The Buddy Banks Sextet Re-upped

Side 1:

01. I Need It Bad

02. Bank's Boogie (Sterling version)

03. Voo-It! Voo-It! (v - MA)

04. Cryin' Blues (v - MA)

05. Fluffy's Debut (v - FH)

06. Bank's Boogie (Excelsior version)

07. Hi-Jinks Blues v - FH)

08. Name It And Claim It

Side 2:

09. Goin' For The Okey-Doke (v - MA)

10. Roses Of Picardy (v - MA)

11. East Side Boogie

12. "686" Blues

13. Maybe Some Rainy Day (v - BC)

14. Be Fair With Me (v - BC)

15. Happy Home Blues (v - BD)

16. The Nite Is Fading Too Soon (v - BD)

vocalists

MA = Marion Abernathy (The Blues Woman)

FH = Fluffy Hunter

BC = Bixie Crawford

BD = Baby Davis

Sides recorded for Sterling, Juke Box, Excelsior, Melodisc, Modern, King, and Specialty, Los Angeles, 1945 - 1949.

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Original post (23rd November 2008) is here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/buddy-banks-sextet-happy-home-blues_23.html

Of late, I've been listening to sides by some of the lesser known California jump bands, i.e. anyone who isn't Roy Milton, Joe Liggins, Jimmy Liggins, Jack McVea or Johnny Otis. It's time to revive that West Coast swing and jump, starting with a re-up of Buddy Banks. These sides are notable for their strong woman vocalists. For me the standout is Fluffy Hunter who later recorded two notorious R&B tracks with Jesse Powell - "The Walkin' Blues" and "My Natch'l Man."

Fluffy Hunter and Marion Abernathy both feature in the "Rare Blues Girls From King" LP, Fluffy in a reunion with Buddy Banks, and Marion with a group which was backing Wynonie Harris in his "Good Rockin' Tonight" session.

Further West Coast Jump LPs:

King Perry: http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/95421701/file.html

Calvin Boze: Choo Choo's Bringing My Baby Home (password = greaseyspoon)

Calvin Boze: Havin' A Ball (password = greaseyspoon)

More West Coast jump to come - re-ups and maybe even some new stuff!

Three Requested Re-Ups

Apologies for my prolonged absence to all you hepcats out there. No excuses - I just needed a rest. There have been requests for re-ups while I was in limbo, so here are three LPs which were posted more years ago than I care to remember, starting with -

Great King / Federal comp of 1950s chantoozie sides featuring some stompers and some tear stained ballads. All backed by some of the greatest jump and jazz bands of the time, including the Johnny Otis band (anonymously), Earl Bostic, Hot Lips Page, Bill Doggett, Jimmy Coe, Buddy Banks, Lucky Millinder, Roy Milton and Sonny Thompson.

Tracklist:

Side 1

1. Dorothy Ellis - He's Gone

2. Lil Greenwood - Grandpa Can Boogie Too

3. Earl Bostic & His Orchestra - Portrait Of A Faded Love

4. Duke Hampton & His Orchestra - Please Be Good To Me

5. Fluffy Hunter - Climb The Wall

6. Roy Milton & His Orchestra - You're Gonna Suffer Baby

7. Sarah McLawler - I Need You Now

8. Gene Redd & His Orchestra - I Dreamed The Blues

Side 2

1. Bill Doggett Trio - No More In Life

2. Marion Abernathy - Undecided

3. Flo Garvin - I'm On The Outside Looking In

4. Flo Garvin - Let Me Keep You Warm

5. Lorraine Lester - You Can't Have Me Now

6. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - It's A Sad, Sad Feeling

7. Dorothy Ellis - Slowly Going Out Of My Mind

8. Sugar Pie - Please Be True

New link:

http://www85.zippyshare.com/v/cc6O4AdS/file.html

Original post (August 2008) here:

:http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2008/08/rare-blues-girls-from-king_3236.html

Superb compilation of sides recorded by Basie tenor sax player Buddy Tate for LA indie label Supreme in December 1947. Small group swing, blues and jump with Jimmy Witherspoon on board for a couple of vocal outings.

Tracklist:

Side 1

1. Tate's A Jumpin' (Take 4)

2. Blue And Sentimental

3. Vine Street Breakdown (Take 4)

4. Ballin' From Day To Day

5. Six Foot Two Blues

6. Kansas City Local (Take 3)

Side 2

1. Kansas City Local (Take 5)

2. The Things You Done For Me Baby

3. Vine Street Breakdown (Take 1)

4. Early Morning Blues

5. Good Morning Judge

6. Tate's A Jumpin' (Take 2)

New link:

http://www60.zippyshare.com/v/rgPa25KO/file.html

Original post (March 2008) here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/buddy-tate-jumpin-on-west-coast_357.html

Rock and roll sides from the Plas, recorded for Capitol in 1957. LP donated by Big Al (the bloggers' pal!) back in 2010. This comp is quite different from the other 2 re-ups on this post, being a mix of novelty, space age pop, jazz noir, burlesque and general 50s instro mood music.

Tracklist:

Side 1

1. Hoppin' Mad

2. Blow Your Blues Away

3. Popcorn

4. Downstairs

5. The Loop

6. Swanee River Rock

7. The Big Twist

Side 2

1. Little Rockin' Deacon

2. You Send Me

3. Robin's Nest Cha Cha

4. Plas Jazz

5. Come Rain or Come Shine

6. Dinah

7. Everyone Knows

New link:

http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/RgUThBP6/file.html

Original and very informative post (from June 2010) here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/plas-johnson-rockin-with-plas.html

Zippyshare links will expire if files aren't downloaded during a period of 30 days. I'm afraid that I failed to check my zippyshare account for several months and we have therefore lost some of the early Joan Selects comps. I'll try to get these back up again.

The last year and a half has been a struggle on the blog with firstly all rapidshare download links going down the tubes and then the divshare streaming audio service imploding. My advice is to download or listen while you can, for the opportunity to access the riches of Be Bop Wino may be fleeting. And that's a metaphor for life in general. Here endeth the lesson for tonight.

Coming soon - new stuff! Including a crackly Crown LP sent in by El Enmascarado and an 80s comp of the greatest drunken vocal group of all time. Stay salty!

Jesse Powell - The R&B Years

Side One
1 Fluffy Hunter - My Natch'l Man
2 Fluffy Hunter - The Walkin' Blues
3 Jesse Powell - Rear Bumper
4 Jesse Powell - Love To Spare
5 Jesse Powell - Hot Box
6 Jesse Powell - Leavin' Tonight
7 Jesse Powell - Riggin'

Side Two
1 Jesse Powell - Can't Help Myself pts 1 & 2
2 Jesse Powell - Turnpike
3 Jesse Powell - Jesse's Blues
4 Jesse Powell - I'm All Alone (Take 5)
5 The Goofers - Scotch On The Rocks (Take 2)
6 The Goofers - The Head Hunters
7 Jesse Powell & The Caddies - Ain't You Gonna

Well who could resist the temptation? After doing some research on Jesse Powell for the post on El Enmascarado's "Blow Man Blow" LP, I just had to pull together the various Jesse tracks I have scattered across my R&B stash and make up a little compilation for my media player. Add a quick knock off cover for the collection and hey presto, I've got myself a follow up post to "Blow Man Blow".

So now we can appreciate the gutsy, bluesy side of Jesse's music which is quite a contrast to the smooth jazz of "Blow Man Blow."

The Jesse Powell Orchestra backed former Buddy Banks Sextet chantoozy Fluffy Hunter on a Ralph Bass supervised session for Federal on November 3rd, 1951. Four tracks were recorded, including two raunchy pieces of double entendre, "The Walkin' Blues" and "My Natch'l Man". The band line up on this session was: Buck Clayton (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Jesse Powell (tenor sax); Cecil Payne (baritone sax); Bill Doggett (piano); Johnny Jones (guitar); James Smith (bass); Herb Lovelle (drums).

On October 9th 1953, Jesse returned to Federal to record four first class slices of R&B - "Rear Bumper", "Love To Spare", "Hot Box" and "Leavin' Tonight." For me these tracks are the absolute cream of the crop on this compilation. The line up on this session was: Jesse Powell (tenor sax); Sir Charles Thompson (piano / organ); Mickey Baker (guitar); Lloyd Trotman (bass); Osie Johnson (drums); Dan Taylor (vocals).

Around 1954 Jessie started recording for Josie, featuring on many Cadillacs' sides as arranger and sax player. A few Jesse Powell singles were released by Josie, the first being "Moonlight In Vermont" / "Riggin'" (Josie 782). Also recorded at this session was the unreleased "Jesse's Blues". In February 1956 a two-parter, "Can't Help Myself, Parts 1 and 2" was released on Josie 799. Part 1 features a bluesy vocal by Jesse while Part 2 is a showcase for some hard blowing tenor sax from our man. An unreleased track, "I'm All Alone" or "I'm Alone" was recorded at the same session.

"Turnpike" / "Ain't You Gonna" (Josie 834) was released in early 1958. "Turnpike" was an instrumental recorded a couple of years beforehand while "Ain't You Gonna" was another vocal outing for Jesse. This side was recorded at a Cadillacs session with the group (billed as The Caddies) sticking around to provide backing vocals.

In September 1958 Jesse recorded two "novelty" sides for the Port subsidiary of Josie. Released on Port 70006 under the pseudonym of The Goofers, the A side, "The Head Hunters" features moody guitar, drums and sax with big cat growls and Tarzan type yelling in the background. Just the sort of thing you would expect to find on one of those Jungle Exotica compilations which Crypt Reords used to put out. The other side of the disc, "Scotch On The Rocks" features the bagpipes. No further comment from this Scotsman!

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No password!

Sources: Bruyninckx Discography. Sleevenotes from the Sequel CD "Saxophony" by Dave Penny, the Westside CD "Titanic And 23 Other Unsinkable Saxblasters" by Dave Penny, the Sequel CD "Jumping At Jubilee" by Neil Slaven, the Westside CD "Groove Station" by Neil Slaven, the Sequel CD "Roulette Rock'n'Roll Volume 2" by Adam Komorowski.

The Buddy Banks Sextet - Happy Home Blues

This 1989 Official LP takes us back to the origins of R&B in mid 1940s jump band music. Texas tenor sax player Buddy Banks began playing in local swing bands in California in the early 1930s, including those of Charlie Echols and Cee Pee Johnson. In 1945 he formed his own sextet which unusually featured a trombone player rather than a trumpet player alongside Buddy’s tenor sax. His earliest sessions were for the tiny Sterling label and as backup for Marion Abernathy on Juke Box, which would become Specialty.

After some personnel changes the group was recording for Excelsior/United Artists with Fluffy Hunter on vocals. Further mid to late 1940s recordings were made for Melodisc, Modern, King and Specialty. Buddy’s final recording session seems to have been in 1953 for Federal as backup to Marion Abernathy.

While the Buddy Banks Sextet may not have been in the top rank of California jump outfits like those of Roy Milton, Jack McVea or Joe Liggins, the band was more than competent as it featured veterans of local big bands in its lineup. The music they put out was a fine mix of swing, boogie and jazz influenced R&B and the female vocalists on these tracks are among the best of their time.

Ripped from vinyl at 320 kbps.

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1. I Need It Bad (Groove Juice)
2. Bank's Boogie (Sterling)
3. Voo-It! Voo-It! (v – MA)
4. Cryin' Blues (v – MA)
5. Fluffy's Debut (v- FH)
6. Bank's Boogie (Excelsior)
7. Hi-Jinks Blues (v – FH)
8. Name It And Claim It
9. Goin' For The Okey-Doke (v – MA)
10. Roses Of Picardy (v – MA)*
11. East Side Boogie
12. "686" Blues
13. Maybe Some Rainy Day (v – BC)
14. Be Fair With Me (v – BC)
15. Happy Home Blues (v – BD)
16. The Nite Is Fading Too Soon (v – BD)

vocalists –
MA = Marion Abernathy (The Blues Woman)
FH = Fluffy Hunter
BC = Bixie Crawford
BD = Baby Davis

* track 10 - probably Marion Abernathy backed by George’s Dukes instead of Buddy Banks