“Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues” by Ella Mae Morse with Big Dave and his Orchestra - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1954 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1950s |

After hearing 1942s “Cow Cow Boogie” I completely flipped for Ella Mae and splashed out on her 1997 boxset “Barrelhouse, Boogie and the Blues (1942-1957)” from which I was able to digitally re-assemble her debut album of the same name. Talk about a hammer to crack a nut! During this phase in her prolific recording career, the classy chanteuse was ably backed by Big Dave and his orchestra, most adept in the art of fusing jump blues and pop with early sprinklings of rock and roll. I’m not exactly raving on top of the speakers but they’re with it and she’s got it. Not too bad.
The Jukebox Rebel
23–Aug–2011
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