Ike’s Instrumentals is a compilation album and a non-stop celebration of Ike Turner’s famous tremolo-laden guitar work on this set of driving R&B instrumentals from 1954-1965. The tracks have been previously released on the album Dance with Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings of Rhythm from 1962 and Rock’s The Blues from 1963, as well as on some early singles. The booklet features many pictures from Ike Turner and extensive liner notes.
Writer: Ike Turner
Release: 2000
Label: ace
Format: CD
Tracks
- Ho Ho 2:30
- Prancin' 2:44
- The New Breed (Part 1) 2:16
- The New Breed (Part 2) 2:46
- Steel Guitar Rag 2:51 *
- The Gulley 3:20 *
- The Groove 2:03 *
- Twist-A-Roo 2:18 *
- Katanga 2:17 *
- Trackdown Twist 2:19 *
- Potato Mash 2:17 *
- Doublemint 2:25 *
- The Rooster 2:38 *
- Going Home 2:41 *
- Prancing 3:48 *
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine 2:39 *
- Twistin' The Strings 2:44
- Cubano Jump (aka Hey Miss Tina) 2:19
- Loosely (aka The Wild One) 2:20
- Cuban Getaway (aka Bayou Rock) 2:42
- Go To It (aka Stringin' Along) 2:24
- All The Blues, All The Time (Medley) 8:42 **
Stevens single 107 from 1959
Red Lightnin LP 0047 from 1984
Sue single 138 from 1965
Sue single 138 from 1965
Wirtten by Rose Marie McKoy and Sylvia McKinney
Ace LP CHA232 from 1987
Flair single 1040 from 1954
Flair single 1040 from 1954
Flair single 1059 from 1955
Flair single 1059 from 1955
FEELING GOOD written by Herman Parker / LOVE MY BABY written by Herman Parker / PLEASE LOVE ME written by B.B. King, Sam Ling / BOOGIE CHILLUN written by John Lee Hooker / DUST MY BROOM written by Robert Johnson, Arr Elmore James / ROCKIN’ AND ROLLING written by Melvin Jackson / HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN written by Willie Dixon / WOKE UP THIS MORNING written by B.B. King, Jules Taub
* Taken from the album "Dance" from 1962
** Taken from the album "Rock's The Blues" from 1963