Out of the Back Room

by Art Hodes

Out of the Back Room cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1952
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.02/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An early, vital champion of traditional jazz preservation, pianist Art Hodes utilizes this Blue Note 10-inch release to dig deeply into archaic Chicago styles. 'Out of the Back Room' rejects modern bebop innovations entirely, focusing instead on a raw, blues-drenched, polyphonic swing that resurrects the smoky atmosphere of 1920s speakeasies.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Jug Head Boogie (3:18)
  2. Jack Daily Blues
  3. Blues 'N' Booze (3:28)
  4. Feelin' At Ease
  5. Careless Love (5:11)
  6. Low Down Blues (3:22)
  7. Blues For Jelly (3:29)
  8. K. M. H. Drag (3:59)

Credits

  • Art Hodes - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Max Kaminsky - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Albert Nicholas - primary artist, clarinet, written-by
  • Omer Simeon - primary artist, clarinet, written-by
  • Sandy Williams - primary artist, trombone, written-by
  • Baby Dodds - primary artist, drums
  • Al Lucas - bass
  • Israel Crosby - bass
  • Freddie Moore - Written-By
  • W. C. Handy - Written-By

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