Two year ago I stumbled on
this obscure album at Boogie Woody’s
site. After downloading and listening to it a few times I was convinced that
some of the tunes sounded very much like early Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. Intrigued
I delved deeper into the comments to find that the pseudonym “Hen Gates” was
actually Freddie Mitchell and that this budget label amassed a number of tracks
from his Derby releases.
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Boogie’s own research validated
my identification of a number of Eddie Davis tracks producing this amendment:
A1. Stop is Pony Express, 1950/51,
Derby 725
A4. Hold It is Hot Ice, 1951,
Derby 777
A5. The Creep is Doby’s Boogie,
1949, Derby 713
B2. Rockin’ and Rollin’ Hop is Madera
Hop, 1951, Derby 807
B3. Back Bone is Minton’s
Madhouse {Eddie Davis}, 1947, Lenox 515
B4. Look And Listen is Leapin’ On
Lenox {Eddie Davis}, 1947, Lenox 502
B5. Bunny Rock is Cold Heat, 1952,
Derby 793
The other anomaly is that Look Out and Bear Walk sound like the same track After Hours Bounce released on Eddie
''Lockjaw'' Davis, Morris Lane - Kickin' And Wailin' (1962)
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Anyway as an avid ‘Lockjaw’
fan I was glad to have acquired this rarity; however the rip was in a sorry
state, so I’ve done my best to re-encode and share here. The album is full of
dynamic energy with some marvellous honky tonk / plinkity plonk piano, guitar
passages and shrieking-shronking sax. The sound quality is variable, but still
very entertaining, Enjoy!
Plymouth, P-12-144, 1956
Track Listing:
A1. Stop (2:53)
A2. Hand Clappin' (2:48)
A3. Look Out (2:25)
A4. Hold It (2:22)
A5. The Creep (2:57)
A6. T.N.T. (2:47)
B1. Jumpin' And Shoutin'
(2:55)
B2. Rockin' And Rollin' Hop
(2:29)
B3. Back Bone (2:19)
B4. Look And Listen (2:54)
B5. Bunny Rock (2:23)
B6. Bear Walk (2:15)
