CAMILLE HOWARD  first came to prominence as an ensemble member of Roy Milton’s Solid Senders, in the 1940s.  One of the very finest blues piano players of the era, she was known for her fast, complex boogie-woogie style, with its dexterous fingerwork and powerful drive.  SPECIALTY label released 2 fine compilations of her work for the label around 20 years ago, but this 2 cd set also includes some of her later recordings for VEE JAY- FEDERAL & GOTHAM..............

DISC ONE
1 MILTON'S BOOGIE
2 GROOVY BLUES
3 R.M. BLUES
4 TRY TRY AGAIN
5 WIDOW JENKINS BLUES
6 MR FINE
7 PACK YOUR SACK, JACK
8 CAMILLE'S BOOGIE
9 THRILL ME
10 IT'S A HIT
11 SCAT BOOGIE
12 THE BOOGIE AND THE BLUES
13 X-TEMPORANEOUS BOOGIE
14 YOU DON'T LOVE ME
15 HAS YOUR LOVE GROWN COLD?
16 BARCAROLLE BOOGIE
17 SUNDAYS WITH YOU
18 BUMP IN THE ROAD BOOGIE
19 UNIDENTIFIED BOOGIE #1
20 VIPER BOOGIE
21 THE MOOD I'M IN
22 INSTANTANEOUS BOOGIE
23 FLUFF BOOGIE
24 FIESTA IN OLD MEXICO
25 MIRACULOUS BOOGIE
26 T'AIN'T ME
27 INFORMATION BLUES
28 O SOLO MIO BOOGIE
29 WITHIN THIS HEART OF MINE
30 MODULATION BOOGIE

DISC TWO
1 MAYBE IT'S BEST AFTER ALL
2 FEROCIOUS BOOGIE
3 FIRE-BALL BOOGIE
4 I'M BLUE
5 ROCK ME DADDY
6 I AIN'T GOT THE SPIRIT
7 SHRINKING UP FAST
8 MONEY BLUES (If You Ain't Got No Money, I Ain't Got No Use For You)
9 EASY
10 YOU LIED TO ME BABY
11 BANGIN' THE BOOGIE
12 SCHUBERT'S SERENADE BOOGIE
13 PLEASE DON'T STAY AWAY SO LONG
14 MILLION DOLLAR BOOGIE
15 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM
16 SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY
17 SONG OF INDIA BOOGIE
18 OLD BALDY BOOGIE
19 EVERYTHING HE LIKES
20 EXCITE ME DADDY
21 I'M SO CONFUSED
22 HURRY BACK BABY
23 I TRIED TO TELL YOU
24 LOSING YOUR MIND
25 LOWER THAN A MOLE
26 ROCK WITH ME
27 YOU NASTY MAN
28 BUSINESS WOMAN
29 ROCK 'N ROLL MAMA
30 IN THE BAG BOOGIE