Albert Ammons’ The King of Boogie Woogie celebrates one of the great pioneers of boogie-woogie piano. Ammons’ powerful left-hand rhythms and driving blues-based playing helped establish the style during the late 1930s and 1940s and influenced generations of blues, jazz and rock ’n’ roll pianists. This 1981 Blues Classics collection is an excellent introduction to his energetic piano work.
