About this product

ProducerJoop Visser Productions (Reissue), Adam Komorowski (Compilation)

Record LabelProper Box (Uk)

UPC0805520021296

eBay Product ID (ePID)61708199

Release Year2007

FormatCD

GenreJump Blues, Blues

Run Time291 min.

StyleJump Blues

ArtistVarious Artists

Release TitleThe Cosimo Matassa Story [Remaster]

Recording ModeStereo

Number of Discs4

DistributorCity Hall

Spar CodeN/A

Recording TypeStudio

Release Date20070730

Ratings and Reviews

4.8

5 product ratings

Would recommend

Good value

Good quality

by rowens5119
Oct 07, 2015
Roots of Nawlins R&B
From Little Richard to Fats Domino to Dave Bartholomew to Huey Smith, this look at New Orleans rhythm and blues in the 1950s -- including some of the very first actual "rock and roll" recordings -- is up to Proper's usual persnickety standards. The remastering is uniformly fine, the track dates and personnel listings show signs of meticulous research. The liner notes kind of ramble, but that's to be expected with England's Proper imprint. Matassa wasn't a musician but a studio owner and entrepreneur who serves as the common element in these wide-ranging recordings. With four discs containing 120 tracks, the value price of this imported set is possible only because of Britain's more liberal copyright laws on recorded music. If you like this kind of musical gumbo, there's a lot on the menu here, so let the bon ton roulez!
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by clrblind101
Nov 22, 2017
nola
get these (both volumes) for a very nice look at cosimo and the importance of his contributions to new Orleans music.
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