Big Bill Broonzy - In Chronological Order Vols 1-6 of 12](blues)(flac)[rogercc][h33t]

Big Bill Broonzy - In Chronological Order Vol. 01, Vol. 02, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol 5, Vol. 6 Of 12 Volumes.
Label: Document Records
Released: 1991{Volume 1-3} 1992{Volume 4-6}
Format : Mp3@320

In Chronological Order Vol. 01 (1927-1932)



Tracklist :
01. House Rent Stomp (2:39)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr) John Thomas (gtr/speech) Chicago circa November 1927
02. Big Bill Blues (20373) (3:00)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) John Thomas (gtr) Chicago circa February 1928
03. Down In The Basement Blues (3:30)
04. Starvation Blues (20923) (3:18 )
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr) John Thomas (gtr/vcl) Chicago circa October 1928
05. I Can't Be Satisfied (9599) (2:47)
06. Grandma's Farm (2:26)
07. Skoodle Do Do (9601) (2:46)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) Frank Brasswell (gtr) New York City 9 April 1930
08. Tadpole Blues (2:32)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) prob Tom Dorsey (pno) New York City 11 April 1930
09. Skoodle Do Do (16573) (2:47)
10. Saturday Night Rub (9594) (2:57)
11. Pig Meat Strut (9587) (2:50)
12. Papa's Gettin' Hot (2:47)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) Frank Brasswell (gtr) Richmond Indiana 2 May 1930
13. Police Station Blues (2:44)
14. They Can't Do That (2:51)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) New York City 16 September 1930
15. State Street Woman (3:01)
16. Meanest Kind Of Blues (3:01)
17. I Got The Blues For My Baby (2:56)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) Tom Dorsey (pno) New York City 17 September 1930
18. The Banker's Blues (2:34)
19. How You Wan't Done? (2:49)
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) Richmond Indiana 19 November 1930
20. Too Too Train Blues (3:01)
21. Mistreatin' Mamma (3:00)
22. Big Bill Blues (3:00)
23. Brown Skin Shuffle (2:58 )
24. Stove Pipe Stomp (2:47)
25. Beedle Um Bum (3:04)
26. Selling That Stuff (2:58 )
Big Bill Broonzy (gtr/vcl) Steele Smith (bj) Richmond Indiana 19 November 1930

This is a particularly fascinating CD, for it has the first 26 selections ever recorded by Big Bill Broonzy as a leader. The beginning of Document's complete reissuance of all of Broonzy's early recordings, the set starts with four duet numbers that Broonzy cut during 1927-28 with fellow guitarist John Thomas. Although his style was already a bit recognizable, the young guitarist/vocalist really started coming into his own in 1930. There are 15 selections from that year included on this set, with Big Bill often using the pseudonyms of Sammy Sampson or Big Bill Johnson; in fact, even the final seven numbers (from 1932) had him billed as the latter. The CD finds Broonzy evolving from a country-blues musician who already had strong technique into a star of hokum records. Among the many highlights are "Big Bill Blues" (different versions in 1928 and 1932), "I Can't Be Satisfied," "Pig Meat Strut," "Beedle Um Bum" and "Selling That Stuff." Pianist Georgia Tom Dorsey helps out on three numbers. Big Bill Broonzy fans have a right to rejoice about the existence of this wonderful series. ~Review by Scott Yanow


In Chronological Order Vol. 02 (1932-1934)



Tracklist :
01. You Do It (3:10)
Steele Smith (vcl/bj) Big Bill Broonzy (as Big Bill Johnson) (gtr)
Recorded Richmond Indiana 9 Febuary 1932
02. Mr. Conductor Man (3:02)
Big Bill Broonzy (as Big Bill Johnson) (vcl/gtr)
Recorded Richmond Indiana 9 Febuary 1932
03. Too-Too Train Blues (2:53)
04. Worrying You Off My Mind--Part 1 (3:07)
05. Worrying You Off My Mind--Part 2 (3:09)
06. Shelby County Blues (3:19)
07. Mistreatin' Mamma Blues (11609) (3:04)
08. Bull Cow Blues (2:53)
09. How You Want It Done? (11611) (2:54)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr)
Recorded New York City 29 March 1932
10. Long Tall Mama (2:49)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr)
Recorded New York City 30 March 1932
11. M And O Blues (3:13)
12. Rukus Juice Blues (3:07)
Big Bill and His Jug Busters : Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr)
Alfred Bell (accordion on 12) Roy Palmer (tpt on 12) Black Bob (pno) Others Unknown
Recorded New York City 30 & 31 March 1932
13. Friendless Blues (3:25)
14. Milk Cow Blues (3:18 )
15. Hungry Man Blues (3:33)
16. I'll Be Back Home Again (2:55)
17. Bull Cow Blues--Part 2 (3:36)
18. Serve It To Me Right (3:27)
19. Starvation Blues (80394) (3:26)
20. Mississippi River Blues (2:43)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno)
Recorded Chicago 23 March 1934
21. At The Break Of Day (3:00)
22. I Want To Go Home (2:48 )
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Charlie Jackson (bj)
Recorded Chicago 14 June 1934
23. Hard Headed Woman (3:25)
24. Dying Day Blues (2:59)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 18 October 1934

By early 1932, the point at which this second volume in Document's series begins, Big Bill Broonzy was well established on the Chicago music scene; although his music was beginning to take on an urbanized flavor, his forté was still country-blues, and the opening tracks here -- "Mr. Conductor Man," "Too-Too Train Blues" and "Bull Cow Blues" among them -- are among his finest examples of the form. Of equal interest are the sides he subsequently recorded with his Jug Busters, a rather mysterious group which yielded just two tracks -- "Rukus Juice Blues" and "M and O Blues" -- but which pushed Broonzy further away from his rural roots; in all likelihood, the group also inaugurated his collaboration with the enigmatic yet renowned Black Bob, with whom he would cut a series of classic guitar and piano duets in the months to follow. ~Review by Jason Ankeny


In Chronological Order Vol. 03 (1934-1935)



Tracklist :
01. I Want To See My Baby (3:24)
02. Serve It To Me Right (2:56)
03. Dirty-No-Gooder (3:24)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 18 October 1934
04. Let Her Go--She Don't Know (3:37)
05. Hobo Blues (3:16)
06. Prowlin' Ground Hog (3:05)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 19 October 1934
07. C-C Rider (Take A) (3:19)
08. C-C Rider (Take B) (3:20)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/vln) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 19 October 1934
09. Mobile And Western Line (3:08 )
10. Crazy About You (2:58 )
11. Sweet To Mama (2:51)
12. Rustelin' Man (3:11)
13. She Caught The Train (3:06)
14. Midnight Special (2:53)
15. The Dozen (3:04)
16. Don't Tear My Clothes (3:11)
State Street Boys : Big Bill Broonzy (vcl) (tracks 11-16) (gtr) ( tracks 9,10.13 15) (hca) (tracks 9-13) Carl Martin (gtr) (tracks 10.11,13) Black Bob (pno) “Joe” (prob Bill Settles)(sb) Zeb Wright (vln) (tracks 11, 13-16) Recorded Chicago 10 January 1935
17. The Southern Blues (3:37)
18. Good Jelly (3:19)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 26 February 1935
19. C And A Blues (2:59)
20. Something Good (2:54)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 20 June 1935
21. You May Need My Help Someday (3:06)
22. Rising Sun Shine On (3:10)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 3 July 1935

In Chronological Order Vol. 04 (1935-1936)



Tracklist :
01. Tell Me What Kind of Man Jesus Is (2:57)
02. I ain't No Stranger Now (2:54)
Chicago Sanctified Singers : (2 male plus 1 female vcl) Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Louis Lasky (gtr) Recorded Chicago 3 July 1935
03. Mountain Blues (3:05)
04. Bad Luck Blues (3:12)
05. I can't Make You Satisfied (3:16)
06. I'm Just a Bum (3:02)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Recorded Chicago 27 July 1935
07. Keep Your Hands Off Her (2:55)
08. The Sun Gonna Shine in My Door Someday (3:05)
09. Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down (2:47)
10. Down The Line BLues (3:21)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Recorded Chicago 31 October 1935
11. Bricks in My Pillow (3:11)
12. Tell Me What You Been Doing (2:54)
13. Ash Hauler (2:38 )
14. Evil Women Blues (3:01)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Recorded Chicago 16 December 1935
15. These Ants Keep Biting Me (2:54)
16. Big Bill Blues (2:59)
17. You Know I Need Lovin' (3:14)
18. Match Box Blues (3:03)
19. Low Down Woman Blues (3:05)
The Hokum Boys : Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Casey Bill Weldon (gtr/vcl) Bill Settles (sb) Washboard Sam (wb) Recorded Chicago 16 April 1936
20. Keep Your Mind On It (3:06)
21. Bull Cow Blues No. 3 (3:09)
22. Married Life's a Pain (3:06)
23. Black Mare Blues (2:59)
24. Pneumonia Blues (2:43)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Bill Settles (sb) Washboard Sam (wb) Recorded Chicago 22 April 1936

Swing might have been king by 1935-36, but Big Bill Broonzy was a different type of royalty, one of the major bluesmen in Chicago. Always a technically skilled guitarist, Broonzy's vocalizing had grown in maturity and depth during the first half of the 30s. On the fourth of 11 Document CDs that contain all of Big Bill's prewar recordings as a leader (and many as a sideman), Broonzy is heard on two religious numbers with the Chicago Sanctified Singers, one tune ("Keep Your Mind On It") with the Hokum Boys, and 21 songs either in duets with pianist Black Bob or trios with Black Bob and bassist Bill Settles. Among the more memorable selections are "Bad Luck Blues," "I'm Just a Bum," "Keep Your Hands Off Her," "The Sun Gonna Shine In My Door Someday" and "Match Box Blues." ~Review by Scott Yanow

In Chronological Order Vol. 05 (1936-1937)



Tracklist :
01. Big Bill's Milk Cow No. 2 (3:10)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno)Heebie Jeebies (woodblocks) Recorded Chicago 1 May 1936
02. W.P.A. Blues (3:05)
03. I'm A Southern Man (2:51)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Casey Bill Weldon (gtr/vcl) Bill Settles (sb) Heebie Jeebies (woodblocks) (track 3) Recorded Chicago 27 May 1936
04. Nancy Jane (3:04)
The Hokum Boys : Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Casey Bill Weldon (gtr/vcl) Bill Settles (sb) Washboard Sam (wb) Recorded Chicago 11 June 1936
05. Lowland Blues (3:05)
06. Seven-Eleven (3:01)
07. You Know I Got A Reason (2:53)
08. Oh, Babe (3:11)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Horace Malcolm (pno) Charlie McCoy (mandolin) Recorded Chicago 1 May 1936
09. Detroit Special (2:59)
10. Falling Rain (3:22)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Recorded Chicago 16 September 1936
11. Black Widow Spider (2:55)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Recorded Chicago 28 October 1936
12. Cherry Hill (3:16)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Recorded Chicago 19 November 1936
13. Out With The Wrong Woman (3:00)
Midnight Ramblers : Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) unknown pno Washboard Sam (scat vcl) Recorded Chicago 19 November 1936
14. Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (2:45)
15. You Drink Too Much (3:11)
Chicago Black Swans ; Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Herb Morand or Alfred Bell (tp) Arnott Nelson (cl) Black Bob (pno) Tampa Red (gtr) Recorded Chicago 26 January 1936
16. Southern Flood Blues (3:17)
17. My Big Money (3:15)
18. My Woman Mistreats Me (3:03)
19. Let's Reel And Rock (3:18 )
20. Come Up To My House (3:14)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Alfred Bell (tp) (tracks 16, 17, 19, 20) Bill Settles (sb) Fred Williams (drums) (tracks 19-20) Recorded Recorded Chicago 29 January 1936
21. Get Away (2:59)
22. Terrible Flood Blues (3:07)
23. Little Bug (3:08 )
24. Home Frog (Take 1) (3:10)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Punch Miller (tp) (tracks 21, 23) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Fred Williams (drums/woodblocks) Recorded Recorded Chicago 31 January 1936

Big Bill Broonzy recorded a great deal in Chicago during the 1930s, and fortunately, every one of the selections (except for a few that cannot be located) have been reissued on CD by the Austrian Document label in this "complete" series. In addition to selections with a trio (which includes pianist Black Bob and bassist Bill Settles), Broonzy is heard on this fifth volume with the Hokum Boys (on "Nancy Jane"), the Midnight Ramblers (which include Washboard Sam) and the Chicago Black Swans, a band similar to the Harlem Hamfats that adds guitarist Tampa Red). The final four numbers return to the trio format but add trumpeter Punch Miller to two of the songs. Throughout, Broonzy is heard in prime form. Among the selections are "Big Bill's Milk Cow No. 2," "Nancy Jane," "Detroit Special," "Out With the Wrong Woman," "Southern Flood Blues" and "Let's Reel and Rock." ~Review by Scott Yanow

In Chronological Order Vol. 06 (1937)



[size=150]Tracklist :
01. Horny Frog (Take 2) (3:06)
02. Mean Old World (Take 1) (3:03)
03. Mean Old World (Take 2) (3:11)
04. Barrel House When It Rains (2:51)
05. You Do Me Any Old Way (Take 1) (2:53)
06. You Do Me Any Old Way (Take 2) (3:04)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Punch Miller (tp) (tracks 1, 5, 6) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Fred Williams (drums) Recorded Chicago 31 January 1937
07. Down In The Alley (Take 1) (2:54)
08. Down In The Alley (Take 2) (2:51)
09. Stuff They Call Money (2:53)
Midnight Ramblers : Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Black Bob (pno) Bill Settles (sb) Fred Williams (drums) Recorded Chicago 10 March 1937
10. Louise, Louise Blues (Take 1) (2:47)
11. Louise, Louise Blues (Take 2) (2:45)
12. Let Me Be Your Winder (3:13)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Alfred Bell (tp) (track 12) Black Bob (pno) Fred Williams (drums) Recorded Chicago 9 June 1937
13. Hattie Blues (Take 1) (2:59)
14. Hattie Blues (Take 2) (3:00)
15. My Old Lizzie (2:54)
16. Come Home Early (Take 1) (3:04)
17. Come Home Early (Take 2) (3:04)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Punch Miller (tp) (tracks 15, 16,17) Fred Williams (drums) Recorded Chicago 8 July 1937
18. Come Home Early (Take 3) (3:02)
19. Come Home Early (Take 4) (2:56)
Big Bill Broonzy (vcl/gtr) Leeford or Aletha Robinson (pno) (track 18 ) Black Bob (pno) (track 19) Recorded Chicago 16 August 1937
20. My Gal Is Gone (2:49)
21. Evil Hearted M