Jimmy Witherspoon - Jimmy Witherspoon Meets The Jazz Giants (CD, Album)

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Notes:

Affinity label (a Charly subsidiary), UK pressing. 15 choice performances from the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Renaissance Club, October and December 1959. Witherspoon is roaring in front of bands that include Gerry Mulligan, Woody Herman, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Earl Hines and Roy Eldridge. Catalog #CD CHARLY 169. Personnel Tracks 1-5 Roy Eldrige – trumpet Urbie Green – trombone Woody Herman – clarinet Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins – tenor sax Earl Hines – piano Vernon Alley – bass Mel Lewis – drums Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals Tracks 6 -15 Webster – tenor sax Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax Jimmy Rowles – piano Leroy Vinnegar – bass Mel Lewis – drums Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals Tracks: 1 Good Rockin' Tonight, Roy Brown, 2 When I've Been Drinkin', Big Bill Broonzy, 3 Big Fine Girl, Jimmy Witherspoon 4 No Rollin' Blues, Jimmy Witherspoon 5 Ain't Nobody's Business, Porter Grainger / Everett Robbins 6 Time's Getting Tougher Than Tough, Jimmy Witherspoon 7 How Long Blues, Leroy Carr 8 Corrina, Corrina, Peter Chatman / J. Mayo Williams 9 See See Rider, Ma Rainey 10 Roll 'Em Pete, Pete Johnson / Big Joe Turner 11 Everyday, Memphis Slim 12 I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Andy Razaf / Will Weldon 13 Kansas City, Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller 14 Trouble in Mind, Richard M. Jones 15 St. Louis Blues, W.C. Handy

1. Good Rockin Tonight
2. When I been drinking
3. Big fine girls
4. No rollin blues
5. Aint nobodys business
6. Times getting tougher
7. How long
8. Corinne, Corrina
9. See see rider
10. Roll em Pete
11. Everyday
12. Outskirts of Town
13. Kansas City
14. Trouble in mind
15. St Louis Blues

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