Windy City Boogie

by J.T. Brown

Overview

J.T. Brown had a long career as Chicago's preeminent blues tenor saxophonist with his unique "nanny goat" vibrato, and these sides collected in this 20-track collection spotlight his stays with the United, JOB and Atomic H labels spread out between 1951 to 1960. Brown wasn't a brilliant instrumentalist, but unique he certainly was, and even paint-by-the-numbers instrumental studio jams like "Use That Spot," "Rock-em," "Windy City Boogie," "House Party Groove," "Blues for JOB" all sparkle with his enthusiasm and a tone that cuts through just about anything. The presence on these tracks of Little Brother Montgomery, Big Crawford, Lafayette Leake, Willie Dixon, Jody Williams, Fred Below, Jump Jackson, Sunnyland Slim and Matt "Guitar" Murphy makes this early Chicago blues that skirts into jazzy territory from time to time but never leaves the alley. A nice, fairly complete collection of one of bluesdom's greatly unsung instrumentalists. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	09/22/1998
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153071424
Rank:	140718

Tracks

1. Walking Home
2. Use That Spot
3. Black Jack Blues
4. Rock-Em
5. Going Home to My Baby
6. House Party Groove
7. It's a Shame to Tell the People
8. Lonely (As a Man Can Be)
9. When I Was a Lad
10. Strictly Gone
11. You Stayed Away Too Long
12. Windy City Boogie
13. Cheatin' and Lyin'
14. Blues for Job
15. One More Chance
16. Use That Spot
17. Wopa Jingle
18. Going Home to My Baby
19. Give Her Plenty Money to Spend
20. Lonely (As a Man Can Be)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

J.T. Brown   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Vocals
Lee Cooper   Guitar
Little Brother Montgomery   Piano
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar
S.P. Leary   Drums
Willie Dixon   Bass
Armand Jump Jackson   Drums

Technical Credits

J.T. Brown   Composer
Eddie Chamblee   Composer
Leonard Allen   Supervisor
Robert G. Koester   Producer
Lewis Simpkins   Supervisor
Jim O'Neal   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Jeff Lowenthal   Photography
Kate Hoddinott   Design
Bill Putnam   Engineer