"CATCH THE WINDY CITY HARMONIZERS" The First Round

Not one bad track on this remarkable CD. A definite MUST for anyone’s musical library!! I highly recommend this one. Brand new release. Ask your favorite music outlet for Windy City Harmonizers. Can’t find it? Let me know. Be glad to assist. In Harmony: Bruce (DooWop DJ)

Fantastic CD!!! No ifs, ands or buts!! What a great twenty-nine tracks on this CD. From the archives of the Chess Brothers’ labels, Chess, Checker, Argo & Aristocrat Why some of these were left unreleased is beyond my limited understanding. You will flip over these tunes. The Moonglows, Encores, Quintones, Ravens and more. All here to entertain you. This CD is the first round of two right now. Going to review Round 2 next. I’m just hoping this will go the distance, all twelve rounds. This is one HEAVY WEIGHT series. Here are the sounds of Chicago!!

trax:
1. Young Girls, Young Girls - Encores ’52 Checker $4000 (Jump Tune!) 2. All I Need Is You - Dozier Boys ’49 Aristocrat (Pretty Ballad) 3. Doubtful - Moonglows unrel ’55 Chess (Another Super Ballad by this Group) 4. I Try So Hard - Quintones ’58 Chess (The group from York, Pa traveled north to Chi-Town to record this nice ballad) 5. Ding Dong - flipside (Even a nicer ballad) 6. I’m My Baby’s Sitter - Four Tops ’56 unrel Chess (Yep the same Motown group! Rockin’ here) 7. I Can’t Believe - Ravens (Actually Joe Van Loan & Du Droppers) ’56 Argo (Good Bass lead not Jimmy Ricks though! Good Swing Number) 8. Kneel & Pray - flipside (Killer Ballad!) 9. Walking By The River - Unknown Group (Totally unknown) Title made up from the lyrics. No info on the master tape box at all. Needless to say this ballad was Unreleased. 10. Studio chatter 11. Love Me True - Moonlighters (aka Moonglows) circa ’54 no info again on this unreleased track (Dey be SWINGING Here!) 12. Blues Why Do You Pick On Me - Arbee Stidham & Group ’53 unreleased (Blues Ballad) 13. Stop The Clock - flipside (Jumper!) 14. She’s A Good One - Larks (Not Apollo or Lloyds Group) Could it be Don Julian & the Meadowlarks? ’59 unreleased Chess (Ballad) 15. Baby Wants To Rock - Clouds ’55 unreleased Chess (She can ROCK to this one) 16. Nadine - Coronets ’53 Chess $150 (Love this Ballad) 17. Rocking Chair Boogie - Peppers ’54 Chess $500 (Will Boogie down to this one) 18. Ooh Wee, What’s Wrong With Me - Leon Tarver & Chordones ’54 Checker $500 (Gotta like this Bluesy Swinger) 19. Why Do I Love You So (Baby Don’t Go) Leon Tarver & Chordones ’54 unrel Checker (Still swinging) 20. Soup Line - Leon Tarver & Chordones ’54 unrel Checker (Guys like to SWING) 21. Dinah - Bayou Boys ’52 Checker $150 (Very Quick moving one here) 22. Could It Be You - Four Tops ’56 Chess $150 (Good Uptempo) 23. Please Come Back To Me - Claudia Swann & Group (Moonglows) ’55 Chess (Sweet voice this lady has. Ballad) 24. I’m All Alone - Coronets flipside #16 (Rockin’ now) 25. Roll’em Pete - Zeniths unk yr unrel Checker (Jumper) 26. Won’t You Let Me Share My Love - flipside (Super Ballad) 27. As Long As I Live - Mellowlarks ’57 unrel Argo (Beautiful Ballad) 28. Come Back To Me - Leon Tarver & Chordones ’54 unrel Checker (Still Swingin’ dese lads are!) 29. It’s My Fault - Leon Tarver & Chordones ’54 unrel Checker (And! They are ending the CD swingin’)
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