Jasmine's blues and R&B 'In Session' series has been enlightening & entertaining. Chicago saxophonist Oett 'Sax' Mallard made hundreds of recordings & just 26 have been chosen for this overview covering an 8 year period from 1946-54. As a session man he played with some of RCA Victor's top blues singers such as Roosevelt Sykes and Tampa Red from 1946 then a year later clarinet with Washboard Sam. A move to the Chess Brothers' Aristocrat label saw sessions under his own name including the instrumental 'The Mojo' and Artie Shaw's 'Summit Ridge Drive'. The Aristocrat label became Chess in 1950 and another release by Mallard this time with Andrew Tibbs as vocalist. Two tracks from United with Roosevelt Sykes Honey Drippers then a session with Mercury, first with Big Bill Broonzy and on his own with 'The Bunny Hop'. Another Mercury session produced two more instrumentals including 'Accent on Youth' where his overdubbed alto & tenor creating what has been described as 'an impossible sonic perspective'. For the final track he joined Guitar Slim's New Orleans road band for a session that produced 'Later for You Baby' released on Specialty.....
ROOSEVELT SYKES AND HIS ORIGINAL HONEYDRIPPERS 1. FLAMES OF JIVE 2. BOP DE BIP TAMPA RED 3. YOU MAY BE DOWN SOMEDAY 4. SHE'S A SOLID KILLER DILLER WASHBOARD SAM AND HIS WASHBOARD BAND 5. FACING LIFE 6. LOVE ME OR LET ME BE SAX MALLARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA 7. ROLLING TEARS SAX MALLARD & ORCH. 8. THE MOJO SAX MALLARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA 9. SUMMIT RIDGE DRIVE SAX MALLARD AND HIS SEXTET 10. YOU CAN'T WIN 11. ACHING HEART SAX MALLARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA 12. SLOW CABOOSE ROOSEVELT SYKES AND HIS HONEY DRIPPERS 13. FINE AND BROWN 14. HEAVY HEART BIG BILL BROONZY 15. LEAVIN' DAY 16. TOMORROW SAX MALLARD WITH ORCHESTRA 17. THE BUNNY HOP SAX MALLARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA 18. ACCENT ON YOUTH 19. LEAP YEAR BLUES SAX MALLARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA 20. I'M YOURS 21. TEEN TOWN STRUT! MITZI MARS WITH SAX MALLARD AND ORCHESTRA 22. I'M GLAD 23. ROLL 'EM THE CORONETS WITH SAX MALLARD AND COMBO 24. SHOULD I 25. BABY'S COMING HOME GUITAR SLIM AND HIS BAND 26. LATER FOR YOU BABY
