Elmore James The Best Of Elmore James
1981 Vinyl
Delta Blues

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Ace
tracks a4, b1 to b5 accompanied by Maxwell Davis & His Band
tracks a4, b1 to b5 baritone saxophone Jewell Grant
tracks a4, b1 to b5 bass Chuck Hamilton
tracks a4, b1 to b5 drums Jessie Sailes
tracks a3 drums Odie Payne
tracks a3 piano Little Johnny Jones
tracks a4, b1 to b5 piano Willard McDaniel
tracks a1, a2, a5, a6 piano, bass, drums Unknown Artist
sleeve notes Ray Topping
tracks a3 tenor saxophone J.T. Brown
tracks a4, b1 to b5 tenor saxophone Maxwell Davis
tracks a4, b1 to b5 trumpet James Parr
vocals, slide guitar Elmore James
Record Company Ace Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Cadet Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Ace Records (22)
Recorded At Cosimo Recording Studio
Mastered At Sonopress
Pressed By MPO
This Album contains the last sides which Elmore cut for Modern/Flair in 1955/56

A1, A2, A5, A6 probably cut at Cosimo's famous Studio, New Orleans, mid 1955
A4, B1 to B5 cut in May 1955 at Modern's Culver City Studios
A3 recorded in Chicago, appr. April 1953
B6 recorded at the United Studios, Chicago, January 4, 1956

On labels: Made in France
Matrix / Runout: B-0562 A-1 020 CH 31 A-2 Made in Germany (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: 020 B-0562 B-1 CH 31 B-2 S70 Made in Germany (Side B runout)