The original is by Jimmy Forrest. Duke Ellington claimed it as the "Happy Go Lucky Local" as we hear in the original it was really a salty burlesque 'stripper' son like a lot the sax driven stuff was at the time. Boozy, bluesy, and sexy. Alvino Rey's supercharged version was made for the Space Age.
I would like to hear Alvino Rey do his 1940s cut of Mama Blues ( I Want My Mama) His Talking electric Coffin actually forming very understandable words Long before the Moog and others started popping up.
por mamon!
yagsband 1 week ago
The original is by Jimmy Forrest. Duke Ellington claimed it as the "Happy Go Lucky Local" as we hear in the original it was really a salty burlesque 'stripper' son like a lot the sax driven stuff was at the time. Boozy, bluesy, and sexy. Alvino Rey's supercharged version was made for the Space Age.
MichaelDominici 2 weeks ago
isn't this guy the grandpa of will and win butler from arcade fire!!
thedarkenedwanderer 3 months ago
@thedarkenedwanderer Yep!
LittleMissLounge 2 months ago
I would like to hear Alvino Rey do his 1940s cut of Mama Blues ( I Want My Mama) His Talking electric Coffin actually forming very understandable words Long before the Moog and others started popping up.
stanmincha 4 months ago
Someone make me a Martini please
TrishBell1 10 months ago
First time I listened to this was in the Back to the Future movie... nice movie and nice music = nice combo
riggs100 10 months ago
great track I'm ultra-loungin at work
akitasgt 1 year ago
Night Train is one of my favorite songs and this is one of the best versions that I ever heard!
kinkajou777 1 year ago
Sam Butera cut this track in the early fifties. Blows the pants off this version. Sorry Mr Rey, but it`s true.
Good posting though.
jazzmanzoot 1 year ago
superb music, i love it!
Where can i get this record?
It's perfect chill-out track :)
gonnersfromlondon 1 year ago
what year is thi from????
ROUTE66OLDIESHOW 2 years ago
According to MusicBrainz, probably 1958 (from the Swingin' Fling album).
LittleMissLounge 2 years ago