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Every Day I Have The Blues (Jimmy Rushing Album)
''Every Day I Have the Blues'' is an album by blues/jazz vocalist Jimmy Rushing with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson released by the BluesWay Records, BluesWay label in 1967.Lord, T.Clark Terry Discography accessed August 30, 2019 Reception AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "It may have been relatively late in Jimmy Rushing's career ... but he was still in prime singing voice. Joined by such friends as trombonist Dickie Wells, trumpeter Clark Terry, and tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate, Rushing shows that he was still relevant ... both Rushing and the musicians play off each other well, resulting in a swinging set". Track listing # "Berkeley Campus Blues" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) – 3:06 # "Keep the Faith, Baby" (Shirley Scott, George Ismay, Rick Ward) – 2:48 # "You Can't Run Around" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 4:04 # "Blues in the Dark" (Basie, Rushing) – 3:45 # "Baby, Don't Tell on Me" (Basie, Rushing, Lester Young) – 2:44 # "Every Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Rushing
James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972) was an American singer and pianist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. Rushing was known as " Mr. Five by Five" and was the subject of an eponymous 1942 popular song that was a hit for Harry James and others; the lyrics describe Rushing's rotund build: "he's five feet tall and he's five feet wide". He joined Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1927 and then joined Bennie Moten's band in 1929. He stayed with the successor Count Basie band when Moten died in 1935. Rushing said that his first time singing in front of an audience was in 1924. He was playing piano at a club when the featured singer, Carlyn Williams, invited him to do a vocal. "I got out there and broke it up. I was a singer from then on," he said. Rushing was a powerful singer who had a range from baritone to tenor. He has sometimes been classified as a blues shouter. He could project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |