This CD compilation has it all - a wide range of music from 1940 to 1962. The oldest recording is the Java Jive by the Ink Spots, a soft vocal sound in a jazzy atmosphere and, last but not least, Java also stands for coffee! Country music in its traditional form is provided by Jerry Irby, Billy Briggs and Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant. Hot rocknroll and rockabilly numbers come from Bill Haley, Glen Glenn, Boots & Randy & Randolph, Ken Jones & Rock n Rollers and many more. There is also a lot to discover from pop to R&B such as famous classics by Peggy Lee (Black Coffee) or Danny Overbea's hit song Forty Cups Of Coffee in two versions that couldn't be more different, by Bill Haley & His Comets and the Les Brown Orchestra with Jo-Anne Greer on vocals. The CD comes with a full-colour 16-page booklet with accompanying texts on the individual songs and artists, written by Marc Mittelacher, as well as many photos and illustrations! 

CD: The Rock n Rollers: Coffee Break / Ella Mae Morse: Coffee Date / Joe & Mr. Piano Henderson: Coffee Bar Jive / Maxine Daniels: Coffee Bar Calypso / Billy Briggs: Coffee Sippin' Blues / Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant: Caffeine Patrol / Merle Travis: I Can't Afford The Coffee (I'm Tired Of Drinkin' Weak Tea Blues) / Bill Haley and His Comets: Forty Cups Of Coffee / Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers: A Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette / Glen Glenn: One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette / Buddy Phillips with The Rockin' Ramblers: Coffee Baby Mickey Michaels & The Forrestals: Koffee Shop Rock / Peggy Lee: Black Coffee / Ray Ellington Quartet: Keep That Coffee Hot / The King Brothers: The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil) / Googie René and His Orchestra: Cafe Roman Candle / Hugo Blanco Y Su Conjunto: Moliendo Café / The Ink Spots: Java Jive / Les Brown and His Band Of Renown; Jo-Anne Greer, vcl.: Forty Cups Of Coffee / Abbey Lincoln: Lonesome Cup Of Coffee / Claire Hogan: You're The Cream In My Coffee / Randy Randolph: Percolator / The Leiber-Stoller Orchestra: Cafe Espresso / Dick Michaels: Coffee Date / Mina E L Orchestra De Vita: Moliendo Cafe