The musically journey in Willie Dixon, Hard Notch Boogie Beat (KM-CD-156) explodes into action in 1947 and boogies through to 1962. The album is filled to abundance with up-tempo boogie-blues, energetic rhythm & blues and some sultry female R&B divas add to the all-round look at his influence on popular music.
Dixon who was one of the greatest bassets and song writers in the world and he is featured with six recordings from his tenure with the Big Three Trio, two solo recordings, and one duet with Memphis Slim. He additionally performs as session basset on many of the album’s songs, and the sleeve notes provide this information. The album has a strong focus on his prime period was with the Chicago labels, Chess, Checker and Cobra.
01 Big Three Trio Signifying Monkey (Dixon) Bullet 1947
02 Big Three Trio 88 Boogie (Caston, Dixon) Columbia 1948
03 Big Three Trio I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man (Caston, Dixon) Columbia 1949
04 Big Three Trio Hard Notch Boogie Beat (Caston, Crawford, Dixon) Columbia 1949
05 Big Three Trio Big 3 Stomp (Caston, Crawford, Dixon) Columbia 1949
06 Big Three Trio Tell That Woman (Dixon) Okeh R&B Series 1951
07 The Howlin' Wolf? Rockin' Daddy (Dixon) Chess 1954
08 Little Walter and His Jukes Mellow Down Easy (Dixon) Checker 1954
09 Willie Dixon and His All Stars Crazy For My Baby (Dixon) Checker 1955
10 Willie Dixon 29 Ways (Dixon) Checker 1956
11 Betty Everett My Love (Dixon) Cobra 1957
12 Harold Burrage I Don't Care Who Knows (Dixon) Cobra 1957
13 Harold Burrage Stop For The Red Light (Dixon) Cobra 1957
14 Harold Burrage Messed Up (Dixon) Cobra 1957
15 Magic Sam 21 Days In Jail (Dixon, Weaver) Cobra 1958
16 Little Walter Crazy Mixed Up World (Dixon) Checker 1959
17 Buddy Guy The Slop Around (Dixon, Guy, Montgomery) Chess 1960
18 Etta and Harvey Spoonful (Dixon) Chess 1960
19 Howlin' Wolf Howlin' For My Darling (Wolf, Dixon) Chess 1960
20 Muddy Waters Tiger In Your Tank (Dixon) Chess 1960
21 Willie Dixon and Memphis Slim Don't You Tell Nobody (Dixon) Prestige Bluesville LP 1960
22 Guitar Red Just You And I (Dixon) Checker 1961
23 Howlin' Wolf Wang-Dang-Doodle (Dixon) Chess 1961
24 Tiny Topsy Working On Me Baby (Dixon, Bass, Topsy) Argo 1961
25 Bo Diddley My Babe (Dixon) Checker LP 1962
26 Bo Diddley ? You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (Dixon) Checker 1962
27 Muddy Waters You Need Love (Dixon) Chess 1962
28 Howlin' Wolf You'll Be Mine (Dixon) Chess 1962
