Cincinnati Stomp

During World War Two, pianist Joe Duskin (1921–2007) performed in USO shows where he met several of his musical idols, including Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis. This exposure greatly influenced Duskin’s musical development in the “boogie-woogie” style. However, pressed to promise his Baptist minister father after the war not to play the “Devil’s music” during his lifetime, Duskin did not touch the piano for the next 16 years. Following the death of his father at age 105, Duskin slowly began performing again. In 1977 and 1978, Arhoolie Records recorded two sessions, releasing some of the material in 1979. This CD contains all of the material from those sessions including Pete Johnson’s “Roll ’Em Pete,” Meade Lux Lewis’s “Honky Tonk Train,” and several of his own compositions (“Cincinnati Stomp,” “Well, Well Baby,” and “I Met a Girl Named Martha”).

Track Listing

101	Mean Old Frisco	Big Joe Duskin	03:08
102	Roll 'Em Pete	Big Joe Duskin	03:07
103	Stormin' In Texas	Big Joe Duskin	04:07
104	Cincinnati Stomp	Big Joe Duskin	02:42
105	Little Red Rooster	Big Joe Duskin	03:43
106	The Tribute	Big Joe Duskin	04:26
107	Down The Road Apiece	Big Joe Duskin	02:16
108	Well, Well Baby	Big Joe Duskin	04:38
109	Honky Tonk Train	Big Joe Duskin	03:08
110	Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar	Big Joe Duskin	02:54
111	Tender Hearted Woman	Big Joe Duskin	03:38
112	Stoop Down Baby	Big Joe Duskin	02:36
113	Betty And Dupree	Big Joe Duskin	05:01
114	Yancey Special	Big Joe Duskin	03:15
115	Slidell Blues	Big Joe Duskin	05:05
116	Dollar Bill Boogie	Big Joe Duskin	02:26
117	I Met A Girl Named Martha	Big Joe Duskin	03:46
118	Boogie Woogie Prayer	Big Joe Duskin	03:36