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The Music for Lovers series from EMI and Blue Note spotlights the balladic nature and romantic side of artists who have recorded for its associated labels. Joe Williams, of course, was a superb ballad singer whose rich voice and patient interpretations usually brought a maximum of feeling to the standards he sang. His Music for Lovers volume includes songs from three sessions for the EMI-owned Roulette -- all but one from either 1959 or 1961 -- and it features Williams in a comfortable setting with musicians who knew how to swing the Joe Williams way; two of the tops, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and tenor Ben Webster, join him on the highlights, "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "You Are Too Beautiful." Most of Williams' sessions for Roulette were supplemented by strings, so virtually all of these songs are as polished and glossy as any setting he ever recorded in. One other caveat: Williams recorded only a small amount for Roulette, and it's not regarded as well as his work for Verve or RCA.
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Milt Hinton, Bass - Ben Webster, Saxophone - AL DUBIN, Composer - Harry Warren, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Hank Jones, Piano - Harry Edison, Trumpet - Joe Williams, MainArtist - Don Lamond, Drums
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Milt Hinton, Bass - Ray Noble, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Hank Jones, Piano - Joe Williams, MainArtist - Don Lamond, Drums
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Milt Hinton, Bass - Ben Webster, Saxophone - Leo Robin, Composer - Ralph Rainger, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Hank Jones, Piano - Harry Edison, Trumpet - Joe Williams, MainArtist - Don Lamond, Drums
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Irving Berlin, Writer - Malcolm Addey, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, Vocals - Teddy Reig, Producer - Jimmy Forrest, Saxophone - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Thompson, Piano - Clarence Johnston, Drums, Guitar - Tommy Potter, Bass - Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Trumpet, Vocals - Harry ''Sweets'' Edison, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Milt Hinton, Bass - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Ben Webster, Saxophone - Freddie Green, Guitar - Hank Jones, Piano - Harry Edison, Trumpet - Joe Williams, MainArtist - Don Lamond, Drums
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Joan Whitney, Composer - Mack David, Composer - Alex Kramer, Composer - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
James R. Mundy, Conductor - Irving Berlin, Composer - Jimmy Mundy, Conductor, Arranger - Joe Williams, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1957 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Ernie Wilkins, Arranger - Malcolm Addey, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, Vocals - Teddy Reig, Producer - Jimmy Forrest, Saxophone - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Thompson, Piano - Clarence Johnston, Drums, Guitar - Tommy Potter, Bass - Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Trumpet, Vocals - Harry ''Sweets'' Edison, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Milt Hinton, Bass - Ben Webster, Saxophone - Freddie Green, Guitar - Hank Jones, Piano - Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Harold Adamson, Composer - Harry Edison, Trumpet - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist - Don Lamond, Drums
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Ned Washington, Composer - Victor P. Young, Composer - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Piano - Joe Benjamin, Bass - Ernie Wilkins, Arranger - Charlie Persip, Drums - Karl Suessdorf, Composer - John Blackburn, Composer - Harry Edison, Trumpet - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The Music for Lovers series from EMI and Blue Note spotlights the balladic nature and romantic side of artists who have recorded for its associated labels. Joe Williams, of course, was a superb ballad singer whose rich voice and patient interpretations usually brought a maximum of feeling to the standards he sang. His Music for Lovers volume includes songs from three sessions for the EMI-owned Roulette -- all but one from either 1959 or 1961 -- and it features Williams in a comfortable setting with musicians who knew how to swing the Joe Williams way; two of the tops, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and tenor Ben Webster, join him on the highlights, "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "You Are Too Beautiful." Most of Williams' sessions for Roulette were supplemented by strings, so virtually all of these songs are as polished and glossy as any setting he ever recorded in. One other caveat: Williams recorded only a small amount for Roulette, and it's not regarded as well as his work for Verve or RCA.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:06
- Main artists: Joe Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2006 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Blue Note, a division of Parlophone Records Inc
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