Dave Bartholomew Jump Children! The Imperial Singles Plus... 1950-1962 (2CD)
Dave Bartholomew's remarkable achievements as one of the chief architects of New Orleans R&B during the late 1940s and early '50s as a producer (notably of Fats Domino) and his prolific song writing attracted a considerable amount of attention. What is often neglected when discussing his career are his own recordings, and this 2CD set attempts to set the record straight by collecting together all of these recordings made for Imperial Records between 1950 and 1962. Featured here are 57 superb slices of early New Orleans R&B with tracks such as Jump Children, Shrimp and Gumbo, Hard Times, When The Saints Come Marching In Boogie and his original version of Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling which later transformed into a hit for Chuck Berry. Accompanying booklet includes fully detailed notes covering his career.
