ABOUT THIS ITEM

Following 2011 s highly-successful 'Jumping The Shuffle Blues', Fantastic Voyage takes another dip into the bubbling cauldron of R&B which sewed the seeds for ska on Jamaica s sound systems in the 1940s and 50s, lashing together 85 sizzling biscuits from that formative, feet-finding era. It s well established that the US R&B which started bombarding the island through radio after World War II was picked up by sound systems such as Clement Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster, germinating into ska after mating with the Caribbean s own calypso and other local musical strains. The records being produced in America's Southern states and cities like New Orleans were loosely termed shuffle blues; contagious, jumping and bulging with animated incitements to party, dance or get down and dirty, many boasting some of the most caterwaulingly volcanic saxophone solos known to man.

The tracks presented on 'Jamaica Selects Jump Blues Strictly For You' straddle the shuffle blues panorama over three CDs (many making their debut in this format). The first disc's 'The Roots Of Shuffle Blues (1944-1951)' takes off like a rocket with names including post-war godfather Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers, Roy Milton, Sherman Williams, Dave Bartholomew, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy Liggins, Amos Millburn, Roy Brown and T-Bone Walker. CD2's 'The Golden Years Of Shuffle Blues (1951-1954)' is emblazoned with the likes of Oscar McLollie, Chuck Higgins, Rosco Gordon, Fats Domino, Ruth Brown, Jack Dupree, Chuck Willis, Guitar Slim, the Charms, Marvin & Johnny, Tommy Ridgley, Earl Curry, Floyd Dixon, the Rocking Brothers and, of course, Louis Jordan. By CD3's 'The Big Three Take Over (1955-1960)' the rhythm firing on the upbeat over walking bass is blueprinting the ska spring with names such as Nappy Brown, Plas Johnson, the Penguins, Mello-Harps, Big Joe Turner, Shirley & Lee, Vince Monroe, Smiley Lewis, Lloyd Price, Ivory Joe Hunter, Professor Longhair, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny Otis, Earl Hooker, Ernie Freeman and Hal Paige & The Wailers. These discs should come with a warning: lethal rocking and leaping skank blueprints running amok, beautifully presented with knowledgeable, fact-packed annotation.

Disc: 1
1. GI Jive (Louis Jordan)
2. The Honeydripper Parts 1 And 2 (Joe Liggins)
3. Milton S Boogie (Roy Milton)
4. Baby Don't You Want To Go (Sherman Williams)
5. TWA (Joe Liggins)
6. Sherman's Boogie (Sherman Williams)
7. Run Joe (Louis Jordan)
8. Worried About You Baby (Felix Gross)
9. Corn Bread (Hal Singer)
10. The Huckle-Buck (Paul Williams)
11. Country Boy (Dave Bartholomew)
12. Bald Head (Roy Byrd)
13. Rocking After Midnight (Lowell Fulson)
14. Saturday Nite Boogie Woogie Man (Jimmy Liggins)
15. Sax Shack Boogie (Amos Milburn)
16. Don Newcomb Really Throws That Ball (Teddy Brannon)
17. Waiting And Drinking (Calvin Boze)
18. New Rebecca (Roy Brown)
19. Jump And Shout (Erline Harris)
20. Strollin' With Bones (T-Bone Walker)
21. Call Of The Gators (Willis Jackson)
22. Slippin' And Slidin' (Gene Phillips)
23. Raw Meat (Joe Thomas)
24. Bad, Bad Whiskey (Amos Milburn)
25. I Got Loaded (Peppermint Harris)
26. Blue Moon (Lynn Hope)
Disc: 2
1. The Honey Jump (Oscar McLollie)
2. Please Baby Please (James Waynes)
3. Motor Head Baby (Chuck Higgins)
4. All That Oil In Texas (Oscar McLollie)
5. What's Your Phone Number (Jimmy McCracklin)
6. New Orleans Wimmen (Rosco Gordon)
7. Goin Home (Fats Domino)
8. Booted (Rosco Gordon)
9. Cuba Doll (Lloyd Glenn)
10. 5-10-15 Hours (Ruth Brown)
11. Ain't No Meat On De Bone (Jack Dupree)
12. Bongo Chant (Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists)
13. You're Still My Baby (Chuck Willis)
14. I-Yi (The Hawks)
15. Going To The River (Fats Domino)
16. Well, I Done Got Over It (Guitar Slim)
17. Brand New Rockin' Chair (George Green)
18. Bye Bye Baby (The Charms)
19. Way Down Boogie (Harold Burrage)
20. Got Good News For Ya, Baby (Johnny Perry S Orchestra)
21. Tick Tock (Marvin And Johnny)
22. Jam Up (Tommy Ridgley)
23. Messy Bessy (Louis Jordan)
24. I Want Your Lovin' (Earl Curry)
25. Let's Have Some Fun Honey (Slim Saunders)
26. Play Boy Hop (The Rocking Brothers)
27. Moonshine (Floyd Dixon)
28. You Got To Give (Mike Gordon)
29. Meet Me At Grandma's Joint (George Stevenson)
Disc: 3
1. Don't Be Angry (Nappy Brown)
2. Country Woman (Boo Breeding)
3. Blue Jean Shuffle (Plas Johnson)
4. The Cat Hop (The Dodgers)
5. Baby Let's Make Some Love (The Penguins)
6. Ain't Got The Money (The Mello-Harps)
7. When You Dance (The Turbans)
8. Flip, Flop And Fly (Big Joe Turner)
9. Walking The Blues (Jack Dupree And Mr Bear)
10. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley And Lee)
11. Give It Up Or Tell Where It's At (Vince Monroe)
12. She's Got Me Hook, Line And Sinker (Smiley Lewis)
13. Forgive Me, Clawdy (Lloyd Price)
14. Since I Met You Baby (Ivory Joe Hunter)
15. Been So Long (The Pastels)
16. The Monkey (Dave Bartholomew)
17. Slow Walk (Sil Austin)
18. Misery (Professor Longhair)
19. Rock And Cry (Clyde McPhatter)
20. Mr Lee (The Bobbettes)
21. Hey Boy Hey Girl (Oscar McLollie And Jeanette Baker)
22. The Gee Gee Walk (The Gone All Stars)
23. Walk On (Preston Brown)
24. You Just Kissed Me Goodbye (Johnny Otis Show)
25. I Don't Want Your Love (Earl Connelly King)
26. Riding West (Billy Hope)
27. Do The Chickin' (Earl Hooker)
28. Live It Up (Ernie Freeman)
29. Going Back To My Home Town (Hal Paige And The Whalers)
30. Surely I Love You (Rosco Gordon)