Rocket 88 is an album recorded live in Germany in 1981 by the boogie-woogie band Rocket 88. The band had a casual line-up, and founder/producer/band-member Ian Stewart in his liner notes makes reference to the other "permanent" band-members who were not present for that particular recording.
Although it is rumoured that there are numerous bootleg live takes from other concerts, it is the band's only officially released album. It was recorded using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. They also recorded a "live in the studio" album called Blues & Boogie Explosion.
Contents
Track listing
Side 1
"Rocket 88" (Pete Johnson) – 7:27
"Waiting for the Call" (Jack Bruce/Peter Brown) – 10:16
"St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) – 7:55
Side 2
"Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson/Joe Turner) – 5:52
"Swindon Swing" (Colin Smith) – 7:34
"Roadhouse Boogie" (Pete Johnson) – 7:17
"Talking About Louise" (Alexis Korner) – 5:14
Personnel
Alexis Korner – guitar and vocals on 4, 5, 6, 7
Ian "Stu" Stewart – piano on 5
Jack Bruce – bass and vocals on 2
Charlie Watts – drums
Colin Smith – trumpet
John Picard – trombone
Hal "Cornbread" Singer – tenor saxophone
Don Weller – tenor saxophone
Bob Hall – piano
George Green – piano