TAMPA RED — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 7 • 1935-1936 | DOCD-5207 (1993) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Tampa Red–    My Baby Said Yes (A) 2:56
2    Tampa Red–    I'm Betting On You  (A) 2:57
3    Tampa Red–    Rowdy Woman Blues  (A) 3:18
4    Tampa Red–    Keep On Dealin' (Play Your Hand)  (A) 3:26
5    Tampa Red–    (I Could Learn To Love You) So Good  (A) 3:19
6    Tampa Red–    When I Take My Vacation In Harlem  (B) 3:07
7    Tampa Red–    Drinkin' My Blues Away  (B) 2:47
8    Tampa Red–    Dark And Stormy Night  (B) 3:23
9    Tampa Red–    Good Woman Blues  (B) 3:00

10    Tampa Red–    You Missed A Good Man  (B) 3:35
11    Tampa Red–    Waiting Blues  (B) 3:14
12    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    When You Were A Gal Of Seven  (C) 3:10
13    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    Let's Get Drunk And Truck  (C) 3:05
14    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    Maybe It's Someone Else You Love  (C) 3:25
15    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    I Wonder What's The Matter  (C) 2:46
16    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    She Don't Know My Mind  (C) 2:58
17    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    She Don't Know My Mind - Part 2  (C) 3:36
18    Tampa Red–    Stormy Sea Blues  (D) 2:44
19    Tampa Red–    Nutty And Buggy Blues  (D) 2:39
20    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    You Stole My Heart  (E) 3:05
21    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    You Got Me Worryin'  (E) 3:14
22    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    All Night Long  (E) 2:34
23    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    That's The Way I Do  (E) 2:55
24    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    I Hate Myself  (E) 2:41

TAMPA RED — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 8 • 1936-1937 | DOCD-5208 (1993) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

For completists, specialists and academics, Document's Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 8 (1936-1937) is invaluable, offering an exhaustive overview of Tampa Red's early recordings. For less dedicated listeners, the disc is a mixed blessing. There are some absolutely wonderful, classic performances on the collection, but the long running time, exacting chronological sequencing, poor fidelity (all cuts are transferred from original acetates and 78s), and number of performances are hard to digest. The serious blues listener will find all these factors to be positive, but enthusiasts and casual listeners will find that the collection is of marginal interest for those very reasons. Thom Owens 

Tracklist :
1        I Need Yoz By My Side (A) 3:24
2        Blue And Evil Blues (A) 3:05
3        If It Wasn't For You (B) 3:04
4        Right Or Wrong (B) 3:21
5        Stop Truckin' And Suzy-Q (B) 2:46
6        Cheatin' On Me (B) 2:47
7        Your One And Only (B) 3:10
8        My Za Zu Girl (B) 3:02
9        Someday I'm Bound To Win (C) 3:11
10        Taking It And Make My Get Away  (C) 3:04
11        She Said It  (D) 2:53
12        It's Hard To Believe It's True  (D) 2:50
13        When Love Comes In  (D) 2:53
14        You Got To Learn To Do It  (D)  2:50
15        I Give My Love To You  (D) 3:14
16        I See You Can't Take It  (D) 2:44
17        My Gal Is Gone  (E) 3:11
18        When The One You Love Is Gone  (E)  3:05
19        You're More Than A Palace To Me  (F) 3:10
20        Harlem Swing  (F) 3:08
21        Oh Babe, Oh Baby  (F) 3:18
22        I'm Gonna Get High  (F) 3:03

EDDIE SOUTH – 1923-1937 | The Classics Chronological Series – 707 (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Twenty songs covering Eddie South's chronological history up to World War II -- this disc starts with his recording debut as a member of Jimmy Wade's Syncopators, jumps to his solo stuff, and then South's work in Europe in association with the Swing label in Paris, through which his name became widely known. South's New York-based Columbia and Okeh sides never sold as well as what he did for Swing, but they're equally worthwhile. Bruce Eder             Tracklist + Credits :