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Juke Joint All Stars : Jumpin' Live at Hotel Congress
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Welcome to the "gangsta rap" of the late 40's and 50's.
Genre: Blues: Rockin' Blues
Release Date: 2005
Jumpin' Live at Hotel Congress Record Label: Firesweep Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Sittin' on it all the time 4:55 Album Only
Mr. Dollar 3:18 Album Only
Keep on churnin' 3:50 Album Only
Christina 3:36 Album Only
Grandma plays the numbers 3:01 Album Only
Conjured 4:15 Album Only
Git to gittin' 2:59 Album Only
The deacon don't like it 3:23 Album Only
Keep a talkin' 4:21 Album Only
Man's best friend 3:26 Album Only
Don't take my whiskey away from me 3:15 Album Only
Lovin' machine 2:52 Album Only
The comeback 4:02 Album Only
Fishtail blues 3:18 Album Only
Bloodshot eyes 6:14 Album Only
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Album Notes

No blues shouter embodied the rollicking good times that he sang of quite like raucous shouter Wynonie Harris.
"Mr.Blues," as he was not-so-humbly known, joyously related risque tales of sex, booze, and endless parties in his trademark raspy voice over some of the jumpingest horn-powered combos of the post-war era.

One doesn't attempt a tribute of this magnitude unless its certain that musicians taking up the challenge can deliver the goods. And these Juke Joint All Stars deliver!

Notably in his first sideband, piano virtuoso and Dutch boogie export, the one and only Mr.Boogie Woogie accompanies this finely assembled group of Tucson based musicians. The All Stars so convincingly recreate the sound, the swing and feel of the original tunes that there are moments when you're convinced that Wynonie is, for this concert at least, inhabiting, the voice and spirited performance of Juke Joint Johnny Strasser. The soaring sax lines and solos by Hurricane Carla and Alex "the Rev" Flores never let the music drag for even one second.

It's a jump and jive showdown and one hell of a night you won't forget.
Welcome to the "gangsta rap" of the late 40's and 50's.

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REVIEWS

Wonderful..fun...can't keep your feet still
author: Jeanne Bonrud
This is a totally entertaining CD..musicians have Harris right on..it is like being in the 30's 40's...and catching their music live .. in one of their bars..loved every song
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