Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis - The Complete Blue Note Recordings (1983)

Mosaic"s Complete Blue Note Recordings contains all of the recordings Meade Lux Lewis made for the label between 1939 and 1944, making it the definitive statement on the influential boogie-woogie pianist. This magnificent three-LP box set was issued as part of the first release by the Mosaic label. The out of print collection has all of the music recorded during Blue Note"s first session (nine piano solos by Albert Ammons, eight including a five-part "The Blues" by Meade Lux Lewis, and a pair of Ammons-Lewis duets) plus Lewis" 1935 version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" and his complete sessions of October 4, 1940, April 9, 1941 (four songs on harpsichord), and August 22, 1944.

The music emphasizes boogie-woogie and both Ammons (quite memorable on "Boogie Woogie Stomp") and Lewis are heard in prime form. Incidentally, one of their duets (which is mistakenly titled "The Sheik of Araby") is actually "Nagasaki." This box is well worth bidding on at an auction.


Tracklist:

CD1
01. Boogie Woogie Stomp (3:38)
02. Chicago in Mind (4:03)
03. Suitcase Blues (3:52)
04. Boogie Woogie Blues (3:44)
05. Untitled Ammons Original (4:09)
06. Bass Goin" Crazy (3:23)
07. Backwater Blues (4:07)
08. Changes in Boogie Woogie (4:08)
09. Easy Rider Blues (4:12)
10. Twos and Fews (4:34)
11. The Sheik of Araby (5:50)
12. Honky Tonk Train Blues (2:51)
13. The Blues: Part One (4:15)
14. The Blues: Part Two (4:04)
15. The Blues: Part Three (4:04)
16. The Blues: Part Four (3:56)
17. The Blues: Part Five (4:09)

CD2
01. Untitled Lewis Original (3:47)
02. Melancholy (4:07)
03. Solitude (4:13)
04. Honky Tonk Train Blues (4:19)
05. Bass on Top (3:45)
06. Six Wheel Chaser (3:58)
07. Tell Your Story (4:04)
08. Tell Your Story No. 2 (4:17)
09. Variations on a Theme Part 1: 19 Ways of Playing a Chorus (4:07)
10. Variations on a Theme Part 2: School of Rhythm (4:21)
11. Variations on a Theme Part 3: Self Portrait (4:07)
12. Variations on a Theme Part 4: Feeling Tomorrow Like I Feel Today (3:58)
13. Rising Tide Blues (3:44)
14. Yancey Special (4:12)
15. Chicago Flyer (4:01)
16. Blues Whistle (4:21)
17. Meade"s Blues (4:21)