View basket “Back To The Blues” has been added to your basket. Direct To Disc Big Jay McNeely SKU: AAPO027 Barcode: AAPO027 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Blues Label: APO Records Released Date: 17th August 2015 Buying Format: 200g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Analogue Productions Originals 2011 Direct-to-Disc Sessions Pressed at Quality Record Pressings in Salina, Kansas Cutting engineer — Kevin Gray “Rock ‘n’ Roll saxophone pretty much begins with Big Jay McNeely. He’s the king of the honkin’, squealin’, bar walkin’, flat-on-his-back Blowin’ tenor men — the Number One ‘real gone guy’ of the ’50s.” — Black & White Blues Tenor saxophonist Cecil “Big Jay” McNeely has been “the king of the honkers” for more than 60 years, and he’s still blowing his horn like a man craving someone he can’t have. Born in Watts, California, in 1927, he formed his own band with jazz legends Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) and Hampton Hawes (piano) while still in high school. But in late 1948, when he was asked to record for Savoy Records, he abandoned jazz for something more raucous and struck pay dirt when his second release, a honked-up instrumental called “Deacon’s Hop,” went to No. 1 on the national R&B charts in February 1949. For the next several years, Big Jay, according to The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, “was famed for his playing-on-this-back acrobatics and his raw, hard-swinging playing.” In 1959 Big Jay enjoyed a huge hit with a blues ballad called “There Is Something On Your Mind,” featuring Haywood “Little Sonny” Warner on vocals. The record stayed on the R&B charts for six months and reached as high as 44 on the pop charts. The song was later a hit for Bobby Marchan and has been recorded by B.B. King, Etta James, Freddy Fender, The Hollywood Flames, Gene Vincent, Albert King and Professor Longhair among others. In 2000 the Experience Music Project in Seattle installed a special Big Jay McNeely exhibit that includes his original Conn saxophone; the Smithsonian magazine put the horn on its June 2000 issue cover, along with Jimi Hendrix’s hat, Janis Joplin’s feather boa and Eric Clapton’s Stratocaster. Artist Big Jay McNeely Genre Blues Label APO Records Buying Options 200g 1LP Format 1LP , 200g Condition New Country United States of America Track Listings Side A Country Boy Something On Your Mind feat. Bobby Allen Party Time Side B Jay Opening I Can't Stop Loving You All That Wine Is Gone Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Blues View Product Quick View Blind Owl Wilson Blind Owl Wilson Blues | Mississippi Records | 1LP Released 8th September 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blind Owl Wilson Blind Owl Wilson £19.00 Genre: Blues Label: Mississippi Records SKU: MRP082LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jean-Jacques Milteau Memphis Blues | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 2LP Released 13th October 2023 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jean-Jacques Milteau Memphis £35.00 Genre: Blues Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5588345 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 13th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Quinn Sullivan Salvation Blues | Provogue | 1LP Released 7th June 2024 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Quinn Sullivan Salvation £25.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD77261 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leslie West Soundcheck Blues | Provogue | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th March 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leslie West Soundcheck £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD746412 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View George Benson Walking To New Orleans (yellow vinyl) Blues | Provogue | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 26th April 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders George Benson Walking To New Orleans (yellow vinyl) £18.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: 0819873018889 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 26th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Walter Trout Transition – 25th Anniversary Edition Blues | Provogue | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st October 2014 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Walter Trout Transition – 25th Anniversary Edition £22.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD70441 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bo Diddley The Rough Guide To Blues | World Music Network | 1LP Released 12th April 2019 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bo Diddley The Rough Guide To £11.00 Genre: Blues Label: World Music Network SKU: RGNET1382LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Seasick Steve A Trip, A Stumble, A Fall Down On Your Knees Blues | So Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th June 2024 £26.00 - £29.00 Select options Seasick Steve A Trip, A Stumble, A Fall Down On Your Knees £26.00 - £29.00 Genre: Blues Label: So Recordings Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session Blues | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 30th July 2011 £58.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session £58.00 Genre: Blues Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPB750145 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 30th July 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Taj Mahal Savoy Blues | Stony Plain | 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Taj Mahal Savoy £21.00 Genre: Blues Label: Stony Plain SKU: SPLP1470 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Blues Start again
View Product Quick View Blind Owl Wilson Blind Owl Wilson Blues | Mississippi Records | 1LP Released 8th September 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blind Owl Wilson Blind Owl Wilson £19.00 Genre: Blues Label: Mississippi Records SKU: MRP082LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Jean-Jacques Milteau Memphis Blues | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 2LP Released 13th October 2023 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jean-Jacques Milteau Memphis £35.00 Genre: Blues Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5588345 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 13th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Quinn Sullivan Salvation Blues | Provogue | 1LP Released 7th June 2024 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Quinn Sullivan Salvation £25.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD77261 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Leslie West Soundcheck Blues | Provogue | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th March 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leslie West Soundcheck £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD746412 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View George Benson Walking To New Orleans (yellow vinyl) Blues | Provogue | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 26th April 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders George Benson Walking To New Orleans (yellow vinyl) £18.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: 0819873018889 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 26th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Walter Trout Transition – 25th Anniversary Edition Blues | Provogue | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st October 2014 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Walter Trout Transition – 25th Anniversary Edition £22.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD70441 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Bo Diddley The Rough Guide To Blues | World Music Network | 1LP Released 12th April 2019 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bo Diddley The Rough Guide To £11.00 Genre: Blues Label: World Music Network SKU: RGNET1382LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Seasick Steve A Trip, A Stumble, A Fall Down On Your Knees Blues | So Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th June 2024 £26.00 - £29.00 Select options Seasick Steve A Trip, A Stumble, A Fall Down On Your Knees £26.00 - £29.00 Genre: Blues Label: So Recordings Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session Blues | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 30th July 2011 £58.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session £58.00 Genre: Blues Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPB750145 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 30th July 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Taj Mahal Savoy Blues | Stony Plain | 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Taj Mahal Savoy £21.00 Genre: Blues Label: Stony Plain SKU: SPLP1470 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders