Label: Good Time Jazz Records.
Release Date: October 2, 1990.
Recording Time: 37 minutes.
Release Info: Studio Recording (OBCCD-526).
Recorded At The Good Time Jazz Studio In Los Angeles, September 12, 1958.
Originally released In 1961.
Styles: Blues Revival, Country Blues, Folk-Blues, Regional Blues, West Coast Blues.
The Lone Cat Sings and Plays Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals and Blues features a selection of old-time blues, ragtime, and string band songs, all performed by the one-man band Jesse Fuller. With his 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbals, and six-string bass (which he played with his foot), Fuller created a very unique sound that surprisingly didn't sound particularly jokey -- instead, it sounded like it was part of a tradition. None of his best-known songs are included on Lone Cat, but there is an abundance of strange, wonderful music on the record. ~ Thom Owens
Credits: C.H. Garrigues - liner notes; Roy DuNann - engineer; Kirk Felton - remastering; Jesse Fuller - composer, cymbals, fotdella, guitar (12 string), harmonica, kazoo, primary artist, vocals; Arthur Gibbs - composer; Joe Grey - composer; Lester Koenig - producer; Roger Marshutz - photography; Traditional - composer; Leo Wood - composer.
Tracklist:
01. Leavin' Memphis, Frisco Bound - 4:35;
02. Take It Slow And Easy - 3:48;
03. The Monkey And The Engineer - 2:24;
04. New Corrine - 2:55;
05. Guitar Blues - 2:46;
06. Runnin' Wild - 2:35;
07. Hey, Hey - 3:10;
08. In That Great Land - 3:25;
09. The Way You Treat Me - 2:32;
10. Down Home Waltz - 3:00;
11. Beat It On Down The Line - 3:04;
12. Buck And Wing - 3:00.
"Jesse Fuller sings and accompanies himself in actual performance on twelve-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbals & fordella. No overdubbing, multiple recording, tape editing, or other electronic techniques have been used to create his sounds."