A colossus in every way possible, Big Al Sears was a giant of the tenor saxophone who played with the most popular bands of the swing era before meeting the rhythm & blues onslaught head-on and assisting Alan Freed to give birth to rock 'n' roll.  30 great cuts of prime sax honking and rockin'. This is a must have for fans of cool sax playing, r&b and rock 'n' roll alike.  Fully detailed liner notes covering his early life and career.........

1. AL SEARS & THE SPARROWS - 125TH STREET, NEW YORK
2. AL SEARS & ALL STAR RHYTHM SECTION - SEARSY
3. COUSIN JOE WITH LEONARD FEATHER'S HIPTET - JUST ANOTHER WOMAN
4. JOHNNY HODGES & HIS ORCHESTRA - CASTLE ROCK
5. AL SEARS & THE SPARROWS - SHAKE HANDS
6. ERNESTINA - DON'T YOU EVER LET ME GO
7. JOHNNY HODGES & HIS ORCHESTRA - SOMETHING TO PAT YOUR FOOT TO
8. HERBIE COOPER WITH BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - COME A RUNNIN'
9. AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - SEAR-IOUSLY
10. JAY HAWKINS - WELL, I TRIED
11. AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - MARSHALL PLAN
12. JOHN GREER & HIS RHYTHM ROCKERS - RIDE PRETTY BABY
13. MELVIN SMITH - I DON'T HAVE TO HUNT NO MORE
14. AL SEARS SWINGS - VO-SA
15. THE HEARTS WITH AL SEARS' ORCHESTRA - OO-WEE
16. BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW
17. JIMMY WITHERSPOON - ALL RIGHT MISS MOORE
18. AL SEARS & HIS ROCK 'N' ROLLERS - TWEEDLE DEE
19. JOE TURNER & HIS BLUES KINGS - HIDE AND SEEK
20. ROY HAMILTON - I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (Over You)
21. BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - TINA'S CANTEEN
22. CHARLES CALHOUN & THE FOUR STUDENTS - JAMBOREE
23. BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - TOM, DICK 'N' HARRY
24. CHARLES CALHOUN - MY PIGEON'S GONE
25. THE THRILLERS - 'LIZABETH
26. AL SEARS & HIS ROCK 'N' ROLLERS - GOIN' UPTOWN
27. BARBIE GAYE - MY BOY LOLLYPOP
28. BIG AL SEARS - SO GLAD
29. ROY GAINES - YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M LEFT
30. NAPPY BROWN - BABY-CRY-CRY-CRY-BABY