MONTANA TAYLOR – Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1929-1946 + FREDDIE SHAYNE — The Complete "Freddie" Shayne 1935-1946 | DOCD-5053 (1991) RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

The Document collection Montana Taylor and Freddie Shayne: Complete Recorded Works (1929-1946) does fans of barrelhouse piano a favor by issuing the 17 tracks associated with Montana Taylor, from his recording debut in 1929 to his (all-too-brief) rediscovery in 1946. Taylor plays it low-down on highlights like "Detroit Rocks," "Whoop and Holler Stomp," and "Indiana Avenue Stomp," and Chippie Hill guests on three sides (most notably "Worried Jailhouse Blues"). If that wasn't enough, the label also tacked on six sides recorded by piano/accordion expert J.H. "Mr. Freddie" Shayne, which also includes a few vocals from Chippie Hill. Thom Owens

Abridged from this album’s booklet notes. Well into the ’60s, Arthur “Montana” Taylor and Henry “Freddie” Shayne, two Midwestern blues cum boogie pianists whose names were familiar from some “race” records, were rumored to be still living around Cleveland and Chicago respectively. Paul Affeldt, editor of Jazz Report and producer of the Euphonic piano LP series, tried to locate them, obviously without success. Two decades earlier, architect and author Rudi Blesh was more fortunate and recorded Taylor and Shayne for his revivalist Circle label in Chicago. Two decades before that, both musicians had cut their first sides there for the one and only Mayo Williams (who was probably responsible for Shayne’s 1935 session, too) after their recording potential had been spotted in St. Louis (Shayne, 1924) and Indianapolis (Taylor, 1929), two cities with strong piano traditions. DOCD-5033
Tracklist :
1    Montana Taylor–    Whoop And Holler Stomp 3:16
Vocals – The Jazoo Boys
2    Montana Taylor–    Hayride Stomp 3:10
Vocals – The Jazoo Boys
3    Montana Taylor–    Indiana Avenue Stomp 3:29
4    Montana Taylor–    Detroit Rocks 3:21
5    Montana Taylor–    Worried Jailhouse Blues 2:45
Vocals – Chippie Hill
6    Montana Taylor–    Black Market Blues 3:09
Vocals – Chippie Hill
7    Montana Taylor–    Low Down Bugle 3:02
8    Montana Taylor–    Mistreatin' Mr. Dupree 3:00
Vocals – Chippie Hill
9    Montana Taylor–    Sweet Sue 3:04
10    Montana Taylor–    In The Bottom 3:11
11    Montana Taylor–    Rotten Break Blues 3:05
12    Montana Taylor–    I Can't Sleep 3:10
13    Montana Taylor–    'Fo Day Blues 3:08
14    Montana Taylor–    Indiana Avenue Stomp 2:44
15    Montana Taylor–    Montana's Blues 3:05
16    Montana Taylor–    Five O'Clocks 2:17
17    Montana Taylor–    I Can't Sleep 3:03
18    Freddie Shayne–    Original Mr. Freddie Blues 2:43
19    Freddie Shayne–    Lonesome Man Blues 2:55
20    Freddie Shayne–    Mr. Freddy's Rag 2:54
21    Freddie Shayne–    Charleston Blues 2:32
Vocals – Chippie Hill
22    Freddie Shayne–    How Long Blues 2:24
Vocals – Chippie Hill
23    Freddie Shayne–    Chestnut Street Boogie 2:52