1945-1947

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:54:33
Personnel includes: Wynonie Harris, Joe Newman, Sun Ra, Wendell Culley, Milt Buckner, Tab Smith, Mary Osborne, Joe Morris, Arnett Cobb. Personnel: Wynonie Harris (vocals); Billy Butler (vocals, guitar); Chester Slater (vocals, piano); Dottie Smith, Big Joe Turner (vocals); Mary Osborne, Billy Mackel (guitar); Herbie Fields (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jackie Allen (alto saxophone, trumpet); Tab Smith (alto saxophone); Allen Eager, Arnett Cobb (tenor saxophone); Larry Belton, Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Pat Jenkins, Joe Newman (trumpet); Joe Morris , Leonard Feather, Milt Buckner, Bill Doggett, Wendell Culley (piano); Dorothea Smith, George Jenkins, Walter Johnson (drums). Liner Note Author: Anatol Schenker. Recording information: L.A., CA (12/1945-07/1947); N.Y., NY (12/1945-07/1947); Nashville, TN (12/1945-07/1947). The second Classics CD to feature blues singer Wynonie Harris' recordings as a leader finds him in the period right before he signed with the King label. The five four-song sessions on this disc (all quite jazz oriented) were cut for Hamp-Tone, Bullet, and Aladdin. First, Harris (who sounds quite enthusiastic in every setting) sings three numbers (including a two-part "Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop") with a combo taken from the Lionel Hampton big band. The Bullet date was quite rare. Recorded in Nashville, it finds Harris backed by local players including Sun Ra in his first recording. Ra's piano is well featured throughout including on "Dig This Boogie." Harris is also heard with a Leonard Feather-organized band that includes trumpeter Joe Newman, altoist Tab Smith, and tenor-saxophonist Allen Eager ("Mr. Blues Jumped the Rabbit" is the best-known selection), with an obscure backup band in New York (including for "Ghost of a Chance," an odd departure with a vocal group) and sharing the spotlight with Big Joe Turner on three numbers (including a slightly disorganized two-part "Battle of the Blues"). Throughout, Wynonie Harris sounds like he was ready for stardom. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow
録音 : モノラル (Studio)