[78-L] Joe Meek, Bad Penny Blues and Boo Woo

[David Lennick]

Pro Arte CDD507 is one I did way back when and it's now in the Naxos Online 
library (sent the link yesterday) (and here you come today).

dl

Julian Vein wrote:
> Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
>> Regarding James’ recording of “Boo Woo,” for anyone looking for a CD 
>> version, it is included on the four-disc Quadromania collection “Harry 
>> James—Sweet Georgia Brown”  issued in 2005. The performance is on CD 1, 
>> track 13. Also included are “Woo Woo,” “Home James” and “Jesse” from 
>> James’ February 1, 1939 session for Brunswick. “Boo Woo” and “Woo Woo” 
>> were also issued in Columbia’s “Boogie Woogie” album C-44; “Home James” 
>> and “Jesse” were only issued in the U.S. on Brunswick. All four sides 
>> were originally issued on Brunswick laminated pressings so the sound is 
>> great! The performances are excellent; the digital transfers quite 
>> acceptable. I bought the set three months ago at Half-Price Books for 
>> $3.98.
>> _______________________________________________
> Lord 10.0 lists the following, but not the Quadromania set:
> Harry James And The Boogie Woogie Trio:
> Harry James (tp) Pete Johnson (p-1) Albert Ammons (p-2) Johnny Williams 
> (b) Eddie Dougherty (d)
> New York, February 1, 1939
> B24060-1    Boo Woo (1)    Br 8318, Har HL7104, Col 35958, B1611, B2048,
>          CL685, (E)DB5058, Parl (E)R2906, Ajax C-602,
>          Swingfan (G)1013, Living Era (E)AJA5120 [CD],
>          (E)AJA5101 [CD], Jazz Archives(F)57 [CD], Pro Arte
>          CDD507 [CD], Classics (F)656 [CD], CDS (G)RPCD601
>          [CD], Columbia/Legacy CK64988 [CD]
> B24060-2    Boo Woo (1,*)    Meritt 4
> B24061-1    Woo woo (2)    Br 8318, Har HL7104, Col 35958, B1611, B2048,
>          CL685, (E)DB5058, Parl (E)R2906, Ajax C-602,
>          Swingfan (G)1013, Living Era (E)AJA5120 [CD]
>          Jazz Archives (F)57 [CD], Pro Arte CDD507 [CD],
>          CDS (G)RPCD601 [CD], Classics (F)715 [CD],
>          ASV Living Era (E)CDAJA5305 [CD]
> B24061-2    Woo woo (2,*)    Meritt 4
> B24062-1    Home James (1)    Br 8350, Col CB16, CL685, B2048, 
> (E)DB5065, Parl
>          (E)R2911, Ajax C-604, Swingfan (G)1013,
>          Jazz Archives (F)57 [CD], Classics (F)656 [CD]
> B24063-1    Jesse (2)    Br 8350, Col CB16, CL685, CL685, B2048, (E)DB5065,
>          Parl (E)R2911, Ajax C-604, Swingfan (G)1013,
>          Jazz Archives (F)57 [CD], Classics (F)715 [CD]
> Note: All titles and takes on Affinity (E)AFS1009 [CD].
> Classics (F)656 [CD] titled "Pete Johnson 1938-1939"; rest of this CD by 
> Joe Turner and Pete Johnson.
> Classics (F)715 [CD] titled "Albert Ammons 1936-1939"; rest of this CD 
> by others.
> CDS (G)RPCD601 [CD] titled "Boogie woogie - great original performances 
> 1928-1941"; rest of CD by others.
> Living Era (E)AJA5101 [CD] titled "Boogie woogie stomp"; rest of CD by 
> others.
> Columbia/Legacy CK64988 [CD] titled "Juke Joint Jump"; rest of CD by others.
> All titles, except (*), also on Classics (F)903 [CD].
> All above titles also on Mosaic Select MS-030 [CD].
> 
> I've seen these Quadromania sets around, but wasn't sure whether they 
> were worth picking up--they seemed to cheap!
> 
>        Julian Vein
>