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This CD reissues one of Joe Williams' finest recordings. Accompanied by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the singer is heard at the peak of his powers. The big band primarily functions as an ensemble (Snooky Young gets off some good blasts on "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"), but the inventive Thad Jones arrangements ensure that his illustrious sidemen have plenty to play. Many of the selections (half of which have been in the singer's repertoire ever since) are given definitive treatment on this set (particularly a humorous "Evil Man Blues," "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," and "Smack Dab in the Middle"), and Williams scats at his best on "It Don't Mean a Thing." Get this one.
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Bill Berry, Trumpet - Richard Williams, Trumpet - Richard Davis, Bass - Garnett Brown, Trombone, Sackbut - Thad Jones, Arranger, Flugelhorn, Vocals - Jimmy Nottingham, Trumpet - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Bob Brookmeyer, Trombone, Sackbut - Mel Lewis, Drums, Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Composer - Pepper Adams, Bass - Jerome Richardson, Saxophone - Roland Hanna, Piano - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist - Jerry Dodgion, Saxophone - Tom McIntosh, Trombone, Sackbut - Sam Herman, Guitar, Guitarra - Cliff Heather, Trombone
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
C. Mayfield, Composer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Unknown, Composer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Andy Razaf, Composer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Donald Redman, Composer
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Lamont Dozier, Writer - Eddie Holland, Writer - Brian Holland, Writer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - William Lee Broonzy, Composer
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Lionel Hampton, Composer - Leonard Feather, Composer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Thad Jones, Arranger, Featured Vocalist, Trumpet - Mel Lewis, Drums, Featured Vocalist - Michael Cuscuna, Re-Producer, ReissueProducer - Sonny Lester, Producer - Odea Murphy, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Charles Calhoun, Composer
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Thad Jones, Arranger - Irving Mills, Composer - Joe Williams, Vocals, MainArtist - Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Performance, FeaturedArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Ray Charles, Writer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Lew Herman, Composer - Joe Williams, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1966 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.
Album review
This CD reissues one of Joe Williams' finest recordings. Accompanied by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the singer is heard at the peak of his powers. The big band primarily functions as an ensemble (Snooky Young gets off some good blasts on "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"), but the inventive Thad Jones arrangements ensure that his illustrious sidemen have plenty to play. Many of the selections (half of which have been in the singer's repertoire ever since) are given definitive treatment on this set (particularly a humorous "Evil Man Blues," "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," and "Smack Dab in the Middle"), and Williams scats at his best on "It Don't Mean a Thing." Get this one.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:43
- Main artists: Joe Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws ℗ 1995 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.
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