Jimmy Cavallo - Rock The Joint! The Jimmy Cavallo Collection 1951-1973

Year: 2005
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:07
Size: 174,0 MB
Styles: R&B, jump blues, rock & roll
Scans: Full

1. Rock The Joint (1:55)
2. Leave Married Women Alone (2:22)
3. I Got Eyes For You (2:30)
4. Ha Ha Ha Blues (2:46)
5. Soda Shoppe Rock (1:39)
6. That's The Groovy Thing (2:07)
7. Rock, Rock, Rock (2:12)
8. The Big Beat (2:04)
9. Foot Stompin' (2:16)
10. Ooh-Wee (You Sure Look Good To Me) (2:37)
11. Let'm Roll (1:41)
12. I'm With You (2:38)
13. Yo-Yo Baby (2:16)
14. Teenage Lover (2:26)
15. Dream Toy (2:37)
16. Cherry Pie (2:55)
17. Rock, Rock, Rock (Live) (2:52)
18. Don't Move Me No More (2:16)
19. Blue Turning Grey Over You (2:47)
20. Chicken Talk (2:50)
21. School Days (2:59)
22. Fanny Brown (2:33)
23. Early In The Morning (2:12)
24. Hold Me In Your Arms (2:20)
25. Too Many Heartaches (2:44)
26. Busted - Crying Time (4:48)
27. I Can't Turn You Loose (2:26)
28. Here's That Rainy Day (4:55)
29. La La (2:10)

Recorded between 1951-1973, Rock the Joint! is a single-disc, 29-track overview of singer/saxophonist Jimmy Cavallo. Cavallo appeared in the 1956 Alan Freed flick Rock, Rock, Rock, singing the title song with his band the Houserockers. A live version of that track is included, along with several other upbeat jumpers recorded mainly for the Coral label: "Rock the Joint," "The Big Beat," "Foot Stompin'," "Cherry Pie," and "Fanny Brown."

The program only slows down during the accordion-laden "Hold Me in Your Arms" and "Too Many Heartaches" which, following the jump material, sound like Lawrence Welk fluff. The sound quality isn't top-notch, and is occasionally muddy, but fans of early rock & roll shouldn't allow that to sway them from purchasing this disc on the Blue Wave label. /Al Campbell, AllMusic

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Jimmy Cavallo - The Houserocker! (With Ron Spencer & Jumpstart)

Size: 166,8 MB
Time: 72:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Jump Blues, Rockin' Blues
Art: Front

01. Lovin' Machine ( 2:25)
02. Fanny Brown ( 4:33)
03. Sick & Tired ( 3:29)
04. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town ( 6:06)
05. Leave Married Women Alone ( 2:07)
06. Poor Me ( 3:48)
07. Please Don't Leave Me ( 3:46)
08. Bloodshot Eyes ( 3:04)
09. The Big Beat ( 2:31)
10. I've Got News For You ( 4:57)
11. Walkin' With Mr. C. ( 3:03)
12. Good Rocking Tonight ( 4:04)
13. Jimmy Cavallo Interview (28:31)

Recorded when tenor saxophonist Jimmy Cavallo was 74 years old, these 12 tracks, recorded in 2001, bring authentic jump blues/R&B into the 21st century. In the mid-'50s Cavallo was playing with his band the Houserockers on Allen Freed's legendary rock & roll shows and was featured in the movie Rock, Rock, Rock. While Cavallo put the Houserockers on permanent hiatus, he joined up with Jumpstart, led by guitarist Ron Spencer. While The Houserocker! includes a few originals, the main focus is reviving tried and true classics like "Fanny Brown," "Poor Me," "Bloodshot Eyes," "The Big Beat," and "Good Rockin' Tonight." As a bonus, the disc features a 27-minute interview with Cavallo by Ron Spencer. ~Review by Al Campbell

Thanks to Marc.
The Houserocker!

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