- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
Exquisite, early 50s west coast cool blues from one of the genres most cherished acts.
Johnny Moores Three Blazers survived the late 1940s defection of their frontman, Charles Brown, to continue well into the next decade with the same musical sound, and a variety of vocalists. This package features three of the best; Mari "Mauri" Jones, Frankie Ervin and "Lex" Nelson Alexander, along with Blazers musical stalwarts Oscar Moore and Eddie Williams.
Repertoire here is drawn, wherever possible, from original Modern and Dolphin tapes and acetates, and includes many previously unissued recordings and/or takes.
Virtually none of this repertoire has been reissued in the CD era - and the sound quality is astounding.
A long overdue follow-up to Aces first - and equally recommended - Three Blazers CD, "Drifting And Dreaming" (CDCHD 589).
Track listing:
DRAGNET BLUES - ALL BY JOHNNY MOORES THREE BLAZERS - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
DRIFTING BLUES - Vocal By Mari Jones
SATURDAY NIGHT (FOUR NIGHTS DRUNK) - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE - Vocal By Mari Jones
JOHNNY, JOHNNY - Vocal By Mari Jones
LAZY BLUES - Instrumental
DOWN IN TEXAS - Vocal By Mari Jones
MY LAST LETTER - Vocal By Frankie Ervin And Mari Jones
BE COOL AKA KEEP COOL - Vocal By Mari Jones
LONESOME GAL - Vocal By Mari Jones
FALSE LOVE - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
WHAT MAKES A MAN FOOL AROUND - Vocal By Mari Jones
PLAYING NUMBERS - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
CRAZY WITH THE BLUES - Vocal By Mari Jones
NIGHTMARE BLUES - Vocal By Mari Jones
MY SONG - Vocal By Mari Jones
GEE, ITS ROUGH - Vocal By Mari Jones
LONESOME TRAIN - Vocal By Mari Jones
IF YOU DONT LOVE ME - Vocal By Frankie Ervin
BLUES IN MY HEART - Instrumental
LONESOME STRANGER - Vocal By Mari Jones
TOO BAD - Vocal By Mari Jones
MERRY XMAS BLUES (MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY) - Vocal By Mari Jones
I DONT KNOW, YES I KNOW - Vocal By Mari Jones And Nelson Alexander
SO LONG - Vocal By Mari Jones
