blues - Ma Rainey
- High Water Everywhere, Pt. 1 - Charley Patton

- Pratt City - Jabo Williams
- St. Louis Cyclone Blues - Elzadie Robinson
- Mecca Flat Blues - Priscilla Stewart
- Farrell Blues - Henry "Son" Sims
- Soon This Morning Blues - Charlie Spand
- Ramblin' Mind Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Down In The Basement Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Jake Liquor Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Gus Cannon
- Mr. Man, Pt. 1 - Ida Cox
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Blind Teddy Darby
- Off The Wall - Louise Johnson
- Honey Bee Blues - Bumble Bee Slim
- West Coast Rag - William Ezell
- Ridin' Horse - Tommy Johnson
- Midnight Blues - Gary Moore


artwork by "Slim" Hugh Harwood

notes (June 2000) by Dave Moore

Catfish KATCD 160 (UK 2000)

Catfish Records (UK) discography

232000Juke Joint Saturday Night - Piano Blues, Rags & Stomps
Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s

'Jabo' Williams - Pratt City Blues
'Jabo' Williams - Jab's Blues
Louise Johnson - On The Wall
Skip James - If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road
Charley Taylor - Heavy Suitcase Blues
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues
Little Brother Montgomery - No Special Rider Blues

'Jabo' Williams - Polock Blues
Louise Johnson - By The Moon And Stars
Charley Taylor - Louisiana Bound
James Wiggins - Gotta Shave 'Em Dry
Skip James - 22-20 Blues
James Wiggins - Forty-Four Blues

'Jabo' Williams - Fat Mama Blues
'Boodle It' Wiggins - Evil Woman Blues
Louise Johnson - Long Ways From Home
Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues
Rudy Foster - Black Gal Makes Thunder
Rudy Foster - Corn Trimmer Blues
Kingfish Bill Tomlin - Army Blues
Kingfish Bill Tomlin - Hot Box
Roosevelt Sykes - 3-6 & 9
Piano Kid Edwards - Gamblin' Man's Prayer


prod. by Francis Wilford-Smith

booklet by Bob Hall

Yazoo CD 2053 (US 2000)

Yazoo Records discography

242001Piano Blues - The Essential

disc 1:
- Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson
- Trenches - Turner Parrish
- Ain't It A Shame - Leroy Carr
- Big Mama - Walter Roland
- 44 Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Flying Crow Blues - Black Ivory King
- I Don't Know - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Rocks In My Pillow - Bumble Bee Slim (Amos Easton)
- Oh You Devil You - Oliver Brown
- Fat Fanny Stomp - Jim Clarke
- Playing The Dozen - Will Ezell
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Black Gal Makes Thunder - Rudy Foster
- All Night Long - Louise Johnson
- Whoopie - Eddie Miller
- Pine Tops Boogie - Pine Top Smith
- If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road - Skip James
- The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red


disc 2:
- I'm So Glad I'm 21 Years Old Today - Joe Dean
- Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade 'Lux' Lewis
- Think You Need A Shot - Walter Davis
- Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow (Charles) Davenport
- Keep A-knocking An You Can't Get In - James 'Boodle It' Wiggins
- No. 29 - Wesley Wallace
- 31 Blues - Bob Call
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard - Joe Pullum
- Joe Louis Strut - Memphis Minnie
- Dearborn Street Breakdown - Charles Avery
- Lonesome Man Blues - Sylvester Palmer
- East Chicago Blues - Sparks Brothers

- Pratt City Blues - 'Jabo' Williams
- Shack Bully Stomp - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Soon This Morning - Charlie Spand
- 5 O'Clock Blues - Jimmy Yancey
- Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor


compiled by Paul Swinton

double CD
notes by Gary Atkinson

Document CBL-200004 (US 2001)

252004The Paramount Masters

disc 1:
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Red River Blues - Lottie Beaman
- Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- You Can't Keep No Brown - Bo Weevil Jackson
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Teddy Darby
- No. 29 - Wesley Wallace
- Outside Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Old Country Rock - William Moore
- Keep A-Knockin' - James "Boodle It" Wiggins
- Touch Me Light Mama - George "Bullet" Williams
- Jack Of All Trades - Moanin' Bernice Edwards
- Come on in (Ain't Nobody Here But Me) - Harum Scarums
- All Birds Look Like Chicken To Me - Sweet Papa Stovepipe
- Cotton Field Blues - Charlie 'Dad' Nelson
- Traveling Blues - Ma Rainey
- Soon This Morning Blues - Charlie Spand
- Gay Cattin' - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Whoopee Blues - King Solomon Hill
- Eagles on a Half - Geechie Wiley
- Wasn't It Sad About Lemon - Washboard Walter
- Freakish Man Blues - George Hannah
- Rough Rugged Road Blues - Bumble Bee Slim
- Mississippi Jail House Groan - Rube Lacy
- Try Me One More Time - Marshall Owens
- Barrel House Flat Blues - Mary Johnson


disc 2:
- I Shall Not Be Moved - Charley Patton
- Walking Blues - Raymond Barrow
- Guitar Boogie - Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Black and Evil Blues - Alice Moore
- The New Dirty Dozen - Ben Curry
- Low-Down Mississippi Bottom Man - Freddie Spruell
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Jack of Diamonds Georgia Rub - Henry Townsend
- Billy Goat Blues - John Byrd
- Bunker Hill Blues - Side Wheel Sally Duffie
- Number Three Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
- Eastern Chimes Blues - Henry Brown
- Fetch Your Water - Charlie Spand
- Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake - J.D. Short
- Water Bound Blues - Alice Pearson
- Broke Down Engine - Lonnie Clark
- Dying Pickpocket Blues - Barrel House Welch
- Seven Sister Blues - Edward Thompson
- Old Timbrook Blues - John Byrd
- The Preacher Must Get Some Sometime - Bob Robinson
- Motherless Child Blues - Elvie Thomas
- The Ducks Yas Yas - Jack O' Diamonds
- Boodle De Bum Bum - Ben Curry
. Gotta Shave 'Em Dry - James Wiggins


disc 3:
- Some Scream High Yellow - Bo Weevil Jackson
- Jab Blues - "Jabo" Williams
- Raised In The Alley Blues - Freddie Brown
- Frisco Leaving Birmingham - George "Bullet" Williams
- Ninety Nine Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Conjur Man Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Mama's Angel Child - Sweet Papa Stovepipe
- Honey Blues - Lottie Beaman
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues - Bobby Grant
- Fat Greasy Baby - Robert Peeples
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- New York Blues - Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Doctor, Oh Doctor - Henry Townsend
- I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop - Bogus Ben Covington
- Red Letter Blues - Ruby Paul
- Piano Kid Special - Piano Kid Edwards
- Where Did You Stay Last Night - Famous Hokum Boys
- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- Fanny Lee Blues - Wesley Wallace
- Narrow Face Blues - Washboard Walter
- Pick Poor Robin Clean - Geechie Wiley
- The Boy In The Boat - George Hannah
- Texas Blues - Marshall Owens
- Evil Woman Blues - James "Boodle It" Wiggins
- Three, Six and Nine - Roosevelt Sykes


disc 4:
- Tom Cat Blues - Freddie Spruell
- Smiling Blues - Jack O' Diamonds
- Mama, Don't You Think I Know - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Back To The Woods Blues - Charlie Spand
- Prison Blues - Alice Moore
- Deep Morgan Blues - Henry Brown
- My Laona Blues - Teddy Darby
- Pistol Blues - Bo Weevil Jackson

- Pratt City Blues - "Jabo" Williams
- Telephone Arguin' Blues - J.D. Short
- Over To My House - Elvie Thomas
- Hambone Blues - Ed Bell
- Down In Tennessee - Lonnie Clark
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacy
- Fire Detective Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Up On The Hill Blues - Edward Thompson
- Key To The Mountain Blues - Mary Johnson
- Down On My Bended Knee - King Solomon Hill
- Red River Blues - Charlie 'Dad' Nelson
- Give Us Another Jug - Piano Kid Edwards
- Nehi Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Last Farewell Blues - Ruby Paul
- Larceny Woman Blues - Barrel House Welch
- Wicked Devil's Blues - Robert Peeples
- Raggin' The Blues - William Moore


4 CD box
       
JSP JSPCD 7723 (UK 2004)

262010Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 8
2011 Calendar with free CD

January to December artwork:
- Sissy Man Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Pea Vine Blues - Charley Patton
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Labor Blues - Tom Dickson
- Dentist Chair Blues - Parts 1 & 2 - Hattie McDaniel and Charlie Jackson
- Cherry Ball Blues - Skip James
- Hey! Lawdy Mama - The France Blues - Papa Harvey Hull and Long Cleve Reed (The Down Home Boys)
- I'll Be Gone, Long Gone - Mississippi Sheiks
- Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues - Ma Rainey

- Ko Ko Mo Blues - Parts 1 & 2 - Jabo Williams
- Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus? - Reverend J. M. Gates

bonus tracks (artwork doesn't exist for these songs):
- Tom Rushen Blues - Charley Patton
- Cannon Ball Blues (alt tk, previously unissued) - Furry Lewis
- Dry Land Blues - Furry Lewis
- Lonesome Home Blues (test, previously unissued) - Tommy Johnson
- Save Your Money - Let These Women Go - Rabbits Foot Williams
- Mistreatin' Mama - Rabbits Foot Williams



Blues Images Calendar Vol. 8 (rel. 2010, for 2011)


Blues Images CD BIM-108 (US 2010) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 8 (for 2011)

Blues Calendars discography



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 406
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 981, 1038
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 533
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 1050
- Bob Hall: Jabo Williams.- in Edward Komara (ed.): Encyclopedia of the Blues Vol. 2 (K-Z).- New York/London (Routledge) 2005, p. 1080
- Mike Leadbitter (ed.): Nothing But The Blues.- London (Hanover) 1971; photograph page between pp. 218 & 219; photo courtesy Pat Cather
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Gayle Dean & Buddy O. Wardlow, Alex van der Tuuk, Michael Hortig and Max Hoeffner for additional info / scans

 

source: front cover of Document DOCD-5103
photo above of a barrelhouse piano player taken in Minglewood, TN in 1920
(Special Collections Photograph Archives of the University of Louisville)
source: Front cover of Document DOCD-5103
click to enlarge!

 

 

 

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