JAZZ LADIES - THE SINGING PIANISTS 1926-1961
ARETHA FRANKLIN • CAMILLE HOWARD • SHIRLEY HORN • NINA SIMONE • ROSE MURPHY
• CLEO BROWN • JULIA LEE • BLOSSOM DEARIE
Artistical Director : jean Buzelin & Jean-Paul Ricard
Number of CDs : 3
ARETHA FRANKLIN • CAMILLE HOWARD • SHIRLEY HORN • NINA SIMONE • ROSE MURPHY
• CLEO BROWN • JULIA LEE • BLOSSOM DEARIE
Artistical Director : jean Buzelin & Jean-Paul Ricard
Number of CDs : 3
When you peel away the layers in jazz history, you often find that the ideal path to recognition followed by the ladies in the genre was… singing. Playing the piano came a close second, but among the pianists there were a few who, after adding songs to their palette, succeeded in attracting a wide audience. And in so doing, they also paved the way for more than one of today’s stars. This 3CD retrospective prepared by Jean-Paul Ricard and Jean Buzelin is a tribute to those pioneering singer-pianists. Patrick FRÉMEAUX
CD 1 - 1926-1961 : CLEO BROWN : HERE COMES COOKIE • THE STUFF IS HERE AND IT’S MELLOW • MAMA DON’T WANT NO PEAS • WHEN HOLLYWOOD GOES BLACK AND TAN. LIL ARMSTRONG : HARLEM ON SATURDAY NIGHT • CLIP JOINT. UNA MAE CARLISLE : LOVED WALKED IN • PAPA’S IN BED WITH HIS BRITCHES ON • I MET YOU THEN, I KNOW YOU NOW • I’M A GOOD, GOOD WOMAN. JULIA LEE : DREAM LUCKY BLUES • GOTTA GIMME WHATCHA’ GOT • A PORTER’S LOVE SONG • NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT • PAGAN LOVE SONG. PAULA WATSON : PRETTY PAPA BLUES • STICK BY ME BABY. CAMILLE HOWARD : THRILL ME • YOU DON’T LOVE ME • WITHIN THIS HEART OF MINE • I’M BLUE. GOSPEL ROOTS : ARIZONA DRANES : IT’S ALL RIGHT NOW. IRA MAE LITTLEJOHN : I WANT TO SEE JESUS. CLARA WARD : BLESSED ASSURANCE. ARETHA FRANKLIN : WHILE THE BLOOD RUNS WARM • YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION.
CD 2 - 1930-1961 : MARTHA DAVIS : THE BE BOP BOUNCE • I’M FER IT • CINCINNATI • KITCHEN BLUES • EXPERIENCE. NELLIE LUTCHER : HURRY ON DOWN • SLEEPY LAGOON • DO YOU OR DON’T YOU LOVE ME • ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND • THAT’S A PLENTY. HADDA BROOKS : THAT’S MY DESIRE • TRUST IN ME. ROSE MURPHY : I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE • BUSY LINE • HONEYSUCKLE ROSE • I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU. DARDANELLE : AFTER YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT, YOU DON’T WANT IT. FRANTIC FAY THOMAS : I LOST MY SUGAR IN SALT LAKE CITY. LA VERGNE SMITH : BLUES IN THE NIGHT • ONE OF THE ROAD • MOBILE. BLUES ROOTS : LOUISE JOHNSON : ON THE WALL. KANSAS CITY KITTY : DOUBLE TROUBLE BLUES. GEORGIA WHITE : IF YOU CAN’T GET FIVE • WHEN YOU’RE AWAY. VICTORIA SPIVEY : THAT MAN.
CD 3 - 1944-1961 : BLOSSOM DEARIE : THOU SWELL • PLUS JE T’EMBRASSE • MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME • JUST IN TIME • SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME. JERI SOUTHERN : LET’S FALL IN LOVE • I DON’T KNOWS WHERE TO TURN. AUDREY MORRIS : GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE • COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN. SHIRLEY HORN : LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU • GOD BLESS THE CHILD • DAY IN DAY OUT • MAKIN’ WHOOPEE. NINA SIMONE : MOOD INDIGO • DON’T SMOKE IN BED • LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME • BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR • I LOVE TO LOVE. BOOGIEWOOGIE ROOTS : CHRISTINE CHATMAN : BOOTIN’ THE BOOGIE. LILETTE THOMAS : BOOGIE-WOOGIE TIME DOWN SOUTH. MADONNA MARTIN : MADONNA’S BOOGIE. KATIE WEBSTER : BABY COME ON • THE KATIE LEE.
DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : JEAN-PAUL RICARD ET JEAN BUZELIN
Track | Author | Duration |
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CD 1 | ||
01 | Here Comes Cookie - Cleo Brown | 02'53 |
02 | The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow - Cleo Brown | 02'44 |
03 | Mama Don't Want No Peas - Cleo Brown | 02'43 |
04 | When Hollywood Goes Black And Tan - Cleo Brown | 02'46 |
05 | Harlem On Saturday Night - Lil Armstrong | 02'41 |
06 | Clip Joint - Lil Armstrong | 04'43 |
07 | Loved Walked In - Una Mae Carlisle | 02'38 |
08 | Papa's In Bed With His Britches On - Una Mae Carlisle | 02'41 |
09 | I Met You Then, I Know You Now - Una Mae Carlisle | 02'52 |
10 | I'm A Good, Good Woman - Una Mae Carlisle | 02'48 |
11 | Dream Lucky Blues - Julia Lee | 03'06 |
12 | Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got - Julia Lee | 02'49 |
13 | A Porter's Love Song - Julia Lee | 02'52 |
14 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Julia Lee | 03'04 |
15 | Pagan Love Song - Julia Lee | 02'55 |
16 | Pretty Papa Blues - Paula Watson | 02'43 |
17 | Stick By Me Baby - Paula Watson | 02'29 |
18 | Thrill Me - Camille Howard | 02'55 |
19 | You Don't Love Me - Camille Howard | 02'13 |
20 | Within' This Heart Of Mine - Camille Howard | 02'11 |
21 | I'M Blue - Camille Howard | 02'38 |
22 | It 's All Right Now - Arizona Dranes | 02'45 |
23 | Want To See Jesus - Ira Mae Litteljohn | 02'58 |
24 | Blessed Assurance - Clara Ward | 02'10 |
25 | While The Blood Runs Warm - Aretha Franklin | 03'02 |
26 | Yield Not To Temptation - Aretha Franklin | 02'56 |
CD 2 | ||
01 | The Be Bop Bounce - Martha Davis | 02'50 |
02 | I'm Fer It - Martha Davis | 02'56 |
03 | Cincinnati - Martha Davis | 02'46 |
04 | Kitchen Blues - Martha Davis | 03'03 |
05 | Experience - Martha Davis | 02'14 |
06 | Hurry On Down - Nellie Lutcher | 02'26 |
07 | Sleepy Lagoon - Nellie Lutcher | 03'04 |
08 | Do You Or Don't You Love Me - Nellie Lutcher | 02'33 |
09 | Alexander's Ragtime Band - Nellie Lutcher | 02'25 |
10 | That's A Plenty - Nellie Lutcher | 02'30 |
11 | That's My Desire - Hadda Brooks | 02'43 |
12 | Trust In Me - Hadda Brooks | 02'59 |
13 | I Can'T Give You Anything But Love - Rose Murphy | 02'27 |
14 | Busy Line - Rose Murphy | 02'48 |
15 | Honeysuckle Rose - Rose Murphy | 02'54 |
16 | I Wanna Be Loved By You - Rose Murphy | 02'23 |
17 | After You Get What You Want You Don't Want It - Dardanelle | 03'06 |
18 | Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City - Frantic Fay Thomas | 01'45 |
19 | Blues In The Night - La Vergne Smith | 02'38 |
20 | One Of The Road - La Vergne Smith | 03'34 |
21 | Mobile - La Vergne Smith | 02'42 |
22 | On The Wall - Louise Johnson | 03'03 |
23 | Double Trouble Blues - Kansas City Kitty | 03'04 |
24 | If You Can't Get Five - Georgia White | 02'56 |
25 | When You're Away - Georgia White | 02'52 |
26 | That Man - Victoria Spivey | 02'53 |
CD 3 | ||
01 | Thou Swell - Blossom Dearie | 03'02 |
02 | Plus je t'embrasse - Blossom Dearie | 02'30 |
03 | Moonlight Saving Time - Blossom Dearie | 02'00 |
04 | Just In Time - Blossom Dearie | 03'32 |
05 | Someone To Watch Over Me - Blossom Dearie | 05'58 |
06 | Let's Fall In Love - Jeri Southern | 02'51 |
07 | I Don't Knows Where To Turn - Jeri Southern | 03'09 |
08 | Good Morning Heartache - Audrey Morris | 03'12 |
09 | Come In Out Of The Rain - Audrey Morris | 03'05 |
10 | Like Someone In Love - Shirley Horn | 02'30 |
11 | I Thought About You - Shirley Horn | 03'02 |
12 | God Bless The Child - Shirley Horn | 03'37 |
13 | Day In Day Out - Shirley Horn | 03'49 |
14 | Makin' Whoopee - Shirley Horn | 02'52 |
15 | Mood Indigo - Nina Simone | 04'03 |
16 | Don't Smoke In Bed - Nina Simone | 03'13 |
17 | Love Me Or Leave Me - Nina Simone | 03'23 |
18 | Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - Nina Simone | 03'33 |
19 | I Love To Love - Nina Simone | 03'23 |
20 | Bootin' The Boogie - Christine Chatman | 03'13 |
21 | Boogie-Woogie Time Down South - Lilette Thomas | 02'41 |
22 | Madonna's Boogie - Madonna Martin | 02'49 |
23 | Baby Come On - Katie Webster | 01'59 |
24 | The Katie Lee - Katie Webster | 02'09 |