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It's a matter of opinion as to whether Dixon's Aladdin output was his peak; many would give his Specialty sides (available on the Marshall Texas Is My Home compilation) the nod. Still, his late-'40s and early-'50s work for the label included some of his most popular and best tracks, such as "Wine, Wine, Wine," "Call Operator 210," "Tired, Broke and Busted," "Let's Dance," "Telephone Blues," and "Too Much Jelly Roll" (the last of which was one of Leiber-Stoller's first recorded compositions). This two-CD, 48-track compilation is geared more toward the completist collector than the average fan, especially with the inclusion of five Sonny Parker sides (which Dixon now says he didn't play on, despite some reports to the contrary) and about ten songs that feature Mari Jones on vocals. The best stuff is jump blues at its best, though, with good guitar work by Johnny and Oscar Moore (the latter of who had played with Nat "King" Cole), Dixon's fine piano playing, and witty, knowing vocals and lyrics.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Lionel Hampton, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Curley Hamner, Composer - Melvin White, Composer - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Sonnie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Sonnie Parker, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Unknown, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Sonnie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Gladys Hampton, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Sonnie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Billy Moll, ComposerLyricist - MURRAY MENCHER, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Sonnie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Miller, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Floyd Dixon, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maxwell Davis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Ellis "Slow" Walsh, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Ranelucci, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mark Hurley, Composer - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Helen Neal, Composer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
DISC 2
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, Composer, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Miller, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ellis Walsh, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Maxwell Davis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Mesner, Composer, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
EDDIE WILLIAMS, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, Composer - Elliot Carpenter, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mark Hurley, Composer - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Ellis Walsh, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Oscar Moore, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Florence Cadrez, Composer - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - Hadda Brooks, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Baxter, Composer - JOHNNY MOORE, Composer, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, Composer, MainArtist - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Delores McGee, Composer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHNNY MOORE, MainArtist - FERDE GROFE, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Mari Jones, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Neilan, Composer - Teriss, Composer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Leiber, Composer - Mike Stoller, Composer - Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Maxwell Davis, Composer - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
EDDIE WILLIAMS, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Roy Hayes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Floyd Dixon, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maxwell Davis, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Mesner, Producer - Nathaniel McFadden, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, MainArtist - Que Martyn, Composer - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Floyd Dixon, Composer, MainArtist - Eddie Mesner, Producer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
It's a matter of opinion as to whether Dixon's Aladdin output was his peak; many would give his Specialty sides (available on the Marshall Texas Is My Home compilation) the nod. Still, his late-'40s and early-'50s work for the label included some of his most popular and best tracks, such as "Wine, Wine, Wine," "Call Operator 210," "Tired, Broke and Busted," "Let's Dance," "Telephone Blues," and "Too Much Jelly Roll" (the last of which was one of Leiber-Stoller's first recorded compositions). This two-CD, 48-track compilation is geared more toward the completist collector than the average fan, especially with the inclusion of five Sonny Parker sides (which Dixon now says he didn't play on, despite some reports to the contrary) and about ten songs that feature Mari Jones on vocals. The best stuff is jump blues at its best, though, with good guitar work by Johnny and Oscar Moore (the latter of who had played with Nat "King" Cole), Dixon's fine piano playing, and witty, knowing vocals and lyrics.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 48 track(s)
- Total length: 02:18:00
- Main artists: Floyd Dixon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Blues
© 1996 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
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