Delmark -- 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Jazz & Blues Box Set
04/22/2003
Lyrics from Delmark -- 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Jazz & Blues Box Set
All Music Guide Review
Delmark's 50 Years of Jazz and Blues combines both of the budget-priced jazz and blues retrospectives into a four-CD box set. These extraordinary 60 cuts, some previously unreleased, contain the music that helped put Chicago on the musical map. Fanatics will want to purchase this issue specifically for the bonus DVD, which contains footage of Delmark recording sessions and performances at the Jazz Record Mart as well as a documentary profiling Bob Koester, the mastermind behind the legendary label. This collection gives a superb visual and audio overview of Delmark's activities through the years, and is recommended to all jazz and blues historians along with beginners just starting to explore this music. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
Delmark -- 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Jazz & Blues Box Set Track Listing
Credits of Delmark -- 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Jazz & Blues Box Set
- Harold Mabern
- Piano
- Zane Massey
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rob Mazurek
- Cornet
- Mike McCurdy
- Bass
- Solly McElroy
- Vocals
- Bill McFarland
- Trombone, Soloist
- Rico McFarland
- Guitar
- Kevin McKendree
- Organ
- Wallace McMillan
- Sax (Alto)
- Johnny B. Moore
- Guitar, Vocals, Fills
- Muddy Waters
- Guitar, Vocals
- Bob Neighbor
- Trumpet, Lead
- Reggie Nicholson
- Drums
- Larry Novak
- Piano
- Kevin O'Donnell
- Drums
- John Ore
- Bass
- Pat Patrick
- Sax (Alto)
- Alabama Pettis, Jr.
- Guitar
- Willie Pickens
- Piano
- Gene Porter
- Sax (Baritone)
- Sun Ra
- Piano
- Yank Rachell
- Mandolin
- Bob Richey
- Drums
- Greg Roberts
- Photography
- Scott Roberts
- Trombone
- Ikey Robinson
- Banjo
- Otis Rush
- Guitar, Vocals
- Red Saunders
- Drums
- Ken Saydak
- Piano
- Sadiq Abdu Shahid
- Drums
- Sunnyland Slim
- Piano, Vocals
- Joel Spencer
- Drums
- Victor Sproles
- Bass
- Ricardo Strobert
- Flute
- Hideiji Taninaka
- Bass
- Harlan Terson
- Bass
- Duane Thamm
- Vibraphone
- Mack Thompson
- Bass
- Mike Walbridge
- Tuba
- Lucius Washington
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rob Waters
- Organ
- John Whitfield
- Bass
- Ed Wilkinson
- Bass
- Quinn Wilson
- Bass
- Shadow Wilson
- Drums
- Reginald R. Robinson
- Piano
- Jane Johnson
- Sax (Alto)
- Craig Kaucher
- Trombone (Bass)
- Howard Mandel
- Liner Notes
- Tim McNamara
- Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Sam Casimir
- Guitar
- Hank Ford
- Sax (Tenor)
- Mike Levin
- Sax (Tenor)
- Al Lucas
- Bass
- Peewee Mckindra
- Bass
- Audrey Morrison
- Lead
- Robert Peterson
- Bass
- Ken Vandermark
- Sax (Tenor)
- Barry Winograd
- Sax (Baritone)
- Bill Dahl
- Liner Notes
- Teenie Hodges
- Guitar
- Lee Young
- Drums
- Michael Raynor
- Drums
- Jimmy Burns
- Guitar, Vocals
- Jack Bradley
- Photography
- Gary Hannabarger
- Photography
- Odie Payne, Jr.
- Drums
- Marc PoKempner
- Photography
- Ray Flerlage
- Photography
- Jim Herndon
- Tympani (Timpani)
- Paul Oliver
- Photography
- Peter Amft
- Photography
- David Dieckmann
- Trombone
- Vic Coulson
- Trumpet
- Bill Hargrave
- Bass
- Larry Kohut
- Bass
- Noel Kupersmith
- Bass
- Tim Mulvenna
- Drums
- Baldhead Pete
- Drums
- Ed Van Dever
- Trumpet
- Todd Winters
- Photography
- Roberta Thomas
- Vocals
- Andrew Bird
- Violin
- Vernon King
- Bass
- Scott Pollard
- Photography
- Frank Catalano
- Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Rockin' Johnny
- Guitar, Soloist
- Diane Allmen
- Photography
- Calvin Barron
- Vocals
- Joe Farnsworth
- Drums
- Leonard Lowry
- Sax (Alto)
- Denton Darien
- Piano
- Roosevelt Purifoy
- Organ, Piano
- Josh Hirsch
- Bass
- Dave Myers
- Bass
- Dave Young Orchestra
- Trumpet
- Rob Curtis
- Guitar
- Pete Ellman
- Trumpet
- Joe Campagna
- Guitar
- Ted Gray
- Photography
- Colin Bunn
- Guitar
- Chris Lopes
- Bass
- John Cooper
- Piano
- Scott Pittman
- Drums
- The Big DooWopper
- Organ, Vocals, Piano
- Kevin Belford
- Cover Art
- Melvin Morrow
- Vocals
- Ralph Vernon
- Vocals, Lead
- Jim Snyder
- Trombone
- Horace Palm
- Piano
- Billy Flynn
- Guitar
- Reggie Willis
- Bass
- Frank Morey
- Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Wagner
- Producer, Mastering
- John Boland
- Clarinet
- Jack Kuncl
- Banjo
- Paul Gusman
- Drums
- Eric Butkus
- Mastering
- Wally Eckhardt
- Bass
- Joe Faria
- Bass
- Ron Lasken
- Bass
- Larry Taylor
- Drums
- John Bailey
- Trumpet
- Fred Martin
- Vocals
- Big Time Sarah
- Vocals
- Charles Davis
- Sax (Baritone)
- Jerry Fisele
- Drums
- Sammy Gardner
- Clarinet
- Brad Goode
- Trumpet, Soloist
- Muggsy Sprecher
- Cornet
- Edith Wilson
- Vocals
- Robert "Mojo" Elem
- Bass
- Sam Lay
- Drums
- Bob Riedy
- Piano
- Wayne Stewart
- Drums
- Coleman Hawkins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rich Corpolongo
- Soloist
- Kahil El'Zabar
- Drums
- Steve Freund
- Guitar, Vocals
- Sir Charles Thompson
- Piano
- Jimmy Dawkins
- Guitar
- Willie Kent
- Bass, Vocals, Interviewee
- Lurrie Bell
- Guitar, Vocals
- Gene Ramey
- Bass
- Malachi Favors
- Bass
- Steve Berry
- Trombone
- Roy Campbell
- Flugelhorn
- Jesse Fortune
- Vocals
- Zora Young
- Vocals
- Talik Abdullah
- Percussion
- Muhal Richard Abrams
- Piano
- Ray Abrams
- Sax (Tenor)
- Oliver Alcorn
- Clarinet
- Eric Alexander
- Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Kenny Anderson
- Trumpet
- Tim Austin
- Drums
- Harrison Bankhead
- Bass
- Wilbert Barranco
- Piano
- Kenny Barker
- Piano
- Robert Barry
- Drums
- Tom Bartlett
- Trombone
- Carey Bell
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Fred Below
- Drums
- Lorin Binford
- Trombone
- Sylvester Boines
- Bass
- Charles Braugham
- Drums
- Mark Braun
- Piano
- Ari Brown
- Piano
- Elmer Brown
- Trumpet
- Kirk Brown
- Piano
- John Brumbach
- Sax (Tenor)
- Elbert Buckner
- Drums
- Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Guitar, Vocals
- Aron Burton
- Bass
- Don Byas
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lloyd Byassee
- Drums
- Little Milton
- Guitar, Vocals
- Wilbur Campbell
- Drums
- Karen Carroll
- Vocals
- Bombay Carter
- Bass
- Nick Charles
- Bass
- William "Bugs" Cochran
- Drums
- Jimmy Conley
- Sax (Tenor)
- Kim Cusack
- Sax (Alto)
- Edwin Daugherty
- Sax (Tenor)
- Eddie DeHaas
- Bass
- Dez Desormeaux
- Sax (Tenor)
- Danny Draher
- Guitar
- Frank Driggs
- Photography
- Everett Farey
- Trumpet
- Mark Fornek
- Drums
- Leroy Foster
- Drums, Vocals
- Johnny B. Gayden
- Bass
- Karl George
- Trumpet
- Jewell L. Grant
- Sax (Alto)
- Susan Greenberg
- Photography
- Francine Griffin
- Vocals
- Howard Grimes
- Drums
- Andrew Harris
- Bass
- Clyde Hart
- Piano
- Albert "Tootie" Heath
- Drums
- Willie Henderson
- Sax (Baritone)
- Charles Hodges
- Organ, Piano
- Leroy Hodges
- Bass
- Arthur Hoyle
- Trumpet
- J.B. Hutto
- Guitar, Vocals
- Preston Jackson
- Trombone
- Jimmy Johnson
- Guitar
- Walter Johnson
- Drums
- Wayne Jones
- Drums
- Robert G. Koester
- Producer, Interviewee
- Bob Levis
- Guitar
- Meade "Lux" Lewis
- Piano
- Albert Ammons
- Piano
- Gary Bartz
- Sax (Alto)
- Marcus Belgrave
- Trumpet
- Jodie Christian
- Piano
- Jimmy Forrest
- Sax (Tenor)
- Von Freeman
- Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet
- John Gilmore
- Sax (Tenor)
- Grant Green
- Guitar
- Johnny Griffin
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lin Halliday
- Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Art Hodes
- Piano
- Franz Jackson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Milt Jackson
- Vibraphone
- Illinois Jacquet
- Sax (Tenor)
- Budd Johnson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Pete Johnson
- Piano
- Elvin Jones
- Drums
- Charles Mingus
- Bass
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Leo Parker
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Cecil Payne
- Sax (Baritone)
- Oscar Pettiford
- Bass
- Julian Priester
- Trombone
- Max Roach
- Drums
- Archie Shepp
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tab Smith
- Sax (Alto)
- Speckled Red
- Piano, Vocals
- Sonny Stitt
- Sax (Alto)
- Ira Sullivan
- Trumpet
- Lucky Thompson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Malachi Thompson
- Trumpet, Interviewee
- Dinah Washington
- Vocals
- Fred Anderson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rahn Burton
- Piano
- Barrett Deems
- Drums
- Luther Allison
- Guitar, Vocals
- Billy Branch
- Harmonica
- Sleepy John Estes
- Guitar, Vocals
- Little Walter
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Louis Myers
- Guitar
- Hammie Nixon
- Harmonica
- Lucky Peterson
- Keyboards
- Dave Specter
- Guitar, Composer, Performer
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Piano, Vocals
- Junior Wells
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Big Joe Williams
- Guitar, Vocals











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