Pee Wee Crayton: 1960 Debut Album +15 on CD
1960 Debut Album +15
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
- Label:
- Soul Jam
- Item number:
- 8141371
- UPC/EAN:
- 8436559464871
- Release date:
- 2.3.2018
Der hervorragende Gitarrist, Sänger und Songwriter, Pee Wee Crayton war einer der phantasievollsten Gitarristen der Nachkriegszeit, bevor der Rock'n'Roll Amerika im Sturm eroberte. Es wird angenommen, dass er der erste Blues-Gitarrist war, der eine Fender Stratocaster verwendet hat, welche ihm von Leo Fender gegeben wurde. Ein wichtiges Bindeglied zwischen T-Bone Walkers Blues und Chuck Berrys Rock, erreichte Pee Wee Crayton nie die populäre Aufmerksamkeit, die er zu seinen Lebzeiten verdiente.
Diese CD enthält das erste Album des Bluesman Pee Wee Crayton in seiner Gesamtheit. Ursprünglich im Jahr 1960 von der Modern Records Tochter Crown veröffentlicht, war es lange Zeit nicht auf CD verfügbar. Das Album enthält frühere Modern-Aufnahmen, von denen einige bis 1948 zurück gehen. Eine großartige Mischung aus emotionalem Blues, Jump Tunes, elektrisierenden Boogies und gefühlvollen Balladen.
Zusätzlich zu dem Originalalbum enthält diese CD 15 Bonustracks, darunter einer von Craytons größten Hits, das prächtige »I Love You So« und das elektrisierende »Poppa Stoppa«, ein Gitarren-Instrumental mit aufregenden Stakkato Picks am oberen Ende des Halses. Dieses Set bietet reichlich Beweise für Craytons Statur als bedeutender Bluesman, und ein wichtiger Exponent im Übergang vom frühesten elektrischen Blues zu einem härteren R & B-Stil.
Product Information
Fabulous guitar slinger, vocalist and songwriter, Pee Wee Crayton was one of the most imaginative guitar innovators during the post-World War II years, before rock & roll took America by storm. He is thought to have been the first blues guitarist to use a Fender Stratocaster, playing an instrument given to him by Leo Fender. An important link between T-Bone Walker’s blues and Chuck Berry’s rock, Crayton never got the popular attention he deserved during his lifetime, even though many guitarists still cite him as a primary influence.
This essential CD contains the bluesman’s eponymous first long play, Pee Wee Crayton, in its entirety. Originally issued in 1960 by Modern Records’ subsidiary Crown label, it has been long unavailable on CD. The album includes previous Modern recordings, some of them dating back to 1948. Featured here is a magnificent mix of emotional blues, jump tunes, electrifying boogies, and soulful ballads. Among the highlights you can find the opener »Texas Hop« – a jumpin’ instrumental with a rockin’ guitar solo and wailing sax, and the instrumental smash »Blues After Hours«, as well as great vocal numbers such as »California Women«, »Tired of Travelin’« and »My Everything«, among others.
In addition to the original album, this collector’s release presents 15 bonus tracks (featuring a variety of those great, hard to find sides issued by the Modern label between 1948 and 1952), including one of Crayton’s biggest hits, the sumptuous »I Love You So«, and the electrifying »Poppa Stoppa«, a guitar instrumental with exhilarating staccato picks on the high end of the neck. This set provides ample proof of Crayton’s stature as a significant bluesman, and an important exponent in the transition from the earliest electric blues to a harder R&B style.
Reviews
»Pee Wee Crayton is one of the more overlooked pioneers of the electric guitar as a whole.« (Richie Unterberger)»Blues, Rock’n’Roll (mit coolem Sax von Buddy Floyd) zeigen einen für damalige Verhältnisse bärenstarken Elektro-Gitarristen und tauglichen Sänger. Soul Jam hat das Album mit 15 Bonustracks ergänzt, darunter der zweite Hit ›Poppa Stoppa‹.« (Good Times, Juni/Juli 2018)
Tracklisting
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Texas hop
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2 Blues after hours
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3 Phone call from my baby
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4 Tired of travelin'
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5 California women
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6 Blues in my heart
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7 Pee wee's boogie
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8 Old fashioned baby
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9 Blues for my baby
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10 My everything
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11 Poppa stoppa (bonus track)
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12 Change your way of lovin' (bonus track)
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13 Central avenue blues (bonus track)
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14 Bounce pee wee (bonus track)
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15 Brand new woman (bonus track)
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16 Thinkin' of you (bonus track)
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17 Cool evening (bonus track)
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18 I love you so (bonus track)
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19 Good little woman (bonus track)
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20 Huckle boogie (bonus track)
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21 I'm still in love with you (bonus track)
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22 Louella brown (bonus track)
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23 Boogie woogie upstairs (bonus track)
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24 Please come back (bonus track)
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25 Rockin' the blues (bonus track)
