Leroy Foster (left) with anonymous enthusiast; source: Rowe 1975, p. 77; reversed & photoshopped by Stefan Wirz; click to enlarge !
Leroy Foster (left) with
anonymous enthusiast

source: Rowe 1975, p. 77; reversed
& photoshopped by Stefan Wirz
Under Construction !

"Baby Face"
Leroy Foster
b. February 12, 1923 in Algoma, Mississippi
d. May 26, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois

discography

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

'Baby Face' Leroy Foster 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs

Man at Work !!!
(Please do not comment until I'm stumped, i.e. until this piece of advice has disappeared ;-)
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm
11946JAMES (Beal Street) CLARK [sic]

- Come To Me Baby (What Evil Have I Done) (CCO-4655-1)   @ youtube
- You Can't Make The Grade (CCO-4656-1)   @ youtube

rec. September 27, 1946 in Chicago, IL; James Clark, voc, p; Muddy Waters, Leroy Foster, g; Ransom Knowling, b; Judge Riley, dr

Columbia 37391

= Columbia 30020

Testament LP 2207

1a2/1949MUDDY WATERS with Rythm Accompaniment [sic]

- You’re Gonna Miss Me (When I’m Dead And Gone) (U7148R)
- Mean Red Spider (U7149R)

rec. November 30, 1948 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Leroy Foster, g; Ernest "Big" Crawford, b



Aristocrat 1307
1b4/1949LEROY FOSTER and MUDDY WATERS

- Locked Out Boogie (U7154)   @ youtube
- Shady Grove Blues (U7155)

rec. November 30, 1948 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, g; Muddy Waters, g; Ernest "Big" Crawford, b



Aristocrat 1234
1c6/1949MUDDY WATERS with Rythm Accompaniment [sic]

- Streamline Woman (U7151R)
- Muddy Jumps One (instr) (U7153R)

rec. November 30, 1948 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Leroy Foster, g; Ernest "Big" Crawford, b



Aristocrat 1310
   

- Standin’ Here Tremblin’ (U7150) #
- Hard Days (U7152) *

rec. November 30, 1948 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Leroy Foster, g; Ernest "Big" Crawford, b
Aristocrat unissued

# Sunnylany KS 100
# Chess LP 2057
# Chess LP 9180

* Chess LP 6641 174

21949Baby Face / BABY FACE LEROY and His Trio

Baby Face (JOB 100)
BABY FACE LEROY and His Trio (Chess 1447)
- My Head Can't Rest Anymore (100a)
- Take A Little Walk With Me (100b)   @ youtube

rec. 1949 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Alfred Elkins, b



JOB 100




= Chess 1447

31949Snooky Pryor

- Boogy Fool (JB 101 A)
- Raisin' Sand (JB 101 B)

rec. 1949 in Chicago, IL; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Leroy Foster, g; Moody Jones, b

Snooky Pryor discography




JOB 101
41949SUNNY LAND SLIM And MUDDY WATER [sic]

- Blue(s) Baby (A)
- I Want My Baby (B) #

rec. May 14, 1949 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p, # voc; Muddy Waters, g, # voc; Leroy Foster, g; Elga Edmonds, dr

Tempo-Tone 1002
51949SUNNYLAND SLIM & HIS SUNNYLAND BOYS

- Red Headed Woman (A)
- Boll Weevil Blues (B)

rec. May 14, 1949 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Muddy Waters, g; Elga Edmonds, dr

Tempo-Tone 1003
[ever released?]
61949SUNNYLAND SLIM & HIS SUNNYLAND BOYS

- Frozen Ground (A)
- Down The Road (B)

rec. May 14, 1949 in Chicago, IL; Lonesome Sam (Sam Moton), voc; Sunnyland Slim, p; Leroy Foster, g; Muddy Waters, g; Elga Edmonds, dr

Tempo-Tone 1004
[ever released?]
71950BABY FACE LEROY TRIO

- Red Headed Woman (H515-3) *   @ youtube
- Boll Weevil (H512-3) #

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr, # g; Little Walter, hca; prob. Jimmy Rogers, g; Muddy Waters, g



Parkway 104

# Herald 404

* Savoy 1122 (1954)
= Savoy 1501 (early 1970s)

   

- Boll Weevil (H512-1) []   @ youtube
- Boll Weevil (H512-2 incomplete) #

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr, # g; Little Walter, hca; prob. Jimmy Rogers, g; Muddy Waters, g
Parkway unissued

[] Louis Records (UK 2012)

81950BABY FACE LEROY TRIO

- Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 1 (H 513-1) []   @ youtube (ed. version = 2:51)
- Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 2 (H 514-1) #   @ youtube

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr; Little Walter, voc, hca; Muddy Waters, g, voc



Parkway 501

# Herald 404

[] unedited version on
Louis Records (UK 2012)

91950LITTLE WALTER TRIO

- Just Keep Lovin' Her (H 511-4) #   @ youtube
- Moonshine Blues (H 517-1) *   @ youtube

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, # hca, * g; Muddy Waters, g; Leroy Foster, dr, g?



Parkway 502

# Herald 403

* Savoy 1122 (1954)
* Savoy 1501 (early 1970s)

   

- Just Keep Lovin' Her (H 511-1)   @ youtube

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, hca; Muddy Waters, g; Leroy Foster, dr, g?
Parkway unissued

Louis Records (UK 2012)

109/1950LITTLE WALTER TRIO

- Muskadine Blues (R1356 / H516-2) #
- Bad Actin' Woman (R1357)

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, g; Muddy Waters, g; Leroy Foster, dr, g?; # prob. Jimmy Rogers, g



Regal 3296

# Herald 403

111950Sunnyland Slim & His Trio

- Back To Korea Blues (EO-CB-4504 SS1A)
- It's All Over Now (EO-CB-4505 SS1B)

rec. Chicago, October 1950; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Leroy Foster, g

Sunny 101
121950J. B. AND HIS BAYOU BOYS

- My Baby Told Me (JB 31643)
- Korea Blues (JB 31644)

rec. late 1950 in Chicago, IL; J.B. Lenoir, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Leroy Foster, g; Alfred Wallace, dr
Some copies of Chess 1449 feature JB 31644 mis-labeled as "Carrie Lee"

J.B. Lenoir discography

Joe Brown (J.O.B.)
recordings sold /
leased to Chess
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Chess 1449
131950J. B. LENORE and his Bayou Boys

- Deep In Dept Blues (JB 31641)
- Carrie Lee (JB 31642)

rec. late 1950 in Chicago, IL; J.B. Lenoir, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Leroy Foster, g; Alfred Wallace, dr

J.B. Lenoir discography

Joe Brown (J.O.B.)
recordings sold /
leased to Chess
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Chess 1463
13a1951BABY FACE and SUNNYLAND TRIO

- Pet Rabbit (35224)   @ youtube
- Louella (35225)   @ youtube

rec. March 22, 1951 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Robert Lockwood Jr, g; Alfred Wallace, dr

J.O.B. 1002
   

- Late Hours At Midnight (1012)
- Blues Is Killin' Me (1013-1) #   @ youtube

rec. 1952 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Robert Lockwood Jr, g; unknown, b; Alfred Wallace, dr
J.O.B. unissued

Flyright LP 584
# Juke Joint LP 1501

14195?LITTLE WALTER

- Just Keep Lovin' Her (H-1004) #   @ Spotify
- Take A Walk With Me (= Muskadine Blues) (H-1005) *   @ Spotify

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, g, # hca; Muddy Waters, g; Leroy Foster, dr, g?; # prob. Jimmy Rogers, g
# Parkway 502
* Regal 3296




Herald 403

15195?LITTLE WALTER

- Rollin' Blues (= Rollin' and Tumblin' Part 2) (H 514) *
- Boll Weevil (H512) #

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr; Little Walter, hca, voc; Muddy Waters, g, voc; # prob. Jimmy Rogers, g
# Parkway 104
* Parkway 501






Herald 404

161954BABY FACE

- Red Headed Woman (H515) #
- Moonshine Baby (= Moonshine Blues) (H517) *

# rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr; Little Walter, hca; prob. Jimmy Rogers, g; Muddy Waters, g

* rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, g; Muddy Waters, g; Leroy Foster, dr, g?
# Parkway 104
* Parkway 502




Savoy 1122




= Savoy 1501 (early 1970s)


LP / CD compilations
171965Chicago Blues - The Early 1950s

Homesick James
- Homesick

Baby Face Leroy
- Boll Weevil
- Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 1 [Parkway 501]
Little Walter
- Muskadine
J. B. Hutto
- Dim Lights
- Things Are So Slow
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years

Baby Face Leroy
- Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 2 [Parkway 501]

Junior Wells
- Hoodoo Man
Little Willie Foster
- Falling Rain Blues
Snooky & Moody
- Stockyard Blues
Johnny Young
- Money Taking Woman
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Big Walter
- Hard Hearted Woman
Robert Nighthawk
- Kansas City Blues
John Brim
- Tough Times

Blues Classics BC 8


Blues Classics discography

181970Snooky Pryor

- Telephone Blues
- Boogie
- Raising Sand
- Boogy Fool
- I'm Getting Tired
- Going Back On The Road
- I Want You For Myself

- Crosstown Blues
- Crying Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
- Someone To Love Me
- Judgement Day
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Boogie Twist

reissue of postwar 78 rpm JOB records; rec. 1948 - 1963; Snooky Pryor, voc., harmonica; Moody Jones, g or b; Leroy Foster, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Johnny Young, g; Floyd Jones, g; Homesick James, g: Little Joe Harris, Alfred Wallace, Earl Philips, dr
notes (August 1969)
by John J. Broven



Flyright LP 100

Flyright discography


= Magpie PY 1813 (1986)

Magpie discography

181970Vintage Muddy Waters

- Smokestack Lightning
- Streamline Woman
- Deep Down In My Heart
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Mean Red Spider
- Crawlin' Kingsnake

- Flood
- Youre Gonna Miss Me
- Sun Rose This Morning
- Standin' Here Tremblin'
- Real Love
- Mojo

rec. Chicago 1949 - 1959; compiled by Mike Leadbitter
notes by Mike Leadbitter





Sunnyland KS 100

Sunnyland discography

191971On The Road Again
An Anthology Of Chicago Blues 1947-1954

lp 1 track sequence
Floyd Jones & His Trio
- On The Road Again

Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Red Headed Woman
Johnny Shines
- Brutal Hearted Woman
John Brim Trio
- Trouble In The Morning
J.B. & His Hawks
- Now She's Gone
Snooky And Moody
- Keep What You Got
Little Walter Trio
- Bad Acting Woman

Johnny Shines
- Evening Sun (U 2337)

Little Walter Trio
- Moonshine Blues
Delta Joe
- Roll, Tumble And Slip
J.B. & His Hawks
- Pet Cream Man
Othum Brown
- Ora Nelle Blues
John Brim Trio
- Humming Blues

Little Walter Trio
- I Just Keep Lovin' Her
J.B. & His Hawks
- Lovin' You

M 100 / XTRA 1133 track sequence
Floyd Jones & His Trio
- On The Road Again
Snooky And Moody
- Keep What You Got
Delta Joe
- Roll, Tumble And Slip

Little Walter Trio
- Bad Acting Woman
- I Just Keep Lovin' Her
- Moonshine Blues
Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Red Headed Woman
Othum Brown
- Ora Nelle Blues

Johnny Shines
- Evening Sun
- Brutal Hearted Woman
John Brim Trio
- Humming Blues
- Trouble In The Morning
J.B. & His Hawks
- Lovin' You
- Pet Cream Man
- Now She's Gone

disc to tape transfer: Pete Welding
original recordings provided by Frank Scott and Bruce Bromberg
liner notes by John Harmer & Frank Scott

Rick Griffin cover art
4 pages insert





Muskadine 1


= Muskadine M 100

Muskadine discography




= XTRA 1133 (1973)

XTRA discography

201972Genesis Vol. 1
The Beginnings Of Rock

Album 1
Sunnyland Slim
- Johnson Machine Gun
- Fly Right Little Girl
Muddy Waters
- Gypsy Woman
- Little Anna Mae
- I Can't Be Satisfied
- I Feel Like Going Home

Leroy Foster
- Locked Out Boogie [Aristocrat 1234]

Leroy Foster
- Shady Grove [Aristocrat 1234]
Forrest City Joe
- Memory Of Sonny Boy [Aristocrat 3101]
- Sawdust Bottom [Aristocrat unissued]
Robert Nighthawk
- Anna Lee
- Sweet Black Angel
Little Johnny Jones
- Big Town Play Boy
- Shelby County Blues



Album 2
Muddy Waters
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Rollin' Stone
- Louisiana Blues
- Evan's Shuffle
- Long Distance Call
- Honey Bee
- Howlin' Wolf

Muddy Waters
- She Moves Me
- My Fault
- Still A Fool
- They Call Me Muddy Waters
- All Night Long
- Please Have Mercy
- Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man



Album 3
Memphis Minnie
- Broken Heart
- Me And My Chauffeur
Robert Nighthawk
- Jackson Town Gal
- Return Mail Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
- Jacqueline
- Little City Woman
- Lonesome

Big Bill Broonzy
- Romance Without Finance
Washboard Sam
- Shirt Tail
- Diggin' My Potatoes
- Minding My Own Business
- Horseshoe Over My Door
- By Myself
- I'm A Lonely Man



Album 4
Jimmy Rogers
- That's All Right
- Ludella
- Goin' Away Baby
- I Used To Have A Woman
- Money Marbles And Chalk
- Back Door Friend
- The Last Time

Jimmy Rogers
- Out On The Road
- Act Like You Love Me
- Blues All Day Long
- Chicago Bound
- Sloppy Drunk
- You're The One
- Walking By Myself


compiled by Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven
4 LP box set
notes by Mike Leadbitter

Chess 6641 047
(UK Phonogram)
20a1973Chicago Blues: The Beginning

Muddy Waters & Homer Harris
- Hard Day Blues
Johnny Shines
- Delta Pine Blues

James Clark with Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- Come To Me Baby [Columbia 37391]
Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- Atomic Bomb Blues
Johnny Shines
- Ride, Ride, Mama
Muddy Waters & Homer Harris
- Jitterbug Blues

Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- I'm Gonna Cut Your Head
Johnny Shines
- Evil Hearted Woman Blues
Muddy Waters & Homer Harris
- Burying Ground Blues

James Clark with Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- You Can't Make The Grade [Columbia 37391]
Johnny Shines
- Tennessee Woman Blues
Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- Tomorrow Will Be Too Late
notes by Pete Welding



Testament T-2207
(US 1973)

Testament discography

211978Blues Is Killing Me
14 Rare Performances

Leroy Foster
- Blues Is Killin' Me
Robert Lockwood
- Dust My Broom
Grace Brim
- Man Around My Door
Floyd Jones
- Big World
J. B. Lenoir
- How Much More
Moody Jones
- Please Somebody
Harry Brooks
- Black Mare

poss. Elgin Evans
- Ethel Bea
Eddie Boyd
- Hard Headed Woman
Sunnyland Slim
- The Devil Is A Busy Man
B.B. King
- Recession Blues
John & Grace Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow
Memphis Minnie and Her Combo
- World Of Trouble
Percy Parham
- Just A Mouse


notes by Pete Welding
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Juke Joint 1501
221983Baby Face Leroy & Floyd Jones
The Job series Vol. 6

Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Anymore [J.O.B. 100]
- Take A Little Walk With Me [J.O.B. 100]
- Pet Rabbit [J.O.B. 1002]
- Louella [J.O.B. 1002]
- Late Hours At Midnight [J.O.B. unissued]
- Blues Is Killing Me [Juke Joint 1501]
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
- I Lost A Good Woman

Floyd Jones
- Skinny Mama
- Rising Wind
- On The Road Again

Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool [JOB 101]
- Raisin' Sand [JOB 101]
- Head Is Turning Grey
- Can't Feel Good
unknown
- Where Have You Been So Long
notes by Mike Rowe

Flyright FLY 584

Flyright discography

231989Chicago Blues Harmonicas 1949 - 1958

Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Any More
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
- Cryn' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
John Lee Henley
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Louis Myers
- Bluesy
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Louis Myers
- Just Whaling
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Steady Rollin' Man
- Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
Charles Clark
- Row Your Boat
Shakey Horton
- Need My Baby
- Have A Good Time
Sunnyland Slim
- Highway 61

Flyright FLYCD 11


= Paula PCD-7 (1991 US)

Flyright discography

23a1990?The Greatest in Country Blues   (1927-1956)

LP 1
- High Water Everywhere - Charlie Patton
- See That My Grave Is Kepy Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cotton Field Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Had A Good Father And Mother - Washington Phillips
- Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- My Black Momma Part I - Son House
- Bull-Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Honey In The Rock - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- How Long - Frank Stokes
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins


LP 2
- Devil Got The Woman - Skip James
- When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
- The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
- Touch Me Light Momma - George "Bullet" Williams
- Mothers Love - Blind Joe Taggart
- Skin Man Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Levee Camp Moan Blues - Texas Alexander
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues - Bessie Tucker
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- Crazy Cryin' Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Woke Up This Morning - Roosevelt Graves
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- McAbee Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
- The Gone Dead Train - King Soloman Hill
- Hastings St. - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand


LP 3
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Bozie Sturdivant
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- How You Want It Done? - Big Bill Broonzy
- She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day - The Georgia Cotton Pickers
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Moanin' The Blues - Allen Shaw
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Jack O'Diamonds - Pete Harris
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey

- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Baby Face Leroy [Parkway 501]
- Penitentiary Blues (Pt. 1 & 2) - Smokey Hogg
- Baby How Long - Dan Pickett
- Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
- River Blues (Pt. 2) - Lowell Fulson
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins


compiled by Johnny Parth
3 LP set
20 page booklet notes
by Paul Oliver
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RST Blues Documents BD-1
(Austria)

3 CD set
click to enlarge !
= Story Of Blues/Da Music
(1992)

3 CD set
click to enlarge !
= 1201 Music (1999)

241992Chess Blues

disc 1
- Lollypop Mama - Clarence Samuels
- Bilbo Is Dead - Andrew Tibbs
- Johnson Machine Gun - Sunnyland Slim
- Fly Right, Little Girl - Sunnyland Slim
- Little Anna Mae - Muddy Waters
- I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman - Robert Nighthawk
- I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
- She Ain't Nowhere - Sunnyland Slim
- Florida Hurricane - St. Louis Jimmy
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forest City Joe [Aristocrat 3101]
- Tonky Boogie - Forrest Sykes
- Cryin' The Blues - Laura Rucker

- My Head Can't Rest Anymore - Baby Face Leroy
- Big Town Playboy - Johnny Jones
- Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk
- Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
- Luedella - Jimmy Rogers
- Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
- Dr. Ross' Boogie - Doctor Ross
- Joliet Blues - Johnny Shines
- Moanin' At Midnight - Howlin' Wolf
- All Night Long - Muddy Waters Alternate Take
- Mr. Commissioner - Arbee Stidham Alternate Take
- Getting Old And Grey - Howlin' Wolf


disc 2
- Walkin' The Boogie - John Lee Hooker Alternate Take
- Juke - Little Walter
- Conjur Man - Memphis Minnie
- Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone - Muddy Waters
- Broken Heart - Memphis Minnie Alternate Take
- Truckin' Little Woman - Willie Nix
- Funeral Hearse At My Door - Rocky Fuller
- Hard Time Gettin' Started - Eddie Boyd
- Don't Need No Horse - Little Walter
- Eight Ball - Gus Jenkins
- Fast Boogie - Little Walter
- I'm Mad - Willie Mabon
- Ice Cream Man - John Brim
- Whose Muddy Shoes - Elmore James
- Got To Have It - Willie Mabon
- I Declare That Ain't Right - Henry Gray
- Remember - Alberta Adams
- [Untitled Instrumental] - Henry Gray
- Blues With A Feeling - Little Walter
- (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
- Forty-Four - Howlin' Wolf
- Got To Find My Baby - Little Walter Alternate Take
- Evil - Howlin' Wolf
- Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
- Mama Talk To Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir


disc 3
- Mellow Down Easy - Little Walter
- My Eyes (Keep Me in Trouble) - Muddy Waters
- My Baby - Little Walter
- You Got To Love Me - Billy Boy Arnold
- Walking The Blues - Willie Dixon
- Don't Start Me To Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf
- Twenty-Nine Ways To My Baby's Door - Willie Dixon
- Right To Love You - Paul Gayton
- Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon
- I'm Leaving You - Otis Spann
- Break Of Day - Howlin' Wolf
- Please Don't Go - Floyd Dixon
- Keep It To Yourself - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Walking By Myself - Jimmy Rogers
- Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
- Fattening Frogs For Snakes - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Slow Leake - Lafayette Leake
- Sitting On Top Of The World - Howlin' Wolf
- She Don't Know - J.B. Lenoir
- Your Funeral And My Trial - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Key To The Highway - Little Walter
- Double Trouble - Muddy Waters Alternate Take
- Come On Home - Eddie Boyd
- Goat - Sonny Boy Williamson II Band Track
- So Many Roads, So Many Trains - Otis Rush


disc 4
- First Time I Met the Blues - Buddy Guy
- Too Poor - Detroit Junior
- Blue Shadows - Lowell Fulson
- The Shakedown - Lloyd Glenn
- Sun Is Shining - Elmore James Alternate Take
- Calling On My Darling - Albert King
- The Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf
- Nine Below Zero - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Goin' Down Slow - Howlin' Wolf
- Satisfied - Little Milton
- Something's Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
- Wrinkles - The Big Three Trio
- Bring It On Home - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Good Moanin' Blues - Big Walter Horton
- Killing Floor - Howlin' Wolf
- What Kind Of Man Is That? - Koko Taylor
- We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton
- Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
- Dirty Work Goin' On - Little Joe Blue
- One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - John Lee Hooker
- Jinglin' Baby - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- That's Why I Don't Mind - Muddy Waters
- Keep It To Myself - Buddy Guy
- Sitting Here Alone - Hound Dog Taylor
- I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James
4 CD set

Chess CX3663
251997The Aristocrat Of The Blues
The Best of Aristocrat Records

disc 1:
- Chicago Boogie - The Five Blazes
- Ice Man Blues - Tom Archia
- Fishin' Pole - Tom Archia
- Boogie Woogie Blues - Clarence Samuels
- Bilbo Is Dead - Andrew Tibbs
- Johnson Machine Gun - Sunnyland Slim
- Fly Right, Little Girl - Sunnyland Slim
- Gypsy Woman - Muddy Waters
- Little Anna Mae - Muddy Waters
- Forest Sykes Plays The Blues - Forest Sykes
- Good Lookin' Woman - Muddy Waters
- Mean Disposition - Muddy Waters
- She Ain't Nowhere - Sunnyland Slim
- My Baby, My Baby - Sunnyland Slim
- I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
- I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
- Florida Hurricane - St. Louis Jimmy
- So Nice And Kind - St. Louis Jimmy
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman - Robert Nighthawk
- Train Fare Home - Muddy Waters
- Kind Hearted Woman - Muddy Waters
- Down South Blues - Muddy Waters
- Sittin' Here Drinkin' - Muddy Waters

- Locked Out Boogie - Leroy Foster
- Shady Grove Blues - Leroy Foster

disc 2:
- You're Gonna Miss Me - Muddy Waters
- Mean Red Spider - Muddy Waters
- Standin' Here Tremblin' - Muddy Waters
- Muddy Jumps One - Muddy Waters
- Streamline Woman - Muddy Waters
- Hard Days - Muddy Waters
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forest City Joe< [Aristocrat 3101]
- Baby, I'm Sick Of You - Duke Jenkins' Aristocrats
- Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk
- She Knows How To Love A Man - Robert Nighthawk
- Anna Lee - Robert Nighthawk
- Return Mail Blues - Robert Nighthawk
- Little Geneva - Muddy Waters
- Canary Bird - Muddy Waters
- Burying Ground - Muddy Waters
- You Gonna Need My Help - Muddy Waters
- Big Town Playboy - Little Johnny Jones
- Shelby County Blues - Little Johnny Jones
- Screamin' And Cryin' - Muddy Waters
- Where's My Woman Blues - Muddy Waters
- Last Time I Fool Around With You - Muddy Waters
- Six Three O - Robert Nighthawk
- Prison Bound - Robert Nighthawk
- Jackson Town Gal - Robert Nighthawk
- Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 1 - Muddy Waters
- Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 2 - Muddy Waters


2 CD set

Chess/MCA 9387

= Chess MVCE-30017 (Jp)

262002Rough Treatment: The J.O.B. Records Story

disc 1
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- Late Hours At Midnight - Babyface Leroy
- Pet Rabbit - Babyface Leroy
- How Much More - J.B. Lenoir
- Mojo - J.B. Lenoir

- Boogie Fool - Snooky Pryor
- Crying Shame - Snooky Pryor
- Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor
- Rough Treatment - Little Hudson
- Don't Hand Around - Little Hudson
- Sweet Woman From Maine - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dust My Broom - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dark Road - Floyd Jones
- Skinny Mama - Floyd Jones
- Kissing In The Dark - Memphis Minnie
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Hard Pill To Swallow - John Brim
- Glad I Don't Worry No More - Fat Man
- Please Somebody - Moody Jones
- Keep Drinkin' - Little Brother Montgomery
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie - John Lee
- Man Around My Door - Grace Brim
- Down Home Child - Sunnyland Slim
- Ethel Bea - Little Son Joe
- Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
- Goin' Back To Memphis - Ernest Cotton


disc 2
- Aw Aw Baby - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Pearly B - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Leaving Your Town - Sunnyland Slim
- Overnight - Sunnyland Slim
- Trouble In The Morning - John Brim
- You've Got To Stop This Mess - Fat Man
- Eighty Nine Ten - Snooky Pryor
- Raising Sand - Snooky Pryor
- Things Going So Tough With Me - Little Hudson
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Play A Little While - J.B. Lenoir
- People Are Meddling - J.B. Lenoir
- Knockin' On Lula's Mae's Door - John Lee
- Big World - Floyd Jones
- On The Road Again - Floyd Jones
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- Cool Driver - Johnny Shines
- Hospitality Blues - Grace Brim

- Louella - Babyface Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me - Babyface Leroy
- Blue Coat Man - Eddie Boyd
- Little Too Late - Little Son Joe
- Why Should I Worry - Moody Jones
- Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- World Of Trouble - Memphis Minnie
- Drinking Woman - John Brim
- Uh'm Beautiful - Ernest Cotton
2 CD set

Westside CD WESD 233
272005The Chronological Leroy Foster   1948 - 1952

Leroy Foster & Muddy Waters
- Locked Out Boogie
- Shady Grove Blues
Baby Face Leroy And His Trio
- My Head Can't Rest Anymore
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Little Walter Trio
- Bad Actin' Woman
- I Just Keep Loving Her
Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Boll Weevil
- Rollin' And Tumblin', Part 1 [Parkway 501]
- Rollin' And Tumblin', Part 2 [Parkway 501]
- Red Headed Woman
Little Walter Trio
- Muskadine Blues (Take A Walk With Me)
- Moon-Shine Blues Moonshine Baby
Baby Face And Sunnyland Trio
- Pet Rabbit
- Louella
Baby Face Leroy
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Blues Is Killin' Me

notes by Dave Penny

Classics CD 5137 (Fr)
282012BABY FACE LEROY TRIO

- Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 1 [Parkway 501,. unedited = 3:20]   @ youtube
- Rollin' and Tumblin' Part 2 (H 514-1) [Parkway 501]   @ youtube (3:20 - 6:06)

rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr; Little Walter, voc, hca; Muddy Waters, g, voc

"direct from [16"] session acetates"; "mastering and lacquer cutting was done by Lewis Durham of Evangelist Records/Kitty, Daisy & Lewis using all-analogue equipment."

Parkway 501
(Louis Records UK 2012)

louisrecords.blogspot.co.uk

292012 

LITTLE WALTER TRIO
- Just Keep Lovin' Her (H 511-1) # [Parkway unissued]   @ youtube
BABY FACE LEROY TRIO
- Boll Weevil (H 512-1) * [Parkway unissued]   @ youtube

# rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Little Walter, voc, hca; Muddy Waters, g; Leroy Foster, dr, g ?

* rec. January 1950 in Chicago, IL; Leroy Foster, voc, dr; Little Walter, hca; prob. Jimmy Rogers, g; Muddy Waters, g

"direct from [16"] session acetates"; "mastering and lacquer cutting was done by Lewis Durham of Evangelist Records/Kitty, Daisy & Lewis using all-analogue equipment."



Parkway 505
(Louis Records UK 2012)

louisrecords.blogspot.co.uk



Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 95
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 119
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 154
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, pp. 180-181
- Mike Rowe: Chicago Blues - The City and the Music.- New York (Da Capo Paperback) 1975, first published in 1973 as "Chicago Breakdown"
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/aristocrat.html
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/job.html
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/parkway.html
- http://sundayblues.org/archives/128
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/tempotone.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: JOB 100

 

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