True (You Don't Love Me) - Early Recordings 1947-1949
The late Paul Gayten was probably the key figure in the early emergence of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, as it evolved in the years immediately after World War II. He wasn't the only Crescent City bandleader of the period to make his mark on black American music - but as both an artist and a local A&R; man for the important De Luxe label, Paul was able to get many legendary artists and musicians into a studio and onto a 78 for the first time ever. His own trio and big band records for that imprint included many huge sellers that are part of the foundation on with R&B; was built. Sadly the CD reissue market has hitherto neglected them, and this important new Jasmine project thus covers an area of Paul's career that has not been anthologised in any form for almost 40 years.
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