Clownin' with the World

Clownin' with the World

ASIN: B00008J2LU

Track Listings

1. She's Crazy [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

2. 309 [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

3. Sonny's Rhythm [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

4. City of New Orleans [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

5. Keep It to Yourself [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

6. Shukin' Mama [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

7. I'm Not Beggin' Nobody [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

8. Clownin' With the World [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]

9. Take It Easy Baby - Willie Love

10. Little Car Blues - Willie Love

11. V-8 Ford - Willie Love

12. Nelson Street Blues - Willie Love & His Three Aces

13. Falling Rain - Willie Love

14. Feed My Body to the Fishes - Willie Love & His Three Aces

15. Worried Blues [#] - Willie Love

16. Lonesome World Blues [#] - Willie Love

Tracks:

She's Crazy - Sonny Boy Williamson
309 - Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny's Rhythm - Sonny Boy Williamson
City Of New Orleans - Sonny Boy Williamson
Keep It To Yourself - Sonny Boy Williamson
Shuckin' Mama - Sonny Boy Williamson
I'm Not Beggin' Nobody - Sonny Boy Williamson
Clownin' With The World - Sonny Boy Williamson
Take It Easy, Baby - Willie Love
Little Car Blues - Willie Love
V-8 Ford - Willie Love
Nelson St. Blues - Willie Love
Falling Rain - Willie Love
Feed My Body To The Fishes - Willie Love
Worried Blues - Willie Love
Lonesome World Blues - Willie Love

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful collection of previously unreleased recordings.......2004-01-31

These sixteen tracks are split equally between Sonny Boy Williamson II and pianist Willie Love, who befriended each other in the early 40s, and recorded a number of sides for Trumpet records.

All eight Sonny Boy-numbers are previously unreleased, and the fidelity is very good, better than on Trumpet's other Sonny Boy Williamson-releases. Rice Miller (Sonny Boy) is backed by various electric combos...three cuts feature Willie Love on piano, and Miller's harp blowing is augumented by the presence of a saxophone player on five tracks.

Here are early vesions of "Keep It To Yourself" and "I'm Not Beggin' Nobody", as well as a great "Shuckin' Mama" and the piano-driven boogie of the title track...well, everything is great, actually.
And it's no surprise that Miller's playing and singing is every bit as impressive as on his later Chess releases...he was in his fifties when these sides were recorded, fully developed as an artist, and had of course been a playing partner of Robert Johnson more than fifteen years before.

The underexposed and sadly underrecorded Willie Love was an energetic boogie piano player who died at 46 in the summer of 1953, just a few months after recording the latest of the eight tracks that are included here.
Little Milton Campbell, Joe Willie Wilkins and saxist Otis Green are among the musicians backing him, and he lays down excellent, swinging renditions of "Little Car Blues", "Take It Easy Baby", "Lonesome World Blues" and five other songs, all of them more than worth a listen.

If you want more, the Mimosa label's March, 2000 CD "Greenville Smokin'" contains all of Willie Love's recordings for the Mississippi-based Trumpet label. And I suppose you already have the rest of Sonny Boy Williamson's Trumpet sides on "King Biscuit Time" and "Goin' In Your Direction" :o)

4 3/4 stars - highly recommended.

good songs from the harmonica master. The earliest takes........1999-02-17

The earliest takes of Sonny Boy at the Trumpet Recordings. Powerfull style and quality. Good songs.

Average customer rating:

****3/4

Clownin' with the World
Sonny Boy Williamson
Manufacturer: Trumpet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

She's Crazy [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
309 [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
Sonny's Rhythm [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
City of New Orleans [#] - Willie Love, Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
Keep It to Yourself [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
Shukin' Mama [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
I'm Not Beggin' Nobody [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
Clownin' With the World [#] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
Take It Easy Baby - Willie Love
Little Car Blues - Willie Love
V-8 Ford - Willie Love
Nelson Street Blues - Willie Love & His Three Aces
Falling Rain - Willie Love
Feed My Body to the Fishes - Willie Love & His Three Aces
Worried Blues [#] - Willie Love
Lonesome World Blues [#] - Willie Love

Customer Reviews:

****3/4.......2004-02-01

These sixteen tracks are split equally between Sonny Boy Williamson II and pianist Willie Love, who befriended each other in the early 40s, and recorded a number of sides for Trumpet records.

All eight Sonny Boy-numbers are previously unreleased, and the fidelity is very good, better than on Trumpet's other Sonny Boy Williamson-releases. Rice Miller (Sonny Boy) is backed by various electric combos...three cuts feature Willie Love on piano, and Miller's harp blowing is augumented by the presence of a saxophone player on five tracks.

Here are early vesions of "Keep It To Yourself" and "I'm Not Beggin' Nobody", as well as a great "Shuckin' Mama" and the piano-driven boogie of the title track...well, everything is great, actually.
And it's no surprise that Miller's playing and singing is every bit as impressive as on his later Chess releases...he was in his fifties when these sides were recorded, fully matured as an artist, and had been a playing partner of Robert Johnson more than fifteen years before.

The underexposed and sadly underrecorded Willie Love was an energetic boogie piano player who died at 46 in the summer of 1953, just a few months after recording the latest of the eight tracks that are included here.
Little Milton Campbell, Joe Willie Wilkins and saxist Otis Green are among the musicians backing him, and he lays down excellent, swinging renditions of "Little Car Blues", "Take It Easy Baby", "Lonesome World Blues" and five other songs, all of them more than worth a listen.

If you want more, the Mimosa label's March, 2000 CD "Greenville Smokin'" contains all of Willie Love's recordings for the Mississippi-based Trumpet label. And I suppose you already have the rest of Sonny Boy Williamson's Trumpet sides on "King Biscuit Time" and "Goin' In Your Direction" :o)

4 3/4 stars - highly recommended.

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