Jimmy Witherspoon...Plus
Released: Jun 27, 2005
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Released: Jun 27, 2005
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When it was issued as an LP in 1958, Jimmy Witherspoon was just a random -- and short -- roundup of ten tracks from 1949-1951 singles he'd done for Modern. As is typical for the Ace label, however,...
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The Very Best of Jimmy Witherspoon: Miss Miss Mistreater
Released: Nov 9, 2004
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Released: Nov 9, 2004
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Singer Jimmy Witherspoon was equally at home in both the jazz and blues genres, and he is among a handful of singers for whom the distinctions between the two are really irrelevant. Spoon recorded...
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1948-1949
Released: Mar 16, 2004
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Released: Mar 16, 2004
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Jimmy Witherspoon was either a blues singer who worked from a jazz perspective, or a jazz singer with blues tendencies, or most accurately, a blues singer who applied jazz rhythms to a gospel...
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Sings the Blues Sessions
Released: Jul 22, 2003
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Released: Jul 22, 2003
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The original Sings the Blues LP, recorded by Witherspoon for Crown in 1960, ended up being one of those discographers' nightmares. Two different versions of the LP, Crown CST 215 and Crown 215 X,...
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1947-1948
Released: Mar 25, 2003
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Released: Mar 25, 2003
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As an artist who incorporated jazz phrasing into a blues repertoire, Jimmy Witherspoon is an often-underrated titan of post-war music. His formidable back catalog has been neglected for many years,...
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