Freddie Mitchell - 19491950 (24 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Freddie Mitchell
1949-1950
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Slider - Freddie Mitchell, Roeburn
2. The Derby - Freddie Mitchell, Graham
3. Doby's Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Carol
4. Hog Head - Freddie Mitchell, Heller
5. Pony Express - Freddie Mitchell, Heller
6. Indiana Express - Freddie Mitchell, Hanley, James F.
7. Jingle Bells Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Traditional
8. Auld Lang Syne Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Burns, Robert [2]
9. Freddie's Calypso - Freddie Mitchell, Heller
10. Frenesi - Freddie Mitchell, Dominguez, Alberto
11. Freddie's Calypso - Freddie Mitchell, Heller
12. Idaho Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Unknown
13. Easter Parade - Freddie Mitchell, Berlin
14. Airmail Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Christian
15. Rockin' with Coop - Freddie Mitchell, Heller
16. Boogie Blues - Freddie Mitchell, Unknown
17. Till Tom Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Goodman
18. Fish Market Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Heller
19. Alamo Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Jones
20. Sugar Foot Rag - Freddie Mitchell, Garland, Hank
21. One O'Clock Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Unknown
22. Two O'Clock Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Unknown
23. Music Maker's Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, James
24. Summertime Boogie - Freddie Mitchell, Gershwin

CD Details

All Artists: Freddie Mitchell
Title: 1949-1950
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Classics R&B
Original Release Date: 1/1/1949
Re-Release Date: 9/25/2002
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, R&B
Styles: Regional Blues, East Coast Blues, New York Blues, Jump Blues, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 3307510503425

CD Reviews

The jumpin' tenor sax of Freddie Lee Mitchell

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 05/22/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Audio quality on THE CHRONOLOGICAL FREDDIE MITCHELL 1949-1950 is generally flawless. Exceptions are lower fidelity on tracks 3, 4, 7 and surface hiss on 20. Included is an eight-page booklet that provides some session data.

Freddie Mitchell pioneered the rug-cuttin' honkin' sax R&B that in the mid 1950s easily transitioned to rock & roll. It's said that personality-wise, Mitchell was a literal Jekyll & Hyde; his high-energy stage behavior being totally opposite the shy man he was in everyday life.

Between 1940 and '46, Freddie blew reeds in the orchestras of Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson and Ovie Alston, cutting records with all these. In 1949, he was invited to assemble an R&B band for the DERBY label. The examples on this CD from those sessions include five accredited Mitchell compositions: "Doby's Boogie," "Hog Head," "Freddie's Calypso" (duplicated in track 11 as "I Told You We Were Through"), "Rockin' With Coop" and "Fish Market Boogie."

Two songs here charted. "Doby's Boogie," dedicated to Larry Doby, the first black on the Cleveland Indians and in the American League, reached #4 on Billboard's R&B chart in 1949. Freddie's jump version of "Easter Parade" peaked at #7.

PROGRAM--

[2:45] Slider

[2:54] Derby

[3:06] Doby's Boogie

[2:44] Hog Head

[2:58] Pony Express

[2:59] Indiana Express

[2:59] Jingle Bells Boogie

[2:56] Auld Lang Syne Boogie

[2:41] Freddie's Calypso *

[3:00] Frenesi

[2:40] Freddie's Calypso * (ID'ed as "I Told You We Were Through" on CD)

[2:40] Idaho Boogie

[2:50] Easter Parade

[3:08] Airmail Boogie

[2:45] Rockin' with Coop

[3:06] Boogie Blues

[2:29] Till Tom Boogie

[3:00] Fish Market Boogie

[3:03] Alamo Boogie

[2:45] Sugar Foot Rag

[2:50] One O'Clock Boogie

[2:44] Two O'Clock Boogie

[2:23] Music Maker's Boogie

[2:39] Summertime Boogie

TOTAL TIME: 68:04"