Joe Williams Live

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Joe Williams Live

Live album by

Joe Williams

Released

1973

Recorded

August 7, 1973, at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA

Genre

Jazz

Length

44:06

Label

Fantasy F 9441

Producer

David Axelrod and Nat Adderley

Joe Williams chronology

With Love
(1972)

Joe Williams Live
(1973)

Nothin' but the Blues
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Joe Williams Live is a live album by Joe Williams featuring Cannonball Adderley's Septet recorded at Fantasy Studios' Studio "A" in front of a live audience and released on the Fantasy label.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states that "the singer easily steals the show on a searing version of 'Goin' to Chicago Blues,' and his own 'Who She Do,' and a few unusual songs, including Duke Ellington's 'Heritage.'"^[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Joe Williams except as indicated

"Who She Do" – 4:23
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 4:59
"Heritage" (Duke Ellington) – 3:19
"Sad Song" (Will Tilghman) – 4:40
"Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 6:45
"A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 3:20
"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (Tom McIntosh) – 3:39
"Tell Me Where to Scratch (I Want to Love You Baby)" – 3:53
"Medley: All Blues/Goin' to Chicago Blues/C.C. Rider" (Miles Davis/Basie, Rushing/Ma Rainey) – 9:48 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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Joe Williams – vocals
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
George Duke – piano, electric piano
Walter Booker – bass, guitar
Carol Kaye – electric bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
King Errisson – congas

References

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^ Allmusic Review
^ Joe Williams discography, accessed January 1, 2015.
^ Cannonball Adderley discography accessed October 20, 2009.
^ cannonballadderley.com album entry, accessed January 1, 2015.
^ Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review accessed January 1, 2014

v t e Joe Williams
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955) The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (1956) One O'Clock Jump (1956 & 1957) A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (1957) Everyday I Have the Blues (1957 & 1959) Memories Ad-Lib (1958) Together (1961) The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing (1971) Nothin' but the Blues (1983) In Good Company (1989) That Holiday Feelin' (1990)
Live albums	Count Basie at Newport (1957) Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland (1962) At Newport '63 (1963) Joe Williams Live (1973)

v t e Cannonball Adderley
Studio albums	Presenting Cannonball Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley Sophisticated Swing Cannonball Enroute Cannonball's Sharpshooters Somethin' Else Portrait of Cannonball Jump for Joy Things Are Getting Better Blue Spring Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago Cannonball Takes Charge Them Dirty Blues Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners Know What I Mean? African Waltz Plus Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley Cannonball's Bossa Nova Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof Domination Great Love Themes Accent on Africa The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra Love, Sex, and the Zodiac Inside Straight Pyramid Phenix Lovers
Live albums	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York Cannonball in Europe! Jazz Workshop Revisited Autumn Leaves Nippon Soul Cannonball Adderley Live! Live Session! Money in the Pocket Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club" Cannonball in Japan Radio Nights 74 Miles Away Why Am I Treated So Bad! In Person Country Preacher The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free The Happy People The Black Messiah Music You All
Compilations	Discoveries The Japanese Concerts
Songs	"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
Related articles	Discography

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