Jimmy Witherspoon

Artist:  Jimmy Witherspoon
Born:  August 8, 1920.  Gurdon, Arkansas, USA
Died:  September 18, 1997 (Aged 77).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Blues, Jump Blues, R&B, Urban Blues, Jazz Blues, Texas Blues
Occupation:  Singer
Instruments:  Vocals

Jimmy Witherspoon was an American Jump Blues Singer from Gurdon, Arkansas.  One of the great Blues Singers of the post-World War II period.  He was also comfortably into the Jazz World.  His style of shouting Blues became unfashionable in the mid-950s, but he returned to popularity with his 1959 Jimmy Witherspoon at the Monterey Jazz Festival, which features, Woody Herman, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, and more, later he recorded with Gerry Mulligan, T-Bone Walker and more!.  He move toward a definite Rock/Soul Sound and he traveled to London in 1974 to record with  British Blues producer Mike Vernon, who acclaimed British Blues Albums by John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, and Ten Years After.

Title:  Live At The Renaissance & At Monterey  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz Blues, Jazz, Blues, Jump Blues, R&B, Urban Blues, Texas Blues
Label:  Soul Jam
Rating:   *****

Live At The Renaissance:

 1.  Time's Gettin' Tougher Than Tough  (3:35)
 2.  How Long Blues  (3:25)
 3.  Corrine, Corrina  (3:22)
 4.  C.C. Rider  (4:41)
 5.  Roll 'Em Pete  (4:26)
 6.  Everyday I Have The Blues  (2:44)
 7.  (I'm Gonna Move To The) Outskirts Of Town  (3:46)
 8.  Kansas City  (3:12)
 9.  Trouble In Mind  (3:27)
10. St. Louis Blues  (3:52)

Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival 1959:

11. No Rollin' Blues  (5:35)
12. Good Rockin' Tonight  (2:25)
13. Big Fine Girl  (4:55)
14. Ain't Nobody's Business (If I Do)  (6:31)
15. When I've Been Drinkin'  (5:38)

Bonus Tracks:

16. Oo Wee, Then The Lights Go Out  (2:58)
17. Froggy Bottom  (2:40)
18. Until The Real Thing Comes Along  (2:49)
19. When I've Been Drinkin (Studio Version)  (3:39)
20. Ain't Nobody's Business (If I Do) (Studio Version)  (2:25)

Personnel:

Jimmy Witherspoon:  Vocals

Ben Webster:  Tenor Saxophone
Coleman Hawkins:  Tenor Saxophone
Gerry Mulligan:  Baritone Saxophone
Roy Eldridge:  Trumpet
Woody Herman:  Clarinet
Jimmy Rowles:  Piano
Earl Hines:  Piano
Leroy Vinnegar:  Bass
Mel Lewis:   Drums

Live At The Renaissance & At Monterey is a live album by Jimmy Witherspoon, released on August 10, 2018 by Soul Jam, recorded live from the Renaissance and from the Monterey Jazz Festival 1959, featuring Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Woody Herman, Jimmy Rowles, Earl Hines, Leroy Vinnegar, and Mel Lewis.