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Album Description: Personnel includes: Ruth Brown, Jimmy Brown (vocals); Eddie Condon, Rector Bailey, Al Caiola, Everett Barksdale (guitar); Vincent Bair Bey (alto saxophone); Peanuts Hucko, Budd Johnson, Sam Taylor, Arnett Cobb, King Curtis (tenor saxophone); Ernie Caceres, Paul Williams (bar... read more Personnel includes: Ruth Brown, Jimmy Brown (vocals); Eddie Condon, Rector Bailey, Al Caiola, Everett Barksdale (guitar); Vincent Bair Bey (alto saxophone); Peanuts Hucko, Budd Johnson, Sam Taylor, Arnett Cobb, King Curtis (tenor saxophone); Ernie Caceres, Paul Williams (baritone saxophone); Shorty Baker (trumpet); Bobby Hackett (cornet); Will Bradley, Dickie Harris (trombone); Dick Cary (alto horn); Joe Bushkin, Earl Washington, Billy Taylor, Van "Piano Man" Walls, Bu Pleasant, Mike Stoller (piano); Jack Lesberg, Leonard Gaskin, Lloyd Trotman, Bennie Moten (bass); Sid Catlett, Roy Haynes, Connie Kay, Joe Marshall (drums); The James Quintet. Producers: Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Herb Abramson. Compilation producer: Bob Porter. Recorded in New York, New York between 1949 & 1960. Includes liner notes by Chip Defaa. Ruth Brown's presence on the R&B (and occasionally pop) charts throughout the '50s was so pervasive that Atlantic Records, for whom she toiled, was often referred to as "The House that Ruth Built." MISS RHYTHM: GREATEST HITS AND MORE, an excellent compilation of Brown's work for the company between 1949 and 1961, contains all her hits-including her signature "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean"-plus interesting outtakes and obscurities, like two sublime duets with ex-Drifter Clyde McPhatter. Disc one, which ends with 1953's "Wild Wild Young Men," finds Brown working in a ballad style that still owes something to jazz. There are even moments when you might think you're listening to Ella Fitzgerald. On disc two, however, the music is more recognizable as early rock & roll. There are exceptions, of course; calling "Mambo Baby" a rock & roll number would be a stretch. minimize Album Information
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