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Mr. Five By  Five - The Singles Collection 1940-49
Mr. Five By Five - The Singles Collection 1940-49

Freddie Slack
Styles: Jazz, Pop, R&B
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3435
Freddie Slack was a boogie-woogie pianist and swing bandleader who started out with Jimmy Dorsey’s band in the 1930s and subsequently racked up a string of hits in the 1940s, first with the Will Bradley Orchestra and then leading his own band, some of them with the fine singers Ella Mae Morse and Margaret Whiting on vocals. This 49-track 2-CD collection begins with his hits with the Will Bradley Orchestra on Columbia, and then comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on Decca and Capitol through to the time he left the label, and did not release any records for another five years. It features all his chart entries with Will Bradley, including the Top 10 hits “Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar”, “Down The Road Apiece”, “Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat” and “There I Go”, plus all his career pop and R&B hits with his own band, including the Top 10 successes “Cow-Cow Boogie”, “Mister Five By Five”, “That Old Black Magic”, “Riffette” and “The House Of Blue Lights”. Along with hits that feature Ella Mae Morse, Margaret Whiting and Liza Morrow, it features his hit with Johnny Mercer, “I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City”. Other featured vocalists are David Street and Charlotte Blackburn, and there are also notable recordings accompanying blues singers Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker. It’s a highly entertaining showcase for the range of his music, especially his renowned boogie-woogie piano.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar Will Bradley & His Orch
2 Celery Stalks At Midnight Will Bradley & His Orch
3 Down The Road A Piece Will Bradley Trio
4 Scrub Me Mama, With A Boogie Beat Will Bradley & His Orch Feat. Ray Mckinley
5 There I Go Will Bradley & His Orch Feat. Ray Mckinley
6 High On A Windy Hill Will Bradley & His Orch
7 Rocks In My Bed Joe Turner & Freddie Slack
8 Goin' To Chicago Blues Joe Turner & Freddie Slack
9 Pig Foot Pete Freddie Slack & His 8 Beats
10 Strange Cargo Freddie Slack & His 8 Beats
11 Sun Risin' Blues Joe Turner & Freddie Slack
12 Blues On Central Avenue Joe Turner & Freddie Slack
13 Cow Cow Boogie Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
14 Here You Are Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
15 The Air Minded Executive Johnny Mercer With The Freddie Slack Orchestra)
16 Doll Dance Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
17 Mr. Five By Five Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
18 The Thrill Is Gone Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
19 Wreck Of The Old '97 Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
20 I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City Johnny Mercer With Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
21 Hit The Road To Dreamland Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
22 That Old Black Magic Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
23 Riffette Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
24 Get On Board, Little Children Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Old Rob Roy Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
2 I Got A Break, Baby T-Bone Walker with Freddie Slack, Piano
3 Mean Old World T-Bone Walker with Freddie Slack, Piano
4 Silver Wings In The Moonlight Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
5 Ain't That Just Like A Man? Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
6 Swinging On A Star Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
7 Cuban Sugar Mill Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
8 A Kiss Goodnight Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
9 The House Of Blue Lights Freddie Slack With Ella Mae Morse And Don Raye
10 Hey, Mr Postman Ella Mae Morse With Freddie Slack
11 Your Conscience Tells You So Ella Mae Morse With Freddie Slack
12 Rib Joint Freddie Slack 8 Beats
13 Behind The Eight Beat Freddie Slack 8 Beats
14 Southpaw Serenade Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
15 A Cat’s Ninth Life Freddie Slack’s Eight Beats By Four
16 Kitten On The Keys Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
17 Beverly Boogie Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
18 Is I Gotta Practise, Ma? Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
19 Boogie Minor Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
20 Strollin' Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
21 Ooh, Ooh, Baby Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
22 Steal Away, Easy, Baby Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
23 Be-Bop Boogie Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
24 Mister Freddie’s Boogie Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
25 Whatever Happened To Ol' Jack Freddie Slack And His Orchestra
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