Southland SCD-30

Montana Taylor
With Chippie Hill & Almond Leonard

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As a long time Blues & Boogie piano enthusiast, I was greatly excited to hear that unissued material by 'Montana' Taylor was finally surfacing from the Circle vaults and soon to be issued on the Southland label. It has since become my good fortune, to have had a small hand in the project and it is with great pleasure that we are now able to bring you this fine collection (including two previously unissued performances) by the great barrelhouse pianist, Arthur 'Montana' Taylor...

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Selections

• 1 Worried Jailhouse Blues (C9)
  • Montana Taylor piano, Bertha "Chippie" Hill vocals, Almond Leonard washboard + kazoo
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
• 2 Black Market Blues (C10)
  • Montana Taylor piano, Bertha "Chippie" Hill vocals, Almond Leonard washboard + kazoo
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
• 3 Lowdown Bugle (C11B) (previously unissued)
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
  • Montana Taylor piano
• 4 Lowdown Bugle (C11C)
  • Montana Taylor piano, Almond Leonard washboard + kazoo
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
• 5 Mistreatin' Mr. Dupree (C13)
  • Montana Taylor piano, Bertha "Chippie" Hill vocals, Almond Leonard washboard + kazoo
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
• 6 Sweet Sue (C16)
  • Montana Taylor piano, Almond Leonard washboard + kazoo
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
• 7 In the Bottom (B17)
  • Montana Taylor piano + whistling
  • Chicago, 4.18.46
• 8 Rotten Break (C18)
  • Montana Taylor piano + vocal
• 9 I Can't Sleep (C19A)
  • Montana Taylor piano + vocal
• 10 Fo' Day Blues (C33)
  • Montana Taylor piano
  • Chicago, 4.19.46
• 11 Detroit Rocks (C34) (previously unissued)
  • Montana Taylor piano
  • Chicago, 4.19.46
• 12 Indiana Avenue Stomp (C35)
  • Montana Taylor piano
  • Chicago, 4.19.46
• 13 Montana's Blues (C36)
  • Montana Taylor piano + vocal
  • Chicago, 4.19.46
• 14 Five O'Clocks (previously unissued)
  • Montana Taylor piano
  • from This Is Jazz broadcast New York City 6.28.47
• 15 I Can't Sleep (previously unissued)
  • Montana Taylor piano + vocal
  • from This Is Jazz broadcast New York City 6.28.47

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Year Released: 1994
Producer: Barry Martyn

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Southland Records
c/o GHB Jazz Foundation, Inc.
61 French Market Pl., New Orleans, LA 70116
Tel: 504.525.5000, Fax: 504.525.1776