"Boo-Woo" is the A-side of the 78-rpm jazz instrumental single recorded on February 1, 1939 by Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio. Shortly after leaving Benny Goodman's band and before starting his own band, James entered the studio at the suggestion of

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

producer John Hammond. James was paired with Pete Johnson (on "Boo-Woo") and

Albert Ammons Albert Clifton Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 2, 1949) was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a blues style popular from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s. Life and career Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were pi ...

(on the flip side's " Woo-Woo"), the two foremost practitioners of boogie-woogie piano, which was enjoying a substantial revival at the time. They were accompanied by Johnny Williams on bass and

Eddie Dougherty Eddie Dougherty (July 17, 1915 – December 14, 1994) was an American jazz drummer. Dougherty played drums from age 13, working early on in Dickie Wells's band in Harlem at the beginning of the 1930s. He began recording frequently as a sideman ...

on drums. The group recorded four songs during this February 1, 1939 recording session in New York City: "Boo-Woo," "Woo-Woo," "Home, James," and "Jessie." In the U.S., "Boo-Woo" was released several times over the years by

or its subsidiaries: *In 1939 on the A-side of the 78-rpm single on Brunswick 8318 (label matrix #B 24060) *In 1941 on the four-disc, 78-rpm compilation album '' Boogie Woogie'',

Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

C-44 (disc #35958) *In 1952 on the two-disc, 45-rpm compilation EP ''Boogie Woogie'',

B-1611 (disc #5-1360) *In 1955 on the 45-rpm EP ''Eight to the Valve'',

B-2048 *In 1955 on the compilation LP ''Upright And Lowdown'',

CL-685 *In 1996 on the compilation CD ''Juke Joint Jump (A Boogie Woogie Celebration)'',

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