Boogaloo Ames Going Down Slow (CD)

(Wolf Records) 12 tracks

Boogaloo Ames is a famous blues - jazz - boogie woogie pianist from Greenville MS. He was born in 1918, in the 40's he had his own band with which he performed in the Detroit area, and he also played with Nat King Cole and Erroll Garner.
In the 60s he was a session musician for the Motoron label. In the 70s, he played for the wealthy class in the Mississippi area and performed at various blues festivals such as the Chicago Blues Festival.
He collaborated with Mulgrew Miller and Eden Brent, other pianists, with whom he toured to New York and Washington DC. Matt Block recorded Boogaloo in 1997 in Greenville MS where he recorded Going Down Slow, Early In The Morning, Route 66 and 9 other great songs. 2 songs have already been released on the Wolf CD "The Story Of Piano Blues" - 120.106
He also received several awards, such as the Greenville Arts Council Lifetime Achievement.
Boogaloo was one of the greatest Delta Blues pianists and this is his first ever CD recording!