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Nothin' but the Blues (Joe Williams album)

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Released
  
1984

Length
  
59:21

Release date
  
1984

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

Recorded
  
November 16 & 17, 1983

Producer
  
Ralph Jungheim

Label
  
Delos Productions

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Nothin' but the Blues (1984)
  
I Just Wanna Sing (1985)

Artists
  
Joe Williams, Big Joe Wiliams

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Similar
  
Joe Williams albums, Jazz albums

Nothin' but the Blues is a 1984 (see 1984 in music) album by the American jazz and blues singer Joe Williams with Red Holloway & His Blues All-Stars. For his work on the album, Williams was awarded the 1985 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Who She Do" (Joe Williams) 5:15
  2. "Just a Dream" (Bill Broonzy) 4:44
  3. "Hold It Right There" (Eddie Vinson) 2:42
  4. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) 5:11
  5. "Going to Chicago Blues" (Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie) 4:48
  6. "Ray Brown's in Town" (Red Holloway) 3:51
  7. "In the Evening"/"Rocks in My Bed" (Leroy Carr)/(Duke Ellington) 6:55
  8. "Alright, OK, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) 4:41
  9. "Mean Old World"/"Wee Baby Blues" (Al Frazier, T-Bone Walker)/(Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson) 7:34
  10. "The Comeback" (Charles Frazier) 5:03
  11. "Tell Me Where to Scratch" (Williams) 5:04
  12. "Sent For You Yesterday" (Basie, Rushing, Eddie Durham) 3:29

Personnel

Recorded November 16 & 17, 1983, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States:

  • Joe Williams - vocals
  • Red Holloway - leader, tenor sax
  • Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - vocal (#3 only) & alto sax
  • Jack McDuff - organ & piano
  • Phil Upchurch - guitar
  • Ray Brown - bass
  • Gerryck King - drums

    • Songs

    1Who She Do5:19
    2Just a Dream4:47
    3Hold It Right There2:45

    References

    Nothin' but the Blues (Joe Williams album) Wikipedia
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