Crescent City Bounce: New Orleans R&B 1950-1958 Crescent City Bounce: New Orleans R&B 1950-1958 CD

This unique compilation examines the recordings of three legendary New Orleans piano-players, ARCHIBALD, SALVADOR DOUCETTE and JAMES BOOKER, each of whom had surprisingly short discographies. John Leon "Archibald" Gross registered a massive hit with his first record, 'Stack-A-Lee (Parts 1 & 2)' which made the national R&B Top 10 in 1950, while follow-ups like 'Shake, Shake Baby', 'Ballin' With Archie' and 'Crescent City Bounce' enjoyed significant regional success. Salvador Doucette appears herein as a sideman, on eight sides by vocalist Sonny Jones, which have attained huge reputations among record collectors over the decades. One-time child prodigy James Carroll Booker described by the mighty Dr. John as "a genius", was only fourteen when he cut his first 45, 'Thinkin' Bout My Baby' / 'Doing The Ham Bone' (included herein), on which he was billed as "Little Booker", in 1954. Both Archibald and Booker were hugely influential players, and the latter would go on to enjoy enormous commercial success in the 1970s

1. Stack-A-Lee (Part 1) 2. Stack-A-Lee (Part 2) 3. Shake, Shake Baby 4. BallinÆ With Archie 5. My Gal 6. Little Miss Muffett 7. Crescent City Bounce 8. SheÆs Scattered Everywhere 9. Early Morning Blues 10. House Party Blues 11. Soon As I Go Home 12. Great Big Eyes 13. Do You Really Love Me? 14. Is Everything All Right? 15. I Got A Gal In Nashville 16. Looked At The Moon 17. Winehead Baby 18. Tend To Your Business Blues 19. Going To The Country 20. I Got Booted 21. Thinkin Bout My Baby 22. Doing The Ham Bone 23. YouÆre Near Me 24. Heavenly Angel 25. Open The Door 26. Teen Age Rock 27. BallinÆ With Archie 28. Teen Age Rock 29. Great Big Eyes