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2008 , a collection of smokin' tracks from Alan Freed's rockin' big band. He was neither a singer nor a musician, but Alan Freed knew just what it took to make the Big Beat of the Rock 'N' Roll era come alive. The Big Band that he lent his name to in the mid '50s was one of the hardest-rocking outfits of it's era, boasting the cream of New York's R&B session musicians in it's line up and featuring such stellar tenor saxophonists as Sam InchThe ManInch Taylor, InchBigInch Al Sears, Freddie Mitchell and InchKing CurtisInch Ousley taking some of the fieriest solos ever committed to tape. Freed's band could be heard on four albums that were issued on US Coral and Brunswick between 1956 and 1958 - one recorded under the name of the King's Henchmen. The first of them has been reissued several times but, incredibly, the contents of the other three have remained unavailable for almost half a century. 24 tracks. Ace. Album Tracks 1. Turn Your Radio on - Grandpa Jones 2. Papa's on the Housetop - Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell 3. Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds 4. Seven Nation Army - the White Stripes 5. Gun Fever (Blam Blam Fever) - the Valentines 6. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troopers 7. Pistol Packin' Mama - the Hurricanes 8. Homework - Otis Rush 9. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler 10. Take It Away Lucky - Eddie Noack 11. Buddy, Stay Off the Wine - Betty Hall Jones 12. Tears a Go-Go - Charlie Rich 13. Rich Woman - Li'l Millet & His Creoles 14. Laughin' & Jokin' - Ernie Chaffin 15. Me and My Chauffeur Blues - Memphis Minnie Accompanied By Little Son Joe 16. If I Lose - the Stanley Brothers 17. I Sat and Cried - Jimmy Nelson 18. Beatnik's Wish - Patsy Raye & the Beatniks 19. Devil in His Heart - the Donays 20. Let's Invite Them Over - George Jones & Melba Montgomery 21. Do
