Various Artists

Blues, Boogie, & Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions

Release date 1995

Tracklist

1
Bedroom Blues
3:20
3:20
2
Buzz Me
3:05
3:05
3
Doin’ the Boogie Woogie
2:52
2:52
4
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
2:35
2:35
5
Suitcase Blues
2:48
2:48
6
Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
1:54
1:54
7
Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
2:37
2:37
8
Swanee River Boogie
2:34
2:34
9
Why I’m Leaving You
2:42
2:42
10
I Don’t Want to See You
2:52
2:52
11
Red Sails in the Sunset
2:33
2:33
12
Kilroy Boogie
2:48
2:48
13
Deep in the Heart of Texas Boogie
3:04
3:04
14
Sweet Patooty Boogie
2:59
2:59
15
12th Street Rag
2:49
2:49
16
12th Street Rag
2:46
2:46
17
St. Louis Blues
2:58
2:58
18
Shufflin' the Boogie
2:15
2:15
19
Shufflin' the Boogie
3:06
3:06
20
S. P. Blues
2:37
2:37
21
Hiroshima
2:47
2:47
22
Roses of Picardy
2:57
2:57
23
The Sheik of Araby
2:48
2:48
24
You Are My Sunshine
2:51
2:51
25
In a Little Spanish Town
2:50
2:50
26
Margie
2:37
2:37
27
Tuxedo Boogie
2:46
2:46
28
Mr. Bell Boogie
2:59
2:59
29
Bear Den Boogie
2:23
2:23
30
Rhythm Boogie
3:06
3:06
31
Ammons Stomp
2:58
2:58
32
Baltimore Breakdown
3:06
3:06
33
When You and I Were Young Maggie
3:08
3:08
34
The Clipper
3:06
3:06
35
Jet Propelled Papa
2:46
2:46
36
Blue and Sentimental
3:14
3:14
37
I Just Refuse to Sing the Blues
3:00
3:00
38
They Raided the Joint
2:32
2:32
39
Mad About You
3:04
3:04
40
Jumpin' on Sugar Hill
2:59
2:59
41
Flippity Flop Flop
2:04
2:04
42
Today I Sing the Blues
2:57
2:57
43
Time Out for Tears
3:20
3:20
44
Married Man Blues
3:15
3:15
45
Somebody Loves Me
2:28
2:28
46
Don't Fall in Love With Me
3:06
3:06
47
I've Got the Strangest Feeling
3:11
3:11
48
Free
2:27
2:27
49
Hootie Boogie
2:57
2:57
50
Garfield Avenue Blues
3:05
3:05
51
Crown Prince Boogie
2:53
2:53
52
Shipyard Woman Blues
3:07
3:07
53
Ernestine
2:51
2:51
54
Bucktown Boogie
3:01
3:01
55
Roll on Katy
3:10
3:10
56
Voodoo Woman Blues
2:39
2:39
57
I Want a Little Girl
2:38
2:38
58
Jimtown Boogie
2:50
2:50
59
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
2:49
2:49
60
Gone With the Blues
2:43
2:43
61
Barfly Blues
2:34
2:34
62
Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boy
2:58
2:58
63
All My Geets Are Gone
2:36
2:36
64
Strange Woman Blues
3:08
3:08
65
W.B. Blues
2:32
2:32
66
Sloppy Drunk
2:46
2:46
67
Lovin' a Beggar
2:55
2:55
68
Just Thinkin'
2:53
2:53
69
You Didn’t Tell Me
3:23
3:23
70
Got You Beggin'
3:03
3:03
71
Duke and the Brute
2:52
2:52
72
Reach
2:46
2:46
73
Cherry Red Blues
2:52
2:52
74
Somebody's Gotta Go
2:57
2:57
75
Too Many Women Blues
2:42
2:42
76
Just a Dream
2:56
2:56
77
Mr. Cleanhead Steps Out
3:15
3:15
78
It’s a Groovy Affair
3:01
3:01
79
I’ve Been So Good
3:01
3:01
80
Juice Head Baby
3:15
3:15
81
Cleanhead Blues
2:50
2:50
82
When a Woman Loves Her Juice
2:59
2:59
83
Kidney Stew Blues
3:02
3:02
84
King for a Day Blues
3:07
3:07
85
Old Maid Boogie
2:48
2:48
86
Lazy Gal
2:50
2:50
87
Bonus Pay
2:55
2:55
88
Luxury Tax Blues
3:04
3:04
89
Railroad Porter’s Blues
2:49
2:49
90
Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From
2:27
2:27
91
When I Get Drunk
2:45
2:45
92
Oil Man Blues
2:51
2:51
93
Ever-Ready Blues
2:46
2:46
94
Wrong Girl Blues
2:57
2:57
95
Wandering Mind Blues
2:29
2:29
96
Have You Ever Missed Your Baby
2:47
2:47
97
Some Women Do
2:29
2:29
98
Alimony Blues
2:27
2:27
99
High Class Baby
3:05
3:05
100
I Took the Front Door In
2:54
2:54
101
Friday Fish Fry
2:57
2:57
102
Shavetail
3:07
3:07
103
Her Mind Is Gone
2:42
2:42
104
Bald Head
2:34
2:34
105
Hey Now, Baby
2:52
2:52
106
Oh Well
2:29
2:29
107
Byrd’s Blues
2:49
2:49
108
Hadacol Bounce
3:04
3:04
109
Longhair Stomp
2:47
2:47
110
Been Foolin’ Around
3:02
3:02
111
Between the Night and Day
2:46
2:46
112
If It’s Good
2:57
2:57
113
Show Me Missouri Blues
3:02
3:02
114
Lotus Blossom
3:21
3:21
115
Dream Lucky Blues
3:06
3:06
116
Take It Easy Greasy
2:59
2:59
117
Tell Your Best Friend Nothin’
2:21
2:21
118
The Spider and the Fly
2:52
2:52
119
Still Blue Water
3:10
3:10
120
Boy Meets Horn
3:06
3:06
121
Jug Blues
2:55
2:55
122
B.O. Blues
2:49
2:49
123
That’s Rhythm
2:53
2:53
124
Dateless Brown
3:19
3:19
125
You Got Me Cryin' Again
2:54
2:54
126
Desperate Desmond
3:09
3:09
127
It Couldn't Be True
2:43
2:43
128
Quiet Riot
2:53
2:53
129
Baby, Baby All the Time
3:29
3:29
130
Route 66
3:17
3:17
131
The Iggity Song
3:05
3:05
132
It's About Time
2:40
2:40
133
Ready to Go Steady
2:59
2:59
134
Rich-ual Dance
3:11
3:11
135
Oop-Bop-Sha-Bam
2:58
2:58
136
You Talk a Little Trash
2:56
2:56
137
Typhoon
2:45
2:45
138
I Love You, Yes I Do
3:23
3:23
139
Smooth Sailing
3:13
3:13
140
'Gator Tail, Part 1
3:08
3:08
141
’Gator Tail, Part 2
2:49
2:49
142
Let ’em Roll
3:00
3:00
143
Slidin’ And Glidin’
3:37
3:37
144
Mercenary Papa
2:16
2:16
145
You Got to Pay Those Dues
2:26
2:26
146
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
0:16
0:16
147
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
3:15
3:15
148
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
2:41
2:41
149
Kilroy Boogie
2:44
2:44
150
Kilroy Boogie
1:05
1:05
151
Kilroy Boogie
2:31
2:31
152
St. Louis Boogie
3:44
3:44
153
St. Louis Boogie
3:01
3:01
154
Jet Propelled Papa
3:11
3:11
155
I Just Refuse to Sing the Blues
3:03
3:03
156
They Raided the Joint
2:32
2:32
157
Mad About You
3:07
3:07
158
Flippity Flop Flop
2:02
2:02
159
Today I Sing the Blues
2:44
2:44
160
Bucktown Boogie
3:02
3:02
161
Voodoo Woman Blues
2:43
2:43
162
Br’er Rabbit
2:47
2:47
163
Boogie Woogie Holliday
2:58
2:58
164
Too Many Women Blues
2:46
2:46
165
I Like to Be Home Blues
2:44
2:44
166
Three O’Clock in the Morning
3:53
3:53
167
Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From
2:46
2:46
168
Typhoon
2:49
2:49
169
Mercenary Papa
2:19
2:19
170
Doin’ the Gator Tail
2:51
2:51
171
Just an Idea
3:11
3:11
172
Just You, Just Me
3:05
3:05

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