Johnson,Clarence Low Down Papa CD

Here are some of the rarest hot piano solos ever made. These performances were originally recorded in Chicago during the mid to late 1920s by the Capitol Music Roll Company and issued as nickelodeon piano rolls. In 2007 Delmark issued Jimmy Blythe, Messin' Around Blues (DMK 792) from the same set of rolls. With the help of digital technology these rolls will sound more full and rich than ever before. This CD feature rolls transcribed by Clarence Johnson, another of the finest blues players of the 20s. The piano roll performances presented here provide a clearer record than do their 78s because these solos were recorded using modern recording techniques from a "live" player piano.

1. Moanin' the Blues 2. It's All Over Now 3. Have Mercy 4. Dyin' with the Blues 5. Graveyard Bound 6. Corn Trimmers 7. That's Your Yass, Yass, Yass 8. The Bye Bye Blues 9. Five O'Clock Stomp 10. Houston Blues 11. Gotta Be Booked Blues 12. I Wish You Would 13. I'm Going Away to Wear You Off My Mind 14. Gulf Coast Blues 15. You're Always Messin' 'Round with My Man 16. Low Down Papa 17. Jelly's Blues 18. He May Be Your Man 19. Joe Oliver Blues 20. You Shall Reap What You Sow