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Lucky Millinder's big band was loud and raucous and designed mainly for dancers but over the years it featured some of the greatest jazz musicians and r&b players to ever grace a stage or recording studio. With vocal talents: Trevor Bacon, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonie Harris, and Annisteen Allen to name a few. The members of his orchestra were equally famous in the jazz world and feature such top flight musicians as: Bill Doggett; Sam 'The Man' Taylor; Dizzy Gillespie; Ike Quebec; Paul Quinichette and Art Blakey.............
1. BIG FAT MAMA (Vocal - Trevor Bacon)
2. SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT (Vocal - Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
3. I WANT A TALL SKINNY PAPA (Vocal - Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
4. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN (All Over The World) (Vocal - Trevor Bacon)
5. ARE YOU READY (Vocal - Trevor Bacon)
6. APOLLO JUMP (Instrumental)
7. SWEET SLUMBER (Vocal - Trevor Bacon)
8. HURRY, HURRY (Vocal - Wynonie Harris)
9. WHO THREW THE WHISKEY IN THE WELL (Vocal - Wynonie Harris)
10. SHORTY'S GOT TO GO (Vocal - Lucky Millinder)
11. LET IT ROLL (Vocal - Annisteen Allen)
12. D' NATURAL BLUES (Instrumental)
13. LITTLE GIRL, DON'T CRY (Vocal - Big John Greer)
14. OH BABE! (Vocal - Wynonie Harris)
15. SILENT GEORGE (Vocal - Myra Johnson)
16. BONGO BOOGIE (Vocal - Annisteen Allen)
17. NO ONE ELSE COULD BE (Vocal - Annisteen Allen, Melvin Moore)
18. THE GRAPE VINE (Vocal - Melvin Moore)
19. RAM-BUNK-SHUSH (Instrumental)
20. LOADED WITH LOVE (Vocal - Corky Robbins & Johnny Bosworth)
21. PLEASE BE CAREFUL (Vocal - Pigmeat Peterson aka Eddie Mack)
22. LORD KNOWS I TRIED (Vocal - Heyward Jackson)
23. HEAVY SUGAR (Instrumental)
24. BACKSLIDER'S BALL (Instrumental)
25. IT'S A SAD, SAD FEELING (Vocal - Cathy Ryan & The Admirals)
26. OW! (Instrumental)
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