Jimmy Rushing
He was known as "Mister Five-By-Five" -- an affectionate reference to his height and girth -- a blues shouter who defined and then transcended the form. The owner of a booming voice that radiated sheer joy in whatever material he sang, Jimmy Rushing could swing with anyone and dominate even the loudest of big bands. Rushing achieved his greatest fame in front of the Count Basie band from 1935 to 1950, yet unlike many band singers closely associated with one organization, he was able to carry on afterwards with a series of solo recordings that further enhanced his reputation as a first-class jazz singer.
Raised in a musical family, learning violin, piano and music theory in his youth, Rushing began performing in nightspots after a move to California in the mid-'20s. He joined Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1927, then toured with Bennie Moten from 1929 until the leader's death in 1935, going over to Basie when the latter picked up the pieces of the Moten band. The unquenchably swinging Basie rhythm section was a perfect match for Rushing, making their earliest showing together on a 1936 recording of "Boogie Woogie" that stamped not only Rushing's presence onto the national scene but also that of Lester Young. Rushing's recordings with Basie are scattered liberally throughout several reissues on Decca, Columbia and RCA. While with Basie, he also appeared in several film shorts and features.
After the Basie ensemble broke up in 1950, a victim of hard times for big bands, Rushing briefly retired, then formed his own septet. He started a series of solo albums for Vanguard in the mid-'50s, then turned in several distinguished recordings for Columbia in league with such luminaries as Dave Brubeck, Coleman Hawkins and Benny Goodman, the latter of whom he appeared with at the Brussels World's Fair in 1958 as immortalized in "Brussels Blues." He also recorded with Basie alumni such as Buck Clayton and Jo Jones, as well as with the Duke Ellington band on Jazz Party. He appeared on TV in The Sound of Jazz in 1957, was featured in Jon Hendricks' The Evolution of the Blues, and also had a singing and acting role in the 1969 film The Learning Tree.
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Blues in the Dark
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jimmy Rushing
Pop - Erschienen bei 75 Records am 07.02.2023
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Jazz Roots Ultimate Collection, Vol. 42 (Live)
Jimmy Rushing, Humphrey Lyttleton & his Band
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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Jazz Roots Ultimate Collection, Vol. 41 (Live)
Jimmy Rushing, Humphrey Lyttleton & his Band
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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A Night in Oxford Street-1957
Humphrey Lyttelton Big Band, Jimmy Rushing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Lumi Entertainment am 01.10.2012
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Jimmy Rushing With Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band, A Night in Oxford Street 1957
Humphrey Lyttelton Big Band, Jimmy Rushing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 01.10.2012
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The Jazz Collection
Jazz - Erschienen bei Marmot Music am 22.09.2013
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Blues & Things (Hq Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 15.10.2021
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Just Because
Jazz - Erschienen bei nagel heyer records am 21.05.2021
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Complete Goin' to Chicago and Listen to the Blues (Hd Remastered)
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 11.07.2019
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Five Feet Of Soul (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 13.06.2022
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Oh Love (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 11.07.2019
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The Greatest Of Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams & Big Miller (All Tracks Remastered)
Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Big Miller
Blues - Erschienen bei Millennium Digital Remaster am 19.02.2023
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Swing Brother Swing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blackdog am 17.07.2017
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Jimmy Rushing Sings The Blues (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 12.06.2022
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The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing, Esq.
Lounge - Erschienen bei Ancien Prodige am 07.03.2022
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Dave Brubeck: Milestones of a Jazz Legend, Vol. 8
Jimmy Rushing, The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jazz - Erschienen bei Intense Media GmbH am 07.09.2018
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The Jazz Odyssey
Jazz - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 14.02.2014
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I Want a Little Girl (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 11.07.2019
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The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 24.05.2021
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