Mcneely,Big Jay King Of The Honkers: Selected Singles 1948-1952 CD

This CD is one of four new releases from Jasmine which present the honking r&b sax blasters from the late 1940s when they fronted the riffing big bands in the mid to late 50s and were making their own records or providing the sax breaks on endless rock and roll records. Following on from Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson & Sam 'The Man' Taylor comes these 29 slices of frantic sax blasting by the one and only Big Jay McNeely. All of these recordings epitomise the style of 'honking' that mesmerised audiences during the immediate post-war years and the early 50s and includes his hits, "Wild Wig" and "The Deacon's Hop". A Single CD and the limited space of a CD booklet can hardly do justice to the remarkable career of Big Jay but just like it's companion CDs from Buddy Lucas, Sam 'The Man' Taylor and Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson, the music really does speak for itself.

1. Wild Wig 2. Deacon's Groove 3. The Deacon's Hop 4. Artie's Jump 5. Sunday Dinner 6. California Hop 7. Man Eater 8. Cherry Smash 9. Blow Big Jay 10. Willie the Cool Cat 11. Road House Boogie 12. Hoppin' with Hunter 13. K ; H Boogie 14. Jay's Frantic 15. Deacon's Blowout 16. Let's Split 17. Real Crazy Cool 18. All That Wine Is Gone 19. Insect Ball 20. Let's Do It (Deacons Hop) 21. Deacon Rides Again 22. Blow, Blow, Blow 23. Jay Walk 24. Night Ride 25. Jet Fury 26. Deacon's Express 27. The Goof 28. Big Jay Shuffle 29. Just Crazy