Various, Singing The Blues (1974) r. 1937-1953

Various, Singing The Blues  (1974)  r. 1937-1953

Monday's lunch record is the collection "Singing The Blues". This double gate-fold album is a reissue on the MCA label. An in depth assortment of jazz singers and the orchestras they performed with. Today's listen is sides one & four. Artists include Count Basie (v. Jimmy Rushing), Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon (v. Jack Teagarden), Buddy Johnson (v. Ella Johnson), Louis Jordan, Josh White, Lil Armstrong, Trixie Smith, Sammy Price. The YouTube sample song is "How Blue Can You Get" (Louis Jordan 1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FmmG7L_7QQ . . bucko