 |
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 |
Little Brother Montgomery 78 rpm / 45 rpm
| # | year of release | title | label # / notes
 |
| 1 | 1930 | Little Brother Montgomery

- No Special Rider Blues (L-501-1)
- Vicksburg Blues (L-502-1)

rec. c. September 1930 in Grafton, Wisc.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | Paramount 13006 = Century 4011 (1947)
 = Jazz Collector L44 (UK)
|
| 2 | 1931 | "E" Montgomery

- Louisiana Blues (C-6879-A) #
- Frisco Hi-Ball Blues (C-6880-B)

rec. January 5, 1931 at Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; # Hicks, g; # prob. Minnie Hicks, sp | Melotone M12548 = Vocalion 02706
|
| | |

- Louisiana Blues (C-6879-B)

rec. January 5, 1931 at Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Hicks, g | Vocalion unissued Document BDCD 6045 |
| 3 | 1935 | Little Brother Montgomery

- Vicksburg Blues No. 2 (94420-1)
- Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good (94421-1)

rec. August 10, 1935 in New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Jesse Coleman (Monkey Joe), sp |  Bluebird B6072 |
| 4 | 1935 | Little Brother Montgomery

- The Woman I Love Blues (94418-1)
- Pleading Blues (94419-1)

rec. August 10, 1935 in New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Walter Vinson, g; Jesse Coleman (Monkey Joe), sp | Bluebird B6140 |
| 5 | 1936 | Little Brother

- Something Keeps A-Worryin' Me (02648-1)
- Chinese Man Blues (02655-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | Bluebird B6658 |
| 6 | 1936 | Little Brother

- Louisiana Blues - Part 2 (02646-1)
- Vicksburg Blues - Part 3 (02645-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | 

 Bluebird B6697= Montgomery Ward M7111 |
| 7 | 1936 | Little Brother

- Shreveport Farewell (02658-1)
- Crescent City Blues S(02657-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, p
| Bluebird B6733

 = Bluebird B10953
|
| 8 | 1936 | Little Brother

- Tantalizing Blues (02644-1)
- The First Time I Met You (02642-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | 

 Bluebird B6766= Montgomery Ward M7112 |
| 9 | 1936 | Little Brother

- A. & V. Railroad Blues (02643-1)
- Santa Fe Blues (02647-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | Bluebird B6811 |
| 10 | 1936 | Tampa Red / Little Brother

Tampa Red
- Someday I'm Bound To Win (01880-1) *
Little Brother
- Never Go Wrong Blues (02652-1) #

# rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p
* rec. December 21, 1936 in Chicago, Ill.; Tampa Red, voc, p; Willie B. James. g |

Bluebird B6825 |
| 11 | 1937? | Mack and Mack / Little Brother

Mack and Mack
- You Gotta Quit Your Low Down Ways (01898-1) *
Little Brother
- Farish Street Jive (02656-1) #

# rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, p
* rec. December 22, 1936 in Chicago, Ill.; Billy and Mary Mack, voc duet; poss. Albert Ammons, p |  Bluebird B6894# = Bluebird 10177 |
| 12 | 1936 | Little Brother

- Out West Blues (02649-1)
- Leaving Town Blues (02650-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | Bluebird B6916 |
| 13 | 1936 | Little Brother

- West Texas Blues (02651-1)
- Mistreatin' Woman Blues (02654-1)

rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p | Bluebird B7178 |
| 14 | 1937? | Little Brother / Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band

Little Brother
- Sorrowful Blues (02653-1) #
Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band
- Goin' Back To Alabama (013021-1) *

# rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p
* rec. August 6, 1937 in Charlotte, N.C.; Eddie Kelly, voc; unknown, hca; unknown, kazoo; unknown, g; unknown, washboard | Bluebird B7277 |
| 15 | 1938? | Little Brother / One Arm Slim

Little Brother
- Misled Blues (02641-1) #
One Arm Slim
- Howling Man Blues (020166-1) *

# rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p
* rec. March 14, 1938 at Leland Hotel, Aurora. Ill.;One Arm Slim (Lovell Alexander), voc, poss. own p; unknown, g; unknown, sb | Bluebird B7806 |
| 16 | 193? | Pinetop and Lindberg / Little Brother

Pinetop and Lindberg
- East Chicago Blues (71623-1) *
Little Brother
- Farish Street Jive (02656-1) #

* rec. February 25, 1932 in Atlanta, Ga. Aaron 'Pinetop' Sparks, p; Milton 'Lindberg' Sparks, voc, sp
# rec. October 16, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La.; Little Brother Montgomery, p | # Bluebird B6894 

 Bluebird 10177
|
| 17 | 1947 | "LITTLE BROTHER" MONTGOMERY'S QUINTET Featuring LEE COLLINS, Trumpet

- Long Time Ago
- El Ritmo

rec. early 1947 by Robert Stendahl; Lee Collins, tp; Little Brother Montgomery, p; Oliver Alcorn, ts, cl; Ernest Crawford, b; Jerome 'Pork Chops' Smith, dr |  Century 4009 |
| 18 | 1947 | "LITTLE BROTHER" MONTGOMERY'S QUINTET Featuring LEE COLLINS, Trumpet

- Swingin' With Lee
- Woman That I Love

rec. early 1947 by Robert Stendahl; Lee Collins, tp; Little Brother Montgomery, p; Oliver Alcorn, ts, cl; Ernest Crawford, b; Jerome 'Pork Chops' Smith, dr | 

 Century 4010 |
Little Brother Montgomery LPs / CDs
| # | year of release | title | label # / notes |
| 1 | 1954 | Natty Dominique / Little Brother Montgomery

Natty Dominique and his New Orleans Hot Six
- ...

Little Brother Montgomery
- Mule Face Blues
- Cow Cow Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Crescent City Blues
rec. Chicago, 1954 | 10 inch LP  Windin' Ball WS 104
scan of Windin' Ball WS 102 |
| 2 | 1960 | Sunnyland Slim and Little Brother Montgomery: Chicago Blues Session

- One Room Country Shack a)
- Trembling Blues b)
- Prison Bound c)
- My Electronical Invention Blues d)
- Brownskin Woman a)
- La Salle St. Boogie e)

- That's Why I Keep Drinkin' d)
- I Got The Blues About My Baby a)
- Bob Martin Blues b)
- Devil Is A Busy Man a)
- No Special Rider f)
- Everytime I Get To Drinkin' c)
a) Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Corky Robertson, b; Armund 'Jump' Jackson, dr
b) Little Brother Montgomery, p
c) Sunnyland Slim, voc; Little Brother Montgomery, p; Corky Robertson, b; Armund 'Jump' Jackson, dr
d) Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Corky Robertson, b; Armund 'Jump' Jackson, dr
e) Sunnyland Slim, p; Corky Robertson, b; Armund 'Jump' Jackson, dr
f) Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p
Wolf CD bonus tracks:
- I Keep On Drinkin'
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- Cow Cow Blues
- New Vicksburg Blues
- Farrish St. Jive
- Chinese Man Blues
Southland CD bonus tracks:
Sunnyland Slim
- Depression Blues
- Sad And Lonesome
- Disc Jockey Special
- Vicksburg Blues
rec. July 14, 1960 in Chicago; session arranged and supervised by Paul Oliver | notes by Paul Oliver


 77 Records LA 12/21notes by Paul Oliver


 = Int. Polydor 423212 (19??) 

 = Redita RLP 133 (NL 1989)
 Wolf CD 120.296 (1992) "The La Salle Chicago Blues Recordings, Vol. 1"
www.wolfrec.com notes by Paul Oliver
 = Southland SCD-010 (1994) (+ 4 bonus tracks)
Southland discography |
| 3 | 1960 | Little Brother Montgomery: Tasty Blues

- Tasty Blues
- Santa Fe
- How Long, Brother?
- Pleading Blues
- No Special Rider
- Brother's Boogie

- Sneaky Pete Blues
- Something Keeps Worrying Me
- Cry, Cry Baby
- Satellite Blues
- Deep Fried
- Vicksburg Blues
rec. July 1, 1960 in New York City; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Julian Euell, b
 Fantasy 24717 back cover |
|  Bluesville BVLP 1012= Status ST 1012  = Prestige 7807
 = OBCCD-554-2
 = Fantasy 24717 (1973) (along with BVLP 1006) "Urban Blues"
|
| 4 | 1961 | Little Brother
Little Brother Montgomery plays and sings

- I Keep Drinkin' #$
- Just The Blues *
- Farish Street Jive, Take 1
- New Vicksburg Blues
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie §
- I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll *

- Cow Cow Blues
- Chinese Man Blues
- Farish Street Jive, Take 3
- Old Man Blues #$
- Canadian Sunset
- Buddy Bolden's Blues * | rec. London, Aug. 18/20, 1960 * Ken Colyer, tpt § Jack Fallon, b # Alexis Korner, g $ Bob Guthrie, dr Columbia 33SX 1289 (UK) (Lansdowne Jazz Series)
|
| 5 | 1961 | Little Brother Montgomery: Blues

- Pleading Blues
- Vicksburg 44
- Early One Morning
- Now About That Prisoner
- Crescent City Blues
- Pallet On The Floor
- West 46th Street Boogie

- Louisiana Rag
- I Ain't No Bulldog
- Mean Old Mama
- London Shout
- Storyville Blues
- L&N Boogie
- It's All Over Now
rec. Chicago, 1960; edited and with notes from Rudi Blesh | 



 Folkways FG 3527www.folkways.si.edu download tracks / notes at Smithsonian Global Sound |
| 6 | 1962 | Chicago - The Living Legends South Side Blues
featuring Mama Yancey and Little Brother Montgomery

- A Wonderful Thing
- Four O'Clock Blues
- New Satellite Blues
- How Long Blues
- Jelly, Jelly
- I Knew You Were Kiddin'
- All the Time
- Mama Yancey's Blues
- Jelly Roll Baker
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Things 'Bout Coming My Way

- Santa Fe Blues #
# on CD only | rec. live at The Birdhouse in Chicago, Il September 6 & 8, 1961 Ted Butterman, cor Bob Gordon, cl Rufus Brown, ts Little Brother Montgomery, p, voc Mike McKendrick, bj Sam Hill, g George "Pops" Foster, b Earl Watkins, dr Mama Yancey, voc Jesse Coleman, p Harry Benson, voc, hca Walter Vinson, voc, g Riverside RLP 403 (mono) = RS-9403 (stereo)
= OBC 508  = OBC OBCCD-508-2
Riverside discography fantasyjazz.com |
| 7 | 1962 | Chicago - The Living Legends Little Brother Montgomery
Piano, Vocal, And Band Blues

- Home Again Blues
- Up The Country Blues
- Saturday Night Function
- Michigan Water Blues
- Sweet Daddy (Your Mama's Done Gone Mad)

- Prescription For The Blues
- 44 Vicksburg
- Trouble In Mind
- Riverside Boogie
- Oh, Daddy
- Somethin' Keep Worryin' Me Blues

- Cooter Crawl *
* on CD only | rec. live at The Birdhouse in Chicago, Il September 6, 1961 Ted Butterman, cor Bob Gordon, cl Rufus Brown, ts Little Brother Montgomery, p, voc Mike McKendrick, bj Elaine McFarland, voc Riverside RLP 410 (mono) = RS-9410 (stereo)
= OBC 525 = Ace CH 263
 = OBC OBCCD-525-2
Riverside discography fantasyjazz.com |
| 8 | 1963 | Chicago - The Living Legends

Little Brother Montgomery and Friends
- Somethin' Keep Worryin' Me Blues
- Cooter Crawl
- Saturday Night Function

| DLP
 Riverside/Victor SR-7038/9 (Jp) |
| 9 | 1964 | Little Brother Montgomery 1936 Treasury Of Jazz Vol. 45

- Crescent City Blues
- The First Time I Met You

- Shreveport Farewell
- Tantalizing Blues

| 7 inch EP 45 rpm  RCA 86.395 (Fr)
|
| 10 | 1965 | Victoria Spivey: Queen and Her Knights

featuring two cuts each by Lonnie Johnson, g (one w/ Victoria Spivey, voc) and Memphis Slim, voc, p (one with Victoria Spivey, voc), Sonny Greer, dr, plus two cuts by Little Brother Montgomery
- How He's Gone
Little Brother Montgomery
- New Black Snake Blues
- Just A Rank Stud
- Somebody's Got To Go
- 1965
- TB Blues

- Every Dog Has His Day
Little Brother Montgomery
- West Texas Blues
- Dig Me
- My Baby Isn't Here
- We Both Got To Die
- I'm A Tigress |  Spivey 1006 |
| 11 | 1965 | Conversation With The Blues
A Documentary of Field Recordings by Paul Oliver

Boogie Woogie Red - "So Much Good Feeling" Spoken, with own piano
Willie Thomas - "A Little Different" Spoken
James Butch Cage & Willie Thomas - "Kill That Nigger Dead" Cage, vocal and fiddle; Thomas, vocal and guitar
Lil' Son Jackson - "The Onliest Way" Spoken
J. B. Lenoir - "My Father's Style" Guitar solo
J. B. Lenoir - "So It Rocked On" Spoken
J. B. Lenoir - "Move To Kansas City" Vocal and own guitar
Otis Spann - "When She Comes Back" Spoken
Otis Spann - "Poor Country Boy" Vocal, with own piano
Lightnin' Hopkins - "Ain't No Easy Thing" Spoken
Mance Lipscomb - "Evil Heart Blues" Vocal and own piano
Blind Arvella Gray - "A Roughneck" Spoken
Roosevelt Sykes - "West Helena Blues" Vocal and guitar
Will Shade - "Days Of Nineteen-Hundred" Spoken
Will Shade - "Newport News Blues" Vocal and own guitar
Whistling Alex Moore - "Chock House Days" Spoken
Whistling Alex Moore - "Come and Get Me" Vocal and own piano
Whistling Alex Moore - "Chock House Days" Spoken
Brother John Sellers - "Move Back For What?" Spoken
J. B. Lenoir - "I Been Down So Long" Vocal and own guitar

Jasper Love - "Santa Fé Blues" Vocal and piano
John Lee Hooker - "Somewhere Down The Line" Spoken
Robert Curtis Smith - "I Hope One Day My Luck Will Change" Vocal and own guitar
Otis Spann - "Only Places They Can Go" Spoken
Otis Spann - "People Calls Me Lucky" Vocal and own piano
Henry Townsend - "What Have I Committed" Spoken
James Butch Cage - "Tween Midnight And Day" Vocal and own guitar
Little Brother Montgomery - "Walking Basses" Spoken
Little Brother Montgomery - "Dud Low Joe" Piano solo
Little Brother Montgomery - "It's A Barrelhouse Blues" Spoken
Little Brother Montgomery - "Vicksburg Blues" Vocal with piano
Little Brother Montgomery - "They Beat Me To Chicago" Spoken
Roosevelt Sykes - "They All Called Him 'Pork Chops'" Spoken
Roosevelt Sykes - "Forty-Four Blues" Vocal and own piano
Robert Junior Lockwood & Sunnyland Slim - "Doctor Clayton And Me" Spoken
Robert Junior Lockwood & Sunnyland Slim - "Take A Little Walk With Me" Vocal with own electric guitar, with Sunnyland Slim, piano
Edwin Buster Pickens - "To Have The Blues Within" Spoken
Mance Lipscomb - "Blues In The Bottle" Vocal and own guitar
# rec. Chicago, July 14, 1960; LP accompanying Paul Oliver's book by the same title
 | 

 Decca LK 4664 2nd ed. (1997) of book (with enclosed CD)
|
| 12 | 1965 | Piano Blues 1927-1933

- Midnight Rambler's Blues - Bert M. Mays
- Oh-Oh Blues - Bert M. Mays
- Larceny Woman Blues - Rudy Foster
- Dying Pickpocket Blues - Rudy Foster
- Black Gal Makes Thunder - Jack O'Diamonds
- Corn Trimmer Blues - Jack O'Diamonds
- The Ducks Yas Yas - James Bat Robinson
- Humming Blues - James Bat Robinson

- On The Wall - Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars - Louise Johnson
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Polock Blues - Jabo Williams
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Graveyard Blues - Turner Parrish
- Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More - Turner Parrish
 | notes by Paul Oliver


 Riverside RM/RLP 8809= Pierre Cardin presente 93518 (Fr 1975) |
| 13 | 1966 | American Folk Blues Festival '66

Vol. 1: Amiga 855114
Roosevelt Sykes
- Running The Boogie
Otis Rush
- All Your Love
Little Brother Montgomery
- I Keep On Drinking
Sleepy John Estes
- You Shouldn't Do It
Big Joe Turner
- Roll 'Em Pete

Junior Wells
- Sheckin' (sic!) On My Baby
- Vietnam Blues #
Sippie Wallace
- Suitcase Blues
Robert Pete Williams
- Midnight Boogie #
Big Joe Turner
- Flip, Flop And Fly
Vol. 2: Amiga 855126
Otis Rush
- It Takes Time #
Roosevelt Sykes
- Night Time Is The Right Time #
Otis Rush
- My Own Fault
Little Brother Montgomery
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie #
Sleepy John Estes
- Yellow Jam Blues #

Junior Wells
- Over Yonders Walls #
Sippie Wallace
- Women Keep Your Mouth Shut #
Junior Wells
- A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson
Robert Pete Williams
- Louise
Big Joe Turner
- Feeling Happy #
# not on Fontana 885 431 BY
Fontana 885 431 BY
Roosevelt Sykes
- Running The Boogie
Otis Rush
- All Your Love
Little Brother Montgomery
- I Keep On Drinking
Sleepy John Estes
- You Shouldn't Do It
Otis Rush
- My Own Fault

Junior Wells
- Checkin' On My Baby
- A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson
Sippie Wallace
- Suitcase Blues
Robert Pete Williams
- Louise
Big Joe Turner
- Flip, Flop And Fly
- Roll 'Em Pete
rec. October 16, 1966 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, East-Berlin | notes by Karlheinz Drechsel


 Vol. 1 Amiga 855114 (DDR 1969)= Amiga CD 82876-63060-2 (2004) notes by Karlheinz Drechsel


 Vol. 2 Amiga 855126 (DDR 1969) 

 = Amiga CD 82876-63061-2 (2004)


 Fontana 885 431 BY
 Philips/Phonogram SFL-7386 (1969) American Folk Blues Festival 65-66
 L+R 42.069 = LR CD-2069
L + R discography
|
| 14 | 1966 | Piano Blues

Little Brother Montgomery
- First Time I Met You

|  RBF 12 |
| 15 | 1966 | Little Brother Montgomery

- All My Love
- She's My One And All Desire | 7 inch 45 rpm FM 1000
|
| 16 | 1966 | The Little Brother Montgomery Trio
featuring "Red" Saunders, dr; "Truck" Parham, b; Jeanne Carrol, voc

- New Vicksburg Blues
- Oh Daddy | 7 inch 45 rpm  FM 1001
|
| 16a | 196? | The Little Brother Montgomery Trio
featuring "Red" Saunders, dr; "Truck" Parham, b

- Mini Skirt Blues
- Brother Red's Boogie | 7 inch 45 rpm  FM 1002
|
| 17 | 1968 | Little Brother Montgomery: Farro Street Jive

- Lonesome Mama
- Alabama Bound
- Sweet Momma Your Daddy's Done Gone Mad
- I Don't Feel Welcome Here
- Farro Street Jive
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

- No Special Rider Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Up The Country Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Dangerous Blues
recorded and notes by Raeburn Flerlage |  Folkways FT 1014 (mono) = FTS 31014 (stereo)www.folkways.si.edu download tracks / notes at Smithsonian Global Sound  = XTRA 1115 (UK)
|
| 18 | 1969 | Little Brother Montgomery with Jeanne Carroll: No Special Rider

- No Special Rider
- Prisoner Bound Blues
- You Gotta See Your Mama Every Night
- Cow Cow Blues
- Gin House Blues

- New Vicksburg Blues
- London Shout
- Oh, Daddy
- Little Brother’s Early Pieces and History
- No Special Boogie

- Farrish Street Jive *
- Muleface Blues *
* on CD only | rec. Chicago Sept. 1, 1969 L. Br. Montgomery, p, voc Jeanne Carroll, voc B. Sam Firk, National steel g Adelphi AD 1003
 Adelphi GCD 9913 (1999)
www.adelphirecords.com |
| 19 | 1969 | St. Louis Jimmy / Sunnyland Slim / Little Brother Montgomery: After Hour Blues

St. Louis Jimmy
- Hard Work Boogie
- Your Evil Ways
- I Sit Up All Night
- State Street Blues
Sunnyland Slim
- When I Was Young (Shake It Baby, tk.1)
- When I Was Young (Shake It Baby, tk.2)

Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues #
- A & B Blues #
- After Hour Blues #
- Little Brother Stomp #
- No Special Rider *
- Vicksburg Blues *
# rec. Chicago, 04/19/1949
* rec. Grafton, Wis. c. Sept., 1930 (Paramount 13006) | 

 Biograph BLP 12010 = Blue Moon BMLP 1.067 (1989)
|
 Savoy Brown: Blue Matter.- Decca LK 4994 1969 including a cover of Little Brother Montgomery's 'Vicksburg Blues' Bob Hall, p & Chris Youlden, voc; rec. March 19-21, 1968 |
| 19a | 1970 | John Jeremy's Film Blues Like Showers Of Rain

Gus Cannon
- My Money Never Runs Out
J.B. Lenoir
- It Hurts Me So Bad (Someday Baby)
Willie Thomas, James 'Butch' Cage & Grandson
- Little Red Rooster
Little Brother Montgomery
- Trembling Blues
J.B. Lenoir
- I Feel Like Playing My Box
Sunnyland Slim & Robert Lockwood
- Take a Little Walk With Me
Wade Walton & R.C. Smith
- Barbershop Rhythm
J.B. Lenoir
- I Been Don So Long [from Decca 4664]
Otis Spann
- People Call Me Lucky
Willie Thomas & James 'Butch' Cage
- Penitentiary Blues
Sunnyland Slim & Robert Lockwood Jr.
- Prison Bound
J.B. Lenoir
- I Don't Care What Nobody Say (Stand By Me)
Willie Thomas & James 'Butch' Cage
- Kill That Nigger Dead
J.B. Lenoir
- It Hurts Me So Bad (Someday Baby)
Robert Curtis Smith
- Blues |  Kay 014 KJ (1979) (30 minutes) = Rhapsody 8022 (1986)
 (=) Vestapol DVD 13003 (2003 "bonus track") "Legends of Country Blues Guitar Vol. 1"
|
| 20 | 1971 | Little Brother Montgomery: Rare Recordings 1930 - 1969

- No Special Rider Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Louisiana Blues
- Frisco Hi
- Ball Blues
- Something Keeps A-Worrying Me
- Chinese Man Blues
- Louisiana Blues pt. 2
- Muleface Rag
- Cow Cow Blues

- Vicksburg Blues
- In The Evening
- Michigan Water Blues
- Winding Ball Blues
- New Vicksburg Blues (Jeanne Caroll, voc)
- O Daddy
- Brother Red's Boogie | notes by Derrick Stewart-Baxter


 Saydisk/Matchbox SDR-213

 = Autogram (Monogram) RSE-03 (D 1987)
|
| 21 | 1971 | Blues 1920-40

LP 1
Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues
- Canned Heat Blues
Ishman Bracey
- Trouble-Hearted Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Dark Night Blues
- Loving Talking Blues
Clifford Gibson
- Drayman Blues
Bukka White
- The Panama Ltd.

Jim Jackson
- I'm Wild About My Loving
Furry Lewis
- Dry Land Blues
Frank Stokes
- T'Ain't Nobody's Business
- Frank Stoke's Dream
Sleepy John Estes
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
- Lawyer Clark Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Don't Want No Woman


LP 2
Memphis Jug Band
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Going Back To Memphis
- Jug Band Waltz
Gus Cannon
- Viola Lee Blues
- Going To Germany
- Walk Right In
Daddy Stovepipe
- The Spasm

Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Woman
- De'se My Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Highway 49
- Peach Orchard Mama
Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Robert Lockwood
- Take A Little Walk With Me


LP 3
Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Devil's Son-In-Law
- Peetie Wheatstraw
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - part 3
Big Maceo
- Worried Life Blues
Joe Pullum
- Hard Working Man Blues

Big Bill Broonzy
- Friendless Blues
- The Southern Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
Robert Lee McCoy
- Tough Luck
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Good Morning Schoolgirl
- Early In The Morning
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway | 3 LP box
 RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp)





 = RCA Victor RA-9051/3 (Jp 1975)
|
| 22 | 1972 | Barrelhouse Blues 1927-1936

Bob Call
- Thirty-One Blues
Barelhouse Welsh
- Dying Pickpocket Blues
Joe Dean
- I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today
George Noble
- Seminole Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Sam, You're Just A Rat
Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Montana Taylor
- Indiana Avenue Stomp
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues No. 2
Charley Taylor
- Heavy Suitcase Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- State Street Jive
Jabo Williams
- Polack Blues
Jesse James
- Ramrod
Raymond Barrow
- Walking Blues
Will Ezell
- Barrelhouse Woman Take 2 |  Yazoo 1028 = Yazoo CD 1028 YAZ |
| 23 | 1972 | Blues Piano - Chicago Plus
Blues Originals Vol. 4

Little Johnny Jones
- Chicago Blues
Floyd Dixon
- When I Get Lucky
Little Brother Montgomery
- Shreveport Farewell
Little Johnny Jones
- Hoy Hoy
Floyd Dixon
- Floyd's Blues
Little Brother Montgomery
- Talkin' boogie
Frank Sweet Williams
- Sweet's slow blues

Meade Lux Lewis
- Riff Boogie
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues
Floyd Dixon
- Hey Bartender
Little Johnny Jones
- Wait Baby
Little Brother Montgomery
- Farish Street Jive
Floyd Dixon
- Two Piano Blues
Little Johnny Jones
- Up The Line
programmed by Pete Lowry | notes by Pete Lowry
 Atlantic SD-7227 = Atlantic P-6187 A (Jp)
Atlantic discography |
| 24 | 1972 | Blues Piano Orgy

Speckled Red
- Blues Hurt My Tongue To Talk
Roosevelt Sykes
- Dresser Drawers
- Concentration Blues
- Kickin' Motor Scooter
- (New Year's) Resolution Blues #
Sunnyland Slim
- My Baby's Coming With A Marriage License
- Poor Boy #
- Every Time I Get To Drinkin'
- Depression Blues #
Little Brother Montgomery *
- Stendahl Stomp
- Tremblin' Blues
- No Special Rider
- Bass Key Boogie
Memphis Slim
- Five O'Clock Blues
- Nat Dee Special #
Curtis Jones
- Lonesome Bedroom Blues #
- Takin' Off #
- Tin Pan Alley Blues
Otis Spann
- Three-In-One Blues
* all 4 of the 1947 sides, originally meant to be issued on Disc Records
# tracks on CD only |  Delmark 626= Trio PA-3046 (Jp 1975) = Trio PA-6211 (Jp 1978) Delmark DE-626 (1996)
www.delmark.com |
| 25 | 1972 | Little Brother Montgomery: Bajez Copper Station
Live at Amsterdam

- Pinetop's Boogie
- Cow Cow Blues
- Doctor, Write Me A Prescription For The Blues
- Farrish Street Jive

- Vicksburg Blues
- Up The Country
- Big Flat Boogie
- Conny Vaughn Tremblin' Blues
CD bonus tracks:
- No Special Rider Blues
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- Keep On Drinkin'
rec. live at the Bajes Blues Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands on Oct. 7, 1972 | 



 Blues Beacon 1932 113 (D)

 Blues Beacon 63. 1002 (D 1982)
 = CD BLU-1002 (1993) (incl. 3 bonus tracks)
www.enjarecords.com |
| 26 | 1972 | Little Brother Montgomery Home Again
Chicago 1972, with Jan Montgomery

- Lonesome Mama Blues
- Tremblin' Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- No Special Boogie
- Jan
- St. Louis Blues

- Home Again Blues
- Dangerous Blues
- Up The Country
- I Was So In Love With You
- History Of Little Brother
- After You'Ve Gone |  Matchbox SDM-223 |
| 26a | 1972 | Blues For Your Pocket

Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Son House
- New Pony Blues
Furry Lewis
- Pearlee Blues
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway
Big Bill Broonzy
- Guitar Shuffle
Brownie McGhee
- Sportin' Life Blues

Memphis Slim
- Boogie Woogie Piano Styles
Little Brother Montgomery
- Lonesome Mama
Sticks McGhee
- Drink Of Wine Mop Mop
J.D. Short
- So Much Wine
James 'Son' Thomas
- Beefsteak Blues
Fred McDowell
- Mojo Hand
compiled by Mike Leadbitter | notes by Mike Leadbitter


 Transatlatic TRA SAM 25= Guimbarda 30111057 (Sp 1979) |
| 27 | 1973 | Little Brother Montgomery's State Street Swingers: Goodbye Mister Blues
featuring Preston Jackson and Ikey Robinson

- Goodbye Mr. Blues
- South Rampart St. Parade
- Tishomingo Blues
- I Must Get Mine In Front
- Struttin' With Some Barbecue
- Boy In The Boat
- Riverside Blues
- Old Maid Blues
- Saturday Night Function
- Glitsy's Blues
- Wailing Blues
- Goodbye Mr. Blues (alternate)
- Panama Rag

| Delmark 663  Delmark DE-663
www.delmark.com |
| 28 | 1973 | Little Brother Montgomery: Deep South Piano

- I Must Get Mine In Front
- Willie Anderson's Blues
- Jim Jam Blues
- Vanado Anderson Blues
- The 44 (Vicksburg) Blues #
- Hesitatin' Blues

- Bob Martin Blues #
- Mama, You Don't Mean Me No Good #
- Cooney Vaughn's Tremblin' Blues
- Hard, Oh Lord
- Miles Davis Blues
- Yodlin' Blues
- Shreveport Farewell #
# on CD only | rec. Copenhagen Sept. 19, 1972 Supervision: Karl Emil Knudsen

 Storyville SLP 228 = Storyville ST 21204 (Fr)
 = Storyville CD 8007 (1991) "Blues Masters Vol. 7"
www.storyville-records.com |
| 29 | 1975 | Little Brother Montgomery: Church Songs
sung and played on the piano by ...

- Rock Of Ages
- Zion Of God
- Come Out Of The Wilderness
- I Got A Father
- This Train
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- God Be With You

- Just Got Over
- It Pays To Serve Jesus
- Down By The Riverside
- On The Evergreen Shore
- In The Blood
- She Has Gone To Heaven
- I'll Be There |  Folkways FTS 31042www.folkways.si.edu download tracks / notes at Smithsonian Global Sound  = XTRA 1018 "Spirituals"
|
| 30 | 1975 | Little Brother Montgomery: Blues Live!
3rd Blues Festival

- Blue Monday Blues
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
- I Love You Baby, But You Don't Treat Me No Good
- Cow Cow Blues
- Hesitation Blues
- Chinese Man Blues

- Loomis Gibson Blues
- Going Up The Country Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- Ii The Evening
- First Time I Met The Blues | rec. live at Hibiya-Yagai- Ongaku-Do, Tokyo on 20th & 29th,
July 1975 Trio PA-3087
= Vivid Sound VSCD-011 (1999) |
| 30a | 1976 | Edith Wilson with Little Brother Montgomery and the State Street Ramblers: He May Be Your Man... But He Comes To See Me Sometime!

- Mistreatin' Blues
- Hesitating Blues
- He May Be Your Man
- Easin' Away From Me
- That Same Dog
- Hey! Hey! Boogie

- Poppa-Mama Blues
- Slow Creepin' Blues
- My Handy Man Ain't Handy Anymore
- Twiddlin'
- Put A Little Love In Everything You Do
rec. Sound Studios Chicago, July 5, 1973 | notes by Paige Van Vorst


 Delmark DS 673= Delmark DD 637 (1993) |
| 31 | 1976 | The Devil's Music
from the BBC T.V. series

Mississippi and Memphis Blues
Sam Chatmon
- Stop And Listen
Big Joe Williams
- Highway 49
Houston Stackhouse
- Cool Drink Of Water
Sam Chatmon
- Sam's Rag
Big Joe Williams
- Watergate Blues
Sam Chatmon
- Who Gonna Love You Tonight
Booker White
- Aberdeen Mississippi

Mose Vinson
- When You Got Rid Of My Mule
Sonny Blake
- One Room Country Shack
- Bring It On Home To Me
Joe Wilkins
- Mr. Downchild
Houston Stackhouse
- Mean Red Spider
Mose Vinson
- Bugle Call Blues
Laura Dukes
- Crawdad


Chicago Blues
The Aces - Take A Little Walk With Me
Billy Boy Arnold - Somebody Help Me
Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Good Rockin' Charles - Don't Start Me To Talkin'
Fenton Robinson - You Don't Know What Love Is
Joe Carter - It Hurts Me Too

Billy Boy Arnold - She Fooled Me
The Aces - Blue Shadows
Good Rockin' Charles - Shake Your Boogie
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues
Edith Wilson - Yankee Doodle Blues
Little Brother Montgomery - I Ain't Got No Special Rider Now | DLP notes by Giles Oakley






 Red Lightnin' RL0033 = Indigo IGOTCD 2537 (2003; 3 CDs)
more info review (pdf) |
| 31a | 19?? | Dealing With The Devil Volume 2
The Devil's Music as sung and played by ...

Jimmy Cotton
- Dealing With The Devil
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Rockin And Whoopin
- Born With The Blues
Little Brother Montgomery
- New Vicksburgh Blues
Roosevelt Sykes
- Hot Nuts
Jimmy Rushing
- St. Louis Blues

Little Brother Montgomery
- I Keep On Drinkin'
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Jet Plane Blues
Little Brother Montgomery
- Farrish St. Jive
Roosevelt Sykes
- Sweet Old Chicago
Jimmy Rushing
- Am I Blue |  EMI (One-Up) OU 2192 |
| 32 | 1976 | Juke Joint Blues Piano

Walter Davis
Little Brother Montgomery
- The First Time I Met You
- Out Wesrt Blues
Andy Boy
Tommy Griffin
Robert Cooper
'Stump' Johnson

Ida Mae Mack
Charlie McFadden
Memphis Slim
Curtis Henry
Frank Tannehill
Roosevelt Sykes
|  RCA RA 5709 (Jp) = MCA/Victor MCA-3537 (Jp)
|
| 33 | 1977 | Little Brother Montgomery: Crescent City Blues

- The Woman I Love Blues
- Pleading Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Mama You Don't Mean Me No Good
- Misled Blues
- The First Time I Met The Blues
- A & V Railroad Blues
- Tantalizing Blues

- Vicksburg Blues Part III
- Louisiana Blues
- Santa Fe Blues
- Something Keeps A-Worrying Me
- Out West Blues
- Leaving Town Blues
- West Texas Blues
- Never Go Wrong Blues


- Sweet Petunia Stomp ("Monkey Joe" Coleman, voc)
- Gonna Beat It Back To Memphis (Coleman)
- Monkey Joe Got The Blues (Coleman)
- Hard Time Blues (Coleman)
- Black Pony Blues (Annie Turner, voc)
- Deceived Blues (Turner)
- Workhouse Blues (Turner)
- Hard On You (Turner)

- Sorrowful Blues
- Mistreatin' Man Blues
- Chinese Man Blues
- Farish Street Jive
- Crescent City Blues
- Shreveport Farewell
- Goodbye, Luck To You (George Guesnon, voc)
| DLP rec. 1935-1937 notes by Jim O'Neal

 RCA / Bluebird AXM2-5522
|
| 34 | 1977 | Paramount 1929-1930
'whip it to a jelly' (The Piano Blues Vol. 1)

Charlie Spand
- Moanin' The Blues
- Mississippi Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Chain 'Em Down
- Louisiana Glide
Little Brother
- No Special Rider
- Vicksburg Blues
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Lee Blues
- No. 29

Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars
- All Night Long Blues
Will Ezell
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Heifer Dust
Charles Avery
- Dearborn St. Breakdown
James Wiggins
- Forty-Four Blues
Henry Brown
- Henry Brown Blues
Blind Blake / Spand
- Hastings St. |  Magpie PY 4401= Magpie PYCD 01 (four add'l tracks) |
| 35 | 1977 | Postscripts, 1927-33
The Piano Blues Vol. 5

Little Brother Montgomery
- Frisco Hi-Ball
Turner Parrish
- Trenches
Roosevelt Sykes
- 44 Blues
Mozelle Alderson
- Tight Whoopee
Sammy Brown
- Jockey Blues
Speckled Red
- Wilkins Street Stomp
Jame Robinson
- Humming Blues
Rufus & Ben Quillian
- Holy Roll

Cow Cow Davenport
- Atlanta Rag
Pinetop & Lindberg
- 4-11-44
Lonnie Clark
- Down In Tennessee
Skip James
- If You Haven't Any Hay
Charlie Spand
- Soon This Morning No 2
Herve Duerson
- Avenue Strut
Stump Johnson
- Bound To Be A Monkey
Kingfish Bill Tomlin
- Hot Box |  Magpie PY 4405 |
| 36 | 1978 | Little Brother Montgomery: Little Brother

- I Keep Drinkin'
- Just The Blues
- Farish street Jive - Take One
- New Vicksburg Blues
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll

- Cow Cow Blues
- Chinese Man Blues
- Farish Street Jive - Take Three
- Old Maid Blues
- Canadian Sunset
- Buddy Bolden's Blues | rec. 1960 in England 

 Aves 0059.012
 = Aves/Intercord 146.502 (D)
|
| 37 | 1978 | Rare Gems

Little Brother Montgomery
- Ain't Nobody Here But Me #
- Buddy Bolden's Blues #
- Prescription For The Blues #
- Salty Dog #
John Lee Granderson
- Bumble Bee #
Robert Nighthawk
- Murderin' Blues #
- Medley: Annie Lee & Sweet Black Angel #
Otis Spann
- Hotel Lorraine #
- Blues For Martin Luther King #
Johnnie Jones * with Billy Boy Arnold
- Worried Life Blues #
- I Hear My Black Name Ringing # *
Rev. Robert Wilkins
- Glory Glory Hallelujah #
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Big Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Moan #
- Screamin' And Cryin' #
James Cotton with Elvin Bishop *, Paul Butterfield $ and Billy Boy Arnold +
- So Glad You're Mine # *
- Diggin' My Potatoes # *$
- Three Harp Boogie # *$+
Robert Pete Williams
- Ugly Man Blues #
J. B. Lenoir
- My Dear Old Mother
Maxwell Street Jimmy
- Someday Baby #
# on Rounder CD | prod. by Norman Dayron early to mid 1960s in Chicago Roots TR 1005 (US) = TK Records TKR 82539 (UK)
notes by Pete Welding
 reissued on Bullseye/ Rounder CD BEYE9530 (1993) "Rare Chicago Blues 1962-68" www.rounder.com
|
| 38 | 1979 | Big Four, 1933-41
The Piano Blues Vol. 12
Will satisfy your mind

Little Brother
- Farish Street Jive
- Vicksburg Blues Part 3
- Shreveport Farewell
- Louisiana Blues Part 2 | Magpie PY 4412 |
| 38a | 1979 | Blues Giants
Masters of Jazz Vol. 15

LP 1
- Southern Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Jasper's Gal - Memphis Slim
- Anytime Is The Right Time - Roosevelt Sykes
- New Shake 'Em On Down - Tommy McClennan
- Willow Tree Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Anna Lou Blues - Tampa Red
- Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
- Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo

- Early In The Morning - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Milk Cow Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Pleading Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Get Yourself Together - Lonnie Johnson
- Walkin' And Drinkin' - Roosevelt Sykes
- Evil Blues - Washboard Sam
- Let Me In Your Saddle - Walter Davis
- Key To The Highway - William 'Jazz' Gillum


LP 2
- Beer Drinking Woman - Memphis Slim
- Crawlin' Kingsnake - Big Joe Williams
- Winter Time Blues - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Louisiana Blues part 2 - Little Brother Montgomery
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Look On Yonder Blues - William 'Jazz' Gillum
- Coal And Iceman Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- My Stove Don't Work - Casey Bill Weldon

- Big Time Woman - Roosevelt Sykes
- Katy Mae Blues - Tommy McClennan
- Good Jelly - Big Bill Broonzy
- When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red
- 'Way Down In Louisiana - Casey Bill Weldon
- Teasin' Brown Skin - Walter Davis
- Caught The Old Coon At Last - Memphis Slim
- Lazy Woman Blues - Lonnie Johnson | DLP






 RCA CL 42858 (UK) |
| 39 | 1980 | Chicago Breakdown

Little Brother Montgomery
- Hesitatin' Blues
John Lee Granderson
- Minglewood Town
Dr. Ross
- Chicago Breakdown
Big Joe Williams
- I Feel So Worried
James Cotton with Elvin Bishop and Paul Butterfield
- V 8 Ford Blues
Maxwell Street Jimmy
- Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay

Little Brother Montgomery with Michael Bloomfield
- Michigan Water Blues
John Lee Granderson
- Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl
Dr. Ross
- Hobo Blues
Big Joe Williams and Paul Butterfield
- Stack O' Dollars
James Cotton with Elvin Bishop and Paul Butterfield
- Polly Put The Kettle On
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years | notes by Norman Dayron
 Takoma TAK 7071 = Sonet SNTF 863
 Fantasy TAKCD-8907-2 "Takoma Blues"
www.fantasyjazz.com |
| 40 | 1980 | Rare Blues

Dr. Isaiah Ross
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Maxwell Street Jimmy
- Alberta
Big Joe Williams
- I Ain't Got Nobody
Son House
- Preachin' The Blues
Rev. Robert Wilkins
- I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down

Little Brother Montgomery
- The Pleadin' Blues
Sunnyland Slim
- Lend Me Your Love
Maxwell Street Jimmy
- Two Trains Running
Big Joe Williams
- Whistling Pines
Rev. Robert Wilkins
- O Lord I Want You To Help Me | notes by Norman Dayron
 Takoma TAK 7081

 = Sonet SNTF 853 = Sonet RISLP-14115 Fantasy TAKCD-8907-2 "Takoma Blues"
Takoma discography
|
| 41 | 1980 | Little Brother Montgomery: Tishomingo Blues

- No Special Rider
- I Would Not Dring No Whisky
- Twelfth Street Rag
- Tishomingo Blues
- I'm Sure Of Everything But You
- The Chinese Man Blues
- Brother's Boogie Woogie

- Cow Cow Blues
- Mule Face Blues
- Home Again Blues
- Farrish Street Jive
- Tremblin' Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Shreveport Farewell | notes by Tony Russell


 JSP 1015 |
| 42 | 1981 | Big Joe Williams, Memphis Slim, Little Brother Montgomery

Big Joe Williams
- Cottage Grove
- Meet Me In The Bottom
- Bessemer Baby
- Baby Please Don't Go (tks. 1 & 2)
- Highway 49
- Shake Your Boogie
- Jump Baby Jump

Big Joe Williams
- Mean Mistreater
- Prison Bound
Little Brother Montgomery
- Keep Drinkin'
- Boogie
Memphis Slim
- I Wonder What's The Matter
- Best Girl I Ever Had | notes by Alan Balfour


 Flyright 577(=) Flyright CD 31 Chicago piano 1951-58 from JOB & Cobra The JOB label Flyright discography
|
| 43 | 1981 | Chicago Blues - A Quarter Century

LP 1
Big Road To Chicago
Johnny Shines
- Ramblin'
- Fish Tail
- Cool Driver
- Ain't Doin' No Good
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Moody Jones
- Rough Treatment
- Why Should I Worry
- Please Somebody

5 Long Years At Steel Mill
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years
- Hard Head Woman
J.T. Brown
- My Gal Went Away
- Soup Line
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Son Joe
- I'd Write A Letter
Little Brother Montgomery
- Keep On Drinkin'
Memphis Slim
- Black Cat Crossed My Trail


LP 2
Chicago Blues Is Killing Me
Baby Face Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Pet Rabbit
John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
J.B. Lenoir
- Let It Roll
John Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow

Just Blowing
Louis Meyers
- Just Wailing
- Bluesy
Big Walter Horton
- Have A Good Time
- Need My Baby
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Junior Wells with Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues


LP 3
Down Home Child Grown Up
Sunnyland Slim
- Down Home Child
- Over Night
- Highway 61
Lee Jackson
- Fishin' In My Pond
- I'll Just Keep Walking
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Homesick James
- Crossroads

Rather Fight Than Switch
Buddy Guy
- Sit And Cry
- Try To Quit You Baby
Shakey Jake with Magic Sam
- Call Me If You Need Me
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks
- Heavy Heart Beat
A.C. Reed
- I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
Ricky Allen
- Ouch!


LP 4
Hard Times Follow Me
Fenton Robinson
- From My Heart
- Say You're Leavin'
Mighty Joe Young
- Hard Times
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural
Lonnie Brooks
- Figure Head
Reggie Boyd
- Nothing But Poison
Andrew Brown
- You Better Stop

Sing The Way I Feel
Koko Taylor
- Honky Tonky
Big Moose
- Rambling Woman
- Foot Race
Big Mac
- Rough Dried Woman
Detroit Jr.
- The Way I Feel
- Call My Job
Bobby Rush
- I Don't Know
Buster Benton
- Money Is The Name Of The Game | 4 LP set








 P-Vine PLP-9022-9025 (Jp)
|
| 44 | 1983 | Piano Blues Legends

Professor Longhair
- P.L. Bounce
Lyin' Joe Holley
- Sea-Sick & Waterbound
- With You On My Mind
- Mother Fuyer
- Goin' Down Slow
Little Brother Montgomery
- St. Louis Blues

Otis Spann
- T.99
- Blood Stains On The Wall
- Why Should I Cry
- Blues Ain't Nothing' But A Botheration
- I Got A Gal |  JSP 1056 |
| 44a | 1983 | Little Brother Montgomery And The Jazz All Stars

- How Long Blues
- Oh Daddy!
- Chicago Town Blues
- She's My One And All Desire
- All Of My Love
- Little Brother's Boogie
- Your Love Is So Incredible
- Tishomingo Blues
- Mule Face |  FM 2001 |
| 44b | 1986 | Atlantic Blues: Piano

- Yancey Special - Jimmy Yancey
- Talkin' Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- Mournful Blues - Jimmy Yancey
- Farish Street Jive - Little Brother Montgomery *
- Salute To Pinetop - Jimmy Yancey
- Vicksburg Blues 1951 - Little Brother Montgomery *
- Shave 'Em Dry - Jimmy Yancey

- Frankie And Johnny - Champion Jack Dupree
- T.B. Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
- Strollin' - Champion Jack Dupree
- Ball The Wall - Professor Longhair *
- Tipitina - Professor Longhair
- Blue Sender - Vann Piano Man Walls
- After Midnight - Vann Piano Man Walls


- Roll 'Em Pete - Joe Turner with Pete Johnson, p
- 'Fore Day Rider - Jay McShann
- Cherry Red - Jay McShann Joe Turner with Pete Johnson, p *
- My Chile - Jay McShann
- Cow Cow Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- Albert's Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis

- Ray's Blues - Ray Charles *
- Low Society - Ray Charles
- A Bit Of Soul - Ray Charles *
- Hey Bartender - Floyd Dixon
- Floyd's Blues - Floyd Dixon
- After Hours Blues - Texas Johnny Brown
- Junco Partner - Doctor John
- I Don't Know - Willie Mabon
* not included on CD reissue | 2 LP set notes by Jim O'Neal
 Atlantic 7-81694-1
 part of "Atlantic Blues: Guitar, Piano, Vocalists, Chicago" (8 LP box)
 Atlantic 7-81713-14 CD set
 (=) Atlantic CD 82309 (1990) "Atlantic Blues: Guitar, Piano, Vocalists, Chicago" |
| 45 | 1987 | Little Brother Montgomery: These Are What I Like
Unissued Recordings Vol. 1

- Mr. Freddie Blues
- Railroad Blues
- Old Louisiana Blues
- Trembling Blues
- I Ain't No Bulldog
- Trumpets Farm Blues
- Farish Street Jive

- Pinetop's Boogie
- The Fives
- No Special Rider Blues
- Cow Cow Blues
- Four O'Clock Blues
- Up The Country
- Suitcase Blues
rec. 1960 by Francis Wilford Smith | notes by Francis Smith and Bob Hall


 Magpie PY 4451 |
| 46 | 1988 | Little Brother Montgomery Those I Liked I Learned
Unissued Recordings Vol. 2

- Wang Wang Blues
- Prescription For The Blues
- Caldonia No. 1 and No. 2
- Kansas City Kitty
- Careless Love
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- You Shall

- Do Right Mama
- Black Snake Blues
- Golf Coast Blues
- Lonesome Mama Blues
- The Cooter Crawl
- Hesitation Blues
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Trouble In Mind
rec. 1960 by Francis Wilford Smith | notes by Paul Oliver
 Magpie PY 4452 |
| 47 | 198? | Little Brother Montgomery: Masters Of The Blues Vol. 9

- The Woman I Love Blues
- Pleading Blues
- Vicksburg Blues. No. 2
- Mama You Don't Mena Me No Good
- The First Time I Met You #
- Farish Street Jive #
- Crescent City Blues #

- Vicksburg Blues No. 3 #
- Out West Blues #
- Leaving Town Blues #
- West Texas Blues #
- Never Go Wrong Blues #
- Mistreatin' Woman Blues #
- Shreveport Blues #
rec. New Orleans, Aug. 10, 1935
# rec. Oct. 16, 1936 | 

 Collector's Classics CC 35 |
| 48 | 1990 | Grinder Man Blues Masters of the Blues Piano

Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues No. 2
- Mama, You Don’t Mean Me No Good
- Santa Fe Blues
- Chinese Man Blues
- Farish Street Jive
- Shreveport Farewell
Memphis Slim
- Beer Drinking Woman
- Grinder Man Blues
- You Got To Help Me Some
- Me, Myself And I
- Whiskey And Gin Blues
- Lend Me Your Love
Big Maceo Merriweather
- Worried Life Blues
- County Jail Blues
- So Long Baby
- Texas Stomp
- Kid Man Blues
- Chicago Breakdown

|  RCA CD 2098-2-R |
| 49 | 1990 | Little Brother Montgomery At Home

- The Rocks
- Louisiana Blues
- Brother Red's Boogie
- Without You Sweetheart *
- Suitcase Blues
- Jan
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

- Hard, Oh Lord
- I'm Gonna Build My Bed on the Bottom of...
- Yankee Doodle Blues
- I'm Going Back to Old Tennessee
- No Special Rider Blues
- Mini Skirt Blues
- Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
rec. 1967 - 1982
* Jan Montgomery, voc |  Earwig 4918www.earwigmusic.com |
| 49a | 1991 | The Paramount Piano Blues 1928-32, Vol. 1

- Evil Woman Blues - James Wiggins
- Forty-Four Blues - James Wiggins
- Chain 'Em Down - James Wiggins
- Lousianna Glide - Blind Leroy Garnett
- Mississippi Blues - Charlie Spand
- Moanin' The Blues - Charlie Spand
- Hastings Street - Charlie Spand
- Pitchin' Boogie - Baby Jay
- Heifer Dust - William Ezell
- Henry Brown Blues - Henry Brown
- Down In Tennessee - Lonnie Clark
- Dearborn St. Breakdown - Charles Avery
- All Night Long Blues - Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars - Louise Johnson
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Fanny Lee Blues - Wesley Wallace
- No. 29 - Wesley Wallace
- If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road - Skip James
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams |  Black Swan HCD-11
|
| 50 | 1992 | Little Brother Montgomery: Complete Recorded Works 1930-1936

- No Special Rider Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Louisiana Blues(, take A)
- Louisiana Blues, take B *
- Frisco Hi-Ball Blues
- The Woman I Love Blues
- Pleading Blues
- Vicksburg Blues, No. 2
- Mama, You Don't Mean Me No Good
- Misled Blues
- The First Time I Met You
- A. & V. Railroad Blues
- Tantalizing Blues
- Vicksburg Blues, pt. 3
- Louisiana Blues, pt. 2
- Santa Fe Blues
- Something Keeps A-Worryin' Me
- Out West Blues
- Leaving Town Blues
- West Texas Blues
- Never Go Wrong Blues
- Sorrowful Blues
- Mistreatin' Woman Blues
- Chinese Man Blues
- Farish Street Jive
- Crescent City Blues
- Shreveport Farewell
* on P-Vine CD only |  Document DOCD 5109 = P-Vine 5758 (Jp 2002)
|
| 51 | 1994 | Little Brother Montgomery: Complete Recorded Works 1930-1954 Vocal Accompaniments & Early Post-War Recordings 1930-1954

- Good Grinding (Irene Scruggs)
- Borrowed Love (Irene Scruggs)
- Must Get Mine In Front (Irene Scruggs)
- Back To The Wall (Irene Scruggs)
- Monkey Man Blues (Minnie Hicks)
- Sweet Rider (Minnie Hicks)
- Black Pony Blues (Annie Turner)
- Deceived Blues (Annie Turner)
- Workhouse Blues (Annie Turner)
- Hard On You (Annie Turner)
- Goodbye, Good Luck To You ("Creole" George Guesnon)
- El Ritmo
- Swingin' With Lee
- Long Time Ago
- Woman That I Love
- Vicksburg Blues
- A & B Blues
- After Hours Blues
- Little Brother Stomp
- Mule Face Blues
- Cow Cow Blues
- Vicksburg Blues
- Crescent City Blues
- Winding Ball Blues |  Document DOCD 6034 |
| 52 | 2002 | Rough 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 |
| 53 | 2004 | I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Three

CD One
Snooks Eaglin
- Yours Truly
- Pine Top´s Boogie Woogie
- My Babe
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey
- Careless Love
- Rock Island Line
- CC Rider
- I`m Looking For A Woman
- Hello Dolly
- Lonesome Road
Babe Stovall
- Good Morning Blues
- Candy Man
- Fo´ Day Blues
- Gonna Move To Kansas City
Johnny Moment
- Keep Our Business To Yourself
- You Got To Mind How To Treat Someone Else
Will Shade
- I Got The Blues So Bad
- I Can´t Stand It
Furry Lewis
- Baby, I Know You Don´t Love Me
Earl Bell
- Travellin´ Man
- Terraplane Blues
Moose Williams
- Mother Keep Your Light Burning High In The Window


CD Two
Willie Mabon
- Somebody´s Got To Pay
Big Walter Horton
- West Side Blues
- Tin Pan Alley
- This Is It
Sunnyland Slim
- Prison Bound
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Hot Potatoes
- One Room Country Shack
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues
Johnny Young
- You Got Bad Blood, I Think You Need A Shoot
Washboard Sam
- Mama Don´t Allow
Big Joe Williams
- Rootin´ Groundhog
- Southern Blues
- King´s Highway Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
- Improvisations and Interview
- Drive 'em Down Special
- Improvisations and Interview
- I Feel Like A Millionaire
- Improvisations and Interview
- Barrelhouse Woman
- Improvisations and Interview | 2 CD set


Jefferson Records SBACD 12658/9www.jeffersonbluesmag.com |
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Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/blues/l/montgome.htm
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/blues/r/sykes.htm
source of left column picture: Front cover of Earwig 4918
 Karl Gert Zur Heide: Deep South Piano, The Story Of Little Brother Montgomery Studio Vista books, 1970
 Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' [read more]
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