Mercury Records Collection: Wing MGW-12005: Rock 'N Roll

MGW-12005: Rock 'N Roll / Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra

Label Type :	blue Wing type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MGW12005A MF3 MSII A1 I
	SIDE-B	MGW12005B MF2 MSII C2 I

Comments

MGW-12005 is an original issue of Mercury MG-20209.

Both the disc and the cover exceptionally in near-mint condition!

Inside The Groove

A collection of Buddy Johnson orchestra's great R&B Jump sounds.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Buddy Johnson, a famous R&B bigband leader and a piano player, left several albums and singles in the middle 1950s. This is one of them. His sound is not so aggressive as Louis Jordan, but it really rocks and rolls. Great Jump music.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	12320	I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) (Buddy Johnson)	2:38
A-2	12319	Doot Doot (Buddy Johnson)	2:47
A-3	12322	Bring It Home To Me (Buddy Johnson)	2:26
A-4	12321	You Got It Made (Buddy Johnson)	2:23
A-5	10539-8	A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money) (Buddy Johnson)	3:00
A-6	10538-9	Any Day Now (Buddy Johnson))	-
SIDE-B
B-1	11964-4	It's Obdacious (Buddy Johnson)	2:38
B-2	11074-8	Crazy 'Bout A Saxophone (Buddy Johnson)	2:30
B-3	11076-9	(Gotta Go) Upside Your Head (Buddy Johnson)	2:37
B-4	10540	Ain't But One (Buddy Johnson)	2:57
B-5	9917-8	A-12 (Buddy Johnson)	2:41
B-6	9916-7	I'm Just Your Fool (Buddy Johnson)	2:40

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

B-5, B-6:
Buddy Johnson (p) and his Orchestra, personnel possibly including:
Willis Nelson (tp), Frank Royal (tp), Andrew Wood (tp), Steve Pulliam (tb), Julius Watson (tb),
Harold Minerve (as), Dave Van Dyke (ts), Purvis Henson (ts), Teddy Conyers (bs),
Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (g), Leon Spann (b), Emmanuel Simms (ds), Ella Johnson (vo on B-6).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL on July 1953.

A-5, A-6, B-4:
Buddy Johnson (p) and his Orchestra, personnel possibly including:
Ricky Harper (tp, vo on A-5), Willis Nelson (tp), Andrew Wood (tp), Steve Pulliam (tb), Julius Watson (tb),
Harold Minerve (as), Purvis Henson (ts), Dave Van Dyke (ts), Teddy Conyers (bs),
Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (g), Leon Spann (b), Emmanuel Simms (ds), Ella Johnson (vo on A-6, B-4).
Recorded at Fine Sound Studios, New York City on May 19, 1954.

B-2, B-3:
Buddy Johnson (p) and his Orchestra, personnel possibly including:
Ricky Harper (tp), Willis Nelson (tp), Andrew Wood (tp), Steve Pulliam (tb), Julius Watson (tb),
Harold Minerve (as), Johnny Burdine (ts), Purvis Henson (ts), Teddy Conyers (bs),
Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (g), Leon Spann (b), Emmanuel Simms (ds), Ella Johnson (vo).
Recorded in New York City on December 15, 1954.

B-1:
Buddy Johnson (p, vo) and his Orchestra, personnel including:
Gil Askey (tp, vo), Andrew Wood (tp), Slide Hampton (tb),
Harold Minerve (as), Johnny Burdine (ts), Purvis Henson (ts),
Leon Spann (b), Emmanuel Simms (ds).
Recorded in New York City on August 15, 1955.

A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4:
Buddy Johnson (p, vo) and his Orchestra, personnel including:
Gil Askey (tp), Raymond Orr (tp), Wallace Wilson (tp), Andrew Wood (tp),
Ed Burke (tb), Slide Hampton (tb), Haleen Rasheed (tb),
Harold Minerve (as), Teddy Small (as), John Burdine (ts), Purvis Henson (ts), Maxwell Lucas (bs),
Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (g), Leon Spann (b), Emmanuel Simms (ds),
Ella Johnson (vo on A-1, A-3), Floyd Ryland (vo on A-4), The Bee Jays (vo on A-3).
Recorded in New York City on December 21, 1955.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Buddy Johnson (leader, p) :

Mercury MG-20209 : Rock 'N Roll (reissue of MGW-12005)
Mercury MG-20322 : Walkin'
Mercury MG-20330 / SR-60072 : Buddy Johnson Wails
Mercury MG-20347 : Swing Me
Wing MGW-12005 : Rock 'N Roll
Wing MGW-12111 : Rock 'N Roll Stage Show (reissue of MGW-12005 / MG-20209)
Wing MGW-12234 / SR-16234 : Buddy Johnson Wails (reissue of MG-20330 / SR-60072)