Mercury Records Collection: Wing MGW-60003: Boogie Woogie On The 88

MGW-60003: Boogie Woogie On The 88

Label Type :	blue Wing type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MGW60003A MF1 A1 I
	SIDE-B	MGW60003B MF1 A1 I

Comments

MGW-60003 is an original issue of EmArcy MG-36094.

Inside The Groove

Exceptional session for EmArcy/Wing label - Boogie Woogie piano with orchestral accompaniment.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Well this LP is exceptionally interesting to listen to - unlike other EmArcy/Wing LPs, this LP features Freddie Slack playing truly fascinating Boogie Woogie piano. Arrangements were made by Freddie Slack himself and Benny Carter. Furthermore, Thelma Gracen's vocal is featured on three tracks. She left her own leader LP as Wing MGW-60005 (later reissued as EmArcy MG-36096), but this LP was her first recording on wax.

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

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	W229	Rockin' The Boogie (Freddie Slack)	2:23
A-2	W217 (12012)	Cow Cow Boogie (Raye - De Paul - Carter)	3:28
A-3	W221 (12024)	Humoresquire (Freddie Slack)	2:44
A-4	W218 (12013)	Down The Road A Piece (Raye)	2:44
A-5	W222 (12025)	After Sours (Freddie Slack)	2:24
A-6	W219 (12014)	Between 18th And 19th On Chestnut Street (Osborn - Rogers)	3:23
SIDE-B
B-1	W220 (12015)	Rhum Boogie (Raye - Prince)	2:35
B-2	W232	Bolero (Freddie Slack)	2:39
B-3	W223 (12026)	Pig Foot Pete (Raye - De Paul)	2:35
B-4	W231	Rain Drops (Freddie Slack)	2:42
B-5	W224 (12027)	Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar (Sheehy - Raye - Prince)	2:18
B-6	W230	Beating With Chopsticks (Freddie Slack)	2:15

Personnel

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

A-2, A-6, B-1:
Shorty Sherlock (tp), Herbie Harper (tb), Justin Gordon (ts), Bob Poland (bs),
Freddie Slack (p, vo on B-1), Al Hendrickson (g), Morty Corb (b), Jack Sperling (ds).
Thelma Gracen (vo on A-2, A-6).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on August 25, 1955.

A-4:
Freddie Slack (p, vo), Al Hendrickson (g), Morty Corb (b), Jack Sperling (ds).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on August 25, 1955.

A-3, A-5, B-3, B-5:
Freddie Slack (p on B-3, B-5), Al Hendrickson (g), Morty Corb (b), Jack Sperling (ds),
Thelma Gracen (vo on B-5).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on August 26, 1955.

A-1, B-2, B-4, B-6:
Freddie Slack (p), Al Hendrickson (g), Morty Corb (b), Alvin Stroller (ds).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, 1955.

A-2 arranged by Freddie Slack.
A-6 and B-1 arranged by Benny Carter.