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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Saga Jazz: Diva
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The Incomparable Ethel Waters
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Presenting Ethel Waters
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Digital Enterprises em 26 de nov. de 1921
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Complete Jazz Series 1923 - 1925
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Stormy Weather
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
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Stormy Weather: All The Hits And More 1921-47
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1947
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Complete Jazz Series 1931 - 1934
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Stormy Weather (Original Recordings 1931 - 1933)
Pop - Lançado por JazzAge em 1 de jan. de 2014
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Complete Jazz Series 1925 - 1926
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Black and Blue
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Complete Jazz Series 1921 - 1923
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Am I Blue
Ethel Waters, Original Broadway Cast
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Complete Jazz Series 1929 - 1931
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Am I Blue? (Original Recodings from Her Movies 1928 - 1929)
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Stormy Weather
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Complete Jazz Series 1935 - 1940
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Down Home Blues (Original Recordings 1920 - 1921)
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Complete Jazz Series 1926 - 1929
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Moments
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