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Johnny Jones - Doin' The Best I Can (2015) [CD Rip]

Johnny Jones - Doin' The Best I Can (2015) [CD Rip]

BAND/ARTIST: Johnny Jones

  • Title: Doin' The Best I Can
  • Year Of Release: 2015
  • Label: JSP Records
  • Genre: Chicago Blues
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue+log+scans) | MP3 320 kbps
  • Total Time: 151:03
  • Total Size: 425 MB | 372 MB
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Tracklist:
1. Sweet Little Woman (Little Johnny Jones) (3:05)
2. I May Be Wrong (Little Johnny Jones) (2:52)
3. Wait Baby (Little Johnny Jones) (3:11)
4. Hoy, Hoy (Little Johnny Jones) (2:40)
5. Chicago Blues (Little Johnny Jones) (3:13)
6. Doin' The Best I Can (Little Johnny Jones) (2:41)
7. Come On If You're Coming (Tampa Red) (2:53)
8. Please Try To See It My Way (Tampa Red) (3:06)
9. One Sunday Morning (Big Maceo) (2:50)
10. Just Tell Me Baby (Big Maceo) (2:31)
11. Do You Remember (Big Maceo) (2:27)
12. Big City Blues (Big Maceo) (2:33)
13. It's Too Late Now (Tampa Red) (2:58)
14. I'll Find My Way (Tampa Red) (2:38)
15. Midnight Boogie (Tampa Red) (2:47)
16. I Miss My Lovin' Blues (Tampa Red) (2:56)
17. Since My Baby's Been Gone (Tampa Red) (2:49)
18. She's A Cool Operator (Tampa Red) (3:04)
19. Look A-There, Look A-There (Tampa Red) (2:44)
20. True Love (Tampa Red) (2:45)
21. All Mixed Up Over You (Tampa Red) (2:49)
22. So Much Trouble (Tampa Red) (3:02)
23. Ti-Ri-Lee (Big Joe Turner) (2:56)
24. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop (Big Joe Turner) (2:47)
25. TV Mama (Big Joe Turner) (2:48)

In 40 short years on earth, Johnny Jones established himself as one of the greatest piano players ever to inhabit the Chicago blues scene. Best known for his rock-solid accompaniment to slide guitarist Elmore James both in the studio and as an onstage member of James' Broomdusters, "Little Johnny" also waxed a handful of terrific sides as a leader.

Jones arrived in Chicago from Mississippi in 1946 well-versed on the 88s. Influenced greatly by pianist Big Maceo Merriwether, Jones followed him into Tampa Red's band in 1947 after Maceo suffered a stroke. Johnny Jones's talents were soon in demand as a sideman -- in addition to rolling the ivories behind Tampa Red for RCA Victor from 1949 to 1953, he backed Muddy Waters on his 1949 classic "Screamin' and Cryin'" and later appeared on sides by Howlin' Wolf.

But it's Elmore James that he'll forever be associated with; the indispensable pianist played on James's halcyon 1952-56 Chicago sessions for the Bihari brothers' Meteor, Flair, and Modern logos, as well as dates for Checker, Chief, and Fire. The Broomdusters (rounded out by saxist J.T. Brown and drummer Odie Payne, Jr.) held down a regular berth at the West Side blues club Sylvio's for five years.

When he got the chance to sit behind a microphone, Jones's insinuating vocal delivery was equally enthralling. Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, and Leroy Foster backed Jones on his 1949 Aristocrat label classic "Big Town Playboy" (later revived by Eddie Taylor, another unsung Chicago hero), while Elmore James and saxist J.T. Brown were on hand for Jones's 1953 Flair coupling "I May Be Wrong"/"Sweet Little Woman" (the latter a wonderfully risqué "dozens" number). The rocking "Hoy Hoy," his last commercial single, was done in 1953 for Atlantic and also featured James and his group in support. Jones continued to work in the clubs (with Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Syl Johnson, Billy Boy Arnold, and Magic Sam, among others) prior to his 1964 death of lung cancer.

Ironically, Jones was reportedly the first cousin of another Chicago piano great, Otis Spann. ~Bill Dahl

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  • mufty77
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