Three Classic Albums Plus (Songs I Like To Sing! / Swingin' With Humes / Helen Humes)
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Helen Humes
Three Classic Albums Plus (Songs I Like To Sing! / Swingin' With Humes / Helen Humes)
[ Avid Jazz / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 6 August 2021
'Songs I Like To Sing'; 'Swingin' With Humes'; 'Helen Humes' plus a bonus 'album' of 14 Classic vintage singles.
AVID will admit we have taken our time in paying tribute to the great Helen Humes, but we wanted to get it right, we wanted to select the best albums that truly captured Miss Hume's huge vocal talents. We had her first three albums already lined up when she decided to take a break from recording that lasted until 1973! How would we make up our fourth album? How about some of her early singles? Hey presto, with a little bit of searching we found 14 super sides recorded by Miss Humes between 1927 and 1955. Our double album set was complete. We decided to start CD1 with her second and third alums and follow on CD2 with her first release followed by the classic early singles, we think it worked out pretty well. Helen Humes, born in Louisville Kentucky in 1913 was steeped in the blues and gospel music from a young age via the church and this comes across strongly in her vocal performances. She performed with amongst others the Harry James big band, Count Basie's Orchestra and was accompanied by such musical luminaries as likes of Art Tatum and Teddy Wilson! The high regard she was held in can be seen by the incredible line up of jazz musicians who are featured on these fine selections including the following... Art Pepper, Ben Webster, Teddy Edwards, Al Porcino, Shelly Manne, Stu Williamson, Andre Previn, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Joe Gordon, Wynton Kelly, Benny Carter, Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis and on the classic singles she is backed by amongst others Bill Doggett, Count Basie, Buck Clayton, Harry James and Marshall Royal.
Tracks:
CD1
1. If I Could Be With You (Songs I Like To Sing!)
2. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (Songs I Like To Sing!)
3. Mean To Me (Songs I Like To Sing!)
4. Every Now And Then (Songs I Like To Sing!)
5. I Want A Roof Over My Head (Songs I Like To Sing!)
6. St. Louis Blues (Songs I Like To Sing!)
7. You're Driving Me Crazy (Songs I Like To Sing!)
8. My Old Flame (Songs I Like To Sing!)
9. Million Dollar Secret (Songs I Like To Sing!)
10. Love Me Or Leave Me (Songs I Like To Sing!)
11. Imagination (Songs I Like To Sing!)
12. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (Songs I Like To Sing!)
13. When Day Is Done (Swingin' With Humes)
14. Home (When Shadows Fall) (Swingin' With Humes)
15. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Swingin' With Humes)
16. Some Day My Prince Will Come (Swingin' With Humes)
17. I'm Confessin' (Swingin' With Humes)
18. S'posin' (Swingin' With Humes)
19. Pennies From Heaven (Swingin' With Humes)
20. The Very Thought Of You (Swingin' With Humes)
21. Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Swingin' With Humes)
22. Solitude (Swingin' With Humes)
23. I Surrender Dear (Swingin' With Humes)
24. My Blue Heaven (Swingin' With Humes)
CD2
1. You Can Depend On Me (Helen Humes)
2. Trouble In Mind (Helen Humes)
3. Among My Souvenirs (Helen Humes)
4. Ain't Misbehavin' (Helen Humes)
5. Star Dust (Helen Humes)
6. Bill Bailey (Helen Humes)
7. When I Grow Too Old To Dream (Helen Humes)
8. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Helen Humes)
9. Bill (Helen Humes)
10. 'Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do (Helen Humes)
11. I Got It Bad And That 'Aint Good (Helen Humes)
12. When The Saints Go Marching In (Helen Humes)
13. If Papa Has Outside Lovin' (Classic Singles 1927-55)
14. Garlic Blues (Classic Singles 1927-55)
15. It's The Dreamer In Me (Classic Singles 1927-55)
16. Blues With Helen (Classic Singles 1927-55)
17. Blame It On My Last Affair (Classic Singles 1927-55)
18. Fortune Tellin' Man (Classic Singles 1927-55)
19. Be Baba Leba (Classic Singles 1927-55)
20. Blue Prelude (Classic Singles 1927-55)
21. Central Avenue Boogie (Classic Singles 1927-55)
22. They Raided The Joint (Classic Singles 1927-55)
23. Today I Sing The Blues (Classic Singles 1927-55)
24. Married Man Blues (Classic Singles 1927-55)
25. Rock Me To Sleep (Classic Singles 1927-55)
26. Real Fine Daddy (Classic Singles 1927-55)
