Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland

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Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland

Live album by

Joe Williams

Released

1962

Recorded

June 1962 at Birdland, New York City

Genre

Jazz, traditional pop

Length

32:56

Label

Roulette R-52085^[1]

Producer

Teddy Reig

Joe Williams chronology

Have a Good Time with Joe Williams
(1957)

Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland
(1962)

Jump for Joy
(1963)

Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland is a 1962 live album by the American jazz singer Joe Williams recorded at the Birdland jazz club in New York City.^[2]

Scott Yanow, reviewing the album for Allmusic, praises the "strong quintet" accompanying Williams and his "well-rounded and thoroughly enjoyable set".^[2]

The initial Billboard review from October 27, 1962, listed the album as having 'Strong Sales Potential' and described it as a "swinging album that shows off [Williams] vibrant vocal style" and that he "comes through with exciting performances of blues and ballads".^[3]

Track listing

"September in the Rain" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:50
"Come Back Baby" (Walter Davis) – 5:57
"5 o'clock in the Morning" (Joe Williams) – 2:49
"By the River St. Marie" (Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) – 3:24
"This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 1:50
"Teach Me Tonight" (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) – 4:03
"Alright, Okay, You Win" (Sidney Wyche) – 2:41
"I Was Telling Her About You" (Moose Charlap, Don George) – 3:51
"Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Rodgers, Hart) – 1:40
"Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 4:12
"You're Everything But Mine" – 1:47
"Falling in Love with Love" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:57
"Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 4:54
"The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 5:31

Personnel

Joe Williams – vocals
Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
Hugh Lawson – piano
Ike Isaacs – double bass
Clarence Johnson – drums

Production

Tristan Powell – engineer, remixing
Chris Sheridan – liner notes
Teddy Reig – production
Michael Cuscuna – reissue producer

References

^ "Joe Williams – Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland at AllMusic
^ "Album Reviews: Strong Sales Potential". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 27, 1962. pp. 12–15.

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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)

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