Yes Indeed! Women Vocalists on United

by Women Vocalists On United: Yes

Overview

Ever hear of such singers as Betty Mays, Bixie Crawford, Jewel Belle, Vanita Smythe, Debbie Andrews, Terry Timmons, Helen Fox or Helen Thompson? Very few music collectors have, yet they all have their bright moments on this CD. Drawn from the catalog of the United label, these truly obscure performances contain many highlights. The one well-known singer in the collection, Della Reese, is heard on her recording debut including two previously unreleased performances. Betty Mays' singing is particularly intriguing for she is heard on two songs and an alternate take, while joined by trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding; her scatting on the two versions of "Mays' Haze" is excellent. Bixie Crawford had a stint with Count Basie's band so the sidemen on her three numbers include several Basie-ites, most notably tenor-saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trumpeter Joe Newman. Tenor-saxophonist Jimmy Coe is on Helen Fox's numbers and altoist Chris Woods is on the Jewel Belle selections. Otherwise the personnel is obscure but in every case the vocal performance is rewarding. This is a real sleeper release, one well-worth picking up by collectors of jazz vocalists and early-'50s music. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2004
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153055424
Rank:	184312

Tracks

1. Yes Indeed  - Jimmy Hamilton  - Sy Oliver  - Della Reese  -  Hamilton
2. Blue and Orange Birds and Silver Bells  - Jimmy Hamilton  - Sax Kari  - Della Reese  -  Hamilton
3. There Will Never Be Another You  - Mack Gordon  - Jimmy Hamilton  - Della Reese  - Harry Warren  -  Hamilton
4. Mays' Haze  - J.J. Johnson  - Betti Mays  - Kai Winding  - Betty Mays
5. Old Mill Stream  - J.J. Johnson  - Betti Mays  -  Traditional  - Kai Winding  - Betty Mays
6. Never to Cry Again  - Bixie Crawford
7. Fallen  - Bixie Crawford
8. I'm Still in Love With You  - Bixie Crawford  - T-Bone Walker
9. Foolish  - Jewel Belle  - Tommy Dean  -  Dean  - Chris Woods  -  Dean
10. Lonely Monday  - Jewel Belle  - Tommy Dean  -  Dean  - Chris Woods  - Vanita Smythe
11. Until I Fell for You  - Howard Biggs  - Vanita Smythe
12. Please Wait for Me  - Debbie Andrews  - Sax Kari
13. I Can't Forget  - Terry Timmons
14. Somebody Will Understand  - Leonard Allen  - Terry Timmons
15. How Deep Is the Ocean?  - Irving Berlin  - Jimmy Coe  -  Fox  - Helen Fox
16. Going Down to Big Mary's  -  Thompson
17. A Fool Was I  - Roy Alfred  - Jimmy Coe  -  Fox  - Helen Fox
18. Yes Indeed  - Jimmy Hamilton  - Sy Oliver  - Della Reese
19. When Your Lover Has Gone  - Debbie Andrews
20. Mays' Haze  - Betti Mays

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tommy Dean & His Gloom Raiders   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Jimmy Hamilton Orchestra   Primary Artist
Helen Fox   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Betty Mays   Primary Artist
Vanita Smythe   Primary Artist
Helen Thompson   Primary Artist
Jewel Belle   Primary Artist
Betti Mays   Primary Artist
Bixie Crawford   Primary Artist
Chris Woods   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
J.J. Johnson   Primary Artist,Trombone
Terry Timmons   Primary Artist
Jimmy Coe   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Debbie Andrews   Primary Artist
Kai Winding   Primary Artist,Trombone
Jimmy Hamilton   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Della Reese   Primary Artist
Remo Biondi   Conductor
Percy France   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Tommy Dean   Piano
Cecil Payne   Sax (Baritone)
Gil Coggins   Piano
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Gene Ramey   Bass
Gus Johnson   Drums
Gene Easton   Sax (Baritone)
Porter Kilbert   Sax (Alto)
Joe Newman Quartet   Trumpet
Earl Fox Walker   Drums
Eugene Thomas   Bass
McKinley Easton   Sax (Baritone)
Arthur Phipps   Bass
Earl Washington   Piano
Clark Terry   Trumpet
Charlie Fowlkes   Sax (Baritone)
Edgar Hayes   Sax (Tenor)
Cat Anderson   Trumpet
Ernie Wilkins   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Fred Mendelsohn   Audio Production
Leonard Allen   Audio Production,Supervisor,Composer
Robert G. Koester   Compilation Producer,Producer,Liner Notes
Howard Biggs   Composer
Remo Biondi   Arranger
Tommy Dean   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Roy Alfred   Composer
Sax Kari   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Kate Moss   Design
Bixie Crawford   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Sy Oliver   Composer
Steve Wagner   Producer,Mastering
Irving Berlin   Composer
Ernie Wilkins   Arranger