VA - The Best of New Orleans [2018] (2 x CDs)

NEW ORLEANS

VA - The Best of New Orleans [2018] (2 x CDs)

This one doesn’t strut so much as it glides, a 2CD set that captures the humid, horn-soaked heartbeat of New Orleans without ever breaking a sweat. Released in 2018 by Metro Select and Union Square Music , The Best of New Orleans is less a history lesson and more a mixtape from a friend who knows the backstreets and jukeboxes by heart.

There’s no rigid timeline here, just a rolling wave of rhythm and soul. You get the big names, sure, but the real flavor comes from the tracks that ripple outward, influencing scenes far beyond the Crescent City. James “Sugar Boy” Crawford’s “Jock-A-Mo” is a cornerstone, a raw chant that would echo through decades of Mardi Gras lore. Chris Kenner’s “I Like It Like That” is pure New Orleans propulsion, loose, joyful, and impossible to sit still through.

Then there’s Li’l Millet & His Creoles’ “Rich Woman”, a swampy, swaggering cut that’s been covered and reinterpreted but never outdone. Clarence Garlow’s “Bon Ton Roula” brings the zydeco shuffle into the mix, while The Hawketts’ “Mardi Gras Mambo” and Professor Longhair’s “Go to the Mardi Gras” practically throw beads from the speakers. These aren’t just songs, they’re cultural touchstones, still pulsing through block parties, brass bands, and bounce tracks today.

What makes this set sing is its refusal to overthink. It’s not trying to be definitiv, it’s trying to be alive. The sequencing feels like a neighborhood stroll, a little second-line here, a little backroom R&B there, with a brass band warming up just around the corner. It’s a celebration, plain and simple, one that knows the best way to honor New Orleans is to let the music do the talking. (B)

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CD1

01 Lee Dorsey - Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky 3:09

02 Robert Parker - Barefootin' 2:44

03 Irma Thomas - I Did My Part 2:29

04 Meters - Keep on Marching 3:24

05 Dr. John - Tipitina 3:25

06 Art Neville - Cha Dooky 2:37

07 Dixie Cups - Iko, Iko 2:08

08 Fats Domino - Mardis Gras in New Orleans 2:18

09 Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya 1:45

10 Aaron Neville - Hercules 4:13

11 Meters - Cissy Strut 3:01

12 Tami Lynn - Mojo Hanna 3:26

13 Dr. John - A Little Closer to My Home 3:13

14 Snooks Eaglin - Yours Truly 4:23

15 Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise 2:47

16 Huey 'Piano' Smith - Tu 2:31

17 Johnny Adams - A Losing Battle 2:52

18 Chris Kenner - I Like it Like That 1:55

19 Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters - Jock 2:27

20 Betty Harris - Nearer to You 2:56

21 Ernie K Doe - Here Comes The Girls 3:12

22 Allen Tousaint - Happy Times 2:08

23 Irma Thomas - Somebody Told You 2:34

24 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home 2:23

25 Aaron Neville - Cry Me a River 3:44

CD2

01 Louis Armstrong - West End Blues 3:11

02 Young Tuxedo Brass Band - John Casimir's Whoopin' Blues 3:15

03 Kid Ory - 29th and Dearborn 2:54

04 Henry 'Red' Allen and His Orchestra - Down in Jungle Town 2:51

05 Jelly Roll Morton - I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say 3:17

06 Hawketts - Mardi Gras Mambo 2:19

07 Hawks - It's Too Late Now 2:09

08 Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo 4:26

09 Bobby Charles - See You Later Alligator 2:51

10 Clifton Chenier - Ay 2:42

11 Clarence Garlow - Bon Ton Roula 3:13

12 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin' 2:47

13 L'il Millett & His Creoles - Rich Woman 2:36

14 Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller 2:12

15 Eddie Bo - Every Dog Has Its Day 2:10

16 Roy Montrell - (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone 2:25

17 Professor Longhair - Go The The Mardi Gras 2:44

18 Dave Bartholomew - Shrimp & Gumbo 2:07

19 Barbara Lynn - You're Gonna Need Me 2:26

20 Earl King - Trick Bag 2:42

21 Spiders - Witchcraft 2:36

22 King Oliver (Featuring His Orchestra) - St. James Infirmary 3:40

23 Eureka Brass Band - Lord, Lord, Lord 3:11

24 Sidney Bechet Quintet - Summertime 4:06

25 Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans 1:56

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VA - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens, The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans [2004] (4 x CDs)

NEW ORLEANS

VA - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens, The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans [2004] (4 x CDs)

If you ever needed proof that New Orleans is less a city and more a living, breathing rhythm section, Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens makes the case in four discs flat. Released in 2004 by Shout! Factory, this 85-track box set doesn’t just trace the city’s musical history, it throws you right into the second line and dares you not to dance.

This isn’t a dry museum piece. It’s sweaty, brassy, and gloriously alive. You get the big names, Fats Domino, Dr. John, The Meters, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, but the real magic is in the deep cuts and overlooked gems. Dave Bartholomew’s “Shrimp and Gumbo” is a spicy little number that rarely shows up on comps, and Eddie Bo’s “Check Your Bucket” is pure syncopated swagger. Balfa Toujours’ “Marshall’s Club” brings the Cajun heat, while The Wild Magnolias’ “New Suit” is a funked-up Mardi Gras Indian chant that still sounds ahead of its time.

The sequencing jumps eras and styles, but it works, zydeco rubs shoulders with bounce, brass band funk crashes into swamp pop, and somehow it all feels like one long, sweaty block party. Rebirth Brass Band’s “Feel Like Funkin’ It Up” and Kermit Ruffins’ “Drop Me Off in New Orleans” are modern classics that hold their own next to vintage sides from Smiley Lewis or Shirley & Lee.

What makes this box essential isn’t just the hits, it’s the way it stitches together the city’s musical DNA. You hear the continuum: from Congo Square to Tipitina’s, from second line to sound system. It’s  a love letter to the groove that built a city. It captures the soul of New Orleans in all its brass-blasted, gumbo-thick glory. (B)

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CD1

01 Galactic Featuring Theryl deClouet - Welcome to New Orleans 0:15

02 Kermit Ruffins - Drop Me Off in New Orleans 4:28

03 Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' 2:07

04 Dr. John - Iko Iko 4:08

05 Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven - Potato Head Blues 2:55

06 Lil' Queenie & The Percolators - My Darlin' New Orleans 4:01

07 Iguanas - Para Donde Vas (Where Are You Going) 3:17

08 Anders Osborne & "Big Chief" Monk Boudreaux - Meet The Boyz on The Battlefront 4:37

09 Clarence "Frogman" Henry - Ain't Got No Home 2:19

10 Rebirth Brass Band - Feel Like Funkin' it Up 5:05

11 BeauSoleil - Zydeco Gris-Gris 3:38

12 Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law 2:32

13 Marcia Ball - That's Enough of That Stuff 4:30

14 Radiators - Confidential 4:11

15 Meters - Hey Pocky A-Way 4:03

16 Jelly Roll Morton & His New Orleans Jazzmen - I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say 3:13

17 Paul Sanchez - Foot of Canal Street 3:48

18 Vernet Bagneris & The Cast of One Mo' Time - Down in Honky Tonk Town 3:01

19 Huey (Piano) Smith & The Clowns - Rocking Pneumonia and The Boogie Woogie Flu 2:17

20 Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen - More Hipper 5:28

21 Johnny Adams - Release Me 2:51

22 Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feet Warmers - Preachin' Blues 3:13

23 Clifton Chenier - Jambalaya 3:35

CD2

01 Leigh Harris - Dog Days 5:49

02 Earl King - No City Like New Orleans 4:33

03 Don Vappie & The Creole Jazz Serenaders - Salée Dames, Bon Jour 2:48

04 Balfa Toujours - Marshall's Club 3:42

05 Irma Thomas - You Can Have My Husband 3:13

06 Galactic - Go Go 3:04

07 New Orleans Klezmer All Stars - Not Too Eggy 2:11

08 Preservation Hall Jazz Band - St. James Infirmary 5:37

09 Deacon John Moore - Going Back to New Orleans 2:45

10 Buckwheat Zydeco - Hot Tamale Baby 4:08

11 Neville Brothers - Fear, Hate, Envy, Jealousy 4:25

12 James Andrews - Poop Ain't Gotta Scuffle No More 5:37

13 Hawketts - Mardi Gras Mambo 2:16

14 George Lewis' Ragtime Band - Ice Cream 5:48

15 J. Monque'D - No Doubt About It 4:08

16 Dirty Dozen Brass Band With Danny Barker & Eddie Bo - Don't You Feel My Leg 4:17

17 Boozoo Chavis - Dog Hill 2:38

18 Zachary Richard - Au Bord De Lac Bijou 4:41

19 Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass Band - Mardi Gras in New Orleans 6:12

CD3

01 Dave Bartholomew - Shrimp and Gumbo 2:05

02 Dr. Michael White - St. Phillip Street Breakdown 5:01

03 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Going Back to Louisiana 4:40

04 Aaron Neville - Tell it Like it Is 2:41

05 Coolbone - The Saints 3:15

06 Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie - Canaille 3:06

07 Al Johnson - Carnival Time 2:41

08 Fredy Omar Con Su Banda - La Negra Tomasa 5:04

09 Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll 2:24

10 Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher - The Broken Windmill 3:53

11 Champion Jack Dupree - Way Down 3:49

12 Raymond Myles - Hallelujah 3:58

13 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking 2:45

14 Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys - La Crève De Faim (Starvation 2-Step) 3:07

15 Red Stick Ramblers - Main Street Blues 4:37

16 Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise 2:44

17 Henry Butler - Tee-Nah-Nah 3:49

18 New Birth Brass Band - Smoke That Fire 3:06

19 Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers - Give Him Cornbread 1:18

20 Chris Kenner - I Like it Like That 1:57

21 James Booker - Classified (Version Two) 3:08

22 Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights 3:35

CD4

01 Professor Longhair - Tipitina 2:39

02 Wild Magnolias - Party 4:43

03 Ellis Marsalis - Dr.Jazz 4:29

04 Troy Andrews - Ooh Poo Pah Doo 3:15

05 Sonny Landreth - South of I-10 3:40

06 Benny Spellman - Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) 2:25

07 Charmaine Neville Band With Reggie Houston & Amasa Miller - The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole 5:46

08 Little Richard - Rip it Up 2:23

09 Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - Royal Garden Blues 3:31

10 Anders Osborne - Stoned, Drunk & Naked 4:52

11 Bruce Daigrepont - Laissez Faire (Let it Be) 2:28

12 New Orleans Jazz Vipers - Digga-Digga-Do 5:25

13 Walter "Wolfman" Washington - Tailspin 3:03

14 Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:32

15 Eddie Bo - Havin' Fun in New Orleans 5:01

16 Tim Laughlin - King of The Mardi Gras 4:03

17 Snooks Eaglin - Red Beans 3:53

18 Mem Shannon & The Membership - S.U.V. 3:43

19 Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes) 3:49

20 Pete Fountain & His Band - Lazy River 3:39

21 Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven - Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? 2:58

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VA - Milestones of Legends, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [2017] (10 x CDs)

NEW ORLEANS

VA - Milestones of Legends, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [2017] (10 x CDs)

"Milestones of Legends, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [2017]" is a musical treasure trove that pays homage to the vibrant and influential music scene of New Orleans. With its 10 CDs filled with rare original albums, this compilation stands as a testament to the city's rich musical heritage and its profound impact on jazz, funk/soul, and blues genres.

New Orleans, known as the birthplace of jazz, has a musical legacy that spans generations and has captivated audiences worldwide. This box set offers a deep dive into the soul-stirring sounds that have emanated from this culturally rich city. From the lively rhythms of traditional jazz to the emotive melodies of blues, each CD in the set is a portal to a bygone era of musical innovation and expression.

As listeners immerse themselves in the music of "Milestones of Legends," they are transported to the atmospheric streets of New Orleans, where the echoes of brass bands and the heartfelt lyrics of blues singers intertwine to create an enchanting tapestry of sound. The reissued and remastered recordings preserve the authenticity and raw emotion of the original albums, allowing contemporary audiences to experience the timeless allure of New Orleans music.

This box set is a remarkable tribute to the 300th anniversary of New Orleans and serves as a collector's item for music enthusiasts seeking to explore the roots of American music. "Milestones of Legends" invites listeners to embark on a musical odyssey through the storied streets of New Orleans, where every note resonates with history, culture, and the enduring spirit of a city that has shaped the world of music.

In summary, "Milestones of Legends, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [2017]" is a captivating compilation that encapsulates the essence of New Orleans music, celebrating its profound influence and everlasting appeal. Through this box set, the timeless melodies and soulful rhythms of New Orleans are immortalized, ensuring that the city's musical legacy continues to inspire and captivate audiences for years to come.

So, immerse yourself in the soulful sounds of New Orleans and let the music transport you to the lively streets, the Mississippi River, and the heart of jazz and blues history. (B)

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CD01

01 Fats Domino - The Fat Man 2:38

02 Fats Domino - She´s My Baby 2:49

03 Fats Domino - Boogie Woogie Baby 2:21

04 Fats Domino - Careless Love 2:23

05 Fats Domino - Mardi Gras In New Orleans 2:22

06 Fats Domino - Rose Mary 2:20

07 Fats Domino - You Can Pack Up Your Suitcase 2:26

08 Fats Domino - I Know 2:38

09 Fats Domino - All By Myself 2:19

10 Fats Domino - Bo Weevil 1:53

11 Fats Domino - Don´t Blame It On Me 2:41

12 Fats Domino - So Long 2:10

13 Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven 2:09

14 Fats Domino - Ida Jane 2:14

15 Fats Domino - What´s The Reason I´m Not Pleasing You 2:04

16 Fats Domino - Honey Chile 1:50

17 Fats Domino - I´m Walking 2:14

18 Fats Domino - Valley Of Tears 1:54

19 Fats Domino - The Big Beat 2:01

20 Fats Domino - I Still Love You 2:00

21 Fats Domino - Yes, My Darling 2:00

22 Fats Domino - Don´t You Know I Love You 2:14

23 Fats Domino - I Hear You Knocking 1:57

24 Fats Domino - Lil´ Liza Jane 1:55

25 Fats Domino - When The Saints Go Marching In 2:28

26 Fats Domino - I´ve Been Around 2:11

27 Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans 2:01

28 Fats Domino - Don´t Come Knocking 1:58

29 Fats Domino - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 2:23

30 Fats Domino - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans 2:32

CD02

01 Louis Armstrong - St. Louis Blues 8:57

02 Louis Armstrong - Yellow Dog Blues 4:18

03 Louis Armstrong - Loveless Love 4:34

04 Louis Armstrong - Aunt Hagar's Blues 5:00

05 Louis Armstrong - Long Gone (From The Bowlin' Green) 5:03

06 Louis Armstrong - The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump) 3:02

07 Louis Armstrong - Beale Street Blues 5:00

08 Louis Armstrong - Ole Miss Blues 4:42

09 Louis Armstrong - Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'em Low) 4:50

10 Louis Armstrong - Hesitating Blues 5:23

11 Louis Armstrong - Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor) 4:34

CD03

01 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - The Things That I Used To Do 3:04

02 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Well I Done Got Over It 2:31

03 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Story Of My Life 3:03

04 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Letter To My Girlfriend (Aka Prison Blues) 2:12

05 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Trouble Don't Last 3:06

06 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Later For You Baby 2:22

07 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Bad Luck Blues 2:58

08 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Twenty-Five Lies 2:17

09 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Sufferin' Mind (Ver. 1) 2:30

10 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Stand By Me 2:40

11 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Guitar Slim 2:37

12 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Our Only Child 2:09

13 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Reap What You Sow (Aka Bad Woman Blues) 2:52

14 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Sufferin' Mind (Ver. 2) 3:07

15 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Think It Over 2:31

16 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Quicksand 2:24

17 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - You're Gonna Miss Me 2:55

18 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - I Go Sumpin' For You 4:02

19 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Something To Remember You By 2:57

20 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - You Give Me Nothing But The Blues 2:17

21 Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones - Going Down Slo 3:41

22 Ray Charles - Feelin´ Sad 2:50

23 Ray Charles - I Wonder Who 2:49

24 Ray Charles - Don´t You Know 2:57

25 Ray Charles - Nobody Cares 2:39

26 Ray Charles - Ray´s Blues 2:55

27 Ray Charles - Mr. Charles Blues 2:49

CD04

01 Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:33

02 Lloyd Price - Mailman Blues 2:12

03 Lloyd Price - Chee Koo Baby 2:13

04 Lloyd Price - Oo-Ee Baby 2:43

05 Lloyd Price - So Long 2:40

06 Lloyd Price - What's The Matter Now? 2:57

07 Lloyd Price - If Crying Was Murde 2:49

08 Lloyd Price - Walkin' The Track 2:28

09 Lloyd Price - Where You At ? 2:05

10 Lloyd Price - Lord, Lord, Amen! 2:20

11 Lloyd Price - Carry Me Home 2:29

12 Lloyd Price - Froglegs 2:30

13 Lloyd Price - I Wish Your Picture Was You 2:26

14 Lloyd Price - Let Me Come Home, Baby 2:20

15 Lloyd Price - Tryin' To Find Someone To Love 2:30

16 Lloyd Price - Night & Day Blues 2:29

17 Lloyd Price - All Alone 2:32

18 Lloyd Price - What A Fire 3:00

19 Lloyd Price - Rock 'n' Roll Dance 2:17

20 Lloyd Price - I'm Glad, Glad 2:03

21 Lloyd Price - Baby Please Come Home 2:25

22 Lloyd Price - Forgive Me, Clawdy 2:09

23 Sam Cooke - Lovable 2:25

24 Sam Cooke - Forever 2:58

25 Sam Cooke - That´s All I Need To Know 2:20

26 Sam Cooke - I Don´t Want To Cry 2:45

CD05

01 Professor Longhair - In The Night 2:35

02 Professor Longhair - Ball The Wall 3:20

03 Professor Longhair - She Walks Right In 2:52

04 Professor Longhair - Longhair´s Blues Rhumba 3:15

05 Professor Longhair - Professor Longhair Blues 2:31

06 Professor Longhair - Willie Mae 2:49

07 Professor Longhair - She Ain´t Got No Hair 2:50

08 Professor Longhair - Tipitina 2:41

09 Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans (Ver. 1) 2:56

10 Professor Longhair - Gone So Long 2:35

11 Professor Longhair - Hey Little Girl 3:04

12 Professor Longhair - Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand 1:43

13 Professor Longhair - Bye Bye Baby 2:31

14 Professor Longhair - Walk You Blues Away 2:57

15 Professor Longhair - Longhair Stomp 2:47

16 Professor Longhair - Who´s Been Foolin´ 2:13

17 Professor Longhair - Between The Night And Day 2:44

18 Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans (Ver. 2) 2:55

19 Professor Longhair - Boyd´s Bounce 2:50

20 Professor Longhair - Bald Head 2:31

21 Professor Longhair - Hadacoal Bounce 2:57

22 Professor Longhair - Byrd´s Blues 2:47

23 Professor Longhair - Curley Haired Baby 2:49

24 Professor Longhair - Boogie Woogie 2:41

25 Professor Longhair - Oh Well 2:28

CD06

01 Champion Jack Dupree - Strollin´ 3:02

02 Champion Jack Dupree - T.B. Blues 3:43

03 Champion Jack Dupree - Can't Kick The Habit 3:43

04 Champion Jack Dupree - Evil Woman 4:21

05 Champion Jack Dupree - Nasty Boogie 3:10

06 Champion Jack Dupree - Junker's Blues 3:12

07 Champion Jack Dupree - Bad Blood 3:59

08 Champion Jack Dupree - Goin' Down Slow 4:04

09 Champion Jack Dupree - Frankie & Johnny 3:23

10 Champion Jack Dupree - Stack-O-Lee 3:59

11 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 2:26

12 Little Richard - True, Fine Mama 2:43

13 Little Richard - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave 2:28

14 Little Richard - Ready Teddy 2:09

15 Little Richard - Baby 2:06

16 Little Richard - Slippin' And Slidin' 2:45

17 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 2:11

18 Little Richard - Miss Annie 2:17

19 Little Richard - Oh Why? 2:10

20 Little Richard - Rip It Up 2:24

21 Little Richard - Jenny Jenny 2:05

22 Little Richard - She's Got It 2:28

CD07

01 Dave Bartholomew - Who Drank My Beer? 2:53

02 Dave Bartholomew - My Ding-A-Ling 2:16

03 Dave Bartholomew - Four Winds 2:24

04 Dave Bartholomew - The Golden Rule 3:05

05 Dave Bartholomew - Mother Knows Best 2:39

06 Dave Bartholomew - Jump Children 2:24

07 Dave Bartholomew - The Monkey 2:29

08 Dave Bartholomew - Stormy Weather 2:54

09 Dave Bartholomew - In The Alley 2:45

10 Dave Bartholomew - Nickle Wine 2:37

11 Dave Bartholomew - Bad Habit 2:52

12 Dave Bartholomew - When The Saints Go Marching In Boogie 2:33

13 Dave Bartholomew - Sweet Home Blues 2:38

14 Dave Bartholomew - Yeah Yeah 2:23

15 Dave Bartholomew - Country Boy 3:00

16 Dave Bartholomew - Shrimp & Gumbo 2:07

17 Dave Bartholomew - I'll Never Be The Same 2:48

18 Dave Bartholomew - Turn Your Lamps Down Low 2:10

19 Dave Bartholomew - Bum Mae 2:37

20 Dave Bartholomew - Twins 2:54

21 Dave Bartholomew - The Shufflin' Fox 2:32

22 Dave Bartholomew - Snatchin' Back 2:49

23 Dave Bartholomew - The Ice-Man 2:37

24 Dave Bartholomew - Cinderella 2:07

25 Dave Bartholomew - Barrel House 2:19

26 Dave Bartholomew - Good News 2:06

27 Dave Bartholomew - Would You 2:15

28 Dave Bartholomew - In The Evening 2:33

29 Dave Bartholomew - Shout, Sister, Shout 2:25

30 Dave Bartholomew - (I'm) An Old Cowhand From A Blues Band 2:25

CD08

01 Smiley Lewis - The Bells Are Ringing 2:27

02 Smiley Lewis - Lillie Mae 2:15

03 Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues 2:28

04 Smiley Lewis - It´s So Peaceful 2:27

05 Smiley Lewis - Play Girl 2:09

06 Smiley Lewis - Big Mamou 2:24

07 Smiley Lewis - Caldonia´s Party 2:13

08 Smiley Lewis - Oh Baby 2:22

09 Smiley Lewis - Blue Monday 2:44

10 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking 2:34

11 Smiley Lewis - Bumpity Bump 2:30

12 Smiley Lewis - Queen Of Hearts 2:29

13 Smiley Lewis - One Night 2:19

14 Smiley Lewis - Ain´t Gonna Do It 2:17

15 Smiley Lewis - She´s Got Me (Hook, Line And Sinker) 2:27

16 Smiley Lewis - Down Yonder (We Go Ballin´) 2:48

17 Smiley Lewis - Shame, Shame, Shame 1:52

18 Smiley Lewis - Rootin´ And Tootin´ 2:14

CD09

01 Roy Brown - Mr Hound Dog's In Town 2:35

02 Roy Brown - Bootleggin' Baby 2:46

03 Roy Brown - Trouble At Midnight 2:59

04 Roy Brown - Everything's All Right 2:52

05 Roy Brown - This Is My Last Goodbye 2:41

06 Roy Brown - Don't Let It Rain 2:40

07 Roy Brown - Up Jumped The Devil 3:05

08 Roy Brown - No Love At All 2:33

09 Roy Brown - Ain't It A Shame 2:21

10 Roy Brown - Ain't No Rocking No More 2:37

11 Roy Brown - Queen Of Diamonds 2:46

12 Roy Brown - Gal From Kokomo 2:34

13 Roy Brown - Fannie Brown Got Married 2:22

14 Roy Brown - Worried Life Blues 2:39

15 Roy Brown - Black Diamond 2:31

16 Roy Brown - Letter To Baby 2:12

17 Roy Brown - Shake 'em Up Baby 2:41

18 Roy Brown - Rinky Dinky Doo 2:27

19 Roy Brown - Adorable One 2:27

20 Roy Brown - School Bell Rock 2:24

21 Roy Brown - Ain't Got No Blues Today 2:35

22 Roy Brown - Good Looking And Foxy Too 2:17

23 Aaron Neville - Over You 2:20

24 Aaron Neville - Every Day 2:40

25 Aaron Neville - Let´s Live 2:47

26 Aaron Neville - Wrong Number 2:52

27 Aaron Neville - How Many Times 2:44

28 Aaron Neville - How Could I Help But Love You 2:54

29 Aaron Neville - Show Me The Way 2:22

30 Aaron Neville - Reality 2:45

CD10

01 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Pt. 1 2:20

02 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Pt. 2 2:17

03 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Little Chicken Wah Wah 2:11

04 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Little Liza Jane 2:14

05 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Just A Lonely Clown 2:16

06 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Hush Your Mouth 2:41

07 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Don't You Know Yockomo 2:30

08 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - High Blood Pressure 2:49

09 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Don't You Just Know It 2:34

10 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Well I'll Be John Brown 2:31

11 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And Sinus Blues 2:24

12 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Dearest Darling 2:26

13 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - She Got Low Down 2:35

14 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Second Line 2:19

15 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Sassy Sara 2:10

16 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - More Girls 2:30

17 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - The Little Moron 2:34

18 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Behind The Wheel Pt. 1 2:24

19 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Behind The Wheel Pt. 2 2:14

20 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Snag A Tooth Jeanie 2:10

21 Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya 2:26

22 Lee Dorsey - Do-Re-Mi 2:15

23 Irma Thomas - It´s Raining 2:04

24 Irma Thomas - Somebody Told You 2:37

25 Irma Thomas - I Done Got Over It 2:55

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VA - Gumbo Stew [1993] + More Gumbo Stew [1993] + Spicy Gumbo Stew [1994] (3 x CDs)

GUMBO STEW

VA - Gumbo Stew [1993] + More Gumbo Stew [1993] + Spicy Gumbo Stew [1994] (3 x CDs)

AFO (an abbreviation of 'All For One') was formed in New Orleans in 1961 by ex-Specialty A&R man Harold Battiste and fellow musicians - or executives - Melvin Lastie, Alvin 'Red' Tyler, Roy Montrell, Peter 'Chuck' Badie, and John Boudreaux. As hit-making session men they had seen a constant stream of white independent record owners pillage the talent that abounded in New Orleans. They hit the charts almost immediately with Barbara George and I Know (You Don't Love Me No More), which reached No 3 in the national pop charts in that very first year. However, chart activity was short-lived. Juggy Murray spirited Barbara away to Sue Records. AFO continued to release class records by young artists like Dr John and Eddie Bo, but in 1963 Harold Battiste moved to the West Coast where he went on to produce Sonny & Cher's, I Got You Babe and Dr John's Gris Gris album.

CD01     There could be no finer introduction to one of New Orleans R&B's finest labels - AFO - than Gumbo Stew. This CD features classic material from Willie Tee, Barbara George, Tami Lyn, Alvin Robinson, Prince La La, Eddie Bo and, of course, Dr John. AFO (an abbreviation of 'All For One') was formed in New Orleans in 1961 by ex-Specialty A&R man Harold Battiste and fellow musicians - or executives - Melvin Lastie, Alvin 'Red' Tyler, Roy Montrell, Peter 'Chuck' Badie, and John Boudreaux. As hit-making session men they had seen a constant stream of white independent record owners pillage the talent that abounded in New Orleans. They hit the charts almost immediately with Barbara George and I Know (You Don't Love Me No More), which reached No 3 in the national pop charts in that very first year. However, chart activity was short-lived. Juggy Murray spirited Barbara away to Sue Records. AFO continued to release class records by young artists like Dr John and Eddie Bo, but in 1963 Harold Battiste moved to the West Coast where he went on to produce Sonny & Cher's I Got You Babe and Dr John's Gris Gris album. Compiled by John Broven (author of the classic book on New Orleans R&B Walking To New Orleans), Gumbo Stew is a long overdue in-depth look at one of New Orleans' finest little labels. (acerecords.co.uk)

CD02      The second batch of material from the vaults of Harold Battiste's AFO label is actually a stronger collection than the first (Gumbo Stew), although over half of it was previously unissued. Most of it's good early '60s New Orleans R&B, with genuine highlights like Prince La La's "Need You" (a futuristic foreshadowing of the sort of voodoo rock that Dr. John would play in the late '60s), a couple rambunctious performances by the young Dr. John himself ("The Fix" sounds like the early Animals as played on a department store-quality organ), and the Dr. John-penned "World of Dreams," sung in heart-tugging fashion by Tami Lynn. Also includes tracks by Barbara George, Alvin Robinson, Eddie Bo, and Johnny Adams (a live 1960 performance), as well as Lee Dorsey's smash "Ya Ya" (not recorded at AFO, but included because AFO chief Harold Battiste says he produced it). If you've already got the best New Orleans R&B anthologies and want more of the same, you should make this one of your next stops. (AMG review by Richie Unterberger)

The font of the Gris Gris from which issued forth this second helping of Gumbo Stew from New Orleans master musical chef Monsieur Harold Battiste. Under the radar Rhythm and Blues from New Orleans, very lively and fun with excellent musicianship. I doubt these second-string singles ever saw the inside of many jukeboxes even 50 miles out from the pressing plant. They came, they wailed, they were mostly forgotten.

CD03     As the good doctor - Dr John - says in his autobiography: "I feel really blessed to have been around AFO, because they were putting down so much of the new and fascinating music that was coming out of New Orleans at the time. I was on the inside with this new funk style from the beginning. "'Still Spicy Gumbo Stew' is Volume 3 in the Ace story of AFO Records, the crucial New Orleans' record label. As the titles have it, the first course was 'Gumbo Stew' (CDCHD 450), the second 'More Gumbo Stew' (CDCHD 462) and this time around the dish is Still Spicy! There's Dr John with The Point, Eddie Bo with his Check Mr Popeye, the mighty fine Alvin Robinson (he of Down Home Girl - covered by The Rolling Stones), Willie Tee, Tami Lynn and the late piano great James Booker with his ballad End Of A Dream. The stew this time is a littler jazzier but from the same great pot that was AFO - one of the finest of the early '60s New Orleans' R&B organizations. (acerecords.co.uk)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Alvin 'red' Tyler - Olde Wine 5:46

02 Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) 2:23

03 Tami Lynn - Mojo Hanna 2:15

04 Prince La La (Lawrence Nelson) - Things Have Changed 2:26

05 Eddie Bo - Tee Na Na Na Na Nay 2:45

06 Grits 'n' Gravy (Dr. John & Ronnie Barron) - My Key Don't Fit (Somebody) 2:48

07 Tick Tocks - Mary 2:42

08 Willie Tee - All For One 2:38

09 Wallace Johnson - Private Eye 2:43

10 Dr. John - The Pot 2:38

11 Pistol (Jimmy Jules) - Keep On Lovin' You 2:25

12 Charles Carson - Time Has Expired 2:22

13 Nookie Boy - I'll Make A Bet 2:32

14 Robbie Lee (Olivia Robinette) - True Love 2:31

15 Willie Tee - I Found Out (You Are My Cousin) 2:11

16 Tick Tocks - Is It Too Late 2:48

17 Turquinettes - Tell Me The Truth 2:19

18 Alvin Robinson - Tuned In, Turned On 2:52

19 Alvin Robinson - Give Her Up 3:15

20 Melvin Lastie & Harold Battiste With Cornell Dupree - Ignant 2:04

21 Alvin Robinson - Empty Talk 2:46

22 The Pastor (Melvin Lastie) - I Shall Not Be Moved 2:38

CD02

01 Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya 2:28

02 Wallace Johnson - Clap Your Hands 2:36

03 Willie Tee - Always Accused 2:32

04 Prince La La - Need You 2:35

05 Eddie Bo - You Better Check 2:43

06 Dr. John & Ronnie Barron - Talk That Talk 5:33

07 Tami Lynn - World Of Dreams 2:28

08 Tick Tocks - Gonna Get You Yet 2:12

09 Wallace Johnson - Peace Of Mind 2:37

10 Joan Duvall - Two Weeks Three Days 2:32

11 Dr. John - The Fix (One Naughty Flat) 2:25

12 Barbara George - Try Me 2:01

13 Pistol - Make Her Your Wife 2:47

14 Willie Tee - It Was You 2:29

15 Afo Executives - Wyld 3:30

16 Robbie Lee - Let Me Know 2:09

17 Alvin Robinson - Better Be Cool 2:11

18 Alvin Robinson - I've Never Been In Love 2:41

19 Tami Lynn - Light My Fire 4:03

20 Alvin Robinson - We Got Love 2:57

21 Johnny Adams - Johnny A's Blues 8:09

CD03

01 Barbara George - I Don't Want To Be Hurted 2:04

02 Johnny Adams - A Losing Battle 2:51

03 Eddie Bo - Check Mr. Popeye 2:15

04 Eddie Bo - Now Let's Popeye 2:38

05 Dr. John - Shrimp Boat 2:19

06 Tick Tocks - Somebody's Got To Go 2:30

07 Willie Tee - Why Lie 2:31

08 Eddie Bo - I Found A Little Girl 2:17

09 Wallace Johnson - A Love As True As Mine 2:23

10 Nookie Boy - I Got A Feelin' 2:24

11 Afo Executives - Money (That's What I Want) 3:05

12 Willie Tee - Who Knows 2:32

13 Robbie Lee - Heart For Sale 2:35

14 Dr. John - The Point 2:14

15 Eddie Bo - Roamin-Itis 2:17

16 Tami Lynn - Baby 2:24

17 Woods Brothers - Love, Love, Love 2:30

18 Turquinettes - Why Couldn't It Be Me 2:41

19 Afo Executives - Nancy 2:53

20 Alvin Robinson - Serpent Woman 1:50

21 Alvin Robinson - Cry, Cry, Cry 2:26

22 Alvin Robinson - Soulful Woman 1:58

23 Alvin Robinson - Sho 'bout To Drive Me Wild 2:46

24 James Booker - End Of A Dream (Booker's Ballad) 2:36

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