KOKOMO ARNOLD — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 4 : 1937-1938 | DOCD-5040 (1991) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Like its predecessors, the final volume in Document's Complete Recorded Works series alternates a few excellent performances with many more additions intended for collectors only. Drawn from Kokomo Arnold's last few sessions, from the 14-month period between March 1937 and May 1938, the collection does include a few classics, like "Mean Old Twister" and "Red Beans and Rice." Still, many of the rest are period material with poor fidelity, of only marginal interest to most blues fans. Thom Owens

Abridged from this album’s booklet notes. At the time that the first records appearing on this album were made, March 1937, Kokomo Arnold had been with Decca for two and a half years and his relationship with Mayo Williams was deteriorating. It was all to end in the following year when Kokomo decided that Williams was not dealing fairly with him and broke away from recording altogether. He had never been a committed bluesman anyway, having he felt, many other rows to hoe. Not that you would have guessed that from the quality of the recordings that he made during his last sessions; from the contemporary blues reportage of Mean Old Twister through to his final, aptly named, display piece Something’s Hot he maintained an enviable level of excellence enlivened here and there by the odd flash of brilliance. Maybe it was a reflection of his clash with Williams that many of his recordings from this period remained unissued – or maybe it was part of its cause. DOCD-5040
Tracklist :
1        Mean Old Twister    2:57
 Kokomo Arnold
2        Read Beans And Rice    3:02
 Kokomo Arnold
3        Set Down Gal 2:40
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano [Added Piano, Probaby] – Peetie Wheatstraw
4        Big Ship Blues 3:07
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano [Added Piano, Probaby] – Peetie Wheatstraw
5        Crying Blues    2:56
 Kokomo Arnold
6        Grandpa Got Drunk    3:02
 Kokomo Arnold
7        Black Mattie    3:09
 Kokomo Arnold
8        Neck Bone Blues    2:50
 Kokomo Arnold
9        Buddie Brown Blues (Rolling Time)    2:52
 Kokomo Arnold
10        Rocky Road Blues    2:42
 Kokomo Arnold
11        Head Cuttin' Blues 2:52
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Peetie Wheatstraw
12        Broke Man Blues 2:51
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Peetie Wheatstraw
13        Back On The Job 2:58
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Peetie Wheatstraw
14        Shine On Moon (Shine On, Shine On) 2:50
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Peetie Wheatstraw
15        Your Ways And Actions 2:45
 Kokomo Arnold
Bass [Added String Bass Or Imitation Bass] – Unknown Artist
16        Tired Of Runnin' From Door To Door 2:35
 Kokomo Arnold
Bass [Added String Bass Or Imitation Bass] – Unknown Artist
17        My Well Is Dry 2:38
 Kokomo Arnold
Bass [Added String Bass Or Imitation Bass] – Unknown Artist
18        Midnight Blues 2:47
 Kokomo Arnold
Bass [Added String Bass Or Imitation Bass] – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
19        Goin' Down In Galilee (Swing Along With Me) 2:26
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Unknown Artist
20        Bad Luck Blues 2:46
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Unknown Artist
21        Kid Man Blues 2:45
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Unknown Artist
22        Something's Hot 2:33
 Kokomo Arnold
Piano – Unknown Artist
Credits :
Vocals, Guitar – Kokomo Arnold