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After leaving Ellington, Forrest recorded "Night Train" on United Records, and his record was the fifth best selling R&B record of 1952. While "Night Train" employs the same riff as the earlier recordings, Forrest's record used a rhythm and blues arrangement, and included a stop-time tenor sax break not used in the Hodges or Ellington arrangements.
Forrest's version of "Night Train" was the theme song of a nightly rhythm and blues radio program in the Houston, Texas area. Also called Night Train, the program was hosted by William A. "Rascal" McCaskill, and was broadcast on KREL-AM between 1954 and 1957.
There he collaborated with saxophonist Jimmy Forrest on the composition of "Night Train", which became a number 1 R&B hit in 1952. Most sources credit Washington with writing the lyrics of the song. He also recorded under the name Faith Douglass. [3] In 1953, he started the small independent Ballad record label in St Louis. [3]
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated [5] "This was the first album that tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest made after his R&B phase ended. Particularly notable is that the set served as the recording debut of guitarist Grant Green; completing the band are pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Gene Ramey and drummer Elvin Jones. ...
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.
All compositions by Jimmy Forrest except as indicated "Bolo Blues" - 4:07 "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) - 5:03 "I've Got a Right to Cry" (Joe Liggins) - 4:22 "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:03 "By the River Sainte Marie" (Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) - 5:13 "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome ...
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"Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington) – 13:16 "Swinging Along on Broadway, NYC" – 9:26; Disc two. Introduction – 0:21 Additional track on CD release "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 7:24 "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 5:47 "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim ...