The Legend at His Best
Joe Williams |
 Released April 04, 2000
Collectables dishes up four Joe Williams albums from the mid- and late-'50s -- Joe Williams Sings Everyday (1956, Savoy) and Joe Williams Sings About You! (1959, Roulette) -- and early '60s -- Jump for Joy and At Newport '63 (both 1963, RCA) -- on a pair of CDs. These are key pieces in the smooth big-voiced singer's early solo career and deliver ballads to jump blues to big-band jazz standards with authority, grace, and a rough-hewn elegance. While any one of these discs is worth owning, together the four provide a wealth of Williams at his very best accompanied by the greatest players in jazz, including the arrangements of Oliver Nelson, among others. From Duke Ellington's "Rocks in My Bed" and Oscar Hammerstein II's "The Song Is You" to Jerry Leiber's "Kansas City" and Leroy Carr's "In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down," these 48 cuts form a lasting portrait of an artist entering the prime of his career. Anyone who has only heard his material from the Count Basie years would do well to check this out. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
TRACKS 1. I'm Sticking with You, Baby
2. Me and the Blues
3. Every Night
4. Rocks in My Bed
5. Come on Blues
6. Workin' (Work Song)
7. Soothe Me
8. Early in the Morning
9. Good Morning Heartache
10. Kansas City
11. A Woman
12. Hobo Flats
13. Yours Is My Heart Alone
14. I'll Follow You
15. Sleepy Time Gal
16. The Song Is You
17. Prelude to a Kiss
18. (I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy
19. People
20. I'm a Fool to Want You
21. That Face
22. My Darling
23. My Romance
24. You Stepped Out of a Dream
DISC 2 25. Without a Song
26. Gravy Waltz
27. She's Warm, She's Willing, She's Wonderful
28. Come Back Baby
29. Medley: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm/Do You Wanna Jump Children [Medley
30. Wayfaring Stranger
31. Everyday (I Have the Blues)
32. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
33. April in Paris
34. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
35. Some of This 'n' Some of That
36. Roll 'Em Pete
37. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
38. You Perfect Stranger
39. It's a Wonderful World
40. Sounds of the Night
41. More Than Likely
42. She Doesn't Know (I Love Her)
43. I Went Out of My Way
44. Great City
45. A Good Thing
46. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
47. My Last Affair
48. Jump for Joy
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