Hadda Brooks - Blues, Boogies & Torch Ballads 1945-1958

2021 European CD collection.

A powerful, versatile pianist with a smoky, sultry voice, perfectly suited to torch ballads, HADDA BROOKS' boogie-woogie styled 78s were massive sellers on the US West Coast in the immediate post-WWII jukebox era, earning her the title 'The Queen Of The Boogie'.

A classically-trained pianist, she'd previously worked with legendary tap-dance choreographer Willie Covan, rehearsing stars like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Shirley Temple, and Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.

This compilation presents Hadda at the very peak of her recording career, for Modern, London, OKeh and Crown, between 1945-58.

    1 Blusen the Boogie
    2 Swingin' the Boogie
    3 Juke Box Boogie
    4 Bully Wully Boogie
    5 You Won't Let Me Go
    6 That's My Desire
    7 Romance in the Dark
    8 Variety Bounce
    9 Out of the Blue
    10 What Have I Done
    11 I Hadn't Anyone Till You
    12 Hadda's Boogie
    13 Lazy Boogie
    14 All I Need Is You
    15 Keep Your Hand on Your Heart
    16 It Hadda Be Brooks
    17 I Feel So Good
    18 Time Was When
    19 My Song
    20 Jump Back Honey
    21 Brooks Boogie
    22 Trust in Me
    23 The Thrill Is Gone
    24 Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
    25 Teen Age Boogie
    26 Honky Tonk Boogie
    27 Hip Shakin' Boogie