#JimmyJones

#OnThisDay in 1937, #JimmyJones, American singer-songwriter ("Handy Man"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2012).
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#JimmyJones
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Handy Man ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ง
#JimmyJones
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Handy Man ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ง
#JimmyJones
youtube.com/watch?v=uVyBRdBVCiU

2025-04-07

Bessie Smith, Any Womanโ€™s Blues, 1970 on Columbia

This is was the second in a series of five 2xLP releases on Columbia in 1970-1972 that covered Smithโ€™s recordings for the label.

These recordings were made between September 1923 and March 1930, all recorded in New York. Piano by Fletcher Henderson, Clarence Williams, Irving Johns, James Price Johnson, and Jimmy Jones. Other musicians include Don Redman (clarinet), Eddie Lang (guitar), Garvin Bushnell (alto sax, clarinet, soprano sax), Ed Allen (cornet), Arville Harris (tenor sax), Cyrus St. Clair (tuba), Charlie Green (trombone), and Louis Bacon (trumpet).

Technical restoration by Larry Hiller and liner notes by Chris Albertson (author of Bessie).

Great set of early Bessie Smith recordings in mono.

My copy, via Academy Records in NYC, is a 1970 pressing

#1920s #1930 #1970 #1970s #AcademyRecords #ArvilleHarris #BessieSmith #CharlieGreen #ClarenceWilliams #Columbia #CyrusStClair #DonRedman #EdAllen #EddieLang #FletcherHenderson #GarvinBushnell #IrvingJohns #JamesPriceJohnson #JimmyJones #LarryHiller #NYC #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

"Handy Man" is a song written by singer #JimmyJones and songwriter #OtisBlackwell. Recordings by #DelShannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does #BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting Jimmy Jones. The song is noted for Jones singing "Come-a, come-a come-a come-a, come come-a, yeah" lyrics.
youtube.com/watch?v=W551fO839oc

"Handy Man" is a song written by singer #JimmyJones and songwriter #OtisBlackwell. Recordings by #DelShannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does #BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting Jimmy Jones. The song is noted for Jones singing "Come-a, come-a come-a come-a, come come-a, yeah" lyrics.
youtube.com/watch?v=dXI43zGeyu4

2024-10-29

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, Ella at Dukeโ€™s Place, 1966 on Verve

The album is divided between โ€œThe Pretty, The Lovely, The Tender, The Hold-Me-Close Sideโ€ and โ€œThe Finger-Snapping, Head-Shaking, Toe-Tapping, Go-For-Yourself Side.โ€ Recorded by Val Valentin and produced by Norman Granz (those are his black & white photos), this is Verve at its mid-60s best.

In addition to Ellington and Fitzgerald, personnel included Louis Bellson on drums; John Lamb on [โ€ฆ]

#1960s #1966 #BusterCooper #CatAnderson #ChuckConners #CootieWilliams #DukeEllington #EllaFitzgerald #HarryCarney #HerbJones #jazz #JimmyHamilton #JimmyJones #JohnnyHodges #LawrenceBrown #LeonardFeather #LouisBellson #MercerEllington #NormanGranz #PaulGonsalves #RusselProcope #ValValentin #Verve #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WorcesterMA #WorcesterRecordRiot

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Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington (color photo)Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, black and white photoElla Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, liner notes

"Handy Man" is a song written by singer #JimmyJones and songwriter #OtisBlackwell. Recordings by #DelShannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does #BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting Jimmy Jones. The song is noted for Jones singing "Come-a, come-a come-a come-a, come come-a, yeah" lyrics.
youtube.com/watch?v=S_lDP67Lwo

"Handy Man" is a song written by singer #JimmyJones and songwriter #OtisBlackwell. Recordings by #DelShannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does #BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting Jimmy Jones. The song is noted for Jones singing "Come-a, come-a come-a come-a, come come-a, yeah" lyrics.
youtube.com/watch?v=XEC1HzeXvy

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