Lucky Millinder's big band was loud and raucous and designed mainly for dancers but over the years it featured some of the greatest jazz musicians and r&b players to ever grace a stage or recording studio. With vocal talents: Trevor Bacon, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonie Harris, and Annisteen Allen to name a few. The members of his orchestra were equally famous in the jazz world and feature such top flight musicians as: Bill Doggett; Sam 'The Man' Taylor; Dizzy Gillespie; Ike Quebec; Paul Quinichette and Art Blakey.............
1. BIG FAT MAMA (Vocal - Trevor Bacon) 2. SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT (Vocal - Sister Rosetta Tharpe) 3. I WANT A TALL SKINNY PAPA (Vocal - Sister Rosetta Tharpe) 4. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN (All Over The World) (Vocal - Trevor Bacon) 5. ARE YOU READY (Vocal - Trevor Bacon) 6. APOLLO JUMP (Instrumental) 7. SWEET SLUMBER (Vocal - Trevor Bacon) 8. HURRY, HURRY (Vocal - Wynonie Harris) 9. WHO THREW THE WHISKEY IN THE WELL (Vocal - Wynonie Harris) 10. SHORTY'S GOT TO GO (Vocal - Lucky Millinder) 11. LET IT ROLL (Vocal - Annisteen Allen) 12. D' NATURAL BLUES (Instrumental) 13. LITTLE GIRL, DON'T CRY (Vocal - Big John Greer) 14. OH BABE! (Vocal - Wynonie Harris) 15. SILENT GEORGE (Vocal - Myra Johnson) 16. BONGO BOOGIE (Vocal - Annisteen Allen) 17. NO ONE ELSE COULD BE (Vocal - Annisteen Allen, Melvin Moore) 18. THE GRAPE VINE (Vocal - Melvin Moore) 19. RAM-BUNK-SHUSH (Instrumental) 20. LOADED WITH LOVE (Vocal - Corky Robbins & Johnny Bosworth) 21. PLEASE BE CAREFUL (Vocal - Pigmeat Peterson aka Eddie Mack) 22. LORD KNOWS I TRIED (Vocal - Heyward Jackson) 23. HEAVY SUGAR (Instrumental) 24. BACKSLIDER'S BALL (Instrumental) 25. IT'S A SAD, SAD FEELING (Vocal - Cathy Ryan & The Admirals) 26. OW! (Instrumental)
