Although most of his releases under his own name were reissued earlier on the BEFORE THE FUNK cd, this collection adds some of the work he did with other artists. Today Nolen's fame rests almost entirely on the innovative work he did as lead guitarist for the James Brown Orchestra between 1965 and his death in 1983 which is not covered in this set.
Disc 1
MONTE EASTER And HIS BAND 1. NEW ORLEANS HOP 2. AFTER DARK 3. JUST A ROCKIN' 4. BLUES IN THE EVENING MONTE EASTER And HIS BAND 5. MIDNIGHT RIDER 6. GOING BACK TO KANSAS CITY CHUCK HIGGINS And HIS JOY BOYS 7. I'LL BE THERE JIMMY NOLEN 8. SLOW FREIGHT BACK HOME 9. LET'S TRY AGAIN JIMMY NOLEN 10. I CAN'T STAND YOU NO MORE 11. YOU'VE BEEN GOOFING 12. STROLLIN' WITH NOLEN 13. STROLLIN' WITH NOLEN (Alt Take) 14. AFTER HOURS CHUCK HIGGINS And HIS BAND 15. HERE I'M IS 16. WETBACK HOP MOOSE JOHN 17. WRONG DOIN' WOMAN 18. TALKIN' 'BOUT ME RUDY RAY MOORE 19. THE BUGGY RIDE 20. I'M MAD WITH YOU 21. MY LITTLE ANGEL JIMMY NOLEN 22. STRAWBERRY JAM 23. STRAWBERRY JAM (Alt Take 1) 24. STRAWBERRY JAM (Alt Take 2) 25. STRAWBERRY JAM (Alt Take 3) 26. THE LOST TRAIN 27. DON'T LEAVE ME NO MORE 28. WIPE YOUR TEARS
Disc 2
JIMMY NOLEN 1. THE WAY YOU DO 2. MOVIN' ON DOWN THE LINE 3. IT HURTS ME TOO 4. HOW FINE CAN YOU BE RUDY RAY MOORE 5. I'LL BE HOME TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT LITTLE ARTHUR MATHEWS With JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA 6. BAD BAD BULLDOG 7. HOT DIGGITTY DOG JOHNNY OTIS 8. HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! 9. THE MIDNITE CREEPER (Part 1) 10. THE MIDNITE CREEPER (Part 2) BILLY ROBBINS 11. BRING HER BACK TO ME 12. BABY PLEASE COME HOME SAILOR BOY 13 COUNTRY HOME 14. WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG (Part 1) 15. WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG (Part 2) JIMMY NOLEN With THE JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA 16. COME ON HOME 17. JIMMY'S JIVE JIMMY NOLEN 18. SWINGIN' PETER GUNN (Part 1) MONTE EASTER & HIS BAND 19. WEEKEND BLUES GEORGE ALLEN AKA GEORGE SMITH 20. TIMES WON'T BE HARD ALWAYS 21. TIGHT DRESS 22. LOOSE SCREWS 23. THE WILL TO GO ON GEORGE ALLEN AKA GEORGE SMITH With JIMMY NOLEN BAND 24. SOMETIMES YOU WIN WHEN YOU LOSE 25. COME ON HOME 26. YOU CAN'T UNDO WHAT'S BEEN DONE 27. ROPE THAT TWIST
