Boxset / Compilation · 2009
Tracklist
1 Osie's Oasis 4:33
2 Blues For The Camels 3:46
3 Cokernut Tree 4:53
4 The Desert Song 2:24
5 Midnight Mirage 2:53
6 Jumpin' At The Water Hole 3:56
7 Cat Walk 6:13
8 Flute To Boot 3:34
9 I Don't Want To Cry Anymore 2:35
10 Johnson's Whacks 3:51
11 Osmosis 3:36
12 Don't Bug Me, Hug Me 3:57
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Ernie Wilkins (tracks: 1, 3-5)
Baritone Saxophone – Charlie Fowlkes (tracks: 1, 3-5)
Bass – Eddie Jones (tracks: 2, 8, 10, 11), Milt Hinton (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 12), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 1, 3-5)
Drums – Osie Johnson
Flute – Frank Wess
Piano – Dick Katz (tracks: 2, 6-12)
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess
Trombone – Benny Powell (tracks: 2, 8, 10, 11), Bill Hughes (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 12), Henry Coker (tracks: 1, 3-5, 9)
Trumpet – Chiefy Salaam (tracks: 1, 3-5), Thad Jones (tracks: 1, 3-5, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Vocals – Osie Johnson (tracks: 12)
About this release
Period Records / Original Jazz Classics – 00025218191623 (EU)
Recorded at Beltone Studios, NYC; February 1955.
#1-6 originally released as "Osie's Oasis" (Period 1108);
#7-12 as "Johnson's Whacks" (Period 1112).
Thanks to snobb for the addition
