We had a good reaction to our first post of Herb Jeffries, the ex-Ellington balladeer, so here's another.
Jeffries' signature tune was Flamingo, so it appears here as well on the previous Mercury album. Also Basin Street Blues, in the same arrangement with street cries, only here Herb does them, not a second voice. Those two tunes were cut with Les Brown. Leading the band on the other numbers is Dick Hazard.
This 1952 collection is just as good as the Mercury album, so if you liked that one, hope you'll enjoy this one as well.
REUP (May 2014)
very good ripped ! Thanks from Italy
ReplyDeleteI know you posted these two Herb Jeffries LPs a while ago, but I just wanted to thanks you for them. I'm really enjoying the big late 40s sound and the "time machine" quality of his song selection.
ReplyDelete@ Philip,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I like Herb. Good stuff. I have other early LPs by him - I should get around to one of them.
It would be splendid if you could add that to what must be a rather long queue of discs to post. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Just discovered this.
ReplyDeleteDear Buster Thank You for this gemm's
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Stan
Buster,
ReplyDeleteCould you please re-activate your two Herb Jeffries' albums in honor of his upcoming 100th birthday on September 24, 2013.
Thank you,
Hit Parade
Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteKevin
Thank you!!
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Reup:
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