Champion Jack Dupree
Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter
Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter
UPC: 788065712020
Format: CD (4 disc)
Release Date: Jun 01, 2009
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Personnel: Champion Jack Dupree (vocals, piano); Edwin Moire, Bill Gaither , Jesse Ellery, Mickey Baker, Sticks McGhee, Brownie McGhee (guitar); Papa George Lightfoot, Sonny Terry (harmonica); Al King , Jesse Powell, Nat Perrilliat (tenor saxophone); Mickey Spider, Milton Batiste (trumpet); Wilbert Ellis (piano); John Taylor , Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers , Ernest Hayward, Charles Connor, Gene Moore , Melvin Merritt, Willie Jones III (drums).
Liner Note Author: Neil Slaven.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (06/13/1940-11/30/1953); Cincinnati, OH (06/13/1940-11/30/1953); New York, NY (06/13/1940-11/30/1953).
Champion Jack Dupree began his musical journey as a barrelhouse New Orleans piano player, and elements of that driving style stayed with him throughout his 50-year recording career (he first cut a record in 1940 and was still active as a performer when he died in 1992), but along the way he also developed into a complete entertainer, exceedingly casual and comfortable around audiences, capable of delivering thundering gutbucket blues pieces, but also able to turn things smooth and elegant, and shades of all of that are already on display in this anthology of his early recordings. Presented in chronological order, these early sides make a fine introduction (both literally and historically) to this fun, wry, and engaging musician. ~ Steve Leggett
Liner Note Author: Neil Slaven.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (06/13/1940-11/30/1953); Cincinnati, OH (06/13/1940-11/30/1953); New York, NY (06/13/1940-11/30/1953).
Champion Jack Dupree began his musical journey as a barrelhouse New Orleans piano player, and elements of that driving style stayed with him throughout his 50-year recording career (he first cut a record in 1940 and was still active as a performer when he died in 1992), but along the way he also developed into a complete entertainer, exceedingly casual and comfortable around audiences, capable of delivering thundering gutbucket blues pieces, but also able to turn things smooth and elegant, and shades of all of that are already on display in this anthology of his early recordings. Presented in chronological order, these early sides make a fine introduction (both literally and historically) to this fun, wry, and engaging musician. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Gamblin' Man Blues
2 - Warehouse Man Blues
3 - Chain Gang Blues
4 - New Low Down Dog
5 - Black Woman Swing
6 - Cabbage Greens No. 1
7 - Cabbage Greens No. 2
8 - Angola Blues
9 - My Cabin Inn
10 - Bad Health Blues
11 - That's All Right
12 - Gibing Blues
13 - Dupree Shake Dance
14 - My Baby's Gone
15 - Weed Head Woman
16 - Junker Blues
17 - Oh, Red
18 - All Alone Blues
19 - Big Time Mama
20 - Shady Lane
21 - Hurry Down Sunshine
22 - Jackie P. Blues
23 - Heavy Heart Blues
24 - Morning Tea
25 - Black Cow Blues
Disc 2:
1 - My Cabin Inn
2 - Bad Health Blues
3 - Gibing Blues
4 - Dupree Shake Dance
5 - My Baby's Gone
6 - Jackie P. Blues
7 - Black Cow Blues
8 - Jitterbug
9 - Slow Boogie
10 - Mexico Reminiscences
11 - Too Evil to Cry
12 - Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
13 - Rum Cola Blues
14 - She Makes Good Jelly
15 - Johnson Street Boogie Woogie
16 - I'm Going Down with You
17 - F.D.R. Blues
18 - God Bless Our New President
19 - County Jail Special
20 - Fisherman's Blues
21 - Black Wolf
22 - Lover's Lane
23 - Walkin' by Myself
24 - Outside Man
25 - Forget It Mama
Disc 3:
1 - You've Been Drunk
2 - Santa Claus Blues
3 - Gin Mill Sal
4 - Let's Have a Ball
5 - Going Down Slow
6 - Hard Feeling
7 - How Long, How Long Blues
8 - Mean Old Frisco
9 - I Think You Need a Shot
10 - Bad Whiskey and Wild Woman
11 - Bus Station Blues
12 - Love Strike Blues
13 - Wet Deck Mama
14 - Big Legged Mama
15 - I'm a Doctor for Women
16 - Cecelia, Ceceila
17 - Going Down to the Bottom
18 - Fifth Avenue Blues
19 - Highway 31
20 - Come Back Baby
21 - Chittlins and Rice
22 - One Sweet Letter
23 - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
24 - Old Woman Blues
25 - Mean Mistreatin' Mama
26 - Featherweight Mama
27 - Day Break
Disc 4:
1 - Deacon's Party
2 - My Baby's Comin' Back Home
3 - Just Plain Tired
4 - I'm Gonna Find You Someday
5 - Goin' Back to Louisiana
6 - Barrel House Mama
7 - Old, Old Woman
8 - Mean Black Snake
9 - Woman I Love
10 - All Night Party
11 - Heart Breaking Woman
12 - Watchin' My Stuff
13 - Ragged and Hungry
14 - Somebody Changed the Lock
15 - Stumbling Block Blues
16 - Highway Blues
17 - Shake Baby Shake
18 - Number Nine Blues
19 - Drunk Again
20 - Shim Sham Shimmy
21 - Ain't No Meat on de Bone
22 - Blues Got Me Rockin'
23 - Tongue Tied Blues
24 - Please Tell Me Baby
25 - Walkin' Upside Your Head
26 - Rub a Little Boogie
27 - Camille
1 - Gamblin' Man Blues
2 - Warehouse Man Blues
3 - Chain Gang Blues
4 - New Low Down Dog
5 - Black Woman Swing
6 - Cabbage Greens No. 1
7 - Cabbage Greens No. 2
8 - Angola Blues
9 - My Cabin Inn
10 - Bad Health Blues
11 - That's All Right
12 - Gibing Blues
13 - Dupree Shake Dance
14 - My Baby's Gone
15 - Weed Head Woman
16 - Junker Blues
17 - Oh, Red
18 - All Alone Blues
19 - Big Time Mama
20 - Shady Lane
21 - Hurry Down Sunshine
22 - Jackie P. Blues
23 - Heavy Heart Blues
24 - Morning Tea
25 - Black Cow Blues
Disc 2:
1 - My Cabin Inn
2 - Bad Health Blues
3 - Gibing Blues
4 - Dupree Shake Dance
5 - My Baby's Gone
6 - Jackie P. Blues
7 - Black Cow Blues
8 - Jitterbug
9 - Slow Boogie
10 - Mexico Reminiscences
11 - Too Evil to Cry
12 - Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
13 - Rum Cola Blues
14 - She Makes Good Jelly
15 - Johnson Street Boogie Woogie
16 - I'm Going Down with You
17 - F.D.R. Blues
18 - God Bless Our New President
19 - County Jail Special
20 - Fisherman's Blues
21 - Black Wolf
22 - Lover's Lane
23 - Walkin' by Myself
24 - Outside Man
25 - Forget It Mama
Disc 3:
1 - You've Been Drunk
2 - Santa Claus Blues
3 - Gin Mill Sal
4 - Let's Have a Ball
5 - Going Down Slow
6 - Hard Feeling
7 - How Long, How Long Blues
8 - Mean Old Frisco
9 - I Think You Need a Shot
10 - Bad Whiskey and Wild Woman
11 - Bus Station Blues
12 - Love Strike Blues
13 - Wet Deck Mama
14 - Big Legged Mama
15 - I'm a Doctor for Women
16 - Cecelia, Ceceila
17 - Going Down to the Bottom
18 - Fifth Avenue Blues
19 - Highway 31
20 - Come Back Baby
21 - Chittlins and Rice
22 - One Sweet Letter
23 - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
24 - Old Woman Blues
25 - Mean Mistreatin' Mama
26 - Featherweight Mama
27 - Day Break
Disc 4:
1 - Deacon's Party
2 - My Baby's Comin' Back Home
3 - Just Plain Tired
4 - I'm Gonna Find You Someday
5 - Goin' Back to Louisiana
6 - Barrel House Mama
7 - Old, Old Woman
8 - Mean Black Snake
9 - Woman I Love
10 - All Night Party
11 - Heart Breaking Woman
12 - Watchin' My Stuff
13 - Ragged and Hungry
14 - Somebody Changed the Lock
15 - Stumbling Block Blues
16 - Highway Blues
17 - Shake Baby Shake
18 - Number Nine Blues
19 - Drunk Again
20 - Shim Sham Shimmy
21 - Ain't No Meat on de Bone
22 - Blues Got Me Rockin'
23 - Tongue Tied Blues
24 - Please Tell Me Baby
25 - Walkin' Upside Your Head
26 - Rub a Little Boogie
27 - Camille