Dixieland Blues by Johnny Maddox - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

For Dixieland Blues, bandleader and pianist Johnny Maddox determined to play Dixieland-style arrangements of obscure songs that he knew from the original sheet music, including some that had never been previously given a Dixieland treatment. Not all of these numbers, it must be said, are obscure: there are very few blues and jazz fans who haven't at least heard of W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," while the same composer's "Memphis Blues" was the first blues Handy ever wrote. At the head of an eight-piece band (which also included another piano player), Maddox played revivalistically reverent, if lively music that likely sounded very much like early New Orleans Dixieland jazz did in the early 1900s. It was recorded, however, with far more clarity than the first actual Dixieland 78s boasted back in the early 20th century. The 2004 CD reissue of this 1959 recording contains a good amount of enhanced CD material, including a few interview excerpts with Maddox; a short video of Maddox performing "Friday Night Blues" -- the only song on the album he wrote (with Randy Wood) -- on solo piano decades after the album release; commentary by Maddox on some of the songs; a Maddox bio; and vintage covers of the sheet music for some of the numbers on the record.
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1. Bluin' the Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Sidney Mitchell
H.w. Ragas; Composer
H. W. Ragas: Sidney Mitchell; Other

2. Strut Miss Lizzie

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Henry Creamer
Turner Layton; Composer
Turner Layton: Henry Creamer; Other

3. Beale Street Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: W.c. Handy; Composer

4. Wolverine Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Benjamin Spikes
Ferdinand Joseph Morton
John Spikes; Composer
Ferdinand Joseph Morton: Benjamin Spikes; Other
John Spikes: Benjamin Spikes; Other

5. Memphis Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: W.c. Handy; Composer

6. Royal Garden Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Clarence Williams
Spencer Williams; Composer
Spencer Williams: Clarence Williams; Other

7. St. Louis Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: W.c. Handy; Composer

8. Friday Night Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Randy Wood
Johnny Maddox; Composer
Johnny Maddox: Randy Wood; Other

9. Bow Wow Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Cliff Friend
Nat Osborne; Composer
Nat Osborne: Cliff Friend; Other

10. Jelly Roll

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Clarence Williams
Spencer Williams; Composer
Spencer Williams: Clarence Williams; Other

11. Basin Street Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Spencer Williams; Composer

12. Tishomingo Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: Spencer Williams; Composer

13. Yellow Dog Blues

by Johnny Maddox

Primary Artist: Johnny Maddox; Main Performer
Composer: W.c. Handy; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

32 minutes and 4 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

Only 1/13 tracks has lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Dixieland, Jazz, Ragtime

Label

Crazy Otto Music

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2004

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

679791101021