Album US 1986 on Slash label
Jazz, Blues, Folk, World and (Country Blues, Louisiana Blues, Rhythm’n’Blues)
Recorded at: Quad Tech Studios, Los Angeles; Sea Saint Studio, New Orleans; Variety Studio, New York City Dedicated to "The Big Man" Joe Turner Indebted to: Sun Ra, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cab Calloway, Henry Townsend, Bing Crosby, & Peetie Wheatstraw Special Thanks To: Lee Allen, Danny Thomson, June Tyson, Glen Howard, Steve La Vere & Christina King © 1986 Slash Records Made in U.S.A.
Phil Alvin voc, g, h, *1953 US album by, guitar | |
Danny Ray Thompson fl, bs, *1947 alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Marshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US alto saxophone, flute | |
Suzanne Hughes artwork, bottle caps | |
Roger Lewis bs, ss, *1941 US baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone | |
Rollo Radford b, cb, *1943 US bass | |
Leroy Taylor ob, b, 1949-1989 bass clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Benny Jones p, bass drum | |
James Jacson dr, bsn, 1932-1997 US bassoon | |
Stanley Morgan perc, congas | |
Arthur O'Neil drums | |
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band , *1977 US featuring, with, performer | |
The Sun Ra Arkestra , *1952 US featuring, with, performer | |
Al Evans tr, fh, US flugelhorn, trumpet | |
Sun Ra p, 1914-1993 US piano | |
Jenell Marshall voc, perc, dr, snare | |
Kirk Joseph ssph, tu, *1961 US sousaphone | |
Kevin Harris ts, tenor saxophone | |
Lee Allen sax, 1927-1994 US tenor saxophone, featuring, tenor saxophone | |
Ronald Wilson fl, ob, tenor saxophone | |
John Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US tenor saxophone, clarinet | |
Charles Joseph tb, trombone | |
Tyrone Hill tb, 1948-2007 US trombone | |
Ephram Powns trumpet | |
Fred Adams tr, voc, trumpet | |
Gregory Davis tr, voc, trumpet | |
June Tyson voc, 1936-1992 US vocals | |
David Carroll dr, voc, perc, drums | |
Gary Taylor voc, b, eb, GB bass | |
Gary Masi , guitar | |
Mike Roach , guitar | |
Gene Taylor p, *1952 US piano | |
Richard Greene vn, *1942 US violin |
Georganne Deen artwork, art direction |
Dennis Keeley photography by |
Phil Alvin producer |
Pat Burnett producer, engineer |
Jubilee Train Singers backing vocals |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn | Phil Alvin | 3:15 | |
2 | Next Week Some Time | Phil Alvin | 2:31 | |
3 | The Ballad Of Smokey Joe | Phil Alvin | 4:38 | |
4 | Death In The Morning | Phil Alvin | 2:50 | |
5 | The Old Man Of The Mountain | Phil Alvin | 2:55 | |
6 | Daddy Rollin' Stone | Phil Alvin | 3:34 | |
7 | Titanic Blues | Phil Alvin | 3:04 | |
8 | Brother Can You Spare A Dime? | Phil Alvin | 4:08 | |
9 | Collins Cave | Phil Alvin | 3:47 | |
10 | Gangster's Blues | Phil Alvin | 3:26 |