Chuck Berry - One Dozen Berrys (White & Red Vinyl)

One Dozen Berrys by Chuck Berry, originally released in 1958. Except for five songs, all tracks had been previously released on 45 rpm singles. It includes the hit singles, Sweet Little Sixteen and Rock & Roll Music. The slow instrumental Blue Feeling is a look at the blues sound that Berry had that time, How You've Changed presents him in a slow ballad, singing in a manner closer to Nat King Cole than to any rock & roller of the era; and La Jaunda shows off his love of Latin music. Rocking at the Philharmonic is a rippling guitar/piano workout, a compendium of the sounds that lay beneath those hit singles, and a killer showcase not only for Berry, but also for Lafayette Leake at the ivories, and a decent showcase for Willie Dixon's bass playing. Oh Baby Doll is a return to the beat of Maybellene, this time carrying a lyric that's more sensual (in a bluesy sense) than rollicking fun, though it comes out that way amid the pounding beat and Berry's crunchy, angular guitar solo. On this LP two bonus tracks The Downbound Train and You Can't Catch Me.