Various - Groove Records Rockin' The Groove (CD)
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Various - Groove Records: Rockin' The Groove (CD)
- Two single CDs devoted to a great, unknown story in 1950s R&B history!
- All titles remastered from original vault tapes!
- Artists include Zilla Mays, Roy Gaines, the Du Droppers, George Benson (Yes! That George Benson), Sonny Terry, Champion Jack Dupree, and many more!
- Backing musicians include the incredible Mickey Baker, as well as hot bandleaders Paul Williams and Buddy Lucas!
Watching the success of indie labels like Atlantic, Chess, Specialty, Imperial, and others, industry giant RCA decided to re-enter the Rhythm & Blues field. RCA had dominated blues recording during the late 1920s and '30s, but the company dropped most of its blues artists, along with many of its country artists, during wartime raw materials rationing. In 1954, RCA decided to get back in the game, hiring A&R man Danny Kessler away from Columbia's OKeh label. The experiment ended in 1957 after notching up just one major hit, Mickey & Sylvia's Love Is Strange.
Lack of hits didn't mean lack of great music. Recording in New York and in the South, Groove drew on a wide range of artists from top-drawer vocal groups like the Du Droppers to future smooth jazz star George Benson to blues guitar star Roy Gaines to west coast jazz Shorty Rogers calling himself Highpockets Henderson to classic New Orleans barrelhouse pianist Champion Jack Dupree. Even country blues legend Sonny Terry was on the roster. Groove releases were filled out with some great unknowns as well as singular artists like Bertice Reading, who began in R&B but went on to become a cabaret star in England. The bands were always top-notch, including session genius Mickey Baker as well as bandleaders Paul Williams and Buddy Lucas.
In an exclusive deal with RCA/Sony in New York, Bear Family acquired access to the entire Groove catalog, restoring the masters to pristine sound and finding rare and unpublished photos. Award-winning R&B historian Bill Dahl wrote the extensive essays.
Also available:
Groove Jumping!
14 classic rockin’ R&B tracks from RCA’s Groove label
1-CD digipak with 24-page booklet
BCD 17388
Still Groove Jumping!
16 classic rockin’ R&B tracks from RCA’s Groove label
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Article properties: Various - Groove Records: Rockin' The Groove (CD)
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Interpret: Various - Groove Records
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Album titlle: Rockin' The Groove (CD)
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Genre R&B, Soul
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Label Bear Family Records
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EAN: 5397102174124
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01 | Charmaine | Frankie Brunson |
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02 | Mattie Bee | Emmett Hobson |
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03 | Right Now | Zilla Mays |
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04 | Big Foot Mammy | Paul Williams |
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05 | Hoodoo | Roy Gaines |
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06 | Shout, Holler And Scream | George Benson |
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07 | Blackboard Rock | Beverly Wright |
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08 | Bye Bye Baby | Clayton Love |
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09 | Champ Ale | Sonny Brooks |
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10 | The Last Laugh Will Be On You | Johnny Bird Orchestra with Mr Blue (vocal) |
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11 | Run A' Long | Lil McKenzie |
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12 | I’m Trapped | Buddy Lucas |
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13 | She’s Mine | Big Connie |
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14 | Break It Up | Chris Powell & The Blue Flames |
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15 | Quicksand | Maymie Watts |
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16 | My Head Goes Around | Oscar Black |
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17 | Good-Bye Little Girl | Chris Powell & the Blue Flames |
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18 | The Thrill Is Gone | Little Tommy Brown |
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19 | Grab That Thing And Run | Sam 'Highpockets' Henderson And His Jumpers |
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20 | I Gotta Know | Bertice Reading |
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21 | 22 Minutes | Johnny Bird Orchestra with Lillian Childs (vocal) |
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22 | That’s All I Need | The Du Droppers |
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23 | Doo Ba Dee | Maymie Watts |
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24 | Where Is Joe? | Emmett Hobson |
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25 | Shake Till I’m Shook | Beverly Wright |
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26 | I Believe In You | Frank Brunson |
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27 | Love Ya Like Crazy | Chris Powell & The Blue Flames |
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28 | Alabama Sue | Roy Gaines |
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29 | Oh! Sweetness | The Avalons |
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30 | Since You Went Away | Zilla Mays |
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31 | Crime Doesn’t Pay | The Coronets |
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32 | Women Are The Root Of All Evil | Paul Williams |
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33 | A Little Boy’s Dream | George Benson |
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34 | Humpty Dumpty | Paul Williams |
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35 | Wheel Of Time | Maymie Watts |
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Kompliment!
Jazzthetik 5-6/16 "Vintage-Aufnahmen in erstaunlicher Tonqualität: Kein Knacken, Knistern, Rauschen. Kompliment für die Ttielauswahl und die Booklets!"
Obskure Hörbeispiele
Oldiemarkt 4/16 "Diese CD besticht durch obskure Hörbeispiele. Insgesamt ist die Qualität des Materials sehr hoch und geht derart ab, dass der Rock 'n' Roll in der Nähe ist."
Einsame Spitze
Good Times 2(16 "Wie von Bear Family gewohnt, ist die Musik nur die halbe Miete. Was Bill Dahl in seinen ausführlichen Liner Notes abliefern, ist einsame Spitze. Tiefer kann man in so ein Thema kaum einsteigen."
Großartige Ausgrabung
Plärrer 3/16 "Wieder einmal hat das umtriebige Team von Bear Family ein beinahe vergessenes Label der R & B-Geschichte ausfindig gemacht und in die Gegenwart zurückgeholt."
Klasse!
Klasse, dass sich Bear Family nun auch dem Rhythm And Blues zuwendet :)
Diese CD und ihr Compagnon "Groovin' The Blues" sind im Klang als auch im Begleittext exzellent. Schön illustriertes Booklet mit Sessiondetails.
Die fast 30 unveröffentlichten Titel beider CDs sind für meinen Geschmack allerdings zuviel.
Die Digipacks von Bear Family gefallen mir eigentlich schon gut. Was mir aber schon seit längerem nicht gefällt, sind die nicht (mehr) herausnehmbaren Booklets. Und bei diesen beiden CD-Heftchen wurde der Text zu eng am Bund gesetzt, und macht das Lesen daher etwas anstrengend.
Ich würde es toll finden, wenn auch andere R&B-Label auf diese Art und Weise gewürdigt werden könnten (Mercury z.B. wäre super, oder Federal-Deluxe; Chess-Checker, Duke-Peacock; Savoy etc).
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