Jimmy Rushing

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This CD compiles two complete albums by the legendary Jimmy Rushing: The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. and Jimmy Rushing and the Smith Girls , plus three additional bonus tracks.

"A tale of four jazz meccas, in all of which Jimmy has worked. Rushing is wholly magnificent here and indicates, to my taste, that he has become the leading contemporary jazz singer." - Nat Hentoff on The Jazz Odyssey of J.R. Esq., Down Beat, 1957 * * * * *

PERSONNEL:

(1-12)  The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq
Ernie Royal (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Budd Johnson (ts),
Danny Bank (bar), Hank Jones (p), Skeeter Best (g), Milt Hinton (b), Jo Jones (d).
New York, November 6-8, 1956. (Track 2 is a trio with Jimmy Rushing (voc, p),
Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d) only.)

(13-22) Jimmy Rushing and the Smith Girls
Dickie Wells, Benny Morton (tb), Buster Bailey (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts),
Claude Hopkins (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Gene Ramey (b), Jimmy Crawford (d).
New York, July 7 & 13, 1960.

(23-25) Emmett Berry (tp), Dickie Wells (tb), Budd Johnson (ts),
Sir Charles Thompson (p), Steve Jordan (g), Milt Hinton (b), Jo Jones (d).
New York, August 18-23, 1955.

Includes 12-page comprehensive booklet!

Tracks:
01 NEW ORLEANS 3:23
02 TRICKS AIN'T WALKIN' NO MORE 2:55
03 BABY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME 3:35
04 PINEY BROWN BLUES 3:45
05 'TAIN'T NOBODY'S BIZ-NESS IF I DO 3:29 06 I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN 2:45
CHICAGO:
07 CARELESS LOVE 3:35
08 DOCTOR BLUES 3:23
09 ROSETTA 2:55
10 LULLABY OF BROADWAY 3:25
11 OLD FASHIONED LOVE 2:37
12 SOME OF THESE DAYS 4:49
13 ARKANSAS BLUES 2:43
14 DOWNHEARTED BLUES 3:29
15 HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO? 2:27
16 CRAZY BLUES 3:53
17 SQUEEZE ME 2:59
18 TROUBLE IN MIND 4:03
19 MUDDY WATER 2:25
20 GULF COAST BLUES 4:55
21 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY 2:23
22 SHIPWRECKED BLUES 2:35
ADDITIONAL BONUS TRACKS
23 GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU 2:41
24 COOL BREEZE, WOMAN 2:31
25 PRETTY LITTLE BABY 1:31

Total Time: 79:11