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Helen Humes
Complete 1927 - 1950 Studio Recordings
Compil. ES 2001 on The Jazz Factory label
Jazz and Blues (Swing, Vocal)
℗ & © 2001 Disconforme. Made in Spain. High resolution 24bit Edition. 8-page booklet with liner notes in English and some blues lyrics.
Musicians
 | Helen Humes voc, 1913-1981 US vocals, album by, written by, written by, uncredited |
 | J.G. Calvados , compiled by, this edition prepared and edited by |
 | Lonnie Johnson g, voc, 1899-1970 US guitar |
 | De Loise Searcy p, US piano, possibly |
 | J.C. Johnson voc, p, 1896-1981 US piano, written by |
 | Sylvester Weaver g, voc, 1897-1960 US guitar, written by |
 | Walter Beasley g, US guitar |
 | Harry James And His Orchestra , US performer on track |
 | Earle Warren as, sax, 1914-1994 US alto saxophone |
 | Jack Washington bs, sax, 1910-1964 US alto saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Walter Page b, 1900-1957 US bass |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums |
 | Jess Stacy p, 1904-1995 US piano |
 | Herschel Evans ts, sax, 1909-1939 US tenor saxophone |
 | Eddie Durham tb, g, 1906-1987 US trombone |
 | Buck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US trumpet |
 | Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US trumpet |
 | Vernon Brown tb, 1907-1979 US trombone |
 | Pete Brown And His Band , performer on track |
 | Pete Brown as, *1906 US alto saxophone |
 | Charlie Drayton b, 1919-1953 US bass |
 | Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US clarinet |
 | Roy Nathan dr, US drums |
 | Sammy Price p, 1908-1992 US piano, written by |
 | Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet |
 | Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet , performer on track |
 | Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass |
 | Herbie Fields ts, cl, 1919-1958 US clarinet, alto saxophone |
 | Denzil Best dr, 1917-1965 US drums |
 | Chuck Wayne g, 1923-1997 US guitar |
 | Leonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB piano, written by |
 | Prince Robinson cl, ts, 1907-1960 US tenor saxophone |
 | Bobby Stark tr, 1906-1945 US trumpet |
 | Bill Doggett's Octet , performer on track |
 | John Brown as, alto saxophone |
 | Ernest Thompson sax, baritone saxophone |
 | Alfred Moore b, bass |
 | Chiz Harris dr, US drums |
 | Elmer Warner g, US guitar |
 | Bill Doggett org, 1916-1996 US piano |
 | William "Wild Bill" Moore ts, *1918 US tenor saxophone |
 | S. Ross Butler tr, trumpet |
 | Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US alto saxophone |
 | Red Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US bass, written by |
 | Henry Tucker Green dr, drums |
 | Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar |
 | Arnold Ross p, 1921-2000 US piano |
 | Corky Corcoran ts, sax, 1924-1979 US tenor saxophone |
 | Tom Archia sax, voc, 1919-1977 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jimmy Rudd , bass |
 | Dave Barbour g, 1912-1965 US guitar |
 | Jimmy Bunn p, 1926-1997 US piano |
 | Lester Young ts, 1909-1959 US tenor saxophone |
 | Maxwell Davis ts, 1916-1970 US tenor saxophone |
 | Edmond Hall cl, 1901-1967 US alto saxophone |
 | Chico Hamilton dr, 1921-2013 US drums |
 | Irving Ashby g, 1920-1987 US guitar |
 | Meade "Lux" Lewis p, *1905 US piano |
 | William Woodman, Sr. , trombone |
| Unknown Artist , trumpet, bass, drums, guitar, piano, written by |
 | Eddie Beal p, US piano |
 | Buck Clayton With His All-Stars , performer on track |
 | Buck Clayton And His Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Mundell Lowe g, *1922 US guitar |
 | Roger Ramirez p, 1913-1994 PR piano, written by |
 | John Hardee ts, 1918-1984 US tenor saxophone |
 | George Matthews tb, 1912-1982 US trombone |
 | Jimmy Butts b, 1917-1998 US bass |
 | Scoville Brown cl, ts, clarinet |
 | Teddy Wilson p, 1912-1986 US piano |
 | Rudy Williams as, voc, US tenor saxophone |
 | Marshall Royal & His Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Marshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US alto saxophone |
 | Jack McVea ts, 1914-2000 US baritone saxophone |
 | Leonard Bibbs b, bass |
| Oscar Bradley , drums |
 | Henry Bridges ts, sax, 1908-1986 US tenor saxophone |
 | Britt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US trombone |
| Jack Trainor , trumpet |
 | John Anderson tr, 1921-1974 US trumpet |
 | Pete Candoli tr, 1923-2008 US trumpet |
 | Gladys Hampton , US written by, uncredited |
 | Sonny Parker voc, written by, uncredited |
 | Benny Carter as, 1907-2003 US written by, uncredited |
 | Frank Sinatra voc, 1915-1998 US written by, uncredited |
 | Henry Sanicola , US written by, uncredited |
 | Sol Parker , US written by, uncredited |
| The Dexter Gordon Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Maurice James Simon sax, *1929 US baritone saxophone |
 | J.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US drums |
 | Ernie Freeman p, key, 1922-1981 US piano |
 | Dexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US tenor saxophone |
 | Vernon Smith voc, tr, trumpet |
 | Lil Green voc, 1919-1954 US written by, uncredited |
Producers
| Antonio Padilla liner notes |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis, April 30,1927 | Helen Humes | ||
| 2 | Black Cat Blues | Helen Humes | Helen Humes | |
| 3 | A Worried Woman's Blues | Helen Humes | Helen Humes | |
| 4 | New York City, November 26, 1927 | Helen Humes | ||
| 5 | If Papa Has Outside Lovin' | Helen Humes | J.C. Johnson | |
| 6 | Do What You Did Last Night | Helen Humes | Andy Razaf, J.C. Johnson | |
| 7 | Everybody Does It Now | Helen Humes | Langston Hughes | |
| 8 | Cross-Eyed Blues | Helen Humes | Clarence Williams | |
| 9 | Garlic Blues | Helen Humes | Clarence Williams | |
| 10 | New York City, November 27, 1927 | Helen Humes | ||
| 11 | Alligator Blues | Helen Humes | Clarence Williams | |
| 12 | Happy Headed Blues | Helen Humes | Sylvester Weaver | |
| 13 | Race Horse Blues | Helen Humes | Clarence Williams | |
| 14 | New York City, December 1, 1937 | Helen Humes | ||
| 15 | Jubilee | Harry James And His Orchestra | Hoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams | |
| 16 | (I Can Dream) Can't I? | Harry James And His Orchestra | Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain | |
| 17 | New York City, January 5, 1938 | Helen Humes | ||
| 18 | Song Of The Wanderer (Where Shall I Go?) | Harry James And His Orchestra | Neil Moret | |
| 19 | It's The Dreamer In Me | Harry James And His Orchestra | Jimmy Dorsey, Jimmy Van Heusen | |
| 20 | New York City, February 9, 1942 | Helen Humes | ||
| 21 | Mound Bayou | Pete Brown And His Band | Andy Razaf, Leonard Feather | |
| 22 | Unlucky Woman | Pete Brown And His Band | Leonard Feather | |
| 23 | Gonna Buy Me A Telephone | Pete Brown And His Band | Clarence Williams, Nora Lee King, Sammy Price | |
| 24 | New York City, November 20, 1944 | Helen Humes | ||
| 25 | I Would If I Could | Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet | Leonard Feather | |
| 26 | Keep Your Mind On Me | Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet | Leonard Feather | |
| 27 | Fortune Tellin' Man | Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet | Benny Davis, J. Fred Coots | |
| 28 | Suspicious Blues | Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet | Leonard Feather | |
| 29 | Los Angeles, August 1945 | Helen Humes | ||
| 30 | Unlucky Woman | Bill Doggett's Octet | Leonard Feather | |
| 31 | Every Now And Then | Bill Doggett's Octet | Al Lewis, Al Sherman | |
| 32 | Hey May Be Your Man | Bill Doggett's Octet | Helen Humes | |
| 33 | Blue Prelude | Bill Doggett's Octet | Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop | |
| 34 | Be-Baba-Leba | Bill Doggett's Octet | Helen Humes | |
| 35 | Los Angeles, November 1945 | Helen Humes | ||
| 36 | Voo-It | Helen Humes | William "Frosty" Pyles | |
| 37 | Did You Ever Love A Man | Helen Humes | Unknown Artist | |
| 38 | Central Avenue Boogie | Helen Humes | Ivory Joe Hunter | |
| 39 | Los Angeles, December 22, 1945 | Helen Humes | ||
| 40 | Please Let Me Forget | Helen Humes | Red Callender | |
| 41 | (I Love Him Though) He Don't Love Me Any More | Helen Humes | Martin Hathaway | |
| 42 | Pleasin' Man Blues (Stop Jivin' Around) | Helen Humes | Herbie Brock | |
| 43 | See See Rider | Helen Humes | Ma Rainey | |
| 44 | It's Better To Give Than To Receive | Helen Humes | Helen Humes, Marcel LeMayes | |
| 45 | Los Angeles, 1946 | Helen Humes | ||
| 46 | Be Ba Ba Le Ba Boogie | Helen Humes | Helen Humes | |
| 47 | Married Man Blues | Helen Humes | Helen Humes | |
| 48 | Be-Bop Bounce | Helen Humes | Horne | |
| 49 | New York City, 1946 - 1947 | Helen Humes | ||
| 50 | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight | Buck Clayton With His All-Stars | Henry Creamer | |
| 51 | I Don't Know His Name | Buck Clayton With His All-Stars | Helen Humes | |
| 52 | Drive Me Daddy | Buck Clayton With His All-Stars | Helen Humes | |
| 53 | New York City, June 24, 1947 | Helen Humes | ||
| 54 | Jet Propelled Papa | Buck Clayton And His Orchestra | Cootie Williams, Helen Humes | |
| 55 | Blue And Sentimental | Buck Clayton And His Orchestra | Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David | |
| 56 | I Just Refuse To Sing The Blues | Buck Clayton And His Orchestra | Roger Ramirez | |
| 57 | They Raided The Joint | Buck Clayton And His Orchestra | Dan Burley | |
| 58 | New York City, December 31, 1947 | Helen Humes | ||
| 59 | Mad About You | Helen Humes | Joe Bishop, Roger Ramirez | |
| 60 | Jumpin' On Sugar Hill | Helen Humes | Bill Gooden, Helen Humes | |
| 61 | Flippity Flop Flop | Helen Humes | Weir | |
| 62 | Today I Sing The Blues | Helen Humes | Curtis Lewis, Helen Humes | |
| 63 | New York City, May 18, 1948 | Helen Humes | ||
| 64 | Time Out For Tears | Helen Humes | Abe Schiff, Irving Berman | |
| 65 | Married Man Blues | Helen Humes | Cora Woods, Helen Humes | |
| 66 | Somebody Loves Me | Helen Humes | Ballard MacDonald, Buddy G. De Sylva, George Gershwin | |
| 67 | Don't Fall In Love With Me | Helen Humes | Ivory Joe Hunter | |
| 68 | I've Got The Strangest Feeling | Helen Humes | Bevel, Guy | |
| 69 | Free | Helen Humes | David Saxon, Sammy Gallop | |
| 70 | Los Angeles, May 9, 1950 | Helen Humes | ||
| 71 | Sad Feeling | Marshall Royal & His Orchestra | Gladys Hampton, Sonny Parker | |
| 72 | Rock Me To Sleep | Marshall Royal & His Orchestra | Benny Carter | |
| 73 | This Love Of Mine | Marshall Royal & His Orchestra | Frank Sinatra, Henry Sanicola, Sol Parker | |
| 74 | He May Be Yours | Marshall Royal & His Orchestra | Helen Humes | |
| 75 | Los Angeles, November 20, 1950 | Helen Humes | ||
| 76 | Ain't Gonna Quit You Baby | The Dexter Gordon Orchestra | Unknown Artist | |
| 77 | Helen's Advice | The Dexter Gordon Orchestra | Helen Humes | |
| 78 | Knockin' Myself Out | The Dexter Gordon Orchestra | Lil Green | |
| 79 | Airplane Blues | The Dexter Gordon Orchestra | Helen Humes |
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