Camille Howard - The Empress of Boogie Woogie / 2CD set

Camille Howard first came to prominence as an ensemble member of Roy Milton's Solid Senders, in the 1940s. One of the very finest blues piano players of the era, she was known for her fast, complex boogie-woogie style, with it's dexterous fingerwork and powerful drive. Her biggest hits were with sides like 'Thrill Me', 'X-Temporaneous Boogie', 'You Don't Love Me', 'Fiesta In Old Mexico' and 'Money Blues'. She was still only in her early forties when she turned her back on secular music in the mid 1950s, and retired. This compilation anthologises her solo recordings between 1946-1956, and includes a number of sides which were not released the first time around. Also featured are a number of Roy Milton's major hits on which Camille made an aurally notable contribution, be it instrumentally, vocally, or both.

    - Disc 1 -
    1 Milton's Boogie
    2 Groovy Blues
    3 R.M. Blues
    4 Try Try Again
    5 Widow Jenkins Blues
    6 Mr Fine
    7 Pack Your Sack, Jack
    8 Camille's Boogie
    9 Thrill Me
    10 It's a Hit
    11 Scat Boogie
    12 The Boogie and the Blues
    13 X-Temporaneous Boogie
    14 You Don't Love Me
    15 Has Your Love Grown Cold?
    16 Barcarolle Boogie
    17 Sundays with You
    18 Bump in the Road Boogie
    19 Unidentified Boogie #1
    20 Viper Boogie
    21 The Mood I'm in
    22 Instantaneous Boogie
    23 Fluff Boogie
    24 Fiesta in Old Mexico
    25 Miraculous Boogie
    26 T'ain't Me
    27 Information Blues
    28 O Solo Mio Boogie
    29 Within This Heart of Mine
    30 Modulation Boogie
    - Disc 2 -
    1 Maybe It's Best After All
    2 Ferocious Boogie
    3 Fire-Ball Boogie
    4 I'm Blue
    5 Rock Me Daddy
    6 I Ain't Got the Spirit
    7 Shrinking Up Fast
    8 Money Blues (If You Ain't Got No Money, I Ain't Got No Use for You)
    9 Easy
    10 You Lied to Me Baby
    11 Bangin' the Boogie
    12 Schubert's Serenade Boogie
    13 Please Don't Stay Away So Long
    14 Million Dollar Boogie
    15 When I Grow Too Old to Dream
    16 Sometimes I'm Happy
    17 Song of India Boogie
    18 Old Baldy Boogie
    19 Everything He Likes
    20 Excite Me Daddy
    21 I'm So Confused
    22 Hurry Back Baby
    23 I Tried to Tell You
    24 Losing Your Mind
    25 Lower Than a Mole
    26 Rock with Me
    27 You Nasty Man
    28 Business Woman
    29 Rock 'N Roll Mama
    30 In the Bag Boogie