Jul 2010 Various Artists “Boogie Woogie Kings”
Artista / Grupo: Various Artists
Álbum: Boogie Woogie Kings
Discográfica: Delmark
Año publicación: 2009
Fecha crítica: 7/2010
Valoración: ESSENTIAL
An impressing terrific selection of artists and songs with the most classic exceptional boogie-woogie, is what you will find in this cd They come from those years these music broke stablished usual rules and forms Boogie Woogie Kings gathers nineteen songs of immortal piano players who have got a high place in music history, not only into barrelhouse boogie-woogie but also into blues, swing, stomp and the forthcoming rock and roll that came some years later The album brings six of the most relevant and historical names of this kind of music, such as Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Speckler Red and Henry Brown Some of the tracks included in the cd have been previously unreleased, like Henry Brown’s Deep Morgan and 22nd St Stomp or Speckler Red’s Dirty Dozens, Dad’s Piece and Right String but The Wrong To Yo The album is one of these treasures every blues lover should have in his record collection