One of the blog's commenters wrote to say that the great romantic crooner Herb Jeffries reached the age of 100 last month. To celebrate, here is a transfer of what may be the singer's best album,
Time on My Hands, which came out in 1951.
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| Jeffries at a 1951 recording session |
The LP is a collection of torch songs. That was probably not a novel theme even way back then. Still, I doubt any other example was carried out better than this unusually cohesive set. This session found Jeffries in relaxed and confident form, and complemented by a entirely sympathetic combo. The arranger was pianist Dick Hazard; also on the date were guitarists Bob Bain and Allen Reuss, bassist Phil Stephens and drummer Nick Fatool.
Coral released Time on My Hands both as a 10-inch LP and a box of four 45s; my copy is in the latter format. The sound is excellent.
I've featured Jeffries a couple of times before; you can learn more about him on the earlier posts, which can be found via
this link.
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Any album with cigarette-smoking on the cover is worth checking out, for the cool factor.
Thanks, Buster.
I've really enjoyed your earlier posts by this artist, Buster - looking forward to hearing this. Many thanks,
Great stuff.
Thank you!
Thank you. I just returned from doing a 2 hour broadcast on Herb Jeffries
Kevin
Herb Jeffries is a name not heard enough these days. This is a great set of tunes, Buster. Thanks!
Thank You!
Hi Buster, I enjoy browsing your blog and I would like to
store some for later use. How do I download your
entries, Thank you blueboy
Excellent, Buster. Many thanks.
Always nice to hear more Herb Jeffries. Many thanks!
Seems I overlooked this one!
Thanks a lot.
j.
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