R&B
VA - It's Jamaica Jump Blues Time! Jamaican Sound System Classics 1941-1962 [2015] (3 x CDs)
Released in 2015 by Fantastic Voyage Records, It’s Jamaica Jump Blues Time! is a sprawling 3-CD compilation subtitled Jamaican Sound System Classics 1941-1962. It’s not a reggae or ska album, rather, it’s a deep dive into the American R&B, jump blues, and boogie woogie that laid the sonic foundation for Jamaica’s own musical revolutions.
Curated by Phil Etgart, the set features 84 tracks that were staples of early Jamaican sound systems, spun by pioneering selectors like Tom the Great Sebastian, Count Machuki, and Coxsone Dodd. These DJs often scratched off label info to keep their selections exclusive, creating a mystique around the music that this compilation seeks to demystify.
Artists include legends like: Louis Jordan, Fats Domino, T-Bone Walker, and Joe Turner with lesser-known gems from Lynn Hope, The Capris, The Spacemen, and Big Walter Horton.
The music is raw, rhythmic, and infectious, full of swagger, swing, and sly humor. Tracks like “Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie,” “She’s My Baby,” and “Jumpin’ Tonight” showcase the syncopated grooves and horn-driven energy that would later morph into ska and rocksteady.
This compilation isn’t just a historical curiosity, it’s a sonic blueprint, tracing the roots of Jamaican music back to its diasporic influences. For archivists, crate diggers, and anyone curious about the pre-ska DNA of Jamaican sound system culture, It’s Jamaica Jump Blues Time! is essential listening (B)
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Track lists
CD1
01 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie 2:58
02 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra - Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 3:11
03 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - RM Blues 3:00
04 Jack McVea’s All Stars - Open The Door Richard! 2:58
05 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 3:06
06 Bull Moose Jackson - Sneaky Pete 2:54
07 Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces - Big Legs 3:00
08 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Blow Mr Jackson 2:35
09 Jesse Price & His Blues Band - Frettin' for Some Pettin' 2:38
10 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Drippers Blues 3:15
11 King Perry - Keep A Dollar in Your Pocket 2:43
12 Gene Phillips and The Rhythm Aces - Superstitious Woman 2:33
13 Felix Gross & His Sextette - Going to Get Straight 2:58
14 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Groovy Groove 2:37
15 Bill Hayes & His Band - I'm Just Another Fool 2:14
16 Pete Peterson & His Orchestra - Long Gravy 2:23
17 Joe Swift - Nightmare 2:25
18 T-Bone Walker - That Old Feelin' is Gone 2:55
19 Joe Lutcher and His Orchestra - Pasadena Rhumboogie 2:39
20 Memphis Slim & The House Rockers - Country Girl 2:51
21 Eddie Gorman & His Group - Telephone Blues 2:27
22 Fats Domino - She’s My Baby 2:49
23 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Daddy on My Mind 2:46
24 Joe Fritz - I Love You My Darlin' 2:59
25 Big Joe Turner - Jumpin' Tonight 2:25
26 Little Sylvia - Little Boy 2:15
27 Smiley Lewis - My Baby Was Right 2:43
28 Wynonie Harris - Lovin' Machine 2:27
CD2
01 Calvin Boze and His All Stars - I've Got News for You 2:18
02 Jay McNeeley & His Orchestra - Don't Cry Baby 2:28
03 Jimmy McCracklin with His Blues Blasters - Rockin' Man 3:03
04 Roy Hawkins - Trouble Makin' Woman 2:41
05 Billy Wright - Hey Little Girl 2:53
06 Johnny Ace - Follow The Rule 2:31
07 Dave Bartholomew - The Golden Rule 3:06
08 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - You Got Money 2:32
09 "5" Royales - Baby Don't Do It 2:47
10 Rudy Ferguson - Cool Goofin' 2:48
11 Griffin Brothers - The Teaser 2:47
12 Chocolateers - Peckin 3:07
13 T-Bone Walker - Tell Me What's The Reason 2:40
14 Smiley Lewis - You're Not The One 2:31
15 King Pleasure - Jumpin' With Symphony Sid 2:36
16 King Curtis - Tenor in The Sky 2:22
17 Lynn Hope - Girl of My Dreams 3:06
18 Charms - Hearts of Stone 2:36
19 Penguins - Ookey Ook 2:57
20 Five Thrills - Feel So Good 2:34
21 Tab Smith - My Mother's Eyes 3:12
22 Johnny Ace - Please Forgive Me 2:26
23 Varetta Dillard - Johnny Has Gone 2:47
24 Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers - It’s Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) 2:40
25 Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers - Nothing Sweet as You 2:16
26 Charlie Ray - Oh Gee - Oo - Wee 2:30
27 Wynonie Harris - Fishtail Blues 2:37
28 Willis Jackson - Howling at Midnight 2:47
CD3
01 Fats Domino - I Know 2:39
02 Capris - Let's Linger Awhile 2:13
03 Cameos - Craving 2:39
04 Donna Hightower - Since You 2:32
05 Louis Prima & His Orchestra - Just A Gigolo|I Ain't Got Nobody 4:44
06 Gene & Eunice - Bom Bom Lulu 2:36
07 Big Mike Gordon - (Ho Ho Ho) You Don't Want Me No More 2:34
08 Big Walter & His Combo - Shirley Jean 2:37
09 Rosco Gordon - Keep on Doggin' 2:51
10 Paul 'Hucklebuck' Williams - Pass The Buck 3:00
11 Lowell Fulson - Don't Drive Me Baby 2:39
12 Professor Longhair - Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand 2:15
13 Jimmy Beasley & The Rockers - Johnny's House Party, Pt 1 & 2 5:20
14 Lloyd Price & His Band - Baby, Please Come Home 2:25
15 Paul Gayten - Tickle Toe 2:27
16 Huey & Jerry - I Think You Jiving Me 2:28
17 Jesse Belvin - Let Me Dream 2:18
18 John Fred & His Playboy Band - My Love for You 2:08
19 Warren Storm - Prisoner's Song 2:51
20 Bobby Day - Ain't Gonna Cry No More 2:16
21 Eugene Church - I Ain't Goin' for That 2:21
22 Frantics - Straight Flush 2:00
23 Spacemen - The Clouds 2:49
24 Bill Black's Combo - White Silver Sands 2:35
25 Ernie K-Doe - 'Taint it The Truth 3:22
26 Charles Brown - Angel Baby 3:19
27 Roy Milton - Baby You Don't Know 2:19
28 Wilbert Harrison & His Kansas City Playboys - Broke 2:29
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