Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter

Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter

  • Artist: Champion Jack Dupree
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Format: CD
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Champion Jack Dupree began his musical journey as a barrelhouse New Orleans piano player, and elements of that driving style stayed with him throughout his 50-year recording career (he first cut a record in 1940 and was still active as a performer when he died in 1992), but along the way he also developed into a complete entertainer, exceedingly casual and comfortable around audiences, capable of delivering thundering gutbucket lues pieces, but also able to turn things smooth and elegant, and shades of all of that are already on display in this anthology of his early recordings. Presented in chronological order, these early sides make a fine introduction (both literally and historically) to this fun, wry, and engaging musician. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi

Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter (Disc #1)
  1. Gamblin' Man Blues 2:49 
  2. Warehouse Man Blues 2:49 
  3. Chain Gang Blues 2:32 
  4. New Low Down Dog 3:00 
  5. Black Woman Swing 2:48 
  6. Cabbage Greens No. 1 2:59 
  7. Cabbage Greens No. 2 2:37 
  8. Angola Blues 2:54 
  9. My Cabin Inn 3:02 
  10. Bad Health Blues 2:44 
  11. That's All Right 2:34 
  12. Gibing Blues 2:56 
  13. Dupree Shake Dance 2:58 
  14. My Baby's Gone 2:45 
  15. Weed Head Woman 2:55 
  16. Junker Blues 2:43 
  17. Oh, Red 2:54 
  18. All Alone Blues 2:44 
  19. Big Time Mama 2:38 
  20. Shady Lane 2:44 
  21. Hurry Down Sunshine 2:39 
  22. Jackie P. Blues 2:40 
  23. Heavy Heart Blues 2:34 
  24. Morning Tea 2:45 
  25. Black Cow Blues 2:44 
Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter (Disc #2)
  26. My Cabin Inn [Alternate Take] 2:42 
  27. Bad Health Blues [Alternate Take] 2:40 
  28. Gibing Blues [Alternate Take] 2:48 
  29. Dupree Shake Dance [Alternate Take] 2:43 
  30. My Baby's Gone [Alternate Take] 2:27 
  31. Jackie P. Blues [Alternate Take] 2:44 
  32. Black Cow Blues [Alternate Take] 2:31 
  33. Jitterbug 2:24 
  34. Slow Boogie 2:29 
  35. Mexico Reminiscences 2:53 
  36. Too Evil to Cry 3:42 
  37. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues) 2:00 
  38. Rum Cola Blues 2:49 
  39. She Makes Good Jelly 2:48 
  40. Johnson Street Boogie Woogie 2:49 
  41. I'm Going Down with You 2:48 
  42. F.D.R. Blues 2:39 
  43. God Bless Our New President 2:44 
  44. County Jail Special 3:17 
  45. Fisherman's Blues 3:11 
  46. Black Wolf 2:42 
  47. Lover's Lane 2:53 
  48. Walkin' by Myself 2:51 
  49. Outside Man 2:46 
  50. Forget It Mama 2:44 
Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter (Disc #3)
  51. You've Been Drunk 2:42 
  52. Santa Claus Blues 2:18 
  53. Gin Mill Sal 2:44 
  54. Let's Have a Ball 2:25 
  55. Going Down Slow 2:45 
  56. Hard Feeling 2:24 
  57. How Long, How Long Blues 2:37 
  58. Mean Old Frisco 2:54 
  59. I Think You Need a Shot 3:22 
  60. Bad Whiskey and Wild Woman 2:32 
  61. Bus Station Blues 2:27 
  62. Love Strike Blues 2:49 
  63. Wet Deck Mama 2:59 
  64. Big Legged Mama 2:42 
  65. I'm a Doctor for Women 2:40 
  66. Cecelia, Ceceila 2:34 
  67. Going Down to the Bottom 2:24 
  68. Fifth Avenue Blues 2:15 
  69. Highway 31 3:06 
  70. Come Back Baby 2:41 
  71. Chittlins and Rice 2:57 
  72. One Sweet Letter 2:17 
  73. Lonesome Bedroom Blues 3:04 
  74. Old Woman Blues 3:00 
  75. Mean Mistreatin' Mama 3:06 
  76. Featherweight Mama 2:17 
  77. Day Break 3:00 
Early Cuts from a Singer, Pianist and Songwriter (Disc #4)
  78. Deacon's Party 2:44 
  79. My Baby's Comin' Back Home 3:01 
  80. Just Plain Tired 3:12 
  81. I'm Gonna Find You Someday 3:03 
  82. Goin' Back to Louisiana 2:36 
  83. Barrel House Mama 2:31 
  84. Old, Old Woman 2:41 
  85. Mean Black Snake 2:51 
  86. Woman I Love 3:04 
  87. All Night Party 2:23 
  88. Heart Breaking Woman 2:45 
  89. Watchin' My Stuff 2:36 
  90. Ragged and Hungry 2:46 
  91. Somebody Changed the Lock 2:53 
  92. Stumbling Block Blues 2:51 
  93. Highway Blues 2:53 
  94. Shake Baby Shake 2:26 
  95. Number Nine Blues 3:13 
  96. Drunk Again 3:07 
  97. Shim Sham Shimmy 2:47 
  98. Ain't No Meat on de Bone 2:49 
  99. Blues Got Me Rockin' 2:48 
  100. Tongue Tied Blues 2:45 
  101. Please Tell Me Baby 2:43 
  102. Walkin' Upside Your Head 2:44 
  103. Rub a Little Boogie 2:32 
  104. Camille 2:25 
Styles
  • Chicago Blues
  • Piano Blues
  • Acoustic Chicago Blues
  • New Orleans Blues
  • New Orleans R&B
  • Regional Blues
Album Credits
  • Champion Jack Dupree : Piano
  • Bill Gaither : Guitar
  • Brownie McGhee : Guitar
  • Mickey Baker : Guitar
  • Sonny Terry : Harmonica
  • Papa George Lightfoot : Harmonica
  • Stick McGhee : Guitar
  • Milton Batiste : Trumpet
  • Tom Barney : Bass
  • Jesse Ellery : Guitar
  • Wilbert Ellis : Piano
  • Earl Johnson : Drums
  • Willie Jones : Drums
  • Ransom Knowling : Bass
  • Gene Moore : Drums
  • Nat Perrilliat : Sax (Tenor)
  • Jesse Powell : Sax (Tenor)
  • Wilson Swain : Bass
  • Al King : Sax (Tenor)
  • Count Edmundson : Bass
  • Cedric Wallace : Bass
  • Edwin Moire : Guitar
  • Melvin Merritt : Drums
  • John Taylor : Drums
  • Charles Connor : Drums
  • Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers : Drums
  • Willie Jones III : Drums
  • The Empires : Vocals
  • Bob Harris : Bass
  • Ernest Hayward : Drums
  • Mickey Spider : Trumpet
  • Sidney Grant : Sax (Tenor)
  • Milton Baptiste : Trumpet
  • Lonnie Scott : Piano
  • Papa Lightfoot : Harmonica
Technical Credits
  • Neil Slaven : Liner Notes
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