1949-1950

Original Release Date:  July 10, 2001

Track Listing

• 1. Rain Is a Bringdown
• 2. It's Raining
• 3. So Long
• 4. Hey Pretty Baby
• 5. Love Me Baby
• 6. I'll Get Along Somehow
• 7. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
• 8. Rocking Blues
• 9. Someday
• 10. Why
• 11. It's All in Your Mind
• 12. I Can Dream, Can't I
• 13. Sentimental Journey
• 14. Where Can I Go
• 15. Dear Little Boy of Mine
• 16. Am I Making the Same Mistake Again
• 17. Teardrops from My Eyes
• 18. R.B. Blues
• 19. I Know
• 20. I Don't Want Nobody
• 21. I'll Wait for You
• 22. Standing on the Corner

Credits

• Amos Milburn: Piano
• Will Bradley: Trombone
• Les Brown: Composer
• Ruth Brown: Composer, Vocals
• Eddie Condon: Guitar, Director
• Bobby Hackett: Trumpet
• Budd Johnson: Director, Sax (Tenor)
• Joe Bushkin: Piano
• Leonard Gaskin: Bass
• Tyree Glenn: Trombone
• Peanuts Hucko: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Earl Washington: Piano
• Vincent Bair-Beyes: Sax (Alto)
• Sid Bass: Director
• Ernie Caceres: Baritone
• Big Sid Catlett: Drums
• John Collins: Guitar
• Ahmet Ertegun: Composer
• Sammy Fain: Composer
• Bud Green: Composer
• Ernie Hayes: Piano
• Roy Haynes: Drums
• Haywood Henry: Baritone
• Ben Homer: Composer
• Willis "Gator" Jackson: Sax (Tenor)
• Irving Kahal: Composer
• Dave Penny: Liner Notes
• Rudy Toombs: Composer
• Jimmy Brown: Trumpet, Vocals
• Jack Lesburg: Bass
• Harold Abramson: Composer
• LaVern Farr: Composer
• John Brown: Guitar