Ruth Brown - 1949-1950

Title: 1949-1950 Artist: Ruth Brown Release Date: 7/10/2001 Label: Classics, Classics Jazz (France) Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 3307510500325, 723724155428 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Early R&B, Urban Blues, Torch Songs, Vocal Pop, New York Blues, Vocal Jazz, Regional Blues Moods: Confident, Freewheeling, Lively, Boisterous, Earthy, Exuberant, Rollicking, Rousing, Sexual, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Cheerful, Energetic, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Passionate, Playful, Romantic, Sentimental, Intimate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Rain Is a Bringdown
2. It's Raining
3. So Long
4. Hey Pretty Baby
5. Love Me Baby
6. I'll Get Along Somehow
7. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
8. Rocking Blues
9. Someday
10. Why
11. It's All in Your Mind
12. I Can Dream, Can't I
13. Sentimental Journey
14. Where Can I Go
15. Dear Little Boy of Mine
16. Am I Making the Same Mistake Again
17. Teardrops from My Eyes
18. R.B. Blues
19. I Know
20. I Don't Want Nobody
21. I'll Wait for You
22. Standing on the Corner

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Classics 5003 2001 CD Classics Jazz (France) 5003

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Over the years, the Classics label has done an admirable job reissuing rare jazz sessions in chronological order with great sound quality and informative liner notes. They are also dedicated to applying that same care to their outstanding Blues & Rhythm Series. This particular set features Ruth Brown's earliest recording sessions from 1949 and 1950, in which she was a torch singing chanteuse, not the r&b pioneer she became. Similar to Ray Charles, Ruth Brown's initial recording dates differ drastically in approach from the material recorded in the late '50s for Atlantic Records. Brown's renditions of "Sentimental Journey," "Someday," "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe," and her first hit, "So Long," backed by Eddie Condon's band, are timeless and highly recommended. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Amos Milburn Piano Big Sid Catlett Drums Bobby Hackett Trumpet Budd Johnson Sax (Tenor), Director Dave Penny Liner Notes Earl Washington Piano Eddie Condon Director, Guitar Ernie Caceres Baritone Ernie Hayes Piano Haywood Henry Baritone Jack Lesburg Bass Jimmy Brown Trumpet, Vocals Joe Bushkin Piano John Brown Guitar John Collins Guitar Leonard Gaskin Bass Peanuts Hucko Sax (Tenor), Clarinet Roy Haynes Drums Ruth Brown Vocals Sid Bass Director Tyree Glenn Trombone Vincent Bair-Beyes Sax (Alto) Will Bradley Trombone Willis "Gator" Jackson Sax (Tenor)