1949-1953

Original Release Date:  January 25, 2005

Track Listing

• 1. Keep Cool
• 2. Later for You
• 3. Camel Walkin'
• 4. Hard Times Are Coming
• 5. Please Don't Leave Me Here to Cry
• 6. S.O.S.
• 7. The Late Creeper
• 8. H-Bomb Boogie
• 9. Never Trust a Woman
• 10. Earthquake
• 11. Elephant Rock
• 12. Alligator Meat
• 13. Gone with the Wind
• 14. Blow Mr. Singleton
• 15. Cry
• 16. Swinging Away
• 17. Lonely Lover Blues
• 18. Cat's Paw
• 19. Super Chief
• 20. Jiving with Dr. Jive
• 21. Pony Express
• 22. Broadway Beat
• 23. Oozing Along
• 24. The Boardwalk

Credits

• Freddie Jackson: Vocals
• Herbie Nichols: Piano
• Charlie Rouse: Baritone
• Lucky Thompson: Sax (Tenor)
• Eddie Barefield: Baritone
• Jimmy Neely: Piano
• Jimmy Cobb: Drums
• Ray Copeland: Trumpet
• Buster Cooper: Trombone
• Lou Donaldson: Sax (Alto), Baritone
• Jesse Drakes: Trumpet
• Sticks Evans: Drums
• Lawrence Keyes: Organ
• Morris Lane: Sax (Tenor)
• Gildo Mahones: Piano
• Jackie McLean: Baritone
• Peck Morrison: Bass
• Dave Penny: Liner Notes
• Roger "Ram" Ramirez: Organ
• Martin Rivera: Bass
• Stafford Simon: Sax (Tenor)
• Big John Greer: Sax (Tenor)
• Kelly Owens: Piano
• Kalil Mahdi: Drums
• Reginald Ashby: Piano
• Lester Jenkins: Drums
• Jack Vaughn: Vocals
• Joe Swift: Composer
• Charlie Singleton: Composer
• Irving Stokes: Trumpet
• Churchill Kohlman: Composer
• Al King: Bass