Boogie Woogie 1 / Various Boogie Woogie 1 / Various CD

64 imported tracks that take an in-depth look at the '30s and '40s phenomenon known as boogie woogie! Vol. 1 presents the pianists who first codified the style (Jimmy Yancey, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson, etc.), while Vol. 2 includes small groups like the Benny Goodman Sextet and Woody Herman's Four Chips. But Vol. 3's the killer-21 raucous big-band boogie-woogie hits like Drum Boogie Gene Krupa; Back Beat Boogie Harry James; Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar Will Bradley; Boogie Woogie Tommy Dorsey, and more. Nonstop rhythm!

1. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith 2. Jump Steady Blues - Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith 3. Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor 4. Indiana Avenue Stomp - Montana Taylor 5. The Dirty Dozens - Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman) 6. Wilkins Street Stomp - Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman) 7. Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson 8. Cow Cow Blues - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport 9. State Street Jive - Charles 'Cow Cow' Davenport 10. Yancey Special - Jimmy Yancey 11. Midnight Stomp - Jimmy Yancey 12. Streamline Train - 'Clipple' Clarence Lofton 13. I Don't Know - 'Clipple' Clarence Lofton 14. Shout for Joy - Albert Ammons 15. Bass Goin' Crazy - Albert Ammons 16. Yancey Special - Meade Lux Lewis 17. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis 18. Blues on the Downbeat - Pete Johnson 19. Kaycee on My Mind - Pete Johnson 20. Ross Tavern Boogie - Art Hodes