Although underappreciated by the public during his lifetime, guitarist Bill Jennings was much admired by fellow musicians, including Louis Jordan, Bill Doggett, and Willis Jackson (all of whom employed him) and B.B. King (who cites Jennings as one of his favorites). King called him a "daring player, both rhythmically and technically... because he would start a groove to going, and then whatever it takes to keep that groove going, he would do it." The Indianapolis picker's music was rediscovered in the Nineties by a new generation of guitarists, including Junior Watson, Duke Robillard, and Rusty Zinn, who have incorporated elements of Jennings' lean, swinging approach into their blues performances. The reissue of these rare recordings for the Gotham and King labels should help to enhance Jennings' standing in the public's pantheon of great jazz and blues guitar players...............
CD 1
01. Alexandria, Virginia (Clanton-Jennings) 2:55
02. You Came a Long Way from St. Louis (Russell-Brooks) 2:48
03. Stompin with Bill (Jennings) 2:44
04. The Lonesome Traveller (Hays) 3:05
05. Piccadilly Circus (Jennings-Parker) 1:59
06. There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon-Warren) 2:51
07. What Will I Do? (Berlin) 3:46
08. Billy in the Lions Den (Jennings) 2:52
09. Fine and Dandy (Swift-James) 2:27
10. Just You, Just Me (Greer-Klaces) 2:45
11. Down to Earth (Jennings-Parker) 2:20
12. May I? (Jennings-Parker) 2:50
13. Get Hot (Jennings-Parker) 2:25
14. Stuffy (Coleman Hawkins) 2:56
15. Solitude (DeLange-Ellington-Mills) 2:48
16. Whats New (Haggart-Burke-Whitmark) 3:29
17. They Cant Take That Away from Me (G.& I. Gershwin) 2:15
18. Sweet & Lovely (Arnheim-Daniels-Tobias) 3:27
19. Blue Grass (Parker-Jennings) 3:55
20. Soft Winds (Benny Goodman) 2:56
21. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Parish-Mills) 2:16
22. Big Boy (Bill Jennings) 2:11
23. 633-Knock! (Doggett-Jennings) 2:27
24. Danny Boy (Weatherly) 2:30
25. Darn That Dream (DeLange-Van Heusen) 2:39
26. Alexandria, Virginia (Clanton-Jennings) 2:53*
27. Stomp (Stompin with Bill) (Jennings) 2:39*
28. Stompin with Bill (Jennings) 2:43*
CD 2
01. Willow Weep for Me (Ronnell) 2:46
02. Day Train (Bill Jennings) 2:33
03. Glide On (Jack Wilson) 2:36
04. Three Little Words (Ruby-Kalmar) 2:35
05. Have You Ever Had the Blues (Jennings-Lenoir) 2:30
06. Better Ask Somebody (Bill Jennings) 2:43
07. Sea Breeze (Bill Jennings) 2:27
08. A Good Un (Bill Jennings) 2:22
09. Easy Living (Robin-Rainger) 3:50
10. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) 2:06
11. Ja-Da (Bob Carlston) 4:02
12. Angel Eyes (Dennis-Brent) 3:20
13. You Dont Know What Love Is (Don Raye-Gene DePaul) 2:03
14. Medley: (G.& I. Gershwin) 4:05
-It Aint Necessarily So
-Summertime
15. Answer Me My Love (Winkler-Rauch-Sigman) 3:16
16. What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter) 2:39
17. Its Easy to Remember (Rodgers-Hart) 3:09
18. One for My Baby (Mercer-Arlen) 3:51
19. You Go to My Head (Coats-Gillespie) 2:52
20. Mood Indigo (Bigard-Mills-Ellington) 2:14
21. Wishbone (Jennings-Jackson) 2:35
22. Blues in My Heart (Carson-Foley) 2:37
23. Roses of Picardy (Weatherly-Wood) 3:00
24. Down Boy (Jennings-Jackson) 2:37
