Johnny Otis & Friends
CD 1
Good Ole Blues
01. I Gotta Guy (McCoy)
02. Mean Ole Gal (unknown)
03. Thursday Night Blues (Otis)
04. Good Ole Blues (Otis)
05. Boogie Guitar (Three Guitars) (Veliotis)
06. Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ (Burnette)
07. Hangover Blues (Otis)
08. Get Together Blues (Otis)
09. I’m Not Falling In Love With You (Otis
10. If It’s So Baby (Leonard - Richards)
11. Our Romance Is Gone (Castillo - Nunn - Richards - Russell)
12. If I Didn’t Love You So (Delagarde - Leonard)
13. Rain In My Eyes (DeMetrius)
14. Double Crossing Blues (Otis)
15. Head Hunter (Otis)
16. Going To See My Baby (Hillis - Otis)
17. The Little Red Hen (Hillis - Otis)
18. New Orleans Shuffle (Lewis - Otis)
19. The Turkey Hop - Part 1 (Bass - Otis)
20. The Turkey Hop - Part 2 (Bass - Otis)
21. Blues Nocturne (Delagarde - Otis)
22. Cry Baby (Delagarde - Otis)
23. Lover’s Lane Boogie (unknown)
24. I Found Out My Troubles (unknown)
Total Time:
CD: 2
01. Diney Brown Blues - "Big" Joe Turner (J. Turner - T. Johnson)
02. Person To Person - Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson (McRae - Simpleton)
03. The Welfare Blues - Nyles Jones (R. Jones)
04. Fanny Mae - Johnny Otis (Brown & Robinson)
05. Best Friend Blues - Big Daddy Rucker (Johnny Otis)
06. DePrit and Betty - Nyles Jones (P.D. Arr: Waygate)
07. Baby I Got News For You - Johnny Otis (J. Otis)
08. You`re Still My Baby - "Big" Joe Turner „ (C. Willis)
09. Sherry Red - Johnny Otis (J. Turner - P. Johnson)
10. Your Poodle Dog - Nyles Jones(R. Jones)
11. Clean Head Blues - Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson (E. Vinson)
12. You Got Me Movin` - Big Daddy Rucker ` (Otis)
13. Ain`t Gonna Let No Woman - Nyles Jones (P.D. Arr: Waygate)
14. Linda Lu - Johnny Otis (Ray Sharp)
Total Time:
CD: 1
I Gotta Guy
Mean Ole Gal
Los Angeles, August 1949
"Little Esther“ With Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir) Little Esther (v) with unknown band probably similar to the following session
Thursday Night Blues)
Good Ole Blues
Los Angeles, August 1949
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir) Little Esther (v) with unknown band probably similar to the following session.
Boogie Guitar
Los Angeles, November 10, 1949
Johnny Otis Show
Johnny Otis (dir), Walter Henry (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis and two others (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d)
Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’
Los Angeles, November 10, 1949
Leon Sims With Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(d)(dir), Don Johnson, Lee Gravest (t), George Washington (tb), James Von Streeter, Lorenzo Holden (ts), Walter Henry (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Gene Phillips* (hawaiian-g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), Junior Ryder, Red Lyte, Little Esther (vcl)
Hangover
Los Angeles, November 10, 1949
Johnny Otis Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(d)(dir), Don Johnson, Lee Gravest (t), George Washington (tb), James Von Streeter, Lorenzo Holden (ts), Walter Henry (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Gene Phillips* (hawaiian-g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), Junior Ryder, Red Lyte, Little Esther (vcl)
Get Together Blues
Los Angeles, November 10, 1949
Little Esther And Junior With Johnny Otis Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(d)(dir), Don Johnson, Lee Gravest (t), George Washington (tb), James Von Streeter, Lorenzo Holden (ts), Walter Henry (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Gene Phillips* (hawaiian-g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), Junior Ryder, Red Lyte, Little Esther (vcl)
I’m Not Falling In Love With You
Los Angeles, December 1, 1949
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir, Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), The Robins (Tyrell, Roy Richards, Bobby Nunn, Billy Richards), Little Esther (vcl)
If It’s So Baby
Our Romance Is Gone
If I Didn’t Love You So
Rain In My Eyes
Double Crossing Blues
Los Angeles, December 1, 1949
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra/ The Robins With Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir, Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), The Robins (Tyrell, Roy Richards, Bobby Nunn, Billy Richards), Little Esther (vcl)
Head Hunter
Going To See My Baby
Los Angeles, December 23, 1949
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir), Big Jay McNeely (ts), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), Red Lyte (vcl)
The Little Red Hen
New Orleans Shuffle
Los Angeles, December 23, 1949
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir), Don Johnson, Lee Graves (t), Big Jay McNeely, Lorenzo Holden (ts), Walter Henry (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), Red Lyte (vcl)
The Turkey Hop - Part 1
The Turkey Hop - Part 2
Los Angeles, January 11, 1950
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra/ The Robins With Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (dir), John Anderson (t), Floyd Turnham (as), Big Jay McNeely (ts), Bobby McNeely (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), The Robins, Mel Walker (vcl)
Blues Nocturne
Cry Baby
Los Angeles, January 11, 1950
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Johnny Otis (dir), John Anderson (t), Floyd Turnham (as), Big Jay McNeely (ts), Bobby McNeely (bar), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), The Robins, Mel Walker (vcl)
Lover’s Lane Boogie
I Found Out My Troubles
Los Angeles, January 11, 1950
Johnny Otis Show
Johnny Otis (vib)(dir), John Anderson (t), Big Jay McNeely (ts), Devonia Williams (p), Pete Lewis (g), Mario DeLagarde (b), Leard Bell (d), The Blue Notes (band members), Little Esther, The Robins (vcl)
CD 2
Diney Brown Blues
You`re Still My Baby
"Big" Joe Turner
Person To Person
Clean Head Blues
Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson
The Welfare Blues
DePrit and Betty
Your Poodle Dog
Ain`t Gonna Let No Woman
Nyles Jones
Fanny Mae
Baby I Got News For You
Sherry Red
Linda Lu
Johnny Otis
Best Friend Blues
You Got Me Movin`
Big Daddy Rucker