Three discs' worth of an R&B saxist with only one legit R&B hit to his everlasting credit? Yep, and this 92-track examination of Greer's 1949-1955 stay at RCA Victor virtually never grows stale, either, thanks to the torrid jump blues tempos Greer often favored. "Got You on My Mind," and the often-covered blues ballad that proved Greer's lone hit, is here, as are rocking renditions of "Bottle It Up and Go," "Come Back Maybelline," and "Clambake Boogie." Guest vocalists include the Du Droppers, Annisteen Allen, and Damita Jo. Typically exhaustive liner notes and discographical info in the Bear Family tradition. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
Rockin' with Big John
01/01/1992
All Music Guide Review
Rockin' with Big John Track Listing
Credits of Rockin' with Big John
- Dave Mankovitz
- Viola
- Earl May
- Bass
- Harry Melnikoff
- Leader
- Toots Mondello
- Sax (Alto)
- Numa Moore
- Sax (Baritone)
- Joe Morris
- Drums
- Bernie Peacock
- Sax (Alto)
- Danny Perri
- Guitar
- Reuben Phillips
- Sax (Alto)
- Jack Pleis
- Piano
- Rudy Powell
- Sax (Alto)
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Wally Richardson
- Guitar
- Bob Rolontz
- Producer
- Hymie Schertzer
- Clarinet
- William Schoen
- Viola
- Bunny Shawker
- Drums
- Melvin Smith
- Vocals
- Idrees Sulieman
- Trumpet
- Lloyd Trotman
- Bass
- Ray Tunia
- Piano
- Dick Vance
- Trumpet
- Joseph B. Wilder
- Trumpet
- Marty Wilson
- Drums
- Lammar Wright, Sr.
- Trumpet
- Freddie Zito
- Trombone
- Big John Greer
- Saxophone, Main Performer, Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- James Farmer
- Vocals
- Four Students
- Vocals
- Peter Grendysa
- Liner Notes
- Danny Kessler
- Producer
- Paul Ricci
- Clarinet
- Annisteen Allen
- Vocals
- Chris Bateman
- Piano
- Noah Bialski
- Violin
- Sid Block
- Bass
- Fred Boldrini
- Violin
- Delores Brown
- Vocals
- Benjamin Brunswick
- Sax (Tenor)
- Kenny Bryan
- Piano
- N. Cavas
- Trombone
- Harold Clark
- Sax (Tenor)
- Slim Henderson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Arthur Holmes
- French Horn
- Henry Holmes
- Bass
- Donald Joseph
- Trumpet
- Ed Kissack
- Producer
- George Laguna
- Bongos
- Victor Legatti
- Violin
- Charles Lichter
- Violin
- Sterling Malone
- Guitar
- Kelly Owens
- Piano
- Ralph Oxman
- Cello
- Thomas Parshley
- Flute
- Abdul Salaam (Chiefie Scott)
- Trumpet
- William Sandberg
- French Horn
- Stephen H. Sholes
- Producer
- Teddy Small
- Sax (Alto)
- Melvin "Red" Solomon
- Trumpet
- G. Stanton
- Drums
- William Stone
- Violin
- Al Walker
- Drums
- Stanley Webb
- Sax (Baritone)
- Vi Williams
- Vocals
- Harry Zarief
- Violin
- John Williams
- Bass
- Joe Thomas
- Sax (Tenor), Producer
- Al Casey
- Guitar
- Willie Rodriguez
- Conga
- Mickey Baker
- Guitar
- The Du Droppers
- Vocals
- Damita Jo
- Vocals
- Sam "The Man" Taylor
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sidney Brown
- Sax (Baritone)
- Connie Kay
- Drums
- Abie Baker
- Bass
- Everett Barksdale
- Guitar
- Joe Benjamin
- Bass
- George Berg
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- Clifton Best
- Guitar
- Howard Biggs
- Piano, Leader
- Art Blakey
- Drums
- Jim Ed Brown
- Clarinet
- Eddie Caine
- Sax (Alto)
- James Cannady
- Guitar
- Henderson Chambers
- Trombone
- Alfred Cobbs
- Trombone
- Porky Cohen
- Trombone
- Jimmy Crawford
- Drums
- Robert Donaldson
- Drums
- Art Drelinger
- Sax (Tenor)
- Harold Feldman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Andrew "Fats" Ford
- Trumpet
- David "Panama" Francis
- Drums
- Frank Galbreath
- Trumpet
- Duke Garrette
- Trumpet
- Charles Randolph Grean
- Producer
- Rene Hall
- Guitar
- Joe Harris
- Drums
- Ernie Hayes
- Piano
- Haywood Henry
- Sax (Baritone)
- Henri René
- Conductor
- Conrad Henry
- Bass
- Tate Houston
- Sax (Tenor)
- George James
- Sax (Alto)
- Albert Johnson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Norman Keenan
- Bass
- Leroy Kirkland
- Leader
- Herb Lovelle
- Drums
- Leroy Lovett
- Piano
- Tony Scott
- Clarinet
- LaVern Baker
- Bass
- Bill Doggett
- Piano
- Mundell Lowe
- Guitar
- Lucky Millinder
- Leader
- Cecil Payne
- Sax (Baritone)
- Eddie Barefield
- Sax (Alto)
- Aaron Bell
- Bass
- Tyree Glenn
- Trombone
- Bob Haggart
- Bass
- Taft Jordan
- Trumpet
- Al Klink
- Flute
- Seldon Powell
- Sax (Tenor)











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