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Ike’s Instrumentals (2000)

Ike Turner - Ike's Instrumentals - Album

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 contains many pictures from Ike Turner and extensive liner notes.

Writer: Ike Turner
Producer: Joe Bihari  & Ike Turner
Release: 2000
Label: ace
Format: CD

  1. Ho Ho 2:30
    2. Stevens single 107 from 1959
  2. Prancin' 2:44
    3. Red Lightnin LP 0047 from 1984
  3. The New Breed (Part 1) 2:16
    4. Sue single 138 from 1965
  4. The New Breed (Part 2) 2:46
    5. Sue single 138 from 1965
  5. Steel Guitar Rag 2:51 *
  6. The Gulley 3:20 *
  7. The Groove 2:03 *
  8. Twist-A-Roo 2:18 *
  9. Katanga 2:17 *
  10. Trackdown Twist 2:19 *
  11. Potato Mash 2:17 *
  12. Doublemint 2:25 *
  13. The Rooster 2:38 *
  14. Going Home 2:41 *
  15. Prancing 3:48 *
  16. It's Gonna Work Out Fine 2:39 *
    17. Wirtten by Rose Marie McKoy and Sylvia McKinney
  17. Twistin' The Strings 2:44
    18. Ace LP CHA232 from 1987
  18. Cubano Jump (aka Hey Miss Tina) 2:19
    19. Flair single 1040 from 1954
  19. Loosely (aka The Wild One) 2:20
    20. Flair single 1040 from 1954
  20. Cuban Getaway (aka Bayou Rock) 2:42
    21. Flair single 1059 from 1955
  21. Go To It (aka Stringin' Along) 2:24
    22. Flair single 1059 from 1955
  22. All The Blues, All The Time (Medley) 8:42 **
    23. 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
Ike Turner - Ike's Instrumentals - Album

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