VA - Roy Milton's Miltone Records Story 1946-1948 [2008] (2 x CD's)

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VA - Roy Milton's Miltone Records Story 1946-1948 [2008] (2 x CD's)

Two discs 77 and 76 minutes each approximately. The sound is good to fair,with occasional surface noise. These sides, all recorded between 1946-1949 are from a man known to most as an R&B artist of some repute. Milton, himself, shows up on several tracks here, with his group the Solid Senders. This collection is a treasure trove of R&B with a few blues sides, from both well known artists and some lesser known. The more well known singer/musicians include,besides Milton, Maxwell Davis and his Orchestra,  Paul Gayten Trio and Roy Brown and his Orchestra. As is often the case, it's the lesser known artists here that are the greatest surprise. This collection has a number of artists like Effie Smith, Jesse Thomas,and Little Miss Cornshucks, who will be unknown except to real fans of this music. However, their tracks are every bit the equal of the well known people above. Together,these tracks make up some of the best big-city r&b of the era. Smooth but emotive vocals with, usually, horn/piano lead instrument (s) with the rest of the group playing the melodies. The booklet, as usual, from the folks at Acrobat Records is informative as far as they can take it. Many owner/artists have limited or non-existent biographies. An example is one of the partners in Miltone,Forrest Perkins. The booklet states that his early life is a mystery,since he couldn't be found in the census. Also he was to disappear mysteriously and possibly die in the Philippines in 1951-but no one knows for sure. The booklet also includes a number of biographies on several of the artists featured,including an overview of Roy Milton's life. An added bonus are the label reproductions of cartoon characters acting out the various song titles. A book of these would be wonderful.  All in all,this is one of the better small label compilations available. Hopefully there will be other collections of Milton's label in the future. For this is some great post-war R&B with just a pinch of blues mixed in for added color. It's evocative, swinging, moody music. The kind that can easily transport the listener back in time, when you might hear this music on a jukebox or live in some club, where the beer is a dime, on a late dark night in Los Angeles. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01    Jesse Thomas    Same Old Stuff    2:53
02    Jesse Thomas    D Double Due Love You    2:38
03    Jesse Thomas    Zetter Blues    2:31
04    Jesse Thomas    Mountain Key Blues    2:40
05    Effie Smith & the Darby Hicks        Wee Baby Brother Blues (Wee Wee Brother)    3:02
06    John Criner & His Orchestra        Sugar Mama Blues    2:39
07    Effie Smith with Jimmie Grissom & the Blenders with Roy Milton   Answer to RM Blues    2:59
08    Effie Smith with Jimmie Grissom & the Blenders with Roy Milton    It's Been So Long    3:02
09    Jesse Price & Buddy Floyd with the Maxwell Davis Orchestra    Just Before Dawn    2:41
10    Jesse Price & His Jump Jivers    Creepin' And Peepin' (Tippin' Out)    3:03
11    Blenders    You Sure Look Good To Me    2:30
12    Blenders    Signifying Monkey    2:44
13    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    Sunny Side Of The Street    3:10
14    Jimmy Grissom & the Original Solid Senders    Do As I Say    2:39
15    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    Milton's Boogie    2:44
16    Camille Howard & the Solid Senders    Mr Fine    2:37
17    Peter Warfield    Morning Train Blues    2:55
18    Wright Holmes    Good Road Blues    2:36
19    Wright Holmes    Alley Special    2:59
20    Sonny Boy Johnson    Quinsella    2:53
21    Roy Brown & His Orchestra    Rainy Weather Blues    2:19
22    Roy Brown & His Orchestra    Fore Day In The Morning    2:56
23    Roy Brown & His Mighty-Mighty Men    Whose Hat Is That?    2:29
24    Little Miss Cornshucks    Keep Your Hand On Your Heart    2:48
25    Little Miss Cornshucks    Cornshucks Blues    2:50
26    Little Miss Cornshucks    In The Rain    2:58
27    Little Miss Cornshucks    Why Was I Born    2:27
28    Little Miss Cornshucks    True (You Don't Love Me)    2:46

CD2

01    Chubby "Hip Shakin'" Newsome    Hip Shakin' Mama    2:42
02    Roy Brown & His Mighty-Mighty Men    Long About Midnight    3:05
03    Chubby "Hip Shakin'" Newsome    Chubby's Confession    2:24
04    The Paul Gayton Trio    Hey, Little Girl    2:39
05    The Paul Gayton Trio with Annie Laurie     One Sweet Letter From You    2:41
06    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    Red Light    2:29
07    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    It Never Should Have Been This Way    2:47
08    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    Them There Eyes    2:41
09    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    I'll Always Be In Love With You    3:00
10    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    Little Boy Blue    2:36
11    Maxwell Davis    Welcome Home Baby    2:41
12    Maxwell Davis    Get Out    1:58
13    Great "Gates" & His Wampus Cats    Cold Blooded Blues    2:37
14    Great "Gates" & His Wampus Cats    Come Back Home    2:46
15    Jimmie Grissom & Th Blenders    Frank Bull's Boogie    2:47
16    Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    New RM Blues    3:00
17    Camille Howard with Roy Milton & His Solid Senders    Groovy Blues    2:52
18    Paul Gayton & His Trio with Annie Laurie    Since I Fell For You    2:53
19    Roy Milton    Rainy Day Confession Blues (Part 1)    2:38
20    Roy Milton    Rainy Day Confession Blues (Part 2)    3:03
21    Roy Milton    Grooving With Joe    2:55
22    Roy Milton    Blues In My Heart    3:01
23    Gene Morris & His Quintet    G-ing With Gene    2:38
24    Camille Howard with Roy Milton    Pack Your Sack Jack    2:51
25    Jimmie Grissom with the Blenders    Ice Cold Love    2:50
26    Lawrence (Batty) Battiste    You Gonna Get It In The End    2:23
27    Jimmie Grissom with the Blenders    Big Fine Baby    2:49
28    Little T-Bone    Love's A Gamble    2:43

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