Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon Jimmy Witherspoon

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  • Release Date: 05/06/1998
  • Sales Rank: 127,035
  • Label: PRESTIGE
  • UPC: 025218310826

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Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon

1LISTENGood Rockin' Tonight 4:15
2LISTENWee Baby Blues 3:18
3LISTENWhen I've Been Drinkin' 3:38
4LISTENWhen the Lights Go Out 3:00
5LISTENBad Bad Whiskey 3:08
6LISTENOne Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 3:02
7LISTENEndless Sleep 2:14
8LISTENI'll Go on Living 3:46
9LISTENI Had a Dream 2:34
10LISTENS.K. Blues 3:53
11LISTENTrouble in Mind 2:24
12LISTENHow Long Will It Take for Me to Become a Man 3:16
13LISTENI Don't Know 3:10
14LISTENIn the Dark 2:31
15LISTENIf You Live the Life, You Pay the Price 2:48
16LISTENMoney's Gettin' Cheaper 2:49
17LISTENGrab Me a Freight 3:46
18LISTENC.C. Rider 4:45
19LISTENHow Long Blues Live 3:26
20LISTENAin't Nobody's Business 6:25

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Whether this is truly the "best" of Witherspoon is debatable -- there's nothing predating 1956 -- however, it's a good 20-track sampling of 1956-1966 material, favoring (but not limited to) his sessions for Prestige. Witherspoon puts his imprint on a lot of blues/R&B classics -- "Good Rockin' Tonight," "Bad Bad Whiskey," "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer," "C.C. Rider," "Money's Gettin' Cheaper," "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness" -- and while not everyone will find these to be his definitive versions, they are all good ones. The roster of jazz luminaries heard at one point or another over the course of the disc is staggering, including Coleman Hawkins, Woody Herman, Gerry Mulligan, T-Bone Walker, Kenny Burrell, and Pepper Adams. Never do they overshadow the singer, and on the whole this is one of the better jazz/blues vocal collections available, displaying his skill in both small combos and big bands. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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