- blues, jazz, jump blues
- 50 min
- 11 tracks
- Arhoolie
Spirit of the Black Territory Bands is an album by the American musician Johnny Otis, credited as Johnny Otis and His Orchestra. It was released in 1992. The album is a tribute to the music of the territory bands of Otis's youth; Otis played with several such bands in the 1940s.
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Classical in form, grave, cool and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1Swinging the Blues3:05
- 2Margie3:32
- 3You're Drivin' Me Crazy / Moten Swing6:14
- 4The Mooche3:41
- 5Flying Home6:45
- 6Harlem Nocturne3:07
- 7Jumpin' at the Woodside4:16
- 8Sophisticated Lady4:07
- 9Jumpin' the Blues3:10
- 10Creole Love Call5:04
- 11Rock-A-Bye Basie6:52
11 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Arhoolie
- Released
- 1992
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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