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The only extant collection of Boggs' solo career on CD, The Very Best of Noel Boggs is made up of a dozen recordings by his quintet from 1958, augmented by four performances by his trio six years later, all recorded for Jimmy Wakely's Shasta Records. Boggs' own "Steelin' Home" takes the greatest advantage of the steel guitar as a pure instrument, with a slashing sound that isn't exploited often elsewhere here. The rest is engaging enough, showing off his steel guitar (usually in tandem with Ivan Ditmars' organ, and lead guitarist Neil Levang) carrying melodies of such familiar tunes as "Beer Barrel Polka," "Coquette," "September Song," "The Birth of the Blues," and "Tenderly," the latter the prettiest track in this collection and a great showcase for Paul Smith's piano; all of it is entertaining, although in at least one instance, the waltz "Lover" by Richard Rodgers, the underlying composition is sort of lost in the rendition. The music, much of it obviously drawn from the highlights of Boggs' stage act, all has the feel of stripped down, light jazz rather than country music, showing off the direction in which Boggs turned after the early '50s. Juan Tizol's "Caravan" is probably the best track here for sheer virtuosity, a scintillating high-speed workout for the two guitars and organ.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Leon McAuliffe, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Noel Boggs, MainArtist - Ray Nobel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Noel Boggs, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Noel Boggs, MainArtist - Dave Ringle, ComposerLyricist - Fred Meinken, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jaromir Vejvoda, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
John Green, ComposerLyricist - Carmen Lombardo, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Kurt Weill, ComposerLyricist - Maxwell Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Noel Boggs, MainArtist - Sam Koki, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Noel Boggs, MainArtist - WALTER GROSS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Ballard McDonald, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Noel Boggs, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Wakely, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
B. G. DE SYLVA, ComposerLyricist - Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Ervin Drake, ComposerLyricist - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist - H. J. Lengsfeder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Fred Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Felix Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Noel Boggs, MainArtist - Johnny S. Black, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
Album review
The only extant collection of Boggs' solo career on CD, The Very Best of Noel Boggs is made up of a dozen recordings by his quintet from 1958, augmented by four performances by his trio six years later, all recorded for Jimmy Wakely's Shasta Records. Boggs' own "Steelin' Home" takes the greatest advantage of the steel guitar as a pure instrument, with a slashing sound that isn't exploited often elsewhere here. The rest is engaging enough, showing off his steel guitar (usually in tandem with Ivan Ditmars' organ, and lead guitarist Neil Levang) carrying melodies of such familiar tunes as "Beer Barrel Polka," "Coquette," "September Song," "The Birth of the Blues," and "Tenderly," the latter the prettiest track in this collection and a great showcase for Paul Smith's piano; all of it is entertaining, although in at least one instance, the waltz "Lover" by Richard Rodgers, the underlying composition is sort of lost in the rendition. The music, much of it obviously drawn from the highlights of Boggs' stage act, all has the feel of stripped down, light jazz rather than country music, showing off the direction in which Boggs turned after the early '50s. Juan Tizol's "Caravan" is probably the best track here for sheer virtuosity, a scintillating high-speed workout for the two guitars and organ.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:46
- Main artists: Noel Boggs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Varese Sarabande
- Genre: Country
© 2000 Varese Sarabande Records This Compilation ℗ 2000 Varese Sarabande Records
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