Joe Houston - Blows Crazy '2009

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. All Night Long
02. Blow Joe Blow
03. Houstons Hot House
04. Have A Ball
05. Doin The Lindy Hop
06. Dig It
07. Boogie Woogie Woman
08. Blowin Crazy
09. Goin Crazy Aka Joggin Around
10. Celebrity Club Stomp
11. Sentimental Journey
12. Shtiggy Boom
13. Joes Gone
14. Riverside Rock
15. Joes Gone
16. Yessiree
17. Blowin Crazy
18. Turn Around
19. Stompin With Joy
20. Crazy Twist
21. Chitluns Twist Aka Chittlin
22. Roys Twist
23. Celebrity Club Stomp (Later Version)
24. Limbo And The Blues


Joe Houstons discography in the 1950s was a mess to work out, as he recorded for
more than a dozen labels, and sometimes did the same songs under different
titles. Without access to all of those records - and probably very few people on
the planet have heard all of them - its impossible to determine whether any
given 1950s compilation, such as this one, is the best. However, considering
that this has 24 recordings from the early 50s to the early 60s that were done
for (or licensed by) Modern, and that it has his best and most definitive honk
blaster (All Night Long), this makes a pretty fair bid for that choice. In
addition to Houstons very first single (1951s Blow Joe Blow), it also contains
several of his 1950s Modern/RPM 45s; a few songs recorded for twist and surf
albums for Crown in the early 60s; and half-a-dozen previously unissued
alternate takes of Modern singles (although, oddly, the original takes of most
of these are not included). As in the case of many vintage up-tempo R&B/blues
albums that are mostly instrumental, you couldnt say this is the most varied
listening experience, though a few jazzy accents (including vibes and organ) are
thrown in on the more subdued later sessions. Its better for nonstop car
cruising, and who can afford to do that for the length of this CD when, as of
this writing, gas in California costs $2 or more per gallon? But as relentless
rompin stompin sax-driven R&B verging on rock & rolls birth goes, its one of the
better single-artist comps around, never lacking in energy.

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