A colossus in every way possible, Big Al Sears was a giant of the tenor saxophone who played with the most popular bands of the swing era before meeting the rhythm & blues onslaught head-on and assisting Alan Freed to give birth to rock 'n' roll. 30 great cuts of prime sax honking and rockin'. This is a must have for fans of cool sax playing, r&b and rock 'n' roll alike. Fully detailed liner notes covering his early life and career.........
1. AL SEARS & THE SPARROWS - 125TH STREET, NEW YORK 2. AL SEARS & ALL STAR RHYTHM SECTION - SEARSY 3. COUSIN JOE WITH LEONARD FEATHER'S HIPTET - JUST ANOTHER WOMAN 4. JOHNNY HODGES & HIS ORCHESTRA - CASTLE ROCK 5. AL SEARS & THE SPARROWS - SHAKE HANDS 6. ERNESTINA - DON'T YOU EVER LET ME GO 7. JOHNNY HODGES & HIS ORCHESTRA - SOMETHING TO PAT YOUR FOOT TO 8. HERBIE COOPER WITH BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - COME A RUNNIN' 9. AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - SEAR-IOUSLY 10. JAY HAWKINS - WELL, I TRIED 11. AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - MARSHALL PLAN 12. JOHN GREER & HIS RHYTHM ROCKERS - RIDE PRETTY BABY 13. MELVIN SMITH - I DON'T HAVE TO HUNT NO MORE 14. AL SEARS SWINGS - VO-SA 15. THE HEARTS WITH AL SEARS' ORCHESTRA - OO-WEE 16. BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW 17. JIMMY WITHERSPOON - ALL RIGHT MISS MOORE 18. AL SEARS & HIS ROCK 'N' ROLLERS - TWEEDLE DEE 19. JOE TURNER & HIS BLUES KINGS - HIDE AND SEEK 20. ROY HAMILTON - I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (Over You) 21. BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - TINA'S CANTEEN 22. CHARLES CALHOUN & THE FOUR STUDENTS - JAMBOREE 23. BIG AL SEARS & HIS ORCHESTRA - TOM, DICK 'N' HARRY 24. CHARLES CALHOUN - MY PIGEON'S GONE 25. THE THRILLERS - 'LIZABETH 26. AL SEARS & HIS ROCK 'N' ROLLERS - GOIN' UPTOWN 27. BARBIE GAYE - MY BOY LOLLYPOP 28. BIG AL SEARS - SO GLAD 29. ROY GAINES - YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M LEFT 30. NAPPY BROWN - BABY-CRY-CRY-CRY-BABY
