Singin' the Blues

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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Jimmy Witherspoon is heard in superior form throughout the two Pacific Jazz sessions included here. With fine backup and short solos from either Harry "Sweets" Edison in top form or Gerald Wilson on trumpet, both Teddy Edwards and Jimmy Allen on tenors, Henry McDode or Hampton Hawes on piano, rhythm guitarist Herman Mitchell, bassist Jimmy Hamilton and drummer Jimmy Miller, Spoon digs into such numbers as "When I've Been Drinkin'," "Then the Lights Go Out," "There's Good Rockin' Tonight" and a remake of his big hit "'Tain't Nobody's Business." The closing "Midnight Blues" is an instrumental, giving the band a chance to stretch out a bit. ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Jimmy Witherspoon is heard in superior form throughout the two Pacific Jazz sessions included here. With fine backup and short solos from either Harry "Sweets" Edison in top form or Gerald Wilson on trumpet, both Teddy Edwards and Jimmy Allen on tenors, Henry McDode or Hampton Hawes on piano, rhythm guitarist Herman Mitchell, bassist Jimmy Hamilton and drummer Jimmy Miller, Spoon digs into such numbers as "When I've Been Drinkin'," "Then the Lights Go Out," "There's Good Rockin' Tonight" and a remake of his big hit "'Tain't Nobody's Business." The closing "Midnight Blues" is an instrumental, giving the band a chance to stretch out a bit. Recommended.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/17/2009
  • Label: Jazz Track
  • EAN: 8436019585399
  • Catalog Number: 539
  • Sales rank: 99,568

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Jimmy Witherspoon Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet
Gerald Wilson Trumpet
Teddy Edwards Tenor Saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton Bass
Hampton Hawes Piano
Herman Burell Mitchell Guitar
Jimmy Allen Tenor Saxophone
Henry McDode Piano
Herman Mitchell Guitar
Jimmy Miller Drums
Technical Credits
Big Bill Broonzy Composer
David Axelrod Producer
Michael Cuscuna Producer, Reissue Producer
Ron McMaster Mastering
Armando Acosta Cover Design
Patrick Roques Redesign
John Tynan Liner Notes
Art Becker Engineer
Al Ciminelli Composer
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