Name: Great Black Music Roots 1927-1962 by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 3561302545622
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1. Seaboard Stomp

by Arthur Blind Blake

Primary Artist: Arthur "blind" Blake; Main Performer
Performer: Arthur Blind Blake; Performer
Composer: Arthur Blake; Composer
Composer: Arthur Blake; Composer
Author: Arthur Blake; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

2. Good Moves on Water

by Blind Willie Johnson

Primary Artist: Blind Willie Johnson; Main Performer
Performer: Blind Willie Johnson; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

3. Tiger Rag

by Art Tatum

Primary Artist: Art Tatum; Main Performer
Performer: Art Tatum; Performer
Composer: D.j. La Rocca; Composer
Composer: D.j. La Rocca; Composer
Author: D.j. La Rocca; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

4. I've Found a New Baby

by The Mills Brothers

Primary Artist: The Mills Brothers; Main Performer
Performer: The Mills Brothers; Performer
Composer: Jack Palmer
Spencer Williams; Composer
Composer: Jack Palmer; Composer
Author: Jack Palmer; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

5. Preaching Blues

by Robert Johnson

Primary Artist: Robert Johnson; Main Performer
Performer: Robert Johnson; Performer
Composer: R. Johnson; Composer
Composer: R. Johnson; Composer
Author: R. Johnson; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

6. Why Do I Lie to Myself About You

by Fats Waller

Primary Artist: Fats Waller; Main Performer
Performer: Fats Waller; Performer
Composer: Benny Davis; Composer
Composer: Davis Benny; Composer
Author: Davis Benny; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

7. This Year's Kisses

by Billie Holiday

Primary Artist: Billy Holiday; Main Performer
Performer: Billy Holiday; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Author: Irving Berlin; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

8. Caravan

by Duke Ellington

Primary Artist: Duke Ellington; Main Performer
Performer: Duke Ellington; Performer
Composer: Juan Tizol; Composer
Composer: Juan Tizol; Composer
Author: Juan Tizol; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

9. Winin' Boy Blues

by Jelly Roll Morton

Primary Artist: Jelly Roll Morton; Main Performer
Performer: Jelly Roll Morton; Performer
Composer: Juan Tizol; Composer
Composer: Juan Tizol; Composer
Author: Juan Tizol; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

10. Mbube

by Solomon Linda

Primary Artist: Solomon Linda; Main Performer
Performer: Solomon Linda; Performer
Composer: Solomon Linda; Composer
Composer: Linda Solomon; Composer
Author: Linda Solomon; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

11. Jive at Five

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Performer: Count Basie; Performer
Composer: W. Basie; Composer
Composer: W. Basie; Composer
Author: W. Basie; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

12. Parchman Farm

by Bukka White

Primary Artist: Bukka White; Main Performer
Performer: Bukka White; Performer
Composer: Booker Washington; Composer
Composer: Booker Washington; Composer
Author: Booker Washington; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

13. Blitzkrieg Baby

by Una Mae Carlisle

Primary Artist: Una Mae Carlisle; Main Performer
Performer: Una Mae Carlisle; Performer
Composer: D. Fisher; Composer
Composer: D. Fisher; Composer
Author: D. Fisher; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

14. Swing to Bop

by Charlie Christian

Primary Artist: Charlie Christian; Main Performer
Performer: Charlie Christian; Performer
Composer: Eddie Durham; Composer
Composer: Eddie Durham; Composer
Author: Eddie Durham; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

15. Baby Please Don't Go

by Big Joe Williams

Primary Artist: Big Joe Williams; Main Performer
Performer: Big Joe Williams; Performer
Composer: Joseph Williams; Composer
Composer: Joseph Williams; Composer
Author: Joseph Williams; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

16. Choo Choo Ch'boogie

by Louis Jordan

Primary Artist: Louis Jordan; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Jordan; Performer
Composer: D. Darling; Composer
Composer: D. Darling; Composer
Author: D. Darling; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

17. Dream a Little Dream of Me

by Nat King Cole

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole; Main Performer
Performer: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Gus Kahn; Composer
Composer: Gus Kahn; Composer
Author: Gus Kahn; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

18. Mambo No. 5

by Perez Prado

Primary Artist: Pérez Prado
Prez Prado; Main Performer
Performer: Perez Prado; Performer
Composer: Perez Prado
D.perez Prado; Composer
Composer: Pérez Prado; Composer
Author: Pérez Prado; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

19. No Ceara Nao Tem Disso Nao

by Luiz Gonzaga

Primary Artist: Luiz Gonzaga; Main Performer
Performer: Luiz Gonzaga; Performer
Composer: Guio De Morais; Composer
Composer: Guio De Morais; Composer
Author: Guio De Morais; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

20. Bloomdido

by Charlie Parker

Primary Artist: Charlie Parker; Main Performer
Performer: Charlie Parker; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

21. I Hadn't Anyone Till You

by Earl Hines

Primary Artist: Earl Hines; Main Performer
Performer: Earl Hines; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

22. It Ain't the Meat

by The Swallows

Primary Artist: The Swallows; Main Performer
Performer: The Swallows; Performer
Composer: Henry Glover; Composer
Composer: Henry Glover; Composer
Author: Henry Glover; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

23. Aged and Mellow

by Little Esther

Primary Artist: Little Esther; Main Performer
Performer: Little Esther; Performer
Composer: Ioannis Veliotes; Composer
Composer: Ioannis Veliotes; Composer
Author: Ioannis Veliotes; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

24. J.P. Morgan

by Blind Blake

Primary Artist: Blind Blake; Main Performer
Performer: Blind Blake; Performer
Composer: Blake Alphonso Higgs; Composer
Composer: Blake Alphonso Higgs; Composer
Author: Blake Alphonso Higgs; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

1. Feel Like I Wanna Cry

by Dinah Washington

Primary Artist: Dinah Washington; Main Performer
Performer: Dinah Washington; Performer
Composer: T. Kirkland; Composer
Composer: T. Kirkland; Composer
Author: T. Kirkland; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

2. Little Rootie Tootie

by Thelonious Monk

Primary Artist: Thelonious Monk; Main Performer
Performer: Thelonious Monk; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

3. Hound Gog

by Big Mama Thornton

Primary Artist: Big Mama Thornton; Main Performer
Performer: Big Mama Thornton; Performer
Composer: Jerry Leiber; Composer
Composer: Jerry Leiber; Composer
Author: Jerry Leiber; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

4. Smokey Joe's Cafe

by The Robins

Primary Artist: The Robins; Main Performer
Performer: The Robins; Performer
Composer: Jerry Leiber; Composer
Composer: Jerry Leiber; Composer
Author: Jerry Leiber; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

5. El Bombon de Elena

by Cortijo Y Su Combo

Primary Artist: Cortijo Y Su Combo; Main Performer
Performer: Cortijo Y Su Combo; Performer
Composer: Rafael Cepeda; Composer
Composer: Rafael Cepeda; Composer
Author: Rafael Cepeda; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

6. I Just Want to Make Love to You

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Composer: Morganfield Mckinley; Composer
Author: Morganfield Mckinley; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

7. Sinner's Prayer

by Ray Charles

Primary Artist: Ray Charles; Main Performer
Performer: Ray Charles; Performer
Composer: Lloyd Glenn; Composer
Composer: Glenn Lloyd; Composer
Author: Glenn Lloyd; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

8. This May Be the Last Time

by The Blind Boys Of Alabama

Primary Artist: The Blind Boys Of Alabama; Main Performer
Performer: The Blind Boys Of Alabama; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

9. Bo Diddley

by Bo Diddley

Primary Artist: Bo Diddley; Main Performer
Performer: Bo Diddley; Performer
Composer: Bo Diddley; Composer
Composer: Bo Diddley; Composer
Author: Bo Diddley; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

10. Louie Louie

by Richard Berry

Primary Artist: Richard Berry; Main Performer
Performer: Richard Berry; Performer
Composer: Richard Berry; Composer
Composer: Richard Berry; Composer
Author: Richard Berry; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

11. Mack the Knife

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Marc Blitzstein; Composer
Composer: Marc Blitzstein; Composer
Author: Marc Blitzstein; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

12. Oye Mama

by Bienvenido Granda Con La Sonora Matancera

Primary Artist: Bienvenido Granda Con La Sonora Matancera; Main Performer
Performer: Bienvenido Granda Con La Sonora Matancera; Performer
Composer: Lacho Rivero; Composer
Composer: Rivero Lacho; Composer
Author: Rivero Lacho; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

13. Day-O

by Harry Belafonte

Primary Artist: Harry Belafonte; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Belafonte; Performer
Composer: Harry Belafonte; Composer
Composer: Harry Belafonte; Composer
Author: Harry Belafonte; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

14. God Is So Good

by Mahalia Jackson

Primary Artist: Mahalia Jackson; Main Performer
Performer: Mahalia Jackson; Performer
Composer: D. Akers; Composer
Composer: D. Akers; Composer
Author: D. Akers; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

15. Please Please Please

by James Brown

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: James Brown; Composer
Composer: James Brown; Composer
Author: James Brown; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

16. Roll over Beethoven

by Chuck Berry

Primary Artist: Chuck Berry; Main Performer
Performer: Chuck Berry; Performer
Composer: Chuck Berry; Composer
Composer: Chuck Berry; Composer
Author: Chuck Berry; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

17. I Put a Spell on You

by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Primary Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Main Performer
Performer: Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Performer
Composer: Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Composer
Composer: Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Composer
Author: Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

18. All for You

by Emmanuel Mensah

Primary Artist: Emmanuel Mensah; Main Performer
Performer: Emmanuel Mensah; Performer
Composer: Emmanuel Mensah; Composer
Composer: Emmanuel Mensah; Composer
Author: Emmanuel Mensah; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

19. India

by Sun Ra

Primary Artist: Sun Ra
The Arkesra; Main Performer
Performer: Sun Ra
The Arkesra; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

20. Cinemascope

by Craig Douglas

Primary Artist: Terence Perkins; Main Performer
Performer: Terence Perkins; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

21. Miwela Miwela

by Grand Kalle

Primary Artist: Grand Kalle
African Jazz; Main Performer
Performer: Grand Kalle
African Jazz; Performer
Composer: Grand Kalle; Composer
Composer: Grand Kalle; Composer
Author: Grand Kalle; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

22. Ran Kan Kan

by Tito Puente

Primary Artist: Tito Puente; Main Performer
Performer: Tito Puente; Performer
Composer: Tito Puente; Composer
Composer: Tito Puente; Composer
Author: Tito Puente; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

23. Milestones

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Performer: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

1. El Congo

by Celia Cruz

Primary Artist: Celia Cruz
La Sonora Matancera; Main Performer
Performer: Celia Cruz
La Sonora Matancera; Performer
Composer: Gallava Calixto; Composer
Composer: Gallava Calixto; Composer
Author: Gallava Calixto; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

2. Good Golly Miss Molly

by Little Richard

Primary Artist: Little Richard; Main Performer
Performer: Little Richard; Performer
Composer: John S. Marascalso; Composer
Composer: John S. Marascalso; Composer
Author: John S. Marascalso; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

3. Boogie Chillen

by John Lee Hooker

Primary Artist: John Lee Hooker; Main Performer
Performer: John Lee Hooker; Performer
Composer: John Lee Hooker; Composer
Composer: John Lee Hooker; Composer
Author: John Lee Hooker; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

4. Maybe I'm a Fool

by Aretha Franklin

Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Composer: John Leslie Mcfarland; Composer
Composer: John Leslie Mcfarland; Composer
Author: John Leslie Mcfarland; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

5. Village Blues

by John Coltrane

Primary Artist: John Coltrane; Main Performer
Performer: John Coltrane; Performer
Composer: John Coltrane; Composer
Composer: John Coltrane; Composer
Author: John Coltrane; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

6. Moses

by John Davis

Primary Artist: John Davis; Main Performer
Performer: John Davis; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

7. Samson and Delilah

by John Davis

Primary Artist: John Davis; Main Performer
Performer: John Davis; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

8. Spoonful

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Performer: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Composer: W.dixon; Composer
Composer: W. Dixon; Composer
Author: W. Dixon; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

9. My Own Fault

by B.b. King

Primary Artist: Bb King; Main Performer
Performer: Bb King; Performer
Composer: Bb King; Composer
Composer: Bb King; Composer
Author: Bb King; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

10. Alazi Mwasi Baponela Ngai

by Franco & Le Tout Puissant Ok Jazz

Primary Artist: Franco & Le Tout Puissant Ok Jazz; Main Performer
Performer: Franco & Le Tout Puissant Ok Jazz; Performer
Composer: Franco Luambo; Composer
Composer: Franco Luambo; Composer
Author: Franco Luambo; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

11. Miss An

by Eric Dolphy

Primary Artist: Eric Dolphy; Main Performer
Performer: Eric Dolphy; Performer
Composer: Eric Dolphy; Composer
Composer: Eric Dolphy; Composer
Author: Eric Dolphy; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

12. Umqokozo

by Hugh Masekala

Primary Artist: Hugh Masekala; Main Performer
Performer: Hugh Masekala; Performer
Composer: Miriam Makeba; Composer
Composer: Miriam Makeba; Composer
Author: Miriam Makeba; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

13. Tele Mina for Chango

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Mongo Santamaria; Composer
Composer: Mongo Santamaria; Composer
Author: Mongo Santamaria; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

14. Igwala

by Charles Iwegbue

Primary Artist: Charles Iwegbue; Main Performer
Performer: Charles Iwegbue; Performer
Composer: Charles Iwegbue; Composer
Composer: Charles Iwegbue; Composer
Author: Charles Iwegbue; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

15. Catfish Blues

by Lightin' Hopkins

Primary Artist: Lightin' Hopkins; Main Performer
Performer: Lightin' Hopkins; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Author: Traditional; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

16. Contre Danse #8

by Ensemble Nemours Jean-baptiste

Primary Artist: Ensemble Nemours Jean-baptiste; Main Performer
Performer: Ensemble Nemours Jean-baptiste; Performer
Composer: Nemours Jean-baptiste; Composer
Composer: Nemours Jean-baptiste; Composer
Author: Nemours Jean-baptiste; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

17. K.J.

by Tabu Ley Rochereau

Primary Artist: Tabu Ley Rochereau
African Jazz; Main Performer
Performer: Tabu Ley Rochereau
African Jazz; Performer
Composer: Grand Kalle; Composer
Composer: Grand Kalle; Composer
Author: Grand Kalle; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

18. Trumpet High Life

by Victor Olaiya

Primary Artist: Victor Olaiya; Main Performer
Performer: Victor Olaiya; Performer
Composer: Victor Olaiya; Composer
Composer: Victor Olaiya; Composer
Author: Victor Olaiya; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

19. Soul Bossa Nova

by Quincy Jones

Primary Artist: Quincy Jones And His Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Quincy Jones And His Orchestra; Performer
Composer: Quincy Jones; Composer
Composer: Quincy Jones; Composer
Author: Quincy Jones; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

20. La Cumbia Te Esta Llamando

by Gaston El Isleno

Primary Artist: Gaston El Isleno; Main Performer
Performer: Gaston El Isleno; Performer
Composer: Gaston Guerrero; Composer
Composer: Gastón Guerrero; Composer
Author: Gastón Guerrero; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

21. Home in Your Heart

by Solomon Burke

Primary Artist: Solomon Burke; Main Performer
Performer: Solomon Burke; Performer
Composer: Otis Blackwell; Composer
Composer: Otis Blackwell; Composer
Author: Otis Blackwell; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

22. Judge Not

by Bob Marley

Primary Artist: Bob Marley; Main Performer
Performer: Bob Marley; Performer
Composer: Bob Marley; Composer
Composer: Bob Marley; Composer
Author: Bob Marley; Production
Musicpublisher: D.r; Other

Great Black Music Roots 1927-1962

Product information

Release options

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. Seaboard Stomp

2. Good Moves on Water

3. Tiger Rag

4. I've Found a New Baby

5. Preaching Blues

6. Why Do I Lie to Myself About You

7. This Year's Kisses

8. Caravan

9. Winin' Boy Blues

10. Mbube

11. Jive at Five

12. Parchman Farm

13. Blitzkrieg Baby

14. Swing to Bop

15. Baby Please Don't Go

16. Choo Choo Ch'boogie

17. Dream a Little Dream of Me

18. Mambo No. 5

19. No Ceara Nao Tem Disso Nao

20. Bloomdido

21. I Hadn't Anyone Till You

22. It Ain't the Meat

23. Aged and Mellow

24. J.P. Morgan

Volume 2

1. Feel Like I Wanna Cry

2. Little Rootie Tootie

3. Hound Gog

4. Smokey Joe's Cafe

5. El Bombon de Elena

6. I Just Want to Make Love to You

7. Sinner's Prayer

8. This May Be the Last Time

9. Bo Diddley

10. Louie Louie

11. Mack the Knife

12. Oye Mama

13. Day-O

14. God Is So Good

15. Please Please Please

16. Roll over Beethoven

17. I Put a Spell on You

18. All for You

19. India

20. Cinemascope

21. Miwela Miwela

22. Ran Kan Kan

23. Milestones

Volume 3

1. El Congo

2. Good Golly Miss Molly

3. Boogie Chillen

4. Maybe I'm a Fool

5. Village Blues

6. Moses

7. Samson and Delilah

8. Spoonful

9. My Own Fault

10. Alazi Mwasi Baponela Ngai

11. Miss An

12. Umqokozo

13. Tele Mina for Chango

14. Igwala

15. Catfish Blues

16. Contre Danse #8

17. K.J.

18. Trumpet High Life

19. Soul Bossa Nova

20. La Cumbia Te Esta Llamando

21. Home in Your Heart

22. Judge Not

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