Various (fife & Drum Bands From The Deep South)

Travelling Through The Jungle

This ultra-rare Testament release is one of the first and finest presentations of the hill country fife and drum sound-one of the oldest musical practices of the Union. On this record, legendary musicologist David Evans presents the greatest musicians of North Mississippi, recorded in the 40s, 50s and 60s, by the likes of Alan Lomax. Artists include: Otha Turner, Napoleon Strickland, R L Boyce, and Sid Hemphill among others.

Price

Genre

Blues

Format

LP - 1 disk

Release date

22-09-2011

Label

Sutro Park

Item-nr

420498

EAN

0824247022812

Availability

Not in stock

TRACKS

Disk 1

1. OLD HEN CACKLED, LAID A DOUBLE EGG - EPHRAM CARTER
2. UNKNOWN PIECE - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
3. SHOUT, LULA WITH THE RED DRESS ON - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
4. BUCK DANCE - JW JONES
5. I LOVE JESUS, YES I DO - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
6. WAKE UP, SAL, DAY DONE COME, LET ME CHEW YOUR ROSIN SOME - JW JONES
7. OLD LADY DINAH SITTING BY THE FIRE - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
8. JESSE JAMES - SID HEMPHILL BAND
9. COME ON BOYS, LETS GO TO THE BALL - ALEC ASKEW
10. THE DEATH MARCH - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
11. EMMALINE, TAKE YOUR TIME - SIDNEY HEMPHILL
12. THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
13. JOHN HENRY - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
14. NO NAME PIECE - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
15. SAL, YOU CHURN THE BUTTER - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
16. LOOK OUT OF THE WAY - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
17. MY BABE - NAPOLEON STRICKLAND
18. TRAVELLING THROUGH THE JUNGLE - NAPOLEON STRICKLAND
19. SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD - COMPTON JONES
20. LATE AT MIDNIGHT, JUST A LITTLE FORE DAY - OTHA TURNER
21. GRANNY, WILL YOUR DOG BITE? - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
22. NUMBER FIVE - COMPTON JONES
23. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN IN - NAPOLEON STRICKLAND
24. SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD (ALTERNATE TAKE) - OTHA TURNER
25. FIFE AND DRUM PIECE - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
26. IM SO WORRIED - NEGRO FIFE AND DRUM BANDS
27. BASEBALL BAT - NAPOLEON STRICKLAND
28. ROLLIN AND TUMBLIN - NAPOLEON STRICKLAND