A Pretty Wild Guy - 1951-1953
2022 CD
Chicago Blues

Main image
Jasmine Records
tracks 22, 23 alto saxophone Andrew "Goon" Gardner
tracks 9 to 12, 17, 18 baritone saxophone Leo Parker
tracks 1 to 3, 13 to 16, 19, 20, 24, 25 bass Ernest "Big" Crawford
tracks 4 to 8, 21 bass Ernest "Big" Crawford
tracks 9 to 12, 17, 18 bass Johnny Pate
tracks 22, 23 bass Ransom Knowling
compiled by, research Robin L. Gosden
design [package design] Bob McGrath
tracks 9 to 12, 17, 18 drums Al Williams
tracks 1 to 8, 13 to 16, 19 to 21 drums Elga Edmonds
tracks 24, 25 drums Fred Below
tracks 22, 23 drums Lawrence "Judge" Riley
tracks 9 to 12, 17, 18 guitar Ike Perkins
tracks 21 guitar Jimmy Rogers
tracks 4 to 8, 13, 14 guitar Little Walter
tracks 22, 23 guitar Willie Lacey
tracks 15, 16 harmonica Little Walter
liner notes Bob Fisher
photography by [cover photo] Bill Greensmith
tracks 1 to 3, 7 to 20, 22, 23 piano Eddie Ware
tracks 4 to 6, 8 to 12, 17, 18 tenor saxophone Eddie Chamblee
tracks 1 to 3 tenor saxophone Ernest Cotton
tracks 19 to 21, 24, 25 tenor saxophone J.T. Brown
tracks 22, 23 tenor saxophone Tommy "Madman" Jones
transferred by, other [digital processing by] The Wax Works
tracks 9 to 12, 17, 18 trumpet Gail Brockman
tracks 22, 23 vocals Arbee Stidham
tracks 9 to 12, 17, 18 vocals Ray Snead
tracks 1 to 3, 14 to 16, 19, 20 vocals, guitar Jimmy Rogers
tracks 4 to 6, 21, 24, 25 vocals, piano Eddie Ware
tracks 7 vocals, tenor saxophone Eddie Chamblee
Record Company Hasmick Promotions Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Jasmine Records
Copyright (c) Jasmine Records
Manufactured By Jasmine Records
Distributed By Jasmine Records
All tracks recorded in Chicago.
Tracks 1 to 8: Recorded 23 January 1951.
Tracks 9 to 12: Recorded c. May 1951.
Tracks 13 to 16: Recorded 11 July 1951.
Tracks 17, 18: Recorded 14 September 1951.
Tracks 19 to 21: Recorded 11 February 1952.
Tracks 22, 23: Recorded 12 March 1952.
Tracks 24, 25: Recorded 19 March 1953.

℗ & © 2022 Jasmine Records

Made in the United Kingdom.

Special thanks to Tony Burke, Chris Bentley, Mike Rowe and Victor Pearlin
Discographical details from
The Blues Discography 1943-1970 - Eyeball Productions (2019)
Chicago Breakdown - Mike Rowe, De Capo Press (1973)
Chris Bentley - Notes to Knights of The Keyboard Chess Italian LP (1988)
Norm Cohen, Bob Eagle and Eric Le Blanc - Blues, A Regional Experience (2013)
Chicago Defender Ads: Dan Kochakian collection
Barcode: 604988324822 (Scanned)
Barcode: 6 04988 32482 2 (Text)
Rights Society: mcps



GALERIE