Slack,Freddie Mr. Five By Five: The Singles Collection 1940-49 CD

Freddie Slack was a boogie-woogie pianist and swing bandleader who started out with Jimmy Dorsey's band in the 1930s and subsequently racked up a string of hits in the 1940s, first with the Will Bradley Orchestra and then leading his own band, some of them with the fine singers Ella Mae Morse and Margaret Whiting on vocals. This 49-track 2-CD collection begins with his hits with the Will Bradley Orchestra on Columbia, and then comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on Decca and Capitol through to the time he left the label, and did not release any records for another five years. It features all his chart entries with Will Bradley, including the Top 10 hits "Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar", "Down The Road Apiece", "Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat" and "There I Go", plus all his career pop and R&B hits with his own band, including the Top 10 successes "Cow-Cow Boogie", "Mister Five By Five", "That Old Black Magic", "Riffette" and "The House Of Blue Lights". Along with hits that feature Ella Mae Morse, Margaret Whiting and Liza Morrow, it features his hit with Johnny Mercer, "I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City". Other featured vocalists are David Street and Charlotte Blackburn, and there are also notable recordings accompanying blues singers Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker. It's a highly entertaining showcase for the range of his music, especially his renowned boogie-woogie piano

1. Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar 2. Celery Stalks At Midnight 3. Down The Road A Piece 4. Scrub Me Mama, With A Boogie Beat 5. There I Go 6. High On A Windy Hill 7. Rocks In My Bed 8. Goin' To Chicago Blues 9. Pig Foot Pete 10. Strange Cargo 11. Sun Risin' Blues 12. Blues On Central Avenue 13. Cow Cow Boogie 14. Here You Are 15. The Air Minded Executive 16. Doll Dance 17. Mr. Five By Five 18. The Thrill Is Gone 19. Wreck Of The Old '97 20. I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City 21. Hit The Road To Dreamland 22. That Old Black Magic 23. Riffette 24. Get On Board, Little Children 25. Old Rob Roy 26. I Got A Break, Baby 27. Mean Old World 28. Silver Wings In The Moonlight 29. Ain't That Just Like A Man? 30. Swinging On A Star 31. Cuban Sugar Mill 32. A Kiss Goodnight 33. The House Of Blue Lights 34. Hey, Mr Postman 35. Your Conscience Tells You So 36. Rib Joint 37. Behind The Eight Beat 38. Southpaw Serenade 39. A CatÆs Ninth Life 40. Kitten On The Keys 41. Beverly Boogie 42. Is I Gotta Practise, Ma? 43. Boogie Minor 44. Strollin' 45. Ooh, Ooh, Baby 46. Steal Away, Easy, Baby 47. Be-Bop Boogie 48. Mister FreddieÆs Boogie 49. Whatever Happened To Ol' Jack