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Will Ezell; source: Paramount ad in the Chicago Defender of 11/17/28
source: Paramount ad in the Chicago Defender of 11/17/28
Will Ezell
William Ezell
b. December 23, 1892 (1896) in Brenham, Washington County, Texas
d. August 2, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois

buried at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois
discography
Paramount ad in the Chicago Defender of 11/17/28
Paramount ad in the Chicago Defender of 11/17/28

#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
11926Elzadie Robinson

Paramount 12417
- Sawmill Blues (3054-1)   @ youtube
or
- Sawmill Blues (3054-2)   @ youtube

- Barrel House Man (3053-1)   @ youtube
or
- Barrel House Man (3053-2)   @ youtube

Broadway 5037
- Sawmill Blues (3054-2)
- Barrel House Man (3053-1)

rec. c. October 1926 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12417

= Broadway 5037

21927Blanche Johnson

- 216 Blues (4127-2)   @ youtube
- Galveston Blues (4128-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. January 1927 in Chicago, IL; unknown, voc; Will Ezell, p
"Blanche Johnson" is a pseudonym on Herwin for a Paramount artist, possibly Elzadie Robinson


Herwin 92016

31927Marie Bradley

- Stormy Hailing Blues (4219-1) *   @ youtube
- Mama's In A Strain (4218-2) #   @ youtube

rec. c. February 1927 in Chicago, IL; Marie Bradley, voc; # Will Ezell, p; * William Pierson (prob. William Pearson), p


Paramount 12466

41927Elzadie Robinson

- Baltimore Blues (4254-2)   @ youtube
- Troubled With The Blues (4253-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. March 1927 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12469

51927Ora Brown

- Restless Blues (4564-2)   @ Spotify
- Jailhouse Moan (4563-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Ora Brown, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12500

61927Lucille Bogan

- Jim Tampa Blues (4672-2) *   @ youtube
- Kind Stella Blues (4668-1) #   @ youtube

rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Lucille Bogan, voc; # Will Ezell, p; * Papa Charlie Jackson, banjo, shouts


Paramount 12504

71927Elzadie Robinson

- Whiskey Blues (4667-2)   @ youtube
- Back Door Blues (4666-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. July 1927 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12509

81927Bertha Henderson

- Black Bordered Letter (4680-2) #   @ youtube
- Six Thirty Blues (4681-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. July 1927 in Chicago, IL; Bertha Henderson, voc; # Dave C. Nelson, cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12511

= Broadway 5019

91927Lucile [sic] Bogan

- Doggone Wicked Blues (4703-2)   @ youtube
- Oklahoma Man Blues (4704-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. July 1927 in Chicago, IL; Lucille Bogan, voc; prob. Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12514

101927Side Wheel Sally Duffie

- Kind Papa Blues (4727-2)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Treat 'Em Right Blues (4738-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. August 1927 in Chicago, IL; Side Wheel Sally Duffie, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12519

111927Elzadie Robinson

- Tick Tock Blues (20067-1)   @ youtube
- Hour Behind The Sun (20068-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. October 1927 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12544

121927Side Wheel Sally Duffie

- Bunker Hill Blues (4728-2)   @ youtube
- Plantation Blues (4741-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. August 1927 in Chicago, IL; Side Wheel Sally Duffie, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12545

131927Will Ezell

- Barrel House Man (4786-2)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- West Coast Rag (4786-2)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. September 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Ezell, p solo


Paramount 12549

141927Lucille Bogan

- Women Won't Need No Man (4677-2) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- War Time Man Blues (4673-2) *   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Lucille Bogan, voc; # Will Ezell, p; * Papa Charlie Jackson, banjo


Paramount 12560

151927Lucille Bogan

- Cravin' Whiskey Blues (4675-1)   @ youtube
- Nice And Kind Blues (4676-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Lucille Bogan, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12577

161927Side Wheel Sally Duffie

- Thinking Blues (4742-2)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Kid Man Blues (4743-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. August 1927 in Chicago, IL; Side Wheel Sally Duffie, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12581

171928Will Ezell

- Old Mill Blues (20823-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Mixed Up Rag (20824-2)   @ youtube



unissued track from same session:
- Old Mill Blues (20823-2)

rec. c. August 1928 in Chicago, IL; Will Ezell, p solo

Dixon, Godrich & Rye 1997: "Some reissues claim to use matrix 20823-2 but this appears to be aurally identical to matrix 20823-1"


Paramount 12688


= Signature 911 (US 1944)


= Jazz Collector L84 (UK 195?)

181928Elzadie Robinson

- Wicked Daddy (20782-2)   @ youtube
- Its [sic] Too Late Now (20783-2)   @ youtube



unissued tracks from same session:
- Arkansas Mill (20784)
- Gold Mansion Blues (20785)

rec. c. July 1928 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12689

191928Elzadie Robinson

- Arkansas Mill Blues (20910-3)   @ youtube
- Gold Mansion Blues (20911-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. October 1928 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12701

201928Elzadie Robinson

- Rowdy Man Blues (20912-2)   @ youtube
- Going South Blues (20913-2)   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- Rowdy Man Blues (20912-1) [Document DOCD-5249]   @ youtube

rec. c. October 1928 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12724

211928Will Ezell

- Crawlin' Spider Blues (21066-1)   @ Spotify
- Ezell's Precious Five (21065-2)   @ Spotify

rec. c. December 1928 in Chicago, IL; Will Ezell, voc, p

The label of "Ezell's Precious Five" bears the matrix number 20065, but this is an obvious error, 20065 being a Blind Lemon Jefferson title.


Paramount 12729

221928Elzadie Robinson

- Unsatisfied Blues (20916-1)   @ youtube
- Need My Lovin' Need My Daddy (20914-2)   @ youtube

rec. c. October 1928 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12745

231929Will Ezell

- Barrel House Woman (21143-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Heifer Dust (21145-2)   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- Barrel House Woman (21143-2) [Yazoo 1028, Chicago Piano 12.002, RST BD-6033]   @ youtube

rec. c. February 1929 in Chicago, IL; Will Ezell, p solo


Paramount 12753


= Signature 910 (US 1944)


= Jazz Collector L63 (UK 195?) "Barrelhouse Woman"

241929Elzadie Robinson

- This Is Your Last Night With Me (21186-2)   @ youtube
- Cheatin' Daddy (21187-3)   @ youtube

rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12768

251929Will Ezell (on Herwin: "Charley Eaton")

- Bucket Of Blood (21144-2)   @ Spotify
- Playing The Dozen (21146-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. February 1929 in Chicago, IL; Will Ezell, p solo


Paramount 12773


= Herwin 93017

261929Elzadie Robinson

- My Pullman Porter Man (21190-2)   @ youtube
- Ain't Got Nobody (21195-1 or -2)   @ youtube

rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12795

271929Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

- Guitar Boogie (15639-A) *   @ youtube
- New York Blues (15640-A) #   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, # voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p; * talking by band members


Paramount 12820

281929Will Ezell

- Pitchin' Boogie (15650)   @ youtube
- Just Can't Stay Here (15649)   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; poss. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, voc, p; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g; Uaroy Graves, tamb


Paramount 12855

= Broadway 5103


= Century 3015


= Jazz Collector L46 (UK 195?)


= Tempo R31

291929Blind Roosevelt Graves and Bro.

- Bustin' The Jug (15641-A)   @ youtube
- Crazy About My Baby (15642- )   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12859

301929 

Paramount 12874:
Blind Arthur Groom and Bro.
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord (15645- )   @ youtube
or
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord (15645-A) #   @ youtube

- Telephone To Glory (15646- ) *   @ youtube

Broadway 5050 / Herwin 92035 / Crown 3362:
Blind Willie Jackson and Brother
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord (15645-A)
- Telephone To Glory (15646- )

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb, voc; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12874

= Broadway 5050


= Herwin 92035


= Crown 3326

# Varsity 6006
* Varsity 6007 (as by Jubilee Male Quartet)

311929Descriptive Novelty: Featuring Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Will Ezell, Charlie Spand, The Hokum Boys, Papa Charlie Jackson ("The Paramount All Stars")

- Hometown Skiffle – Part I (21453-2)   @ youtube
- Hometown Skiffle – Part II (21454-3)   @ youtube

rec. c. October August 1929 in Chicago, IL; The Hokum Boys: prob. Alex Hill, voc; poss. Georgia Tom Dorsey, p; unidentified, voc; Charlie Spand, p, voc; Will Ezell, p, sp; Papa Charlie Jackson, bj, voc; Blind Lemon Jefferson [?], g, sp; Arthur Blake, g, sp; prob. Alex Hill, announcements

"Hometown Skiffle – Part I" actually consists of brief contributions:
The Hokum Boys: Shake That Thing
Will Ezell: Mixed Up Rag
Blind Blake: A Blues

"Hometown Skiffle – Part II" actually consists of brief contributions:
Blind Lemon Jefferson [or rather: Blind Blake impersonating Blind Lemon Jefferson]: Introduction
The Hokum Boys: Sellin' That Stuff
Charlie Spand: Soon This Morning
Papa Charlie Jackson: Shake That Thing


Paramount 12886


= Steiner-Davis SD 107 (US 1948) (as by Charlie Spand, Will Ezell, Alex Hill, Papa Charlie and others)


= Tempo R 20 (UK 1950)

Tempo Records discography
Papa Charlie Jackson discography
Blind Blake discography
Blind Lemon Jefferson discography
Charlie Spand discography

   

- Hometown Skiffle – Part I (21453-1)
- Hometown Skiffle – Part II (21454-1)
- Hometown Skiffle – Part II (21454-2)

rec. c. October August 1929 in Chicago, IL; The Hokum Boys: prob. Alex Hill, voc; poss. Georgia Tom Dorsey, p; unidentified, voc; Charlie Spand, p, voc; Will Ezell, p, sp; Papa Charlie Jackson, bj, voc; Blind Lemon Jefferson [?], g, sp; Arthur Blake, g, sp; prob. Alex Hill, announcements

unissued tests:
21453-1-2 (unissued take 1)
51454-1-2 (unissued both takes)

321929Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

- Crazy About My Baby (15642- ) #   @ youtube
- Staggerin' Blues (15643- ) *   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, # voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb, * voc; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12891

331929Elzadie Robinson

- Driving Me South (21192-2)   @ youtube
- Past And Future Blues (21193-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Elzadie Robinson, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12900

341929Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

- Happy Sunshine (15651) #   @ youtube
- I'm Pressing On (15652) # *   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, # voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb, * voc; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12913

351929Will Ezell

- Freakish Mistreater Blues (15654) #   @ Spotify
- Hot Spot Stuff (15655)   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; poss. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p, # voc; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g; Uaroy Graves, tamb


Paramount 12914

361929Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

- St. Louis Rambler Blues (15638-A)   @ youtube
- Sad Dreaming Blues (15653-A)   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12961

371929Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

- I Shall Not Be Moved (15647-)   @ youtube
- When I Lay My Burdens Down (15648)   @ youtube

rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb, voc; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 12974

381931Slim Tarpley

- Alabama Hustler (L-734-2)   @ youtube
- Try Some Of That (L-733-2)   @ Spotify

rec. c. January 1931 in Grafton, WI; Sam Tarpley, voc; Will Ezell, p


Paramount 13062

391933Jubilee Male Quartet

(Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham)
- "Telephone To Glory" [actually "Clanka A Lanka (Sleep On Mother)" (Paramount 13119)!]

(Blind Arthur Groom / Blind Willie Jackson and Brother)
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord [Paramount 12874 (15645-A)]


Varsity 6006

401933Jubilee Male Quartet

(Black Billy Sunday)
- This Old World's In A Hell Of A Fix [Paramount 13052]

(Blind Arthur Groom / Blind Willie Jackson and Brother)
- "Clanka A Lanka" [actually "Telephone To Glory" (Paramount 12874)!]


Varsity 6007


LP / CD compilations
411955Will Ezell's Gin Mill Jazz
Piano Blues and Rags

- Mixed Up Rag
- Heifer Dust
- Playing The Dozen
- West Coast Rag

- Barrel House Man
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Just Can't Stay Here
- Bucket Of Blood


Riverside RLP 1043 (US 1954)


London AL 3539

London Records discography

421964Honky 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


= 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)

431968Low Down Piano Blues and Boogie Woogie

Sylvester Palmer
- Mean Blues
- Lonesome Man Blues

Will Ezell
- Old Mill Blues
- Barrel House Woman
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Strut That Thing
- Monkey Man Blues
- You've Done Tore Your Playhouse Down
- Streamline Train

Lee Brown
- Carpenter Man Blues
- Little Girl, Little Girl
Walter Davis
- You Don't Know Right From Wrong
- Smoky Mountain
Roosevelt Sykes
- New Mistake In Life
- We Will Never Make The Grade
St. Louis Jimmy
- Soon Forget You
- Can't Stand Your Evil Ways



Confidential CLP 001 (Fr 1968)

441968?Ragged Piano Classics 1923-1943

Sugar Underwood
- Dew Drop Alley Stomp
Smith and Irvine
- Lonesome Road Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Louisiana Glide
Blythe and Burton
- Dusting The Keys
Herve Duerson
- Easy Drag
- Avenue Strut
Frank Melrose
- Jellyroll Stomp

Rob Cooper
- West Dallas Drag No. 2
Blythe and Clark
- Bow To Your Papa
Alonzo Yancey
- Everybody's Rag
George H. Tremer
- Spirit of '49 Rag

Will Ezell
- Mixed Up Rag
Sidney Wilson
- Mississippi Shivers
Clarence Jones
- Modulation



Origin Jazz Library OJL 16 (US 1968?)

OJL Records discography

451969Boogie 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

461971Pitchin' Boogie
A Second Collection of Boogie Woogie Piano Rarities

Meade Lux Lewis
- Freakish Blues (George Hannah, voc)
Jimmy Blythe
- Chicago Stomps
- Armour Avenue Struggle
- Mr. Freddie Blues
- Sunshine Special (Sodarisa Miller, voc)
Roosevelt Sykes
- Honey Dripper Blues
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- By The Moon & Stars (accompanying Edith Johnson, voc, p)

Jimmy Blythe & W.E. "Buddy" Burton
- Block And Tackle
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Long Ways From Home (accompanying Edith Johnson, voc, p)

Will Ezell
- Heifer Dust
- Barrel House Man
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Barrel House Women
Bob Call
- Evil Woman Blues


notes by Martin Williams

Milestone MLP 2018 (US 1971)

Milestone Records discography

471972Barrelhouse 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 (tk 2)

notes by Stephen Calt, Jerome Epstein, Nick Perls

Yazoo 1028 (US 1972)


= Yazoo CD 1028 (1992)

Yazoo Records discography

481973Will Ezell

- Barrelhouse Man
- West Coast Rag
- Old Mill Blues
- Mixed Up Rag
- Ezell's Precious Five
- Crawlin' Spider Blues
- Barrelhouse Woman

- Barrelhouse Woman
- Bucket Of Blood
- Heifer Dust
- Playing The Dozen
- Just Cant Stay Here
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Freakish Mistreater Blues
- Hot Spot Stuff


Chicago Piano 12-002 (UK 1973)

491974Whole World In His Hands 1927-1936

Elder Curry
- Prove All Things
- Change Your Thoughts
- Pale Horse
McIntorsh & Edwards
- Behold The King Shall Reign
Rev. E. D. Campbell
- The Hem Of His Garment
- Prayer
- Preach The Word
- Come And See A Man
- Escape For Your Life
Rev. P.W. Williams & His Sanctified Singers
- Testifying Meeting 1
- Testifying Meeting 2

Elder Richard Bryant
- He Shut The Lion's Mouth
- Everybody Was There
- A Lie Was Told, But God Know'd It
- A Wild Man In Town

Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Telephone To Glory
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- When I Lay My Burdens Down
- I'll Be Rested
- Woke Up This Morning
Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers
- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
- I Will Meet You At The Station



Herwin H 207 (US 1974)

Herwin Records discography

501977Paramount 1929-1930
'whip it to a jelly' (The Piano Blues Vol. 1)

Charlie Spand
- Moanin' The Blues
- Mississippi Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Chain 'Em Down
- Louisiana Glide
Little Brother
- No Special Rider
- Vicksburg Blues
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Lee Blues
- No. 29

Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars
- All Night Long Blues

Will Ezell
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Heifer Dust
Charles Avery
- Dearborn St. Breakdown
James Wiggins
- Forty-Four Blues
Henry Brown
- Henry Brown Blues
Blind Blake / Spand
- Hastings St.


foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4401 (UK 1977)

Magpie PYCD 01 (UK 1990) (four add'l tracks)

Magpie Records discography

511979?Rag Doll
Piano Ragtime Of The Teens, Twenties & Thirties Vol. 3

Clarence M Jones
- Hulu Lou
Sugar Underwood
- Dew Drop Alley Stomp
Rob Cooper
- West Dallas Drag No. 2
Blythe and Burton
- Dustin' The Keys
Sid Williams
- Mississippi Shivers
- Rag Doll
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Louisiana Glide
Alex Hill
- Stompin' 'Em Down

Cow Cow Davenport
- Atlanta Rag

Will Ezell
- West Coast Rag
- Bucket Of Blood
Blythe and Clark
- Bow To Your Papa
Smith and Irvine
- Lonesome Road Blues
I Smith
- Sally Goodin
Herve Duerson
- Avenue Strut
George Tremer
- Spirit Of '49


programming & notes by David A. Jasen; mastered by Nick Perls (Yazoo)


Herwin H 406 (US 1979?)

Herwin Records discography

521982Paramount 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 (UK 1982)

531983The 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)

541983Blind Roosevelt Graves   (1929-36)
Complete Recordings in Chronological Order

- Saint Louis Rambler Blues
- Guitar Boogie
- New York Blues
- Bustin' The Jug
- Crazy About My Baby
- Staggerin' Blues
- Low Down Woman
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord
- Telephone To Glory

- I Shall Not Be Moved
- When I Lay My Burdens Down
- Sad Dreaming Blues
- Woke Up This Morning
- Hittin' The Bottle Stomp
- Skippy Whippy
- Dangerous Woman
- I'll Be Rested
- Barbecue Bust



Wolf WSE 110 (Austria 1983)

Wolf WSE series discography

55c.1985Will Ezell: Pitchin' Boogie
Complete Recordings 1928-1929

- Barrelhouse Man
- West Coast Rag
- Old Mill Blues (tk 1)
- Old Mill Blues (tk 2)
- Mixed Up Rag
- Ezell's Precious Five
- Crawlin' Spider Blues
- Barrelhouse Woman (tk 1)

- Barrelhouse Woman (tk 2)
- Bucket Of Blood
- Heifer Dust
- Playing The Dozen
- Just Can't Stay Here (tk 1)
- Just Can't Stay Here (tk 2)
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Freakish Mistreater Blues
- Hot Spot Stuff

notes by Martin van Olderen

Oldie Blues OL 2830 (NL c.1985)

Oldie Blues discography

561990Rare Piano Blues   1925-1935

Ray Logan
- Lost John Blues (872-1)
- You Can't Shake It In Here (873-2)
"Talking" Billy Anderson
- Lonely Billy Blues (143821-1)
- Adam And Eve (143822-1)
- Married Man Blues (145136-1)
- Cow Cow Blues (145137-2)

Side Wheel Sally Duffie
- Kind Papa Blues (4727-2/820)
- Treat 'em Right Blues (4738-2/819)
- Thinking Blues (4742-2)
- Kid Man Blues (4743-1)

Jim Towel
- I've Been Hoodooed (C-2493)
- Buckwheat Cakes (C-2494)
Southern Blues Singers
- Runnin' Wild (14981-A)
- It's Tight Like That (14988)
Monroe Walker
- Black Heat Blues (150329-2)
- High Powered Mama (150330-1)
James "Bat" Robinson
- You Left Me Alone (17630-D)
- Bat's Own Blues (17634)
Kid Stormy Weather
- Bread And Water Blues (Jax-180-1)
George Noble
- Sissy Man Blues C-911-test)



Document DLP 599 (Austria 1990)

Document Records discography

571990Paramount Vol. 1   1928-1932
The Piano Blues series

Charlie Spand - Moanin' The Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett - Chain 'Em Down
Little Brother - No Special Rider
Wesley Wallace - Fanny Lee Blues
Louise Johnson - By The Moon And Stars

Will Ezell - Pitchin' Boogie
Blind Leroy Garnett - Louisiana Glide
Blind Blake / Charlie Spand - Hastings St.
Skip James - If You Haven't Any Hay
'Jabo' Williams - Fat Mama Blues
'Boodle It' Wiggins - Evil Woman Blues
Lonnie Clark - Down In Tennessee
Charles Avery - Dearborn St. Breakdown
Charlie Spand - Mississippi Blues

Will Ezell - Heifer Dust
Little Brother - Vicksburg Blues
Wesley Wallace - No. 29
James Wiggins - Forty-Four Blues
Henry Brown - Henry Brown Blues
Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues


Magpie PY 4401 + four tracks from Magpie PY 4420

notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PYCD 01 (UK 1990)

Magpie Records discography

581991The Paramount Piano Blues 1928-32, Vol. 1

- 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)

591992Will Ezell   1927 - 1931
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order

- Stormy Hailing Blues (Marie Bradley, voc)
- Jailhouse Moan (Ora Brown, voc)
- Restless Blues (Ora Brown, voc)
- Black Bordered Letter (Bertha Henderson, voc)
- Six Thirty Blues (Bertha Henderson, voc)
- Barrel House Man
- West Coast Rag
- Old Mill Blues (tk 1)
- Old Mill Blues (tk 2)
- Mixed Up Rag
- Ezell's Precious Five
- Crawlin' Spider Blues
- Barrel House Woman (tk 1)
- Barrel House Woman (tk 2)
- Bucket Of Blood
- Heifer Dust
- Playing The Dozen
- Just Can't Stay Here
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Freakish Mistreater Blues
- Hot Spot Stuff
- Try Some Of That (Slim Tarpley, voc)
- Alabama Hustler (Slim Tarpley, voc)

notes by Mike Rowe

RST Blues Document BDCD-6033 (Austria 1992)

601994Too Late Too Late Vol. 3 1926 - 1960's

Buddy Boy Hawkins (1927)
- Number Three Blues (tk 1)

Side Wheel Sally Duffie (1927)
- Bunker Hill Blues
- Plantation Blues
Memphis Jug Band (1928)
- She Stays Out All Night Long (tk 1)
Lottie Kimbrough & Winston Holmes (1928)
- Don't Speak To Me
Jim Jackson (1928)
- I'm Wild About My Lovin' (take 1)
- Electric Chair Blues (Jefferson County Blues)
William Harris (1928)
- Bad Treated Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1929)
- Big Night Blues (21402)
Charley Patton (1929)
- I Shall Not Be Moved (alt tk)
Mississippi Sheiks (1930)
- The Jazz Fiddler (take A)
Memphis Minnie (1930)
- Dirt Dauber Blues
- You Dirty Mistreater
Curley Weaver (1933)
- No No Blues (12909-1)
- Early Morning Blues (12910)
Tampa Red (1934)
- I'll Get A Break Some Day
Joshua White (1935)
- Cherry Picker
- Tweet Tweet Mama Blues
Leadbelly (1935)
- My Baby Quit Me (17183-1)
Casey Bill Weldon (1936)
- We Gonna Move (To The Outskirts...) (tk 2)
Tampa Red (1940)
- This Ain't No Place For Me
Ida Parham (1940's 1950's)
- Untitled Blues
Two Gospel Keys (1948)
- If I Never See You Anymore
- Stranger, Don't Drive Me Away
Jesse Thomas (c.1960's)
- Your Love Is Automatic
- Rain Sleet Or Snow


notes by Guido van Rijn

Document DOCD-5276 (Austria 1994)

611997Paramount Blues   Hometown Skiffle
From the Paramount collection of Gayle Dean Wardlow

Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Bustin' The Jug
- Crazy About My Baby
Buddy Boy Hawkins
- A Rag Blues
- Snatch It And Grab It

"The Paramount All Stars" featuring Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Will Ezell, Charlie Spand, The Hokum Boys, Papa Charlie Jackson
- Hometown Skiffle - Part 1
- Hometown Skiffle - Part 2
Beale Street Sheiks
- Mr. Crump Don't Like It
- Jazzin The Blues
Tampa Red
- Through Train Blues
Charlie Spand
- Fetch Your Water
- Soon This Morning
Dad Nelson
- Cleveland Stomp
Blind Blake
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Johnnie Head
- Fare Thee Blues Part 1
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Forgotten Blues
Blind Blake
- Southern Rag
Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Guitar Boogie
- New York Blues

Will Ezell
- Just Can't Stay Here

prod. by George H. Buck Jr., production coordinator: Lars Edegran

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow

Black Swan BSCD-30 (US 1997)

621998Mama Don't Allow No Easy Riders Here
Strutting The Dozens

- Trenches - Turner Parrish
- Mama Don't Allow No Easy Riders Here - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport
- Atlanta Rag - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport
- Avenue Strut - Herve Duerson

- Mixed up Rag - William Ezell
- Louisiana Glide - Blind Leroy Garnett
- Windy City - Arnold 'Doc' Wiley
- Slum Gullion Stomp - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport

- Old Mill Blues - William Ezell
- Wilkins Street Blues - Speckled Red
- Easy Drag - Herve Duerson
- Texas Shout - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport
- The Fives - Turner Parrish
- Arnold Wiley Rag - Arnold 'Doc' Wiley

- Playing the Dozen - William Ezell
- Chain 'Em Down - Blind Leroy Garnett
- Alabama Strut - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport

- Heifer Dust - William Ezell
- Walking Blues - Raymond Barrow
- The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red
- The Dirty Dozen No. 2 - Speckled Red
- Chimin' the Blues - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport
- Oh You Devil You - Oliver Brown


notes by Bob Hall

Yazoo CD 2034 (US 1998)

Yazoo Records discography

631998Shake Your Wicked Knees - Rent Parties And Good Times
Classic Piano Rags, Blues & Stomps 1928-43

- Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith
- Pine Top's Blues - Pine Top Smith
- Back In The Alley - Cow Cow Davenport
- I'm So Glad I'm 21 Years Old Today - Joe Dean

- Pitchin' Boogie - Will Ezell
- Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- Dearborn Street Breakdown - Charles Avery
- Fat Fanny Stomp - Jim Clarke
- Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport
- Hip Shakin' Strut - Hokum Boys & Jane Lucas
- House Rent Scuffle - Lil Johnson #
- Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - Romeo Nelson
- Jump Steady Blues - Pine Top Smith
- Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor
- Whoop And Holler Stomp - Montana Taylor #
- I'm Sober Now - Pine Top Smith
- Indiana Avenue Stomp - Montana Taylor
- Stomp 'em Down To The Bricks - Henry Brown
- Hokum Stomp - Hokum Boys & Jane Lucas
- Jimmy's Rocks - Jimmy Yancey
- Mooch Piddle - Cow Cow Davenport #
- Tight Whoopee - Mozelle Alderson


prod. by Francis Wilford-Smith
remastered by Richard Nevins, # John R. T. Davies

notes by Bob Hall

Yazoo CD 2035 (US 1998)

Yazoo Records discography

641999Broke, 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)

652000The 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 and Papa Charlie Jackson
- 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

662001Piano 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 - 'Jabo' Williams
- 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 (UK 2001)

672014Deep South Piano: The Music of Little Brother Montgomery, his Family, Friends and Peers

CD 1:
Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Shakey Horton
- The Devil Is A Busy Man
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
- Milas Davis Blues
- Grinder Man Blues
- Shave 'Em Dry
- Don't Get Around Much Any More
- Boogie
- You're Gonna Need My Help Some Day
Lafayette Leake
- Lowdown Blues
- More Blues
- Boogie Nr. 1
- Boogie Nr. 2
- Gone With The Wind
- Boogie Nr. 3
- Boogie Nr. 4
Little Brother Montgomery
- Dangerous Blues
- Dudlow Joe
- Papa Lord God Blues
- Rip Top Blues
- Joe Martin Blues
- Bob Morton Blues
- Joe Lewis Blues
- Vanado Anderson (Andrews) Blues
- Willie Anderson Blues
- Loomis Gibson Blues
- Trembling Blues

- Will Ezell's Blues
- Don't You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
- Basin Street Blues

CD 2:
Little Brother Montgomery
- Forty-Four Blues
- Little Brother Special
- Jan Blues
- Suitcase Blues
Sweet Williams, Little Brother Montgomery
- Poor Buddy Richards Blues (tk 1/2)
- Leon Brumfield Blues
- Poor Buddy Richards Blues (tk 3)
- Poor Buddy Richards Blues (tk 4)
- Sweet Williams Boogie
- Four 'O Clock Blues
- Whispering
Dewey Corley
- Just A Dream
- West Helena Blues
- Yancey Special
- Saturday Night Fish Fry
Tuts Washington
- Mr. Freddie Blues
- Forty-Four Blues
- Boogie Woogie On The St. Louis Blues
- Fish Fry Blues
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
- Yancey Special
- 12th Street Rag
Buddy Burns
- Dirty Blues
- Waltz

CD 3:
Little Brother Montgomery, Willie Bell Dailey
- Glory, Glory Hallelujah
- Montgomery Falily Blues & Vicksburg Blue
Joe Montgomery
- Old Blues
- More Old Blues
- Stride Piece
- There Is No Telling What God Will Do
- Do What I Say (piano part)
- What Have I Done
Gus Perryman
- Maple Leaf Rag
- St. Louis Blues
- Old Blues
- Big Butter And Egg Man
Roosevelt Sykes
- Rock Me In The Morning
- The Way I Feel Blues
Simon Frazier
- I Cried Over You
- Some Of These Days
- How Long
- Salty Dog
- Careless Love
Adam Cato
- Solitude
- Old Barrelhouse Blues
- Rhythmic Blues
Leon René
- Brown Skin
- When It's Sleepy Time Down South


1968 and 1972 home recordings by Karl Gert zur Heide; all recordings are previously unissued

3 CD set
20-pp. booklet notes by Karl Gert zur Heide

Agram Blues AB3CD 2026 (NL 2014)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 113-114
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 74; 87, 99, 115, 228, 252, 323, 377-378, 448, 762-763, 892
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 362
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 349
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- http://ragpiano.com/comps/wezell.shtml
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alex van der Tuuk, Mark Carlton, Paul Swinton, D.C. Rininger and Benoît Brière for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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