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
Vocal Jazz - Released by SAGA on Jan 27, 2003
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Complete Jazz Series 1923 - 1925
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Sep 14, 2009
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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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The Incomparable Ethel Waters
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jun 24, 2003
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on Oct 4, 2019
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Down in My Soul
Jazz - Released by Lumi Entertainment on Feb 1, 2013
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Stormy Weather: All The Hits And More 1921-47
Jazz - Released by Acrobat on Jun 9, 2023
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1947
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Sep 14, 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1931 - 1934
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Sep 14, 2009
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Stormy Weather (Original Recordings 1931 - 1933)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on Jan 1, 2014
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Complete Jazz Series 1925 - 1926
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Sep 14, 2009
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Black and Blue
Vocal Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on Oct 30, 2013
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Complete Jazz Series 1921 - 1923
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Sep 14, 2009
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Harlem on My Mind
Blues - Released by Retro Music Box on Aug 17, 2022
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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 1938-1939: Push Out (Jazz Archives No. 1)
Jazz - Released by EPM on Aug 1, 1995
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Ethel Waters
Vocal Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on Jul 17, 2014
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Complete Jazz Series 1929 - 1931
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on Sep 14, 2009
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