CD Details
- Released: March 14, 2006
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: Collectables Records
Description by OLDIES.com:
Lee Allen was a sax player on early hits by Fats Domino, Little Richard, and he also played sax on the first three Blasters albums. An in-demand session musician, he was also a successful bandleader - his 1958 hits with his own band - "Walkin' With Mr. Lee" and "Tic Toc" - are included in this jumpin' sax-fest of a collection.
Tracks:
- 1.Walkin' With Mr. Lee
- 2.Chuggin
- 3.Short Circuit
- 4.Teen Dream
- 5.Ivy League
- 6.Bee Hive
- 7.Hot Rod Special
- 8.Boppin' At The Hop
- 9.Promenade
- 10.Tic Toc
- 11.Strollin' With Mr. Lee
- 12.Jim Jam
- 13.Lee's Blues
- 14.Big Horn Special
Product Description:
Inlcudes liner notes by Mark Marymont.
Personnel: Lee Allen (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Alvin "Red" Taylor (tenor saxophone); Earl Palmer (drums).
Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.
Recording information: 1957-1957.
New Orleans' favorite tenor sax player had a modest hit with the title track, a bouncy instrumental tailor-made for his honkin' style. The resulting album issued on the Ember label and a stray 45 are collected up here, a loose batch of blues, rockers, smoky jazz ballads, and jumpers. All of these are assigned quaint malt-shop titles like "Teen Dream," "Hot Rod Special," "Boppin' at the Hop," and "Bee Hive." But corny titles aside, here's some classic New Orleans blowing in a variety of settings, all of which work, making for a solid sax album that's grade-A listening all the way. ~ Cub Koda
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