Mimosa Records Productions Catalog
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As of July 28,2003
Mimosa Records Productions, the music production division of Delta Haze Corporation, offers pre-packaged music of the highest artistic and historic value, produced from a variety of original sources by renowned authorities in their respective fields and made available for lease at competitive prices. Supplementary materials accompanying each set include liner notes, recording data, and photographs. Publishing, for the most part, is handled by one of our sister companies, Munka Music or Home of the Blues Music, but, in any event, we will be glad to assist the lessee in securing the appropriate mechanical licenses for their territory.
CATALOG DIVISIONS:
Mimosa Records masters and recordings
Formed in Memphis in 1973 to highlight the blues vocals and guitar work of Joe Willie Wilkins, the label existed for only a short time and produced a total of three 45 rpm records! Since that time, it has grown to collect and record a great variety of music and produce unusual sets of blues and jazz for other labels, all of it containing a high degree of integrity and historical importance, the primary criteria for producer Steve LaVere.
Home Of The Blues Records masters and recordings
An outgrowth of Memphis' Home Of The Blues record shop, the label began in 1960. During its short existence, and with the able assistance and musical guidance of trumpeter and bandleader Willie Mitchell, the label recorded a wide variety of local Memphis and established New Orleans talent. It filled the void left by Sun Records' concentration on rockin' country music prior to Stax' arrival on the scene and the subsequent world-wide popularity of "soul" music. Produced into cohesive sets by Marc Ryan, the recordings are also available in a history-laden four CD boxed set.
While his peers were discovering the joys of simply listening to obscure blues recordings, David Evans was making annual pilgrimages to the South to record rural blues musicians and singers. Now a tenured professor in the music department at Memphis State University, Evans' early field recordings are notable not only for the wealth of talent that he discovered and recorded, but for the variety of material and the great sound quality he was able to achieve under far from ideal conditions. He was a busy boy with a purpose. These sets leave no doubt.
Trumpet Records masters and recordings
Well-known as the first label to record Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James, Trumpet Records holds a place of honor among blues fans the world over. The Jackson, Mississippi based firm recorded a variety of great talent during its heyday of the early 1950's - blues, gospel, rockabilly, country, and pop. Presently unreleased from this great label are two fine sets of country music and rockabilly produced by Marc Ryan. The blues and gospel masters are currently available for reissue, except in the territories noted.)
Miscellaneous existing masters / recordings & Contemporary Recordings
Whatever we feel is of historic and artistic value that we can record or acquire for lease, regardless of its age or its source, winds up here. There are great blues and gospel records - both issued and previously unissued - recorded professionally or privately - from the forties to the nineties, as well as some rhythm 'n' blues by fledgling jazz musicians and some unusual contemporary jazz.MIMOSA RECORDS PRODUCTIONS CATALOG
Mimosa Records masters and recordings - Produced by Stephen LaVere
Gil Evans & His California Swingsters
(Before Evans became the world-class arranger for which he is remembered, he led a swing band
styled after the Benny Goodman and Casa Loma Orchestras which was never commercially recorded.)
Description: Big Band Swing broadcast and recorded in Pasadena, California, 1936-7
Material: 22 tracksnotes by Steve LaVere & Stephanie Stein, archival photos
Jimmy & Walter - Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Everything Blue
(Jimmy DeBerry & Walter Horton) (double CD set)Description: Country Blues by the seminal post-war guitar and harmonica duetrecorded in Memphis, 1972-3
Material: 27 tracksnotes and color photos by Steve LaVere
Bonnie Lake - The Legend of Bonnie Lake
(Admired by the most respected jazz musicians, some of whom appear in this set, Bonnie Lake's songs have stood the test of time and are now finding new audiences through her own largely unreleased recordings.)
Description: Vocals with smart accompaniment by Nat "King" Cole, Johnny Richards, Alec Wilder, othersrecorded in California and New York, 1939-1965
Material: 15 tracks (or more if you like)notes & photos by Steve LaVere, archival photos
Charles LaVere - I Don't Want to Be President
(One of the most sought-after studio pianists of the 1940's, Charlie LaVere also had a wonderful singing voice, wrote fine arrangements and wonderful compositions. They're all in evidence here.)
Description: Popular vocals accompanied by Eddie Skrivanek's Orch. & Sextet From Hunger, both featuring LaVere at the piano, trumpeter Charlie Teagarden and saxophonist Eddie Miller.
recorded in California, 1950-3
Material: 16 tracks
notes by son Steve LaVere, archival photos
Furry Lewis - Ten High
(A loving memorial tribute to the pop-star of the Memphis country that combines a late-night session with a small group of musicians and friends with excerpts from a serious retrospective interview.)
Description: Country blues vocals accompanied by his own guitar, that of Gimmer Nicholson, the harmonica of Lindsay Butler and interspersed with comments about the songs and their subject matters.
recorded in Memphis, 1973-6
Material: 10 tracks
contemporaneous photos and notes by Steve LaVere and the session participants
Willard Robison - The Real American Songwriter
(A son of America's heartland, Robison influenced our national consciousness with his "Deep River" piano playing, songwriting, and arrangements for his orchestras. His songs and solo artistry are highlighted here.)
Description: Vocals with piano accompaniment - guests include Bonnie Lake and Charlie LaVere
recorded in California and New York, 1950-1972
Material: 17 tracks
notes & photos by Steve LaVere, archival photos
Art Tatum - California Melodies*
Description: Jazz piano solos (plus one track w/orchestra and female vocal)
broadcast / recorded in Los Angeles, 1940
Material:24 tracks
notes by Steve LaVere, cover photo by Bill Gottlieb
Jack Teagarden Family & Friends - A Hundred Years From Today*
(Family: Charlie, Norma & Mama Teagarden; Friends: Pee Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan & Gerry Mulligan)
Description:Mainstream small band jazz with vocals and reminiscences
recorded during the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1963
Material: 14 tracks
notes by Steve LaVere, photos by Jim Marshall
Martha Tilton - A Career Retrospective
(from her earliest "unknown" recordings with Bill Seckler & The Biltmore Trio through her tenure as Benny Goodman's most popular vocalist to the years of radio & TV feature work and two Emmy's)
Description: Popular Vocalizing at its best
recorded in Hollywood and New York, 1932-65
Material: 16 tracks (or more if you like)
a remembrance by Ms. Tilton, notes by Steve LaVere, archival photos
Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys - It's Too Bad
(with Houston Stackhouse, Greg "Fingers" Taylor and Johnny Shines, guest soloist on one track)
Description: Down-home Blues Band & Country Blues
recorded in Memphis, St. Louis; Evanston, Illinois and California, 1972-6
Material: 11 tracks (or more if you like)
notes and photos by Steve LaVere, cover photo by Rene Koopman
Various Artists - Memphis Blues Caravan - Vol. I*
(Sam Chatmon, Big Sam Clark, Sonny Boy Nelson, Earl Bell, Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon,
Bukka White, Furry Lewis, Harmonica Frank, Houston Stackhouse, Joe Willie Wilkins)Description: Down-home Blues
recorded 1972-5, arranged in an order simulating the show's live performances
Material: 11 tracks (one by each artist) (or more if you like)
extensive notes by Steve LaVere, photos by LaVere and Rene Koopman
Various Artists - Memphis Blues Caravan - Vol. II*
(Memphis Piano Red, Skip James, Little Red Holmes, Joe Dobbins, Bukka White, Furry Lewis,
Johnny Shines, Joe Willie Wilkins, Boy Blue, Charlie Booker, Big Daddy Rucker)
Description: Down-home Blues
recorded 1966-79 and arranged in an order similating the show's live performances
Material: 11 tracks (one by each artist) (or more if you like)
extensive notes by Steve LaVere; photos by LaVere, Gerrie Blake and Mike Leonard
Note: By excising two tracks, the Memphis Blues Caravan volumes can be combined to make one very full CD
Various Artists - Mississippi Guitarists Supreme - Skip James & Eugene "Sonny Boy Nelson" Powell
(James performs in a coffee house and Powell before close friends at home.)
Description: Country Blues by two of the music's greatest performers
recorded in Los Angeles, California, 1966 and in Greenville, Mississippi, 1975
Material: 21 tracks (8 by James, 13 by Powell)
notes and photos by Steve LaVere
Home Of The Blues Records masters and recordings - Produced by Marc Ryan
(ONLY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE JAPAN* or THE U.S. AND JAPAN** )
The "5" Royales**
Description: Doo-wop by one of the finest groups of the era
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 20 tracks (16 by the group, including 2 unissued,
and 4 by its lead singer, Lowman Pauling, in a solo role)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
Harmonica Frank - The Early Masters (currently scheduled for production by Steve LaVere)
Description: Solo acoustic blues and country talkin' blues
recorded in Memphis, 1951-61
Material: 16 tracks (6 previously unissued tracks from HOB, plus all the other early recordings)
notes and photos by Steve LaVere, vintage photos and graphics
Various Artists - Beale Street After Dark
(Roy Brown, Dave Dixon, Woodrow Adams, Willie Cobbs, Sammy Lawhorn, Thelma Brewer,
Joseph Cooke, Prince Gabe & The Rhythmaires, Charles James, Fred Ford)
Description:Southern Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material:22 tracks (3 by Brown, Dixon and Prince Gabe; 5 by James; 2 by Brewer and Cooke;
1 each by the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos & graphics, photos by Steve LaVere
Various Artists - Feel Alright*
(Woodrow Adams, Aristocrats, Willie Cobb, Dave Dixon, Jimmy Dotson, Fred Ford, Sammy Lawhorn,
Bowlegs Miller, Prince Gabe)
Description: Southern Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 20 tracks (4 by Ford, 3 by Adams and Dixon; 2 by Aristocrats, Cobb, Dotson, and Miller;
1 each by the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics, photos by Steve LaVere
Various Artists - The Home Of The Blues Story (4-CD box set, currently in production)
(Billy Adams, Woodrow Adams, Larry Birdsong, Roy Brown, Willie Cobbs, Dave Dixon, Jimmy Dotson,
The "5" Royales, Fred Ford, Harmonica Frank, Sammy Lawhorn, "Bowlegs" Miller, Willie Mitchell, Ed Lowman Pauling, Prince Gabe & The Rhythmaires, Billy Lee Riley, Billy Yates, many others)Description: Southern Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 70+ tracks
notes, history and discography by Marc Ryan; vintage photos and graphics,
photos by Steve LaVere
Various Artists - I Believe To My Soul!
(Billy Lee Riley, Danny Cristale's Tornadoes, Billy Yates, Billy Adams, Bonnie Bunkley, Kenny Sowder, Blazers)
Description: White Southern Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 21 tracks (5 by Riley, 2 by Tornadoes, 6 by Yates, 3 by Adams and Blazers,
1 each by the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
Various Artists - Rockabilly At Home (currently in pre-production)
(Billy Adams, Bonnie Bunkley, Marty Lewis, Del Monte, Billy Lee Riley, Billy Yates, others)
Description: Rockabilly
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 16 tracks
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Rocking All The Time*
(Larry Birdsong, Roy Brown, Willie Mitchell orch.)
Description: Southern Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 21 tracks (9 by Brown, 8 by Birdsong, 4 by Mitchell, )
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
Various Artists - Willie's House Party
(Fred Ford combo, Willie Mitchell orch., Prince Gabe & The Rhythmaires)
Description: Southern Instrumental Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1960-1
Material: 17 tracks (9 by Ford, 5 by Mitchell, 3 by Gabe)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
David Evans Field Recordings - Produced by Marc Ryan
BLUES(single artist sets)
Bubba Brown - On the Fannin Road: The Tunes and Tales of Bubba Brown
(vcl/gtr or narration or recitation or in interview, with Melvin Brown, gtr)
Description: Country Blues & Gospel, narrations & recitations
recorded in Los Angeles, 1967 & 1975
Material: 21 tracks
notes by David Evans, session photos
Roosevelt Holts
1. The Franklinton Muscatel Society (available outside England and Japan)
2. Sun Gonna Shine
(1. w/L. V. Conerly, Herlin Holts)(2. w/Herlin Holts, hca; Boogie Bill Webb, gtr; Esau Youngblood, 2nd vocal)
Description: 1. Country Blues & Gospel / 2. Country Blues
recorded in Franklinton, Bogalusa and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1. 1965-70 / 2. 1966-73
Material: 1. 18 tracks / 2. 19 tracks
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman
Skip James - Drinkin' Of The Wine
(solo performances - voice & guitar)
Description: Country Blues & Gospel
recorded in Venice, California - with the assistance of Alan Wilson - April, 1966
Material: 15 tracks
notes by David Evans, photos by Jim Marshall, Gerrie Blake and Marina Bokelman
Mager Johnson
(vcl/gtr with Carey "Ditty" Mason, 2nd gtr; Leroy Yarn, vcl)
Description: Country Blues in the style of his legendary brother, Tommy Johnson
recorded in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, 1966-9
Material: 16 tracks
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman
Furry Lewis - Pure Furry (Blues, Reels,Tales & Toasts)
Description: Down-home music by the pop-star of the Country Blues
recorded in Memphis, 1969
Material: 14 tracks
notes by David Evans, photos by Steve LaVere
Eli Owens
1. Down Home Renaissance Man
2. The Blues In My Bed
(Harmonica - Mouthbow - Guitar & Vocals)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1970-3
Material: 1. 19 tracks2. 22 tracks (one with Roosevelt Holts, 2nd guitar)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman and Cheryl Thurber
Jack Owens
1. Jack Owens' Hard Times
2. Til The Cows Come Home
3. Jack & Bud
(high lonesome vocals with modal guitar, accompanied by Bud Spires, harmonica)
Description:Country Blues in the style of Skip James
recorded in Bentonia, Mississippi, 1. 1970-3; 2. 1966-71; 3. 1969
Material:13 tracks on 1. and 2.; 12 tracks on 3. (2 with Spires on 1., 7 on 2., 9 on 3.)\
notes and photos by David Evans
Herb "Hub" Quinn - Tylertown Days
(with vocal assist by Mrs. Quinn, Roosevelt Holts, Babe Stovall, and Isaac Youngblood)
Description: Country Blues (vocals & instrumentals on guitar, mandolin & violin)
recorded in Clifton, Louisiana and Tylertown, Mississippi, 1966-7
Material: 18 tracks
notes by David Evans and Marc Ryan, photos by Marina Bokelman
Babe Stovall - Pied Piper of New Orleans
(with Roosevelt Holts, Herb Quinn, O.D. Jones, Dink Brister)
Description: Country Blues & Gospel
recorded in New Orleans, Franklinton & Clifton, Louisiana, 1966
Material: 17 tracks
notes by Marc Ryan; photos by Ryan (period) and Marina Bokelman (session)
Boogie Bill Webb - From Jackson to New Orleans
(with Roosevelt Holts, gtr. and Robert Rucker, dms.)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Bogalusa and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1966-70
Material: 21 tracks (17 solo, 4 with Holts, one of which includes Rucker)
notes by David Evans, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Robert Pete Williams
Poor Man's Blues
Dirty Dog Blues(available as two separate sets or together as one)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Malibu, California, 1966
Material: 11 tracks each
notes by David Evans, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Mott Willis & The Taylor Bros. with Floyd Patterson - Uncle Snapper & The Trashy Gang
(Floyd Patterson, Charley & Willis Taylor, Mott Willis)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Crystal Springs & Terry, Mississippi, 1967-73
Material: 20 tracks (12 by Willis alone, 1 with Willis Taylor; 4 by the Taylors, 3 with Floyd Patterson)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman
Ise Youngblood & The Musicianers of Tylertown (Disc One)
(with Roosevelt Holts, Eli Owens, Esau Weary and Arzo Youngblood)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Tylertown, Miss.; Bogalusa, Franklinton and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1965-70
Material: 23 tracks (8 by Isaac, 6 by Arzo, 4 by Holts, 3 by Owens, 2 by Weary)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman(Disc Two) (with Dink Brister, Myrt Holmes, Roosevelt Holts, O.D. Jones, Eli Owens, Hub Quinn and Babe Stovall)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Tylertown, Miss.; Bogalusa, Clifton, Franklinton and New Orleans, La., 1966-73
Material: 24 tracks (8 by Youngblood, 5 by Stovall, 4 each by Owens and Jones (w/Stovall & Brister),
2 by Holts, 1 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Back Porch Blues Masters (Vol. 1)
(Roosevelt Holts, Skip James*, Eli Owens, Jack Owens - some with Bud Spires, Willis Taylor, Boogie Bill Webb with Robert Rucker, Mott Willis, Arzo and Isaac Youngblood)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Los Angeles (*by Steve LaVere), Mississippi and Louisiana, 1966-71
Material: 18 tracks (3 by each Jack Owens, Webb and Isaac Youngblood, 2 by each Holts,James and Eli Owens, 1 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans, Marc Ryan, Steve LaVere; photos by Marina Bokelman & Jim Marshall(Vol. 2) (Bubba Brown, Roosevelt Holts, Skip James*, Buddy Moss, Eli Owens, Jack Owens, Hub Quinn,
Babe Stovall, Esau Weary, Boogie Bill Webb, Mott Willis, Isaac Youngblood)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Los Angeles (*by Steve LaVere), Mississippi and Louisiana, 1966-77
Material: 19 tracks (3 by Webb and Holts, 2 by Weary, Brown, Jack Owens and Youngblood;
1 each by James, Eli Owens, Stovall & Quinn, Moss and Willis)
notes by David Evans, Marc Ryan, Steve LaVere; photos by Marina Bokelman & Jim Marshall(Vol. 3) (Roosevelt Holts, Mager Johnson, Jack Owens, Hub Quinn, Babe Stovall, Robert Pete Williams,
Mott Willis, Arzo & Isaac Youngblood)Description: Country Blues
recorded in California, Mississippi and Louisiana, 1966-73
Material: 17 tracks (4 each by Holts, Stovall; 2 each by Johnson, Williams,
2 by Isaac Youngblood (1 with Quinn) ; 1 by each of the others
notes by David Evans, Marc Ryan, photos by Marina Bokelman(Vol. 4) (Bubba Brown, Roosevelt Holts, Skip James, Mager Johnson, Furry Lewis, Eli Owens, Hub Quinn, Embry Raines, Dusty Rhodes, Babe Stovall, Taylor Bros., Boogie Bill Webb, Robert Pete Williams, Arzo Youngblood)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, 1966-77
Material: 21 tracks (3 by Taylor Bros., 2 each by Brown, Holts, James, Owens & Williams,
1 by each of the others
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman & Cheryl Thurber
Various Artists - Baton Rouge Sessions
(Robert Pete Williams, Isaiah Chattman & Sally Dotson)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1966
Material: 13 tracks (4 by Williams, 5 by Chattman, 2 by Dotson w/Williams)
notes by David Evans, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Bentonia Blues (Vol. 1)
(Cornelius Bright, Roosevelt Grays, Jimmy Holmes with John Holmes & Bud Spires, Skip James*, Jack Owens)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Los Angeles (*by Steve LaVere) and Bentonia, Mississippi; 1966-84
Material: 17 tracks (8 by Owens, 3 by Bright and James, 2 by Grays, 1 by Holmes)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman & Jim Marshall
(Vol. 2) (Cornelius Bright, Roosevelt Grays, Jimmie Holmes with John Holmes & Bud Spires,
Skip James, Jack Owens,Robert Rouster)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Los Angeles (*by Steve LaVere) and Bentonia, Mississippi; 1966-84
Material: 16 tracks (10 by Owens - 2 with Spires, 2 by Bright, 1 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman & Jim MarshallVarious Artists - Big Road Blues (Tradition & Creativity in the Folk Blues)
(The companion audio compilation to Dr. Evans' book of the same title.)
(Roosevelt Holts, Mager Johnson, Robert "Nighthawk" Johnson, Carey Lee Simmons,
Babe Stovall, Willis Taylor, Mott Willis, Arzo & Isaac Youngblood)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Mississippi and Louisiana, 1966-73
Material: 20 tracks (6 by Willis plus a duet with Taylor, 4 by Holts, 3 by Mager Johnson,
2 by Simmons, 1 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans, Marc Ryan; photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Catfish Blues (Mississippi Blues from Jackson & Crystal Springs)
(available outside USA, England & Japan)
(Tommy Lee Thompson, Little Milton Anderson & Eddie White, Little Milton's Jook Band,
Mager Johnson, Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason)
Description:Down-home Blues Bands & Country Blues
recorded in Jackson (1952-3) and Crystal Springs (1967), Mississippi
Material:18 tracks (10 by Stackhouse & Mason, 1 by Johnson)
notes by Marc Ryan; photos by Marc Ryan, David Evans & Marina Bokelman
(see Miscellaneous existing masters / recordings for details of the balance of the tracks)
Various Artists - Cried The Whole Night Long - The Evolution of Mississippi Slide Guitar
(Woodrow Adams with Curtis Allen & Fiddlin' Joe Martin, Roosevelt Holts with L.H. Lane or Boogie Bill Webb,
Son House with Taj Mahal & Alan Wilson, Skip James, Robert "Nighthawk" Johnson, Furry Lewis, Jack Owens, Hub Quinn, Houston Stackhouse with Carey Mason, Willis & Charlie Taylor, Mott Willis with Lilly Belle Porter)Description: Country Blues & Gospel featuring slide guitar
recorded in Los Angeles and Venice, California; Bogalusa and Clifton, Louisiana; Bentonia, Crystal Springs, Robinsonville and Skene, Miss.; Memphis; and Cambridge, Mass.; 1964-70
Material: 19 tracks (4 by Quinn, 3 by Lewis, 2 by Holts, Johnson and Stackhouse, 1 each by the others)
notes by David Evans and Marc Ryan, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Juke, Little Children
[Uncle Snapper & The Trashy Gang (Mott Willis & The Taylor Bros. w/Floyd Patterson), plus
Jack Owens & Bud Spires, Boogie Bill Webb & Roosevelt Holts, Arzo Youngblood & Robert Rucker]Description: Country Juke Joint Dance Music & Blues
recorded in Bogalusa and New Orleans, La; Bentonia, Crystal Springs and Terry, Ms; 1966-73
Material: 20 tracks (11 by Willis et al, 5 by Webb & Holts, 3 by Owens & Spires, 1 by Youngblood & Rucker)
notes by David Evans, archival photos
Various Artists - Keep On Easin' Down - Down Home Georgia (2 CD set)
(Ira "Tiny" Coney, Jones-Carter Fife & Drum Band, Eddie Lee "Mustright" Jones, Embry Raines,
C.W. "Dusty" Rhoades, David Swilling & John Montgomery)
Description: East Coast Country Blues
recorded in Covington, Lexington, Portal, Waverly Hall and Savannah, Georgia; 1970-77
Material: 41 tracks (13 by each Coney and Raines, 9 by Jones-Carter, 4 by Jones, 1 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans, archival photos
Various Artists - The Legacy of Tommy Johnson
(Bubba Brown, Roosevelt Holts, Mager Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Houston Stackhouse & Ditty Mason, Babe Stovall w/Dink Brister & O.D. Jones, Boogie Bill Webb, Mott Willis, Arzo and Isaac Youngblood &Hub Quinn)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Los Angeles; Bogalusa and New Orleans, Louisiana;
Crystal Springs and Tylertown, Mississippi; and Grafton, Wisconsin, 1930-71
Material: 22 tracks (5 by Tommy Johnson and Webb, 3 by Holts and Arzo Youngblood, one each by the others)
notes by David Evans, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Mississippi Blues: Influences & Inspirations
(Ishmon Bracey, Son House, Skip James, and Rube Lacy - Classic and contemporary performances interspersed
with interviews with the artists about their recordings and a selection by Blind Lemon Jefferson.)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Ridgecrest and Venice, California; Chicago; Grafton, Wisconsin;Jackson, Mississippi; and Cambridge, Massachusetts; 1928-66
Material: 20 tracks [9 by House (1 w/accompaniment by Taj Mahal; 2 w/Alan Wilson), 4 by Lacy,
3 by Bracey and James, 1 by Jefferson]
notes by David Evans, Marc Ryan and Taj Mahal, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Mississippi Blues Survivors - Barrelhouse On The Ground
(Roosevelt Holts & Boogie Bill Webb, Mager Johnson, Eli Owens, Jack Owens & Bud Spires, Hub Quinn,
Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason, Arzo Youngblood)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Bentonia and Crystal Springs, Ms; Bogalusa, Clifton and New Orleans, La, 1966-70
Material: 20 tracks (10 by Holts & Webb, 3 by Quinn, 2 ea. by Jack Owens and Johnson, 1 ea. by the others)
notes by David Evans and Marc Ryan, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Rollin' & Tumblin' (available outside Japan)
(Houston Stackhouse w/Ditty Mason, Fiddlin' Joe Martin, and Woodrow Adams w/Martin and Curtis Allen)
Description: Country Blues
recorded in Crystal Springs and Robinsonville, Mississippi, 1967
Material: 15 tracks (5 by Stackhouse, 2 by Martin, 8 by Adams)
notes and lyric transcriptions by David Evans, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - That's On Old Devil - Origins of the Blues
(Roosevelt Holts, Furry Lewis, Jack Owens, Bud Spires, Robert Pete Williams, Mott Willis)
Description: Pre-Blues and Country Blues interspersed with interviews with the artists
recorded in Malibu, California; Bogalusa and New Orleans, Louisiana;
Bentonia and Crystal Springs, Mississippi; and Memphis, Tennessee; 1966-73
Material: 17 tracks (4 by Holts and Owens, 3 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans & Marc Ryan, session photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - You Can't Ride This Train - Folk Blues of Louisiana
(Blind Pete Burrell, Isaiah Chattman, L.V. Conerly, Roosevelt Holts, Eli Owens, Hub Quinn, Babe Stovall,
Boogie Bill Webb, Robert Pete Williams, Arzo Youngblood)Description: Country Blues
recorded in Baton Rouge, Bogalusa, Clifton, Franklinton and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1965-73
Material: 21 tracks (5 by Holts, 3 by Youngblood, 2 by Conerly, Owens, Quinn, Stovall & Webb, 1 by others)
notes by David Evans & Marc Ryan, session photos by Marina Bokelman
GOSPEL
Rev. Rubin Lacy - Old Hallelujahs
Description: Down-home gospel singing and preaching by a legend of the Country Blues
recorded in Ridgecrest, California, 1966 by Evans& John Fahey
Material: 21 tracks (feat. guitar accomp. on 1 trk each by John Fahey, Alan Wilson and David Evans)
notes by David Evans, photos
Various Artists - Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
(Blind Pete Burrell, Roosevelt Holts, Skip James*, Robert "Nighthawk" Johnson,
Lily Belle Porter with Mott Willis, Babe Stovall, R. P. Williams, Isaac Youngblood)Description: Black Country Gospel
recorded in Los Angeles (*by Steve LaVere), Mississippi and Louisiana, 1966-9
Material: 21 tracks (7 by Burrell, 4 by Johnson, 3 by Stovall, 2 by Williams and Youngblood; 1 by the others)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman & Jim Marshall
Various Artists - Don't Knock
(Blind Pete Burrell, Ephram Carter fife & drum band, Mr. & Mrs. Celeste, Robert "Nighthawk" Johnson & family, Eddie Lee "Mustright" Jones, J. W. Jones, Heddie Holmes, Rev. Rubin Lacy & quartet, Mr. & Mrs. Herb Quinn, Deacon Hurley & Lillie Ruth Smart, Babe Stovall, The White Family, Sarah Williams)
Description:Down Home Black Country Gospel
recorded in Ridgecrest, California; Bogalusa, Clifton, Franklinton and New Orleans, Louisiana; Skene, Mississippi; Clyo, Lexington, Savannah, Waverly Hall and Wrens, Georgia; 1966-77
Material: 22 tracks (2 by Burrell and Lacy, 1 each by the others)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman & Cheryl Thurber
Various Artists - Done Got Over - Down Home Gospel 1966-1973
(John Henry "Bubba" Brown, Blind Pete Burrell, Lee Jenkins, Rev. LeDell Johnson, Robert "Nighthawk" Johnson & Family, Rev. Ruben Lacy & Quartet, Eli Owens, Lilly Belle Porter with Mott Willis, Mr. & Mrs. Herb Quinn,
Babe Stovall, Robert Pete Williams, Isaac Youngblood)
Description: Black Country Gospel
recorded in Los Angeles, Malibu and Ridgecrest, Calif.; Baton Rouge, Bogalusa, Clifton and Franklinton, Louisiana; Crystal Springs, Jackson, Skene and Tylertown, Mississippi, 1966-73
Material: 23 tracks (4 by Rev. Lacy & Qt., 3 by Stovall, 2 each by Burrell, both Johnsons,
Owens, Porter, Youngblood, 1 by the others)
notes by David Evans, photos by Marina Bokelman
Various Artists - Something Got A Hold To Me - Georgia Gospel 1969-1977
(Thad & William Harris, Embry Raines, Smart Family Holiness Singers, Congregation of Sweet Fields Of Eden Baptist Church, The White Family, Sarah Williams with Johnny & Kate McTell Seabrooks)
Description:Black Country Gospel
recorded in Clyo, Savannah, and Wrens, Georgia; 1966-77
Material: 11 tracks (3 by the Whites; 2 each by Harris, Raines and the Smarts; 1 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans, photos by Cheryl Thurber
Trumpet Records masters and recordings - Produced by Marc Ryan
(AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE U.S. ONLY*)
BLUES
(single artist sets)
Willie Love - Nelson Street Blues*
(The pianist/vocalist's entire output - some previously unissued, one in multiple takes! Accompanying personnel includes guitarists Little Milton, Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, and Lonnie Holmes, Junior Blackman, drums)
Description: Down Home Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Jackson, Mississippi, 1951-3
Material: 19 tracks
notes by Marc Ryan, lyric transcriptions by Marc Ryan & Leslie Nelson, vintage photos
Sonny Boy Williamson / Willie Love - Clownin' With The World
(These two giants are accompanied by each other with varying instrumentation and assorted personnel , including Joe Willie Wilkins, Lonnie Holmes, Lester Williams, J. V. Turner, guitar, Junior Blackman, drums)
Description: Down Home Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Houston, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi, 1951-4
Material: 16 tracks (8 each)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
Big Joe Williams / Luther Huff / Willie Love - Delta Blues - 1951
(The guitarist, the mandolinist and the pianist with varying instrumentation and assorted personnel , including Little Milton, Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, guitar; Junior Blackman, drums)
Description: Post-war Country Blues
recorded in Jackson, Mississippi, 1951
Material: 18 tracks (8 by Williams, 6 by Love, 4 by Huff))
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
Tiny Kennedy / Clayton Love / Jerry McCain - Strange Kind Of Feelin'
(The singer, the pianist and the harmonica player with varying instrumentation and assorted personnel , including Calvin Newborn, J. V. Turner, guitar; Wilbur Steinberg, bass; Junior Blackman, drums)
Description: Down Home Rhythm 'n' Blues
recorded in Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi, 1951-4
Material: 14 tracks (7 by McCain, 5 by Kennedy, 2 by Love)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos and graphics
GOSPEL
Miscellaneous existing masters / recordings - produced by Marc Ryan (except where noted)
BLUES
Johnny Fuller - Sunny Road Blues
(The great California blues guitarist and singer in his heyday - originally released on small regional labels)Description: West coast blues vocals accompanied by his own and Lafayette Thomas' guitar and combo
recorded in San Francisco, 1954-6
Material: 16 tracks
notes by Marc Ryan
Various Artists - Black World Blues
(Helen Andrews w/Papa John Creach, Calvin Boze w/Marvin Johnson Orch., Big Bill Broonzy w/Don Byas Qt., Johnny Criner, Champion Jack Dupree w/ Brownie McGhee, Lowell Fulson, Creole George Guesnon, Jimmy McCracklin, L. C. Robinson & brother, Big Joe Turner, George Williams & Orch., Sherman Williams Orch.)
Description:Post-war Rhythm 'n' Blues Bands
recorded California, Memphis & New York 1945-9 by various small independent firms
Material:20 tracks (3 by Broonzy, 2 by Boze, Criner, Guesnon, McCracklin, Robinson, and Turner;
1 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - The Cats Creep at Midnight
(Willie Chinn, Pee Wee Crayton, Emery Franklin, Lowell Fulson, Vivianne Greene, Roy Hawkins, Willie B. Huff,
Ivory Joe Hunter, Saunders King, Jimmy McCracklin, Jimmie Nelson, Snookum Russell, Jimmy Wilson)Description:Bay Area / West Coast post-war blues and r'n'b
recorded late 1950's / early 1960's by various small regional labels
Material:20 tracks (4 by Hawkins; 2 by Crayton, Fulson, Greene and Huff; 1 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Catfish Blues (Mississippi Blues from Jackson & Crystal Springs)
(Tommy Lee Thompson, Little Milton Anderson & Eddie White, Little Milton's Jook Band,
Mager Johnson, Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason)Description:Country Blues
recorded in Jackson (1952-3) and Crystal Springs (1967), Mississippi
Material:18 tracks (3 by Anderson & White, 2 by Thompson and Little Milton)
notes by Marc Ryan; photos by Marc Ryan, David Evans & Marina Bokelman(see David Evans Field Recordings for details of the balance of the tracks)
Various Artists - Don't You Want To Go
(Lowell Fulson, Eddie Hope, Willie B. Huff, Lost John Hunter, Naomi Mack, Jimmy McCracklin,
Memphis Eddie Pee, Robinson Bros. Marylin Scott, Robert Smith, Sonny & Lonnie, Jesse Thomas)Description:Travelin' blues and uptempo boogies
recorded post-WWII by various small independent firms
Material:20 tracks [3 by Hunter (including one previously unissued); 2 each by Hope, the Robinsons, Scott, Smith, Sonny & Lonnie, and Thomas; 1 by each of the others]
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Early Oakland Blues
(Lowell Fulson, Robert Geddins, Ulysses James, Tommy Jenkins, Naomi Mack, Jimmy McCracklin, Jimmie Nelson, Robinson Bros., Turner Willis, Jimmy Wilson, Barbara Youngblood)
Description:Bay Area / West Coast post-war blues
recorded 1946-8 by various small regional labels
Material:20 tracks (5 by Fulson; 3 by McCracklin; 2 by Nelson, Wilson and Youngblood;
1 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Get Your Kicks Right Here
(Monte Easter, Flennoy Trio, Billy Ford, Cecil Gant, Slim Green, Junior Hampton, Ivory Joe Hunter, Gatemouth Moore, Johnny Perry, "Fats" Pichon, Roosevelt Sykes & J.T. Brown, Dickie Thompson & His Blue Five)
Description:Good-time, Rockin' Party Blues & Rhythm
recorded post-WWII by various small independent firms
Material:20 tracks (3 by Gant and Moore; 2 by Green, Hunter, Perry, Sykes & Brown; 1 each by the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - San Franciso Bay Hot Box (2 CD set) (available singly or as a set)
(Ray Agee, Al & Nettie, Angels, Allen Baldwin & The Uniques (2), Eddie Boyd, Earl "Good Rocking" Brown (2),
Piney Clark, Claud & The High Tones (2), Chuck "Big Guitar" Ernest, The Four Deuces, Tommy Harris (2), Kasandrea & The Midnight Riders (2), Al King (2), Lord Luther, Jimmy McCracklin (2), Pee Wee Parham,
Prince Love, Al Russell Trio, Haskell Sadler, The Satellite Band, Lafayette Thomas, Joe Valery, Jimmy Wilson)Description:Bay Area / West Coast post-war blues and r'n'b
recorded late 1950's / early 1960's by various small regional labels
Material:40 tracks in all /20 tracks each (4 by Thomas and Wilson; 3 by Sadler, 2 by Baldwin, Brown, Claud & The High Tones, Harris, Kasandrea, King, and McCracklin; 1 by each of others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - The Strangest Blues
(Fats Gaines, Roy Hawkins, King Soloman Trio, Gene Lee & The Blue Rockers, Jimmie Nelson, James Reed, Marcellus Thomas & His Rockets of Rhythm, Jimmy Wilson)
Description:Bay Area / West Coast post-war blues and r'n'b
recorded early & late 1950's by various small regional labels
Material:20 tracks (6 by Wilson; 3 by Hawkins and Reed; 2 by Gaines, King Soloman and Thomas;
1 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Uptown Blues
(Percy Mayfield, Tabby Thomas, Clarence Samuels, Bunny Williams, Johnnie Ingram, Jerome Richardson, Jackson Blues Band [previously unissued], Sammy Harris, Jack Davis Blues Blasters featuring Joe Frazier)
Description:Sophisticated Blues Bands
recorded 1946-59 by various small independent firms
Material:14 tracks (2 by Mayfield, Thomas, Samuels, Ingram and Davis, 1 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Women In Voot
(Marion Abernathy, Helen Andrews, Mildred Bailey, Gladys Bentley, Cleo Brown, JoJo Henderson,
Fluffy Hunter, Babe Matthews, Betty Roche, Effie Smith, Lillette Thomas, Irene Wiley)Description:Hip, smart and jivin' lady blues singers
recorded post-WWII by various small independent firms
Material:20 tracks (5 by Bentley, 3 by Brown, 2 by each Smith and Thomas, 1 by each of others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
BLUES & GOSPEL
Various Artists - Jaxyson (pronounced Jackson)
(BLUES: Joseph Butler, Johnny Fuller, Gold Rush / GOSPEL: Gospel Trumpets, Sister Matthews,
Rev. L.H. Narcisse, New Bethel Echoes,Willie M. Powell, Rainbow Gospel Singers, Sister Rita, Charles White)Description:Bay Area / West Coast post-war blues & gospel
recorded 1948-9 by Jaxyson Recording Co. of Oakland, California
Material:22 (most previously unissued) tracks (2 by Gospel Trumpets, Narcisse, White and
an unidentified male quartet, 1 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan
GOSPEL
Various Artists - Great Camp Meetin' (3-CD set)
[Rev. W.M. Anderson & the Jordan River Singers, Angel Voices, Cleveland Colored Quintet, Echoes of Zion, Deacon Tom Foger & the Camp Meetin' Choir, Sister Gary, Georgia Peach & Skylight Singers, Grace Singers,
Elder C. Guidry, Prophet Jones, Kelly Brothers, Kindly Shepherds, Willie Lampkin (Son of Thunder) with
The Violinaires, Sister Nellie Lynn & the Southern Sons, The Macedonians, Mount Olive Church Choir, Renowned Golden Star Gospel Singers, The Revelators, Rev. W.M. Rimson & Congregation, Royal Trumpets, P.C. Smith Jubilee Singers, Sons of Harmony, Southland Singers, Starlight 4, Stevens Singers, Superiors, Swannee River Singers, Victory Five, The Voilinaires (sic), & Evangelist-Sister Rosetta Winn]Description: Down Home, Soulful and Moving Gospel Singing
recorded across the United States, late 1940's - early 1950's, by various small independent firms
Material: 57 tracks
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Heaven Bound Train*
(Silvertone Gospel Singers, Southwind Quartette, Singing Sons, Rev. Frank M. & Rubye Durden Johnson, Kingstar Harmonizers, Loyal Five, Jackson Gospel Singers, Spirit of Memphis Qt.)
Description: Southern Gospel Singing
recorded in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, 1949-50, by various small independent firms
Material: 18 tracks (4 by Southwind Qt., 2 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Lord Have Mercy - Gospel From The Bay
(Abraham Battle & The Southern Travelers, Father E. David & The Tones, Famous Rising Star Gospel Singers, Elder C. Guidry, Rev. G.W. Killens, Rev. Landers, Bishop Narcisse, Paramount Singers, Spartonaires, A.B. Strong, Swanee River Quartet)
Description:Bay Area gospel
recorded 1945-54 by various small independent firms
Material:20 tracks (4 by Swanee River Qt.; 1 by David, Guidry, Landers, Strong; 2 by each of the others)
notes by Marc Ryan
Various Artists - Rock My Soul (Memphis Gospel Quartet Anthology)
(Sons of Jehovah, The Silvertones, Spirit of Memphis Quartet, Gospel Travelers, The 4 Stars)
Description: Southern Gospel Singing
recorded in Memphis and Birmingham, 1949-56, by small independent firms and radio stations
Material: 22 tracks (11 by Sons of Jehovah, 4 by Spirit of Memphis Quartet, 3 by The Silvertones,
2 by Gospel Travelers and The 4 Stars)
notes by Marc Ryan, vintage photos
Various Artists - Rock The Church*
(Angelette Gospel Singers, Jackson All-Stars, Jackson Quartette,The Seven Stars,
James Carter & The Mighty Stars, Canton Spirituals, O.C. Kennedy with Angelette Gospel Singers)
Description: Southern Gospel Singing
recorded in Jackson, Mississippi, 1962-74, by Delta Recording Company
Material: 16 tracks (4 by Jackson All-Stars, 4 by Jackson Qt., 2 by each of the others)
notes by David Evans & Marc Ryan, vintage photos
JAZZ
Buster Cooper-Thurman Green Quintet - Slidin' High (Produced by Buster Cooper and Thurman Green)
(two trombones and a rhythm section of piano, bass & drums)
Description:Contemporary Mainsteam Small Band Jazz
Material:10 tracks (3 originals by Green, 5 jazz evergreens, 2 standards)
notes by Steve LaVere, photos
CONTEMPORARY VOCALS & FINGER-STYLE GUITAR
John Girton - Chicken & Fish (Produced by Marc Ryan and John Girton)
(guitar & vocals)
Description:Guitar Instrumentals, Blues and Jazz Favorites and Original Fun Songs by a Great Finger Picker
recorded in Grass Valley, California (1992-5) and live in Bristol, England (1993)
Material:17 tracks
notes by John Girton, photos
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