Little Brother Montgomery – Vickburgs Blues – The Singles & Albums Collection 1930-61 – 3CD

Little Brother Montgomery was a blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist and singer, who was hugely versatile, working solo and with bands, and equally impressive across all the genres, with a highly distinctive style. Born in Louisiana near New Orleans, he was influenced by family friend Jelly Roll Morton, and over the years was associated with the Mississippi town of Vicksburg, which gave its name to several of his song titles, and Chicago, where he later worked and made most of his records. This 72-track 3-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of just about all his releases on the Paramount, Melotone, Bluebird and Century labels from 1930-47, along with titles from the 1954 album “Windin’ Ball Recordings” on Saydisk, the 1960 album “Tasty Blues on Bluesville and the 1961 album “Blues” on Folkways. It comprises many solo recordings, plus some with his jazz quintet, featuring trumpeter Lee Collins, and recordings with singers Irene Scruggs, Annie Turner and Creole George Guenson. It’s a fascinating and substantial overview of two different phases of his career, and offers an entertaining showcase for his highly personal style.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Brother Montgomery: 1. Vicksburg Blues - 2:54   2. No Special Rider Blues – 2:51   Irene Scruggs: 3. Must Get Mine In Front - 2:26   4. Good Grinding – 2:32   5. Borrowed Love Blues - 2:36   6. Back To The Wall – 2:22   Eurreal Montgomery: 7. Louisiana Blues – 3:11   8. Frisco Hi-Ball Blues: 2:34   Little Brother Montgomery: 9. Mama, You Don't Mean Me No Good – 3:10   10. Vickburg Blues #2 – 2:56   11. Woman I Love Blues - 3:37   12. Pleading Blues - 2:51   Little Brother: 13. Chinese Man Blues - 2:44   14. Something Keeps Worrying Me – 2:45   15. Vicksburg Blues (Pt.3) – 3:09   16. Louisiana Blues (Pt.2) – 2:56   Creole George Guenson: . 17. Goodbye, Good Luck To You - 2:33   Annie Turner: 18. Hard On You – 3:00   19. Black Pony Blues: 3:34   Little Brother: 20. Crescent City Blues – 2:48   21. Shreveport Farewell – 2:36   22. Tantalizing Blues: 2:46   23. First Time I Met You – 2:44   Annie Turner: 24. Deceived Blues – 3:25   25. Workhouse Blues – 2:54

CD2:
Little Brother: 1. A & V Railroad Blues – 2:31   2. Santa Fe Blues – 2:32   3. Never Go Wrong Blues – 3:04   4. Farish Street Jive – 2:32   5. Out West Blues – 2:44   6. Leaving Town Blues – 2:58   7. Mistreating Woman Blues – 3:07   8. West Texas Blues – 2:49   9. Sorrowful Blues – 2:56   10. Misled Blues – 2:41   Little Brother Montgomery's Quintet: 11. Long Time Ago – 3:00   12. El Ritmo – 2:59   13. Swingin With Lee – 2:52   14. Woman That I Love – 2:34   Little Brother Montgomery: 15. Mule Face Blues – 2:52   16. Cow Cow Blues – 3:06   17. Vicksburg Blues  – 3:47   Little Brother: 18. Crescent City Blues – 2:40   Little Brother Montgomery: 19. Trembling Blues - 2:13   20. Bob Martin Blues - 5:11 -   21. My Electrical Invention Blues - 3:17   22. That's Why I Keep Drinking - 4:03   23. No Special Rider - 2:33   24. Tasty Blues - 4:41   

CD3:
Little Brother Montgomery: 1. Santa Fe - 2:38   2. How Long Brother - 3:38   3. Pleading Blues (Version 2) - 3:35   4. No Special Rider - 2:23   5. Brother’s Boogie - 2:57   6. Sneaky Pete Blues - 4:21   7. Something Keeps Worrying Me  - 4:05 -   8. Cry Cry Baby - 3:04   9. Satellite Blues - 3:57   10. Deep Fried - 3:58 -   11. Vicksburg Blues -3:16   12. Pleading Blues (Version 3) - 2:31   13. Vicksburg 44 - 3:08   14. Early One Morning - 3:44   15. Now About That Prisoner - 3:43   16.. Crescent City Blues - 2:53   17. Pallet On The Floor - 2:18   17. West 46th Street Boogie - 3:06   18. I Ain't No Bulldog - 2:56   19. Mean Old Mama - 3:32   20. London Shout - 2:19   21. Storyville Blues - 2:52   22. It's All Over Now - 1:47