Jimmy Rushing - The Essential Jimmy Rushing

Title: The Essential Jimmy Rushing Artist: Jimmy Rushing Release Date: 1974 Re-Released On: 10/26/1998 Label: Vanguard Duration: 71:41 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 015707006620, 182478264624, 015707006514, 0157070065443, 090204406425, 762185533147 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Urban Blues, Jump Blues, Jazz Blues, East Coast Blues, Vocal Jazz, Regional Blues Moods: Earthy, Refined/Mannered, Elegant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Stylish, Confident, Exuberant, Sophisticated, Theatrical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Boogie Woogie
2. See See Rider
3. Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
4. How Long, How Long Blues
5. How You Want Your Lovin' Done
6. I Can't Understand
7. My Friend Mister Blues
8. Sometimes I Think I Do
9. Goin' to Chicago Blues
10. Every Day I Have the Blues
11. Good Morning Blues
12. Evenin'
13. Take Me Back, Baby
14. If This Ain't the Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 1998 CD Vanguard 65 1991 CD Vanguard VCD-65/66

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This single CD reissues an earlier Jimmy Rushing two-LP set, leaving off two cuts due to lack of space. Jimmy Rushing, who may very well have been the definitive male big band singer, sticks mostly to blues and Kansas City swing on the release and is backed by a variety of top swing all-stars, including most notably tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate, trumpeter Emmett Berry, and trombonists Lawrence Brown and Vic Dickenson. The sidemen receive plenty of space for concise solos, particularly pianists Pete Johnson and Sammy Price. The performances (plus the 11 other songs that are awaiting reissue someday) are among the most rewarding of Jimmy Rushing's post-Basie career and are full of joy and timeless swing. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aaron Bell Bass Ben Richardson Sax (Alto), Clarinet Buddy Tate Sax (Tenor) Clarence Johnson Piano Emmett Berry Trumpet Freddie Green Guitar Henderson Chambers Trombone Jimmy Rushing ? Jo Jones Drums John Hammond, Sr. Producer Lawrence Brown Trombone Malowe Morris Organ Marlowe Morris Organ Pat Jenkins Trumpet Pete Johnson Piano Peter Johnson Piano Roy Gaines Guitar Rudy Powell Sax (Alto), Clarinet Sam Price Piano Sammy Price Piano Vic Dickenson Trombone Walter Page Bass