The First Day Albert Ammons

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  • Release Date: 04/21/1992
  • Sales Rank: 29,907
  • Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS
  • UPC: 077779845026

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The First Day

1LISTENThe Blues, Pt. 1 4:11
2LISTENThe Blues, Pt. 2 4:03
3LISTENThe Blues, Pt. 3 4:02
4LISTENThe Blues, Pt. 4 3:52
5LISTENBoogie Woogie Stomp 3:36
6LISTENChicago in Mind 3:59
7LISTENSuitcase Blues 3:46
8LISTENBoogie Woogie Blues 3:38
9LISTENThe Blues, Pt. 5 4:09
10LISTENMelancholy 4:03
11LISTENSolitude 4:10
12LISTENUntitled Ammons Original 4:01
13LISTENBass Goin' Crazy 4:04
14LISTENBackwater Blues 4:00
15LISTENChanges in Boogie Woogie 4:04
16LISTENTwos and Fews 4:30
17LISTENNagasaki 5:46
18LISTENEasy Rider Blues 4:09

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Producer Alfred Lion was very impressed when he attended John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing concert of Dec. 23, 1938, which had introduced boogie woogie pianists Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis to New York audiences. Two weeks later, he started the Blue Note label by recording nine Ammons solos, eight by Lewis, and a pair of heated duets during a single day. All of the music (except an untitled original by Meade Lux Lewis slated to be issued by Blue Note in the future) is on this single CD. Ammons, the more forceful (relatively speaking) of the two pianists, generally takes honors, but there are plenty of rewarding performances, including Lewis' five-part "The Blues," Ammons' "Boogie Woogie Stomp," and their duet on "Nagasaki." Highly recommended to collectors who do not already own Mosaic's more extensive three-LP limited-edition Ammons/Lewis set. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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