Great Black Music: Roots 1927–1962

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: 1927 – 1952
2▶Digital Media
3▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1El Congo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958)
Celia Cruz2:34
2Good Golly Miss Molly
recording of:
Good Golly Miss Molly
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Cedos Music, Jondora Music, PeerMusic AB, Prestige Music ltd. and Robin Hood Music Co.
Little Richard2:10
3Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker3:10
4Maybe I’m a Fool
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-10)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
Maybe I’m a Fool (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Aretha Franklin33:18
5Village Blues
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1960-10-21) and Phil Iehle (on 1960-10-21)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1960-10-21)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-10-21)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-21)
recording of:
Village Blues (on 1960-10-21)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane5:24
6Moses
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist)
vocals:
Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) and Willis Proctor
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
John Davis4:18
7Samson and Delilah
Reverend Gary Davis4:06
8Spoonful
recording of:
Spoonful
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:50
9My Own Fault
B.B. King3:34
10Alazi mwasi baponela ngai
Franco & Le Tout Puissant OK Jazz3:01
11Miss Ann
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-12-21)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-12-21)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1960-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1960-12-21)
piano:
Jaki Byard (on 1960-12-21)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1960-12-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-12-21)
recording of:
Miss Ann (on 1960-12-21)
composer:
Eric Dolphy
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
Eric Dolphy4:19
12Umqokozo
Hugh Masekela2:09
13Tele Mina for Chango
Mongo Santamaría3:03
14Igwala
Charles Iwegbue & His Archibogs2:50
15Catfish Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:17
16Contre Danse #8
Ensemble Nemours Jean‐Baptiste3:53
17K.J.
Tabu Ley Rochereau4:47
18Trumpet High Life
Victor Olaiya5:08
19Soul Bossa Nova
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra2:43
20La cumbia te está llamando
Gastón (El Isleño) con El Conjunto de Jaime Simanca2:58
21Home in Your Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Wexler
vocals:
Solomon Burke
recording of:
Home in Your Heart
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Winfield Scott
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Solomon Burke2:06
22Judge Not
engineer:
Buddy Davidson (Jamaican recording engineer)
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Lloyd Brevett
drums (drum set):
Drumbago (early ska drummer Arkland Parks)
harmonica:
Charlie Organaire
tenor saxophone:
Roland Alphonso
recorded at:
Federal Records Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1962-02)
cover recording of:
Judge Not (in 1962-02)
lyricist and composer:
Helen Carter (country singer) and Dolores Dinning
Bob Marley22:27