Helen Humes
Helen Humes was a versatile singer equally skilled on blues, swing standards, and ballads. Her cheerful style was always a joy to hear. As a child, she played piano and organ in church, and made her first recordings (ten blues songs in 1927) when she was only 13 and 14. In the 1930s, she worked with Stuff Smith and Al Sears, recording with Harry James in 1937-1938. In 1938, Humes joined Count Basie's Orchestra for three years. Since Jimmy Rushing specialized in blues, Helen Humes mostly got stuck singing pop ballads, but she did a fine job. After freelancing in New York (1941-1943) and touring with Clarence Love (1943-1944), Humes moved to Los Angeles. She began to record as a leader and had a hit in "Be-Baba-Leba"; her 1950 original "Million Dollar Secret" is a classic. Humes sometimes performed with Jazz at the Philharmonic, but was mostly a single in the 1950s. She recorded three superb albums for Contemporary during 1959-1961, and had tours with Red Norvo. She moved to Australia in 1964, returning to the U.S. in 1967 to take care of her ailing mother. Humes was out of the music business for several years, but made a full comeback in 1973, and stayed busy up until her death. Throughout her career, Helen Humes recorded for such labels as Savoy, Aladdin, Mercury, Decca, Dootone, Contemporary, Classic Jazz, Black & Blue, Black Lion, Jazzology, Columbia, and Muse.
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The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young
Lester Young, Helen Humes, Nat King Cole
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 14.09.1995
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Stardust
Ben Webster, Helen Humes, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Gerry Mulligan
Jazz - Erschienen bei Wnts am 11.02.2016
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'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do (Remastered 1990)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Contemporary Records am 01.01.1959
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Special Rhapsody Masters
Jazz - Erschienen bei Special Rhapsody Masters TM am 30.07.2020
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Songs I Like To Sing!
Jazz - Erschienen bei Contemporary Records am 01.01.1961
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Complete 1927-1950 Studio Recordings
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Jazz Moon am 15.03.2016
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Sneakin' around (Paris 1974) (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Disques Black & Blue am 30.04.2002
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Swingin' With Humes (Remastered 1991)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Contemporary Records am 01.08.1961
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Nice Jazz (Live at Nice "Grande Parade Jazz", 1978)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Disques Black & Blue am 18.11.2016
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'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 02.01.2013
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'Deed I Do (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fantasy Records am 25.04.1976
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Let The Good Times Roll
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Disques Black & Blue am 01.08.1973
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Helen Humes Sings Ballads and Blues
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Audiophile am 21.12.2014
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On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Helen Humes)
Jazz - Erschienen bei 1201 MUSIC am 30.09.1989
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Blue and Sentimental
Blues - Erschienen bei ProExport Digital am 29.03.2021
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 17.07.2020
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Sings Fine Jazz
Pop - Erschienen bei Golden Jazzsingers am 19.05.2017
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