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Jimmy Witherspoon

A classic blues-shouter, Jimmy Witherspoon (1921-97), began with Kansas City swing, crossed over to rhythm and blues, but truly came into his own with such jazz giants as Gerry Mulligan and Ben Webster. Geoffrey Smith salutes a blues master at once earthy and modern.

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Sun 28 Apr 2019 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Hard-Working Man's Blues

    Ensemble: Jay McShann鈥檚 Jazz Men.
    • Route 66.
    • KIX-31.
    • 6.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    I Want A Little Girl

    Ensemble: Jay McShann鈥檚 Sextette.
    • Route 66.
    • KIX-31.
    • 3.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Six Foot Two

    • Fontana.
    • SFJL 917.
    • 5.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Ain't Nobody's Business, Part 1

    Ensemble: Jay McShann & His Sextet.
    • Polydor.
    • 42-3241.
    • 2.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Ain't Nobody's Business, Part 2

    Ensemble: Jay McShann & His Band.
    • Polydor.
    • 42-3241.
    • 3.

  • Jay McShann

    Froggy Bottom (feat. Jimmy Witherspoon)

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 7.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Good Rockin' Tonight

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 2.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    How Long

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 13.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Corina-Corina

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 14.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Every Day

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 17.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Trouble in Mind

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 20.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    I'll Always Be In Love With You

    Ensemble: Buck Clayton's Band.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 6.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You

    Ensemble: Buck Clayton's Band.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 7.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Roll 'Em Pete

    Ensemble: Buck Clayton's Band.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1114.
    • 16.

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Goin' To Chicago

    • Black and Blue.
    • - 33 177.
    • 1.

Jimmy Witherspoon

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 HARD WORKING MAN鈥橲 BLUES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann鈥檚 Jazz Men

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Trad.

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Hey Mr Landlord

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Route 66 KIX 31

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Jay McShann (piano); Cleophus Curtis (tenor sax)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 I WANT A LITTLE GIRL

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann鈥檚 Sextette

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Durham

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Hey Mr Landlord

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Route 66 KIX 31

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Jay McShann (piano);

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 SIX FOOT TWO

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon & Pete Peterson Band

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Boyd

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Kansas City Jump

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Fontana SFJL 917

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Emmett Berry (trumpet);听 Buddy Tate (tenor); Bill Doggett (piano); 听Chico Hamilton (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 AIN鈥橳 NOBODY鈥橲 BUSINESS, TAKE 4

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Band

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Porter Grainger/ Everett Robbins

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Spoon Calls Hootie

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Polydor 423 241

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Jay McShann (piano);听 Frank Sleet (alto sax); Charles Thomas (tenor sax); Forrest Powell (trumpet);听 Benny Booker (bass); Louis Speiginer (guitar); Pete McShann (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 AIN鈥橳 NOBODY鈥橲 BUSINESS, TAKE 2

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Band

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Porter Grainger/ Everett Robbins

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Spoon Calls Hootie

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Polydor 423 241

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Jay McShann (piano); Frank Sleet (alto sax); Charles Thomas (tenor sax); Forrest Powell (trumpet);听 Benny Booker (bass); Louis Speiginer (guitar); Pete McShann (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 FROGGY BOTTOM

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Mary Lou Williams

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Jay McShann (piano); Seldon Powell (tenor); J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 GOOD ROCKIN鈥� TONIGHT

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Roy Brown

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Woody Herman (clarinet); Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Earl Hines (piano); Vernon Alley (bass); Mel Lewis (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 HOW LONG

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Leroy Carr

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax);听 Ben Webster (tenor sax); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Mel Lewis (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 CORINA-CORINA

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Mitchell Parish/ J Mayo Williams/ Bo Chatman

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax);听 Ben Webster (tenor sax); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Mel Lewis (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 EVERY DAY

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Bo Chatman

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax);听 Ben Webster (tenor sax); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Mel Lewis (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 TROUBLE IN MIND

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Richard M. Jones

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax);听 Ben Webster (tenor sax); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Mel Lewis (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥橪L ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 B. Green / H. Ruby / S.H. Stept

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Buck Clayton (trumpet); Earle Warren (alto sax); Dickie Wells (trombone); Sir Charles Thompson (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Oliver Jackson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 GEE BABY, AIN鈥橳 I GOOD TO YOU

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Andy Razaf / Don Redman

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Buck Clayton (trumpet); 听Buddy Tate (tenor); Sir Charles Thompson (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Oliver Jackson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 ROLL 鈥楨M PETE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Peter Johnson / Joe Turner

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon 鈥庘�� Four Classic Albums Plus

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid AMSC 1114

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Buck Clayton (trumpet); Buddy Tate (tenor); Oliver Jackson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 GOIN鈥� TO CHICAGO

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon

Composers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie / James A Rushing

Album Title:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Black and Blue听 - 33 177

Performers:听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Panama Francis (drums & leader); Francis Williams (trumpet); Irv Stokes (trumpet); Bill Easley (alto sax); Bobby Smith (alto sax); George Kelly (tenor sax); Red Richards (piano); John Smith (guitar); Bill Pemberton (bass)

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