The Buddy Johnson material on this Archives Of Jazz release is taken from radio broadcasts which originated at the Savoy Ballroom, New York in the fall of 1945 and the spring of 1946. Buddy Johnson & Walkin Rhythm Orchestra never fails to entertain and this LP in particular is a great compilation to get you started. Ripped from a well-loved vinyl there's not more to say other than sit back and imagine yourself at the savoy ballroom in the mid-forties. Intertwined in the mix are some wonderful vocals by Buddy’s sister Ella and male vocalist Arthur Prysock, Enjoy!!!
Jazz Archives, JA-25, 1975
Recorded fall of 1945 and the
spring of 1946
Musicians:
Buddy Johnson - Piano
Dupree Bolton, Frank Brown,
John Wilson, Willis Nelson - Trumpet
Bernard Archer, Gordon
Thomas, Leonard Briggs - Trombone
Joe O'Laughton - Alto
Saxophone
Dave Van Dyke, Jimmy Stamford
- Tenor Saxophone
Teddy Conyers - Baritone
Saxophone
Jerome Darr - Guitar
Leon Spann - Bass
Teddy Stewart - Drums
Arthur Prysock, Ella Johnson
- Vocals
Tracks:
A1. [Theme] Walk 'Em / Opus
#2 {Buddy Johnson} (5:44)
A2. Since I Fell For You
{Buddy Johnson} (3:55)
A3. St. Louis Blues {W. C.
Handy} (3:30)
A4. Waitin' For The Train To
Come In {Sunny Skylar, Martin Block} (2:25)
A5. Night Shift {Erskine
Hawkins, Billy Butterfield} (2:50)
A6. Jodi {Buddy Johnson}
(4:37)
B1. One O’Clock Boogie {Count
Basie, Jimmy Mundy, Milton Ebbins} (4:34)
B2. The Otherside Of The
Rainbow {Buddy Johnson} (2:48)
B3. Exactly Like You {Dorothy
Fields, Jimmy McHugh} (2:13)
B4. One For A Nickel {Buddy
Johnson} (4:48)
B5. Gee, It’s Good To Hold
You {Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher} (2:37)
B6. In There {Kenny Hallon,
Buddy Johnson} (3:25)
B7. Traffic Jam {Artie Shaw,
Teddy McRae} (4:33)
B8. [Theme] If You Never
Return {Buddy Johnson} (2:11)
