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Al Casey
A Man for All Sessions
Genres: Jazz, Rock

Track Listings (32) - Disc #1
1. Ramrod - Al Casey, Casey, Al [1]
2. Caravan - Al Casey, Ellington
3. If I Told You (Wouldn't Know It All by Myself) - Al Casey, Casey, Al [2]
4. Juice - Al Casey, Casey
5. Guitar Man - Al Casey, Casey
6. Willa Mae - Al Casey, Casey
7. Tuff [#] - Al Casey, Casey, Al [2]
8. No Title #1 [#] - Al Casey, Casey, Al [2]
9. Blues #1 [#] - Al Casey, Casey, Al [2]
10. Give'n Up - Al Casey, Wolfe, Danny
11. (Got The) Teen-Age Blues - Al Casey, Hazlewood, Lee
12. Forty Miles of Bad Road [#] - Al Casey, Casey, Al [1]
13. The Stinger - Al Casey, Casey, Al [2]
14. Tenderly [#] - Al Casey, Gross, Walter [1]
15. Laura [#] - Al Casey, Joel, Billy
16. Green Dolphin Street [#] - Al Casey, Bronislaw
17. Cookin' - Al Casey, Bauder, Brad
18. Jivin' Around - Al Casey, Dolphin, J.
19. Doin' It - Al Casey, Bauder, Brad
20. Surfin' Hootenanny - Al Casey, Hazlewood, Lee
21. Guitars, Guitars, Guitars - Al Casey, Hazlewood, Lee
22. Nola - Al Casey, Arndt
23. Waltz Mignon - Al Casey, Green, Griz
24. Cat Daddy - Al Casey, Johnson, Billie
25. The Fool - Al Casey, Hazlewood, Lee
26. It's Nothing to Me - Al Casey, Patterson, Pat
27. Doggonit - Al Casey, Charles
28. Snake Eyed Mama - Al Casey, Hazlewood, Lee
29. Endless Sleep - Al Casey, Nance, Delores
30. Long John's Flagpole Rock - Al Casey, Mullen, Ned
31. The Big Tragedy - Al Casey, Casey, Al [2]
32. Swinging Shepherd Blues [Stereo] - Al Casey, Koffman, Moe

Bear Family Records reissue for the jazz guitarist closely associated with Fats Waller (he started working with the pianist's group in the early '30s and was his main guitarist up until Fats' demise in 1943). 32 tracks ... more »

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All Artists: Al Casey
Title: A Man for All Sessions
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bear Family
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 4/14/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Rock
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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This Al Casey and the other Al Casey

02/23/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Al Casey #1 born 1st:From: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=1255AL CASEY is best remembered as stride pianist Fats Waller's rhythm guitarist (1934-1942), Esquire Gold Award Winner (1944 & 1945) with Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Jack Teagarden and recording dates with Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Jay McShann, Roy Eldridge and Al Grey. During 1957-1961 he played R&B electric guitar with King Curtis and since 1981 he is a feature with Al Vollmer's HARLEM BLUES & JAZZ BAND touring Europe every year with his unique single note blues guitar sound. Available recordings are his own BUCK JUMPIN' Fantasy (DJCCD6752) that cover his originals "Buck Jumpin'", "Casey's Blues" and "Gut Soul" (ASCAP). Al Casey #2 born next:From: http://www.rockabillyhall.com/AlCasey.htmlBorn on October 26, 1936 in Long Beach, California and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Al Casey ws already a veteran of the local music scene by age seventeen. As a member of The Sunset Riders, he was featured on radio and television as well as playing on the first Viv sessions for Lee Hazlewood. It was Casey who first introduced Hazlewood to Sanford Clark in 1956. Together they made "The Fool" the first of many national hits from Phoenix, Arizona. Casey took Duane Eddy under his wing while Duane finished up high school in Coolidge. All the while playing on dozens of sessions, from country to rock, square dance to jazz. Casey thrived in the confines of the several small studios at the time. He played most stringed instruments, including the piano, as well as arranging many of the charts for the dates. Casey gained loads of experience while backing many of the national country acts in Phoenix and the smaller clubs all over the state.Apparently, this CD is Al Casey #2"