VA - The Cosimo Matassa Story [4CD Box Set] (2007) Lossless
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: The Cosimo Matassa Story
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Proper Records [PROPERBOX 129]
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul/Funk
- Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
- Total Time: 4:51:33
- Total Size: 834 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
A quarter of a century after quitting the music business, and 50 or more years after he was placing New Orleans on the musical map, Cosimo Matassa is due to be awarded a Grammy Trustees Award.
The 80 year old grocer was once the engineer and proprietor of J&M studios on Rampart Street , that between 1945 and 1956 saw the development of R&B, Rock 'n' Roll and Soul. It was there that Fats Domino, Little Richard and a host of other stars recorded their hits with some of the best session men around including drummer Earl Palmer, pianists Huey Smith and Melvin Dowden, saxmen Lee Allen and Alvin 'Red' Tyler, and bassist Frank Field.
They collectively established New Orleans as one of the premier recording venues in the USA. Only recently Little Richard's Tutti Frutti attained number one status in the Mojo '100 records that changed the world' article, of course recorded at J&M.
The 80 year old grocer was once the engineer and proprietor of J&M studios on Rampart Street , that between 1945 and 1956 saw the development of R&B, Rock 'n' Roll and Soul. It was there that Fats Domino, Little Richard and a host of other stars recorded their hits with some of the best session men around including drummer Earl Palmer, pianists Huey Smith and Melvin Dowden, saxmen Lee Allen and Alvin 'Red' Tyler, and bassist Frank Field.
They collectively established New Orleans as one of the premier recording venues in the USA. Only recently Little Richard's Tutti Frutti attained number one status in the Mojo '100 records that changed the world' article, of course recorded at J&M.
:: TRACKLIST ::
Disc 1 - Reeling And Rocking
1. Little Mr. Midnight – Got A Brand New Baby
2. Little Mr. Midnight – Four O'Clock Blues
3. Smiley Lewis – Don't Jive Me
4. Dave Bartholomew – Tra-La-La
5. Dave Bartholomew – Teejim
6. James Wayne – Agreeable Woman
7. James Wayne – Two Faced Woman
8. Roy 'Baldhead' Byrd – Rockin' With Fes
9. Dave Bartholomew – Stormy Weather
10. Dave Bartholomew – My Ding-A-Ling
11. Fats Domino – Reeling And Rocking
12. Lloyd Price – Lawdy Miss Claudy
13. Lloyd Price – Chee Koo Baby
14. Shirley And Lee – Sweethearts
15. Shirley And Lee – I'm Gone
16. Royal Kings – Teachin' And Preachin'
17. Royal Kings – Bouncin' The Boogie
18. The Sha-Weez – Early Sunday Morning
19. Dave Bartholomew – Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear
20. Dave Bartholomew – Country Gal
21. Shirley And Lee – Baby
22. Clarence Garlow – New Bon Ton Rouley
23. T-Bone Walker – Got No Use For You
24. T-Bone Walker – Long Distance Blues
25. Fat Man Matthews – I'm Thankful
26. Fats Domino – Little School Girl
27. The Hawks – I-Yi
28. The Hawks – Candy Girl
29. Lowell Fulson – Don't Leave Me Baby
30. Guitar Slim – The Things That I Used To Do
Disc 2 - Cat Music
1. Guitar Slim – Well, I Done Got Over It
2. Professor Longhair – Tipitina
3. Slim Saunders – Let's Have Some Fun (Honey)
4. Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters – Jack-A-Mo
5. The Spiders – I Didn't Want To Do It
6. The Spiders – You're The One
7. Smiley Lewis – Blue Monday
8. Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers – Baby's Gone
9. Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers – Sister Lucy
10. The Kings – 'Til I Say Well Done
11. Pee Wee Crayton – Every Dog Has His Day
12. Dave Collins & The Scrubs – Bluesy Me
13. The Hawks – Give It Up
14. The Hawks – Nobody But You
15. The Spiders – 21 (3x7=21)
16. The Spiders – That's Enough
17. Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew – Jump Children
18. Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew – Cat Music
19. The Kidds – Drunk Drunk Drunk
20. The Pelicans – Ain't Gonna Do It
21. The Bees – I Want To Be Loved
22. The Bees – Toy Bell
23. Pee Wee Crayton – You Know Yeah
24. Pee Wee Crayton – Runnin' Wild
25. The Hawks – It's Too Late Now
26. Smiley Lewis – Real Gone Lover
27. Boo Breeding – Low And Lonesome
28. Boo Breeding – Country Woman
29. Willie Johnson – Say Baby
30. Willie Johnson – That Night
Disc 3 - Try Rock 'n' Roll
1. Little Leo – What's It All About
2. Little Leo – Handwriting On The Wall
3. The Hawketts – Mardi Gras Mambo
4. The Hawketts – Your Time's Up
5. The Barons – Eternally Yours
6. The Barons – Boom Boom
7. Shirley And Lee – Feel So Good
8. Smiley Lewis – I Hear You Knocking
9. Wee Willie Wayne – Travelin' Mood
10. Wee Willie Wayne – I Remember
11. Little Bo – Baby
12. Little Bo – So Glad
13. Bernie Williams & The Barons – Why Fool Yourself
14. Little Richard – I'm Just A Lonely Guy
15. Little Richard – Tutti Frutti
16. Ernie K-Doe – Do Baby Do
17. Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez – Who's Been Fooling You?
18. Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez – That Girl I Married
19. Li'l Millet & His Creoles – Rich Woman
20. Fats Domino – I'm In Love Again
21. Bobby Charles – On Bended Knee
22. Bobby Charles – See You Later, Alligator
23. Charles "Hungry" Williams – So Glad You're Mine
24. Fats Domino – My Blue Heaven
25. Bobby Mitchell – Try Rock 'n' Roll
26. Bobby Mitchell – No No No
27. Little Richard – Long Tall Sally
28. Little Richard – Slippin' And Slidin'
29. Eddie Bo – I'm Wise (Slippin' And Slidin')
30. Bobby Charles – Take It Easy, Greasy
Disc 4 - Rockin' At Cosimo's
1. Little Richard – Rip It Up
2. Little Richard – Ready Teddy
3. Shirley And Lee – Let The Good Times Roll
4. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Rhythm Aces – Everybody's Whalin'
5. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Rhythm Aces – Little Liza Jane
6. The Dukes – Teardrop Eyes
7. The Dukes – Cotton Picking Hands
8. Lloyd Price – Rock 'n' Roll Dance
9. Little Richard – The Girl Can't Help It
10. Little Richard – Heebie Jeebies
11. Fats Domino – Don't Blame It On Me
12. Jimmy Beasley – Don't Feel Sorry For Me
13. Jimmy Beasley – Little Coquette
14. Smiley Lewis – Down Yonder (We Go Ballin')
15. Smiley Lewis – Shame Shame Shame
16. Roy Montrell – Oooh-Wow
17. Roy Montrell – (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone
18. Lee Allen – Rockin' At Cosimo's
19. Edgar Blanchard – Stepping High
20. Shirley And Lee – I Feel Good
21. Werly Fairburn – I'm A Fool About Your Love
22. Werly Fairburn – All The Time
23. Clarence "Frogman" Henry – I'm A Country Boy
24. Clarence "Frogman" Henry – Ain't Got No Home
25. Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez – Hickory Dickory Dock
26. Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez – Just To Hold My Hand
27. Art Neville – Oooh-Wee Baby
28. Art Neville – Back Home To Me
29. Earl King – You Can Fly High
30. Earl King – Those Lonely, Lonely Feelings
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