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When contemporary swing goes looking for its ancestors, the first one to turn up is Louis Jordan, the alto saxophonist-singer-songwriter who created jump blues around 1940 by emphasizing a boogie beat, simplifying swing riffs, and adding his own hyper-kinetic vocals. This entertaining survey of Jordan's work touches on his 1939 beginnings with "Flat Face" and its unusual tympani effects, but it's concentrated on the period from 1946 to 1953. Adding electric guitar and organ to his original formula, Jordan enjoyed tremendous R&B success while creating what would become early rock & roll. The world of Jordan's lyrics is a party that has just been crashed, is about to be raided, or both, as in "House Party," "Saturday Night Fish Fry," and "They Raided the House." Sometimes the party's at a farm, whether with the animal impressions of "Barnyard Boogie" or the counsel of "That Chick's Too Young to Fry." Whatever the locale, Jordan supplies heated, blues-based alto solos and a very lively band. Among the sidemen are key R&B players like organists Bill Doggett and Wild Bill Davis and guitarist Bill Jennings. --Stuart Broomer

Swingsation, Music, Louis Jordan, East Coast Blues, Jazz, Jazz Music, Jazz Vocals, Jump Blues, Leader, Pop, Swing, Urban Blues

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Red Prycock

The Baddest One

Go Red Go

Red Prysock is simply fantastic.

Swingsation
Red Prysock
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00002MYXQ
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Hand Clappin'
Rock 'N' Roll
That's The Groovy Thing
Red's Blues
The Fox
He's A Real Gone Guy
Plaid Laces
Purple Wail
Foot Stompin'
Earth Rock
Head Snappin'
Lion's Den
Riffin' With Red
Charleston Twist

Customer Reviews:

Red Prycock.......2006-03-13

Great sax honking... none jazz. Will buy other similar CDs for sure.

The Baddest One.......2001-05-31

I first heard Mr. Prysock on the juke box at the Campus Inn soda counter in Utica, New York, circa 1953. At that point, I became an ardent jitterbugger, and life-long fan of Red. This album is a must-buy for me, though I have some of the tracks, already, on their original 45-rpm pressings. He inspired me, also, to take on the tenor sax, which I play to this day. The stomping, driving, energy of Red came though like a locomotive run wild, though completely on track. Prysock, the brother of singer Arthur, was the best of the Jump Tenor school, coming out of the stylings of Illinois Jacquet. I cannot help but notice how hip he was playing nearly 50-years ago, and how fresh and saucy he continues to sound today. Nobody has ever come close, though Sil Austin made a worthy challenge. Those who know R&B and the tenor sax, must bow to the Mighty Red One, for he alone was the cookingest mother out there. Or as I once told Muhammed Ali, "You are the most interesting interview of all time.." So, too, does that apply to Red Prysock, the swingingest tenor of all time.

Go Red Go.......1999-11-23

Wilber `Red' Prysock was born February 2, 1926 and died February 19, 1993. Red is the younger brother of the famous Arthur Prysock. Red learned the tenor saxophone during his military service in World War II. He turned professional upon his demobilization in 1947 and joined Tiny Grimes' Rocking Highlanders. In 1950 he joined Roy Milton's Solid Senders before finding fame with Tiny Bradshaw's band and such recordings as "Soft", "Off and On" and "Free For All" (which became known as "Go, Red, Go"). Prysock formed his own band in 1953 and signed with Mercury. Tunes such as "Hand Clappin", "Jump, Red, Jump" and "Finger Tips" were some of his best sellers. He also played with the Alan Freed Big Band, backing all the top rock `n roll artists of the 50s.

I was disappointed to see that "Fruit Boots" was not on this release. However, anything from Red is good music. Red Prysock is the epitome of 1950s Tenor Sax Rock `n Roll. Long before the electric guitar was known as the lead instrument of Rock, the Tenor Sax, with it's Honking & Squealing provided the excitement that drove Rock `n Roll into the history books. You can't listen to this music in the back ground. This CD needs to be cranked.