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

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.

Track listing

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

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

Ray Brown - bass

Gerryck King - drums

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

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