VA - Rock Instrumentals Story 1934-1962 (2014)

A compulsory exercise in the careers of the greatest, instrumentals, together with brilliant improvisations based on catchy themes, have always had pride of place in rock history. This anthology retraces the different facets of their roots and evolution, from jazz and country music to the kind of rock where electric guitars play a central role. From boogie woogie to western swing, and from rhythm and blues to soul music, radio jingles, film music and surf-rock, the earliest instrumental rock classics are compiled here with the detailed comments of Bruno Blum, himself a guitarist and rockspecialist.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01 An orange grove in california Sol Hoopii 1934
02 Boogie woogie stomp Albert Ammons And His Rythm Kings 1936
03 Bob will's boogie Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys 1946
04 Caravan Les Paul 1947
05 Crazy rythm Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys 1947
06 Canned heat Chet Atkins 1947
07 Guitar boogie Arthur Smith 1948
08 Guitar boogie Harry Crafton 1949
09 Cannonball stomp Merle Travis 1949
10 The big three stomp The Big Three Trio 1949
11 Strollin' with bones T-bone Walker 1950
12 Longhair stomp Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers 1950
13 Rockin' the blues away Tiny Grimes Quintet 1951
14 Kohala march Sol Hoopii 1951
15 Guitar shuffle Lowell Fulson 1951
16 Midnight ramble Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant 1952
17 Nuages Django Reinhardt 1953
18 Oh by jingo ! Chet Atkins 1953
19 The hucklebuck Earl Hooker 1953
20 Space guitar Young John Watson 1954
21 Walking the strings Merle Travis 1954
22 The thing Lafayette Thomas 1953

CD2

01 Boogie rock Bb King 1955
02 Honky tonk Bill Doggett 1956
03 Spinnin rock boogie Mickey Baker 1956
04 The rocking guitar Cecil Campbell 1957
05 Rauchy Bill Justis 1957
06 Rumble Link Wray And His Ray Men 1957
07 Tequila The Champs 1957
08 In go Chuck Berry 1957
09 Guitar boogie Chuck Berry 1957
10 Rebel rouser Duane Eddy 1958
11 Dixie doodle Link Wray And His Ray Men 1959
12 Raw hide Link Wray And His Ray Men 1959
13 Guitar boogie shuffle The Virtues 1958
14 Strollin guitar Eddie Cochran 1959
15 Red river rock Jonnhy And The Hurricanes 1959
16 Mumblin' guitar Bo Diddley 1959
17 Guybo Eddie Cochran 1959
18 Storm warning Dr John 1959
19 Sleep walk Mike Dee And The Mello Tones 1959
20 Bongo rock Preston Epps 1959
21 Peter gun Duane Eddy 1959
22 Chicken shot blues Eddie Cochran 1959

CD3

01 Walk don't run The Ventures 1959
02 Travelin' west Bo Diddley 1960
03 Silky Clue J And His Blues Blasters 1960
04 Apache The Shadows 1960
05 Wheels The String A Longs 1960
06 Ghost riders in the sky The Ramrods 1960
07 Quick draw Bo Diddley 1961
08 Lullaby of the leaves The Ventures 1960
09 Hide away Freddie King 1960
10 Bumble boogie B Bumble And The Stringers 1961
11 Mashed patato twist Bb King 1961
12 Last night The Mar-keys 1961
13 Bulldog The Ventures 1961
14 Miserlou Dick Dale And The Del Tones 1962
15 Soul twist King Curtis And The Noble Knights 1961
16 Nut rocker B Bumble And The Stringers 1961
17 Give me a break Bo Diddley 1962
18 Frosty Albert Collins 1962
19 Let's go pony The Routers 1962
20 Diddling Bo Diddley 1962
21 Green onions Booker T And The Mg's 1962
22 Pipeline The Chantays 1962