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Charlie Singleton was a New York City-based saxophonist and bandleader who worked in a jump blues/R&B vein during the late '40s and early '50s. During his tenure with Atlas Records; one of the first New York based, Black owned independent record labels of the early fifties, Charlie recorded a number of highly influential jump blues instrumentals and also backed many of the groups who recorded for Atlas; including the great jump blues singer, H-Bomb Ferguson. This collection focuses on the sides Singleton cut as a leader between 1952 and 1953. All selections newly remastered. Album Tracks 1. Gone with the Wind 2. Blow Mr. Singleton 3. Cry 4. Swinging Away 5. Lonely Lover Blues 6. Cat's Paw 7. The Super Chief 8. Jivin' with Dr. Jive 9. Pony Express 10. Broadway Beat 11. Oozing Along 12. The Boardwalk
