Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters had a long and varied career, and was one of the first true jazz singers to record. Defying racism with her talent and bravery, Waters became a stage and movie star in the 1930s and '40s without leaving the U.S. She grew up near Philadelphia and, unlike many of her contemporaries, developed a clear and easily understandable diction. Originally classified as a blues singer (and she could sing the blues almost on the level of a Bessie Smith), Waters made jazz-oriented recordings between 1921 and 1928 that swung before that term was even coined. A star early on at theaters and nightclubs, Waters introduced such songs as "Dinah," "Am I Blue" (in a 1929 movie), and "Stormy Weather." She made a smooth transition from jazz singer of the 1920s to a pop music star of the '30s, and she was a strong influence on many vocalists including Mildred Bailey, Lee Wiley, and Connee Boswell. Waters spent the latter half of the 1930s touring with a group headed by her husband-trumpeter Eddie Mallory, and appeared on Broadway (Mamba's Daughter in 1939) and in the 1943 film Cabin in the Sky; in the latter she introduced "Taking a Chance on Love," "Good for Nothing Joe," and the title cut. In later years Waters was seen in nonmusical dramatic roles, and after 1960 she mostly confined her performances to religious work for the evangelist Billy Graham. The European Classics label has reissued all of Ethel Waters' prime recordings and they still sound fresh and lively today.
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The Incomparable Ethel Waters
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jun 24, 2003
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Presenting Ethel Waters
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on Nov 26, 1921
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Vocal Jazz - Released by Photoplay Records on Jan 21, 2021
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on Oct 4, 2019
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Stormy Weather (Original Recordings 1931 - 1933)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Am I Blue
Ethel Waters, Original Broadway Cast
Jazz - Released by Goldstar Records on Jun 4, 2017
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Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 81 - EP: Shades Of Blue
Vocal Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on May 6, 1949
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Ethel Waters
Vocal Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on Jul 17, 2014
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Am I Blue? (Original Recodings from Her Movies 1928 - 1929)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Down Home Blues (Original Recordings 1920 - 1921)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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When Your Lover Has Gone (Original Recordings 1921 - 22)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Jeepers Creepers (Original Recordings 1935 - 1936)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Some of These Days (Original Recordings 1929 -1930)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Sweet Man Blues (Original Recordings 1921 - 22)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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I've Found a New Baby (Original Recordings 1925 -1926)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Sweet Georgia Brown (Original Recordings 1923 - 25)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Georgia On My Mind
Jazz - Released by Vantage Music on Aug 30, 2012
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Moonglow (Original Recordings 1934)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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