Williams,Paul & His Orchestra Doin The Hucklebuck & Other Jukebox Favourites CD

Saxophonist/bandleader PAUL WILLIAMS cut one of the biggest hits of 1949, 'The Huckle-Buck', which topped the US R&B charts for fourteen weeks. A hugely influential disc, it was one of the first to employ the honking tenor sax solo which would become the hallmark of R&B and R&R during the 1950s. This compilation, which is built around 'The Huckle-Buck', also includes Williams' other 1940s R&B hits, 'Thirty-Five Thirty', 'The Twister - Parts 1 & 2', 'Waxey Maxie', 'Walkin' Around', 'House Rocker', 'He Knows How To Hucklebuck', and 'Pop-Corn'. These sides, recorded between 1948-55, present a powerful body of work; notable featured sidemen include Wild Bill Moore and Noble Watts (tenor saxes), Mickey Baker (guitar) and singers Larry Dale and Little Willie John.

1. Hastings St. Bounce 2. Way Late 3. Thirty-Five Thirty 4. Come with Me Baby 5. The Twister Pt. 1 6. The Twister Pt. 2 7. Waxey Maxie 8. Spider Sent Me 9. Walkin' Around 10. Paradise Valley Walk 11. The Huckle-Buck 12. Hoppin' John 13. House Rocker 14. He Knows How to Hucklebuck 15. Pop-Corn 16. Free Dice 17. Miami Drag 18. Easy Walking 19. Young Man Blues 20. Hard Working Woman 21. Shame Shame Shame 22. Shuck-Foot 23. Spread Joy 24. Women Are the Root of All Evil 25. Betty Ann 26. Suggie, Duggie, Boogie Baby 27. Once Upon a Time, Long Ago, Last Night