Tiny Grimes Callin' the Blues
Released : 1958
Label: Original Jazz Classics
Originally Released on Prestige (7144).
Total Time: 00:39:21
Format : Flac
This CD is a straight reissue of the original LP. Guitarist Tiny Grimes, who led three albums for Prestige and Swingville from 1958-59, welcomed two extroverted horn players (tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and veteran trombonist J.C. Higginbotham), plus pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Osie Johnson, to his heated session. The group plays three original blues and "Airmail Special." Although J.C., who had a long decline, sounds a bit past his prime, plenty of sparks fly throughout the date, particularly from Grimes and Lockjaw.(Allmusic Review)
Tracklist :
1 Callin' the Blues 8:42
2 Blue Tiny 11:34
3 Grimes' Times 11:20
4 Air Mail Special 7:33
Recording information: Hackansack New Jersey 18 July 1958.
Personnel:
Tiny Grimes - guitar
J. C. Higginbotham – trombone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor sax
Ray Bryant - piano
Wendell Marshall - bass
Osie Johnson - drums
