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This selection of Mickey Baker's solo recordings along with a handful of his prominent session work all recorded between 1952 and 1959 show the fire of his guitar style. These selections truly display the breadth of Baker's talent as he plays several different styles with equal brilliance. There is no question of Mickey Baker's importance in the development of rock and roll and in particular rock and roll guitar. Included is his early 60's ATLANTIC release WILDEST GUITAR along with selected singles from the period...............
MICKEY BAKER & ORCHESTRA
1. Riverboat
2. Guitar Mambo
3. Oh Happy Day
4. Love Me Baby
BIG RED McHOUSTON & HIS ORCHESTRA
5. I'm Tired
6. Where Is My Honey
7. I Wish I Knew
8. Stranger Blues
LARRY DALE & MICKEY BAKER ORCHESTRA
9. You Better Heed My Warning
10. Please Tell Me
MICKEY GUITAR BAKER & HIS HOUSE ROCKERS
11. Shake Walkin'
12. Greasy Spoon
13. Bandstand Stomp
14. Rock with a Sock
15. Old Devil Moon
16. Guitarambo
17. Spinnin' Rock Boogie
THE WILDEST GUITAR (1963)
18. Third Man Theme
19. Whistle Stop
20. Night and Day
21. Midnight, Midnight
22. Autumn Leaves
23. Baia
24. Milk Train
25. Old Devil Moon
26. Chloe
27. Baker's Dozen
28. Lullaby of the Leaves
29. Gloomy Sunday |