Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons : Cuttin' The Boogie (1941)

The grandaddies of boogie-woogie piano do their thing.
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[davetaylorbluespiano]

Genius! The light and swinging, but relentless groove- the restrained but always evolving right hand playing- and the uncanny way they could play 2 pianos together, always supporting each other never clashing. A perfect recording, including the drums (-remember in those days, no overdubs- a 'take' in the studio could sometimes be ruined by just one mistake.)

So- not just brilliant 'boogie-woogie', but brilliant 'music', full stop!

Oh, and did I mention, that I really like this?

[gitfiddlejim]

So fine, much better than much of the faster stuff, real foottapper, Thanks Manhatin.

[occultologist]

play it a little faster, add vocals (about cars and girls) and an electric guitar, and it becomes rock and roll. this is.. slow jazz, i'm guessing, play it a little slower and heavier, with vocals (about poverty and jim beam) and a guitar, and it becomes blues.

[occultologist]

i guess that do do da do really means something... gettin it on.

[occultologist]

all the songs sounded exactly, exactly the same back then, it's the same rythm, with everso slight variations, played a little fasters, a little slower, a few more beats, a few less beats--

do do da do, do do da do, do do da do, do do da do, da da do da, da da do da, do do da do, do do da do, da da do da, da da do da, do do da do, do do da do-- that's all it is, whether it's blues or rock and roll. then something happend during the 60s, every song started to sound.. unique, with its own rythm.

[crankbv1]

Back in the late fifties we used to dance to this stuff. We called it the 'slow jive'. lt was the most sensuous thing you ever saw. Damn,l miss those days !

[davidflamee]

well done, love the video,( record playing real time). Fantasic many thanks

[turbonelli]

Pretty hard to beat that performance.

[capsrule99]

whoa sick!

[attabuoy]

George, (The Tavern-Cleveland)I like this beat

for movin my feet. (in case Robert didn't mention that his Dad loves to dance.)

Other Nick's regs were Bobby Hackett and Max Kaminsky--or, how horny can you get!!!