New musical styles don't appear over night. Rock and Roll didn't explode out of a vacuum and Elvis wasn't the Big Bang (more like the start of rapid inflationary expansion). Before Elvis, there was a massively diverse R&B scene in the States, which today's record buyer is currently enjoying the discovery of through a wealth of compilations and reissue 7s. In turn, this music was a development of the sound that came before it, with many of the key players having been instrumental in the swing bands of the 30s and early 40s.
Savage Rhythm is a compilation of this fantastic music, documenting the direct lineage from the Jazz and Swing of the 30s through to a more R&B-ready sound of the early 40s, signposting the way ahead for what was to become Jump Blues and eventually Rock and Roll. Compiled by Brighton (UK) DJ, music lover and vinyl junkie Shamblin Sexton, Savage Rhythm is put together to make the party swing hard. As much a ticket to the good times as a history lesson, Savage Rhythm delivers both with urbane style and swagger.
CD comes with a 24-page booklet.
Tracklisting:
01. Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang - House Rent Party Day
02. Duke Ellington Orchestra - It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
03. Count Basie & His Orchestra - Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
04. Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra - Shout, Sister Shout
05. Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra – Stratosphere
06. Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Savage Rhythm
07. Gene Krupa & His Orchestra - Drum Boogie
08. Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five - Special Delivery Stomp
09. Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Loose Lid Special
10. Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Redskin Rhumba
11. Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Roll 'Em
12. Bob Crosby & His Ochestra - Diga Diga Doo (Parts 1 & 2)
13. Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Traffic Jam
14. Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra - Zig Zag
15. Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Lunceford Special
16. Bud Freeman & His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra - The Eel
17. Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra - Rocky Comfort
18. Big Sid Catlett's Band - I Never Knew
19. Gene Krupa & His Orchestra - I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
20. Slim Gillard - Chicken Rhythm
21. Will Bradley Orchestra - Beat Me Daddy
22. Harry James & His Orchestra - Back Beat Boogie
23. Earl Hines - Ridin’ & Jivin’
24. Hot Lips Page & His Orchestra - They Raided The Joint
