rec. 1954 in New Orleans; James Booker, voc, p; Joe Harris, Clarence Hall,, Herb Hardesty, saxes; Frank Fields, b; Early Palmer, dr, unknown perc

rec. 1956 in New Orleans; Arthur Booker [no relation], voc; James Booker, voc, p; unknown saxes, g, b, dr

# rec. c. February 1957 in New Orleans; Amos Milburn, voc, p; Lee Allen, ts; Red Tyler, Clarence Ford, bs; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Early Palmer, dr; poss. James Booker replacing Amos Milburn on p

# rec. c. February 1957 in New Orleans; Amos Milburn, voc, p; Lee Allen, ts; Red Tyler, Clarence Ford, bs; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Early Palmer, dr; poss. James Booker replacing Amos Milburn on p

rec. 1958 in New Orleans; # Joe Tex, voc (overdubbed); James Booker, * p, # org; Lee Allen, Robert Parker, Red Tyler, saxes; Frank Fields, b; Charles Williams, dr

rec. January, 1960 in Chicago; Junior Parker, voc, * hca; Joe Bridgewater, John Browning, tp; Richard Waters, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; Conrad Johnson, bs; James Booker, p; Clarence Hollimon, g; Sonny Freeman, dr; # voc group

rec. March 10, 1960 in New Orleans; Smiley Lewis, voc; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr

rec. March 10, 1960 in New Orleans; Smiley Lewis, voc; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr

rec. March 10, 1960 in New Orleans; Smiley Lewis, voc; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr

Bear Family BCD 15745

rec. July 1960 in New Orleans; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Clarence Hall, Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr, # strings; * voc group

rec. December 9, 1960 in New Orleans; Smiley Lewis, voc; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Clarence Hall, Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr; * voc group

rec. December 9, 1960 in New Orleans; Smiley Lewis, voc; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Clarence Hall, Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr; # voc group

Imperial LP 1566321

rec. November 16, 1960 in New Orleans; Dave Bartholomew, tp; Myer Kennedy, as; Clarence Hall, Warren Payne, ts; James Booker, p; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Robert French, dr; # strings; * voc group

rec. 1960-62 in Houston, James Booker, org; unknown tp, saxes, g, b, dr

rec. 1960-62 in Houston; James Booker, org; unknown tp, saxes, g, b, dr

rec. October 27, 1960 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Leroy Derbigny, tp; Morris Bechamin, ts; Edward 'Kid' Jordan, bs; James Booker p; George Davis, b; Robert French, dr

rec. October 27, 1960 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Leroy Derbigny, tp; Morris Bechamin, ts; Edward 'Kid' Jordan, bs; James Booker p; George Davis, b; Robert French, dr

rec. July 25, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

rec. July 25, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

rec. April 13, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

# = Imperial 5858
* = Imperial 5891

rec. April 13, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

# EMI America SQ-17238

rec. December 13, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

rec. December 13, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

rec # April 13, 1961, * December 13, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

rec. # April 13 1961, * rec. July 25, 1961 in New Orleans; Earl King, voc, g; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Morris Bechamin, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; George French, b; Robert French, dr

rec. February 1, 1962 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

rec. February 1, 1962 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

rec. May 25, 1962 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

Imperial LP 1566331

rec. May 25, 1962 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

rec. January 22, 1963 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

rec. January 22, 1963 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

Imperial LP 1566331

rec. January 22, 1963 in New Orleans; Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee, voc; Dave Bartholomew; Wardell Quezergue, tps; Waldron 'Frog' Joseph, tb, Warren Bell, Clarence Ford, ts; Carl Bluin, bs; James Booker p; Justin Adams, g; George French, b; Robert French or Joe 'Smokey' Johnson, dr

rec. 1960-62 in Houston, James Booker, org; unknown tp, saxes, g, b, dr

rec. 1960-62 in Houston, James Booker, org; unknown tp, saxes, g, b, dr

rec. 1960 in Houston; Earl Forest, dr; ts; bs; James Booker, org; g; b

rec. 1960 in Houston; Earl Forest, dr; ts; bs; James Booker, org; g; b

Ace LP-1012 (US)

= Edsel EDSL 926 (1999)

rec. March 23, 1962 in New Orleans; Dave Bartholomew, tp; unknown saxes; James Booker, org; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Smokey Johnson, dr

rec. March 23, 1962 in New Orleans; Dave Bartholomew, tp; unknown saxes; James Booker, org; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, b; Smokey Johnson, dr

Reprise RS 6304 (US)

= Valiant 107 (UK)

Bullseye CD 9616 (2001)

- Play It Cool
- That Will Never Do
- It's Too Late, She's Gone
- Blue Shadows
- Today I Sing The Blues
- Get Out Of My Life, Woman

- Hideaway
- Funky
- Hot Tomato
- Wide Open
- Sweet Thing
- Let Me Down Easy

rec. July 16-18, 1968 in New York City; Freddie King, voc, g; Joe Newman, Melvin Lastie, Martin Banks, tps; King Curtis, David Newman, Willie Bridges, saxes; James Booker, org; Gary Illingworth, p; Billy Butler, g; Gerry Jarmott, b; Norman Pride, dr; prod. by King Curtis

Cotillon LP 9004

= Cotillon LP 40496 (Fr)

Atlantic CD 90345 (1992)

rec. July 16-18, 1968 in New York City; Freddie King, voc, g; Joe Newman, Melvin Lastie, Martin Banks, tps; King Curtis, David Newman, Willie Bridges, saxes; James Booker, org; Gary Illingworth, p; Billy Butler, g; Gerry Jarmott, b; Norman Pride, dr; prod. by King Curtis

- Groove Me
- You're The One
- Honky Tonk
- Love The One You're With
- If I Were A Carpenter #

- Everybody's Talkin'
- Ridin' Thumb
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Central Park
- Wet Funk (Low Down and Dirty)
- Ridin' Thumb Jam

# James Booker, keyboards

- Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)
- Somewhere
- So Swell When You're Well ("Aretha Franklin") [actually (James Booker)]
- Angel
- Sister From Texas

- Mister Spain
- That's The Way I Feel About Cha
- Moody's Mood For Love (Moody's Love)
- Just Right Tonight

- Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) #

prod. by Aretha Franklin and Quincy Jones

# CD bonus track

Atlantic SD 19244
Atlantic SD 7265

Rhino CD 71853 (1994)
WEA CD 271853 (2005)

- Striking On You, Baby #
- Please Send Me Someone To Love #
- The Last Clean Shirt #
- Evening #
- The Come Back

- Your Picture Done Faded #
- Don't Give Me The Runaround
- Hard Times
- Every Day I Have The Blues #
- Person To Person #


- Fever #
- Three Corn Patches #
- I'm Still In Love With You #
- Just A Little Bit #
- James Junior #

- Been Down So Long #
- If You Don't Come Back
- Kansas City #
- Well, I Done Got Over It
- Dialogue *
- Stormy Monday #

prod. by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller; # James Booker, p;
* on CD only

= Wounded Bird 6483
(2000)

- I'm The Greatest
- Have You Seen My Baby (Randy Newman) #
- Photograph
- Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)
- You're Sixteen

- Oh My My
- Step Lightly
- Six O'Clock
- Devil Woman
- You And Me (Babe)

# James Booker, p

- Song To See You Through
- Spirit
- Pursuit On 53rd St.
- Black Water
- Eyes Of Silver
- Road Angel

- You Just Can't Stop It
- Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)
- Down In The Track #
- Another Park, Another Sunday
- Daughters Of The Sea
- Flying Cloud

# James Booker, p

Warner Brothers W-2750

= Warner Bros. CD (1990)

- Squeeze Me
- Gringo En Mexico
- Cool River
- I'm A Woman
- Sweetheart

- Honey Babe Blues
- If You Haven't Any Hay
- Oh Papa
- It Ain't The Meat It's The Motion
- Brickyard Blues #
- Travelin' Shoes

# James Booker, tack piano

Reprise MS 2194 (US)
= Reprise 54025 (UK)

Reprise CD (1993)

- Phoenix (The Amazing Flight Of A Lone Star)
- Slow Burn
- Black Holes In The Sky
- Good Intentions
- Far As We Felt Like Goin’

- Messin’ With My Mind
- Chances Go Round
- Cosmic Dancer
- Take The Night Off
- Action Time

prod by Allen Toussaint; Patti Labelle, Sarah Dash, Nona Hendrix, voc; James Booker, org

- Livin' In The Sunlight
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
- 99 1/2 #
- I Want To Be A Sailor
- Why Should I Love You?

- Higher And Higher
- Wondering Why
- Jailbird Love Song
- High Blood Pressure *
- Tennessee Blues

James Booker, # org, * p

- Sweet Harmony
- Sad Eyes
- Lying Song #
- Rockin' Chair
- I Can't Stand It

- We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
- Back By Fall
- Jon The Generator
- Wild Bird
- As An Eagle Stirreth In Her Nest

# James Booker, piano

Reprise MS 22235 (US)
= WB 54059 (UK)

Warner Pioneer WPCP-3628
(Jp 1990)

= Wounded Bird (2003)
2 CD set (along with 1979
"Open Your Eyes" LP)

- Lil' Boogie In The Afternoon
- Mess Of Love
- That Love
- Boy Most Likely To Succeed
- Who's Next, Who's Now

- Hail To The Man Who Lives Alone
- There Will Be A Way
- Just Knowing You Is A Pleasure
- Hard Day's Night
- Old Time Blues

rec. 1975 at Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana; prod. by Allen Toussaint; James Booker, keyboards

ABC ABCD 926 (US)
= ABC ABCL 5142 (UK)
= ABC 89676 (G)

= One Way CD (1993)
= BGO BGO4952 (180g)

rec. February 1976 at Sea-Saint Studio, New Orleans

notes by Joe Boyd

Island HELP 26


= Rykodisk/Hanibal HNCD
1359 (1993)

www.rykodisc.com

- Life
- One Helluva Nerve
- United Our Thing Will Stand
- Slowly But Surely
- Too Much Blues

- Junko Partner
- Classified
- Stormy Monday
- Sixty Minute Man/You Talk Too Much
- Please Send Me Someone To Love

rec. October 29/30, 1976 live at Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg

- Desitively Bonnaroo/Right Place Wrong Time
- Tico Tico
- Wake Up Mr. Moon Man
- Save Your Love/Lonely Avenue
- All By Myself/I'm In Love Again/Four Winds
- Such A Wonderful Feeling

- People Get Ready
- Besame Mucho/Until The Real Thing Comes Along
- Love Monkey/Feel So Bad
- Ora
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home

rec. October 29/30, 1976 live at Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg

Linda Lewis, voc; Jim Cregan, Tim Renwick, Alun Davies, Snowy White, Jeff Mironov, Ray Parker, Lance Quinn, g; Derek Austin, keyboards; Bob Babitt, Phil Chen, Willie Weeks, b; Max Middleton, Jean Roussel, James Booker, Allen Toussaint, keyboards; Steve Gregory, sax, keyboards; Ollie Brown, Richard Bailey, dr; Bobbye Hall, perc; Peter Hope Evans, hca; Annette Peacock, John G. Perry, Tony Rivers, Barry St. John, Liza Strike, voc; prod. by Jim Cregan and Cat Stevens, Allen Toussaint

- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Black Night
- Keep On Gwine
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Something Stupid

- Please Send Me Someone To Love
- Tell Me How Do You Feel
- Let Them Talk
- Come In My House

rec. November 27, 1977 at the Boogie Woogie and Ragtime Piano Contest at Schützenhaus Albisgüetli in Zürich, Switzerland

Gold LP 11035 (Sw)

notes by Jeff Hannusch

= Rounder 2027 (1983)

= Rounder CD 2027 (1993)
"New Orleans Piano
Wizard: Live!"

www.rounder.com

James Booker #
- Tell Me How Do You Feel
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Keep On Gwine
- Come In My House
- Something Stupid

Joachim Palden
- Vienna Stomp
Markus Ammann
- Crazy Cat Boogie
Dani Gugolz
- 63 Boogie
Markus Ammann
- Honky Tonk Train Blues
Dani Gugolz
- MLL Chaser
Joachim Palden
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

# rec. November 27, 1977 at the Boogie Woogie and Ragtime Piano Contest at Schützenhaus Albisgüetli in Zürich, Switzerland

Musical adaptation and supervision by Jerry Wexler

- Rubdown
- You Can Be My Star
- Get It
- Get Back, Leroy
- Be Kind To Old People

- You Might Be Diggin' The Garden (But Somebody's Picking Your Plums)
- Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk
- I Gotcha
- I Know How You Like Your Lovin
- Congratulations

James Booker, p

- Say It Again
- God Must Have Blessed America
- Soul Mine
- Keep On Doing It To Me
- Thank You

- Night People
- Can I Be The One
- Babe
- Draining

prod. by Allen Toussaint; James Booker, org

ABC AA 1048

(=) Raven CD 213 (2005)
(along with "Yes We Can")

Atlantic 2-4003 (US)
= Atlantic 60163 (UK)

- Drifting Blues
- Bow-Wow!
- I Still Love You
- Hard Luck Blues
- Square Dance Boogie
- Remember
- Two Years Of Torture
- Flying Home

- Rock, Rock, Rock
- Glory Of Love
- I Done, Done It
- That Was Your Last Mistake - Goodbye
- I Guess I'll Go
- Girl Of My Dreams
- French Fried Potatoes And Ketchup
- Dear Angel (Booker - Matassa) #
- If I Could Be With You (One Hour Night) #

# poss James Booker replaces Amos Milburn on piano

- Country Gal
- Carnival Day
- Ain't Gonna Do It
- Country Boy Goes Home
- Oh Cubanas
- Who Drank My Bear While I Was In The Rear
- Little Girl Sing Ding A Ling

- Jump Children
- The Shufflin' Fox
- How Could You
- Can't Take It No More
- Good News
- Yeah Yeah #
- People Are Talkin' #

# James Booker, p

- All Around The World
- One For The Highway
- King Of The Road
- Professor Longhair Medley: Bald Head/Tipitina
- Baby Face
- Swedish Rhapsody
- Classified
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy
- Angel Eyes
- Hound Dog
- If You're Lonely
- Three Keys

rec. 1982 in New Orleans, LA

notes by Bunny Matthews



Demon FIEND 7
= Rounder 2036

= Rounder CD 2036 (1993)

- Trick Bag #
- You Better Know #
- The Things That I Used to Do #
- Always A First Time #
- Mama And Papa #
- Love Me Now #
- A Mother's Love #

- Come On - pt. 1 #
- Come On - pt. 2 #
- Don't Cry My Friend
- Don't You Lose It
- We Are Just Friends #
- You're More to Me Than Gold #
- A Case Of Love #

# James Booker, p

- How Do You Feel
- Classified
- One Hell Of A Nerve
- Blues Rhapsody
- Rockin' Pneumonia
- Please Send Me Someone To Love
- All By Myself
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Something You Got
- Harlem In Hamburg

rec. 1977 in Hamburg, Germany

= JSP CD (2005)

- Put Out The Light
- Ray Charles Medley
- Tipitina - Loberta
- Blueberry Hill
- Junco Partner

- Down By The River
- Black Night
- Goodnight Sweetheart
- Lonely Avenue
- Stormy Monday

rec. 1977 in Hamburg, Germany

JSP 1086

(=) Junco Partner JP 1
(along with JSP 1083)

= JSP CD (2005)

- That's What The People Say
- Junko Partner
- On The Other Side Of The Track
- Sweet Woman In Savannah GA.
- Make A Better World

- One Helluva Nerve
- Rockin' Pneumonia
- Basilla Me Wahira
- Ain't That Love
- So Swell When You're Well
- Booker Special

tracks 1-5 rec. July 9, 1978 in Switzerland; James Booker, voc, p; Cash McCall, g, Fred Beckmeier, b; Tony Cook, dr
tracks 6-11 rec. November 9, 1976 in Liege, Belgium, by Robert Sacré; James Booker, voc, p

- How Long
- Ooh La La
- Goin' To Jump And Shout
- Schooldays Are Back Again
- Ain't Goin' There No More #
- Last Night #
- I Want To Be With Her #

- Tee-Nah-Nah
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Lonesome Highway
- I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
- Lying Woman
- No Letter Today
- Mama Don't Like

# James Booker, p

- Tell Me Who #
- Stormy Monday Blues #
- These Blues #
- Goin' Down The Road #

# James Booker, p

rec. Oct.ober 29, 1977 at the Karl Marx Universität, Leipzig, GDR
[the final LP ever produced in GDR!]

rec. 1977-1983 live at the Maple Leaf Bar, New Orleans

Rounder CD 2118

www.rounder.com

rec. 1977-1983 live at the Maple Leaf Bar, New Orleans, LA

Rounder CD 2119

www.rounder.com

rec. 1973 in Hollywood, Ca

DJM CD 10010

more info

rec. July 9, 1978 in Switzerland; James Booker, voc, p; # Cash McCall, g, Fred Beckmeier, b; Tony Cook, dr; prod. by Phillipe Rault; engineered by David Richards; ed. by Warren Dewey; mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles

Montreux Sounds
1967-30001

more info

www.bear-family.de

- Let's Make A Better World
- So Swell When You're Well
- That's Life / Ain't Nobody's Business / Precious Lord
- Old Time Religion / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / When The Saints
- Blues Minuet
- Don't Try To Be Your Brother's Killer
- Put Out The Light
- One Hell Of A Nerve
- Black Night

- Suspicious Blues / Let's Get Right / On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Wandering
- Godfather Theme
- Come On To My House
- Goin Down Slow
- Jam For Poops
- Every Day I Have The Blues
- Sing A Happy Song
- Booker's Blues / La Cucaracha / Iko Iko
- St. James Infirmary Blues
- Booker's Original Vamp
- Baby Face
- Since I Fell For You
- People Get Ready
- It Depends
- Everybody's Somebody's Fool
- Ten Commandments For The Street Academy
- United, Our Thing Will Stand

rec. live at Tipitina's, New Orleans 1976; previously unreleased !

Night Train 2005

rec. 1977 in New Orleans; previously unreleased !

Night Train 2006

Warner Music Switzerland
685738971329

more info

rec. at the Lake Hotel, Belle Vue, Manchester, October 19, 1977

Document DOCD-32-20-13

www.document-records.com