Boogie Woogie Classics : Memorial Album

by Albert Ammons

Boogie Woogie Classics : Memorial Album cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released shortly after his passing, this retrospective honors one of the absolute titans of the driving, piano-based blues style. The collection showcases his thunderous left-hand ostinatos and intricate right-hand improvisations, elements that proved foundational to the imminent explosion of rhythm and blues.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Shout For Joy (1:37)
  2. Bear Cat Crawl (2:25)
  3. Cafe Society Rag (2:57)
  4. Honky Tonk Train Blues

Credits

  • Albert Ammons - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Meade "Lux" Lewis - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Pete Johnson - primary artist, piano, written-by

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