Tracklist

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1CD: Swingin’ in the Ring
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Battle Royal
King Curtis & Count Hastings3:13
2Prize Fighter Blues
Hattie Bolten2:46
3Baltimore Buzz
Eubie Blake3:04
4The Titanic
Lead Belly4:09
5Tiger Flowers’ Last Fight
Rev. J. M. Gates2:57
6Strokin’ Away
Jelly Roll Morton2:55
7Joe Louis Is the Man
Joe Pullum3:05
8He’s in the Ring
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
Memphis Minnie2:47
9Joe Louis and John Henry
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-21)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1939-07-21)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1939-07-21)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1939-07-21)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:56
10King Joe, Part 1
Paul Robeson with Count Basie3:26
11Joe Louis Is a Fightin’ Man
The Dixieaires3:00
12Ole Joe Louis
Cab Calloway2:33
13You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide
recording of:
You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide
writer:
Mari Horton and Joe Louis (American boxer & entertainer)
Solomon Burke2:37
14You Don’t Love Me Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:38
15Peek‐A‐Boo
Charles Brown2:26
16Petootie Pie
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan2:34
17Say a Little Prayer
Marie Knight & Jersey Joe Walcott2:31
18Stay in There
Lucky Thompson3:02
19Little Old Mongoose
Clark Terry with Dave Bailey6:24
20Ezz‐Thetic
Lee KonitzMiles Davis2:53
21She Knocks Me Out
Harold Burrage2:15
22Baby Boy Blues
Baby Boy Warren2:43
23Knock Him Down Whiskey
Sugar Ray Robinson2:35
24Sugar Ray
Roy HaynesPhineas Newborn6:25
2CD: Uppercut Vs. Blue Note
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Parchman Farm
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:41
2Signifying Monkey
Willie Dixon & Big Three Trio2:54
3I Saw My Mother Hugging Daddy Last Night
Tiger Haynes & The Three Flames1:48
4Sporting Life Blues
Champion Jack Dupree3:51
5Give Me a Heart to Love
McKinley Peebles2:22
6We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll
Wild Bill Moore2:42
7Mighty Mighty Man
Roy Brown2:28
8That’s What’s Knockin’ Me Out
Jimmy Liggins2:08
9She Felt Too Good
Jimmy McCracklin2:50
10Framed
Bobby Nunn & The Robins2:45
11It Must Have Been the Devil
Otis Spann2:47
12Nadine
Sam Griggs & The Coronets2:48
13This Is All
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:53
14Reet PetitteJackie Wilson42:45
15Rock and Roll Lilly
Johnny Copeland2:04
16Bourbon Street Jump
Raymond Hill2:40
17Don’t Drive Me Away
R. C. Smith2:24
18I’m Wise
Eddie Bo2:14
19Messed Around
Lee Dorsey2:30
20Who’s That Knocking
Roy C. Hammond & The Genies2:15
21Good Good Lovin’
recording of:
Good Good Lovin’
writer:
Albert Shubert (trumpet, arranger, composer) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
James Brown2:18
22Lotus Blossom
Kenny Dorham4:46
23Crazy Rhythm
Red Garland3:26
24The Moor Man
Johnny Lytle4:01