JUNIOR PARKER LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER 1952-1955
Released: 2006
Label: Classics Records [5167]
Format: [email protected]
Time: 60:04 



Harpist and singer Junior Parker was far from a one-trick pony, and his early ragged R&B tracks from the 1950s, which never strayed too far from the blues, are both refreshing and surprisingly varied. This fine set contains his earliest recordings for Modern, Sun Records, and his first sides for Duke, with Ike Turner (who was the one who spotted Parker and brought him to Modern Records), Matt Murphy, Pat Hare, and Bobby Bland assisting on various tracks. Among the highlights are the chugging "Feelin' Good," the lean elegance of "Mystery Train," the proto-rockabilly of "Love Me Baby," and the driving "I Wanna Ramble." For giving "Mystery Train" a definitive form and arrangement alone, Parker deserves a spot in the rock and blues pantheon. 

1 Little Junior Parker & The Blue Flames -  You're My Angel 1:56     
2 Little Junior Parker & The Blue Flames -  
Bad Women Bad Whiskey 3:00 
3 Bobby Bland & Junior Parker  -  Love Me Baby 2:58 
4 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Feelin' Good 2:56     
5 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Fussin' And Fightin' Blues 2:58
6 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Love Me Baby 2:34 
7 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Mystery Train 2:20 
8 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Feel So Bad 2:41 
9 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Sittin' At The Bar 2:32 
10 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Sittin' At The Window 2:00 
11 Little Junior's Blue Flames  -  Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin' 3:08 
12 "Little Junior" Parker Bill Johnson's Blue Flames  -  
Please Baby Blues 2:40 
13 "Little Junior" Parker Bill Johnson's Blue Flames -  
Dirty Friend Blues 3:02 
14 "Little Junior" Parker Bill Johnson's Blue Flames  -  
Can't Understand 2:51 
15 "Little Junior" Parker Bill Johnson's Blue Flames  -  
Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin' 2:41 
16 Little Junior Parker Blue Flames Orchestra  -  
Can You Tell Me Baby 2:52 
17 Little Junior Parker Blue Flames Orchestra  -  Backtracking 2:35 
18 Little Junior Parker Blue Flames Orchestra  -  I Wanna Ramble 2:49 
19 Little Junior Parker And His Orchestra  -  Driving Me Mad 2:49
 20 Little Junior Parker And His Orchestra  - 
There Better Be No Feet 2:31 
21 Little Junior Parker And His Orchestra  -  I'm Tender 2:43 
22 Little Junior Parker And His Orchestra  -  Pretty Baby 2:32
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Personel
Bass- Hamp Simmons (tracks: 16 to 22) , Kenneth Banks  (tracks: 4 to 11) 
Drums - John Bowers (tracks: 4 to 12) , L.C. Dranes (tracks: 1, 2) , Sonny Freeman (tracks: 16 to 22) 
Guitar - Floyd Murphy (tracks: 4 to 11) , Matt Murphy (tracks: 1, 2) , Pat Hare (tracks: 6 to 18 ) , Roy Gaines (3) (tracks: 19 to 22) 
Piano - Bill Johnson (7) (tracks: 12 to 15) , Donnie McGowan (tracks: 16 to 22) , Ike Turner (tracks: 1, 2) , William Johnson (3) (tracks: 4 to 11) 
Saxophone [Alto] - Joe Fritz (tracks: 16 to 22) 
Saxophone [Baritone] - Rayfield Devers (tracks: 16 to 22) 
Saxophone [Tenor] - Raymond Hil(track 1)  James Wheeler(track 4) Jimmy Johnson  (tracks: 16 to 22) 
Trumpet - Jimmy Stewart (tracks: 16 to 22)