1993 Ethel Waters - 1931-1934 {The Chronological Classics 735} [CD]
01. River Stay 'Way from My Door (3:03)
02. Shine On, Harvest Moon (3:01)
03. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:07)
04. Porgy (3:17)
05. St. Louis Blues (3:24)
06. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) (3:12)
07. Love Is the Thing (3:19)
08. Don't Blame Me (3:15)
09. Shadows on the Swannee (3:02)
10. Heat Wave (3:02)
11. Harlem on My Mind (3:29)
12. I Just Couldn't Take It Baby (2:57)
13. A Hundred Years from Today (2:47)
14. Come Up and See Me Sometime (3:05)
15. You've Seen Harlem at Its Best (2:55)
16. Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable to Lunch Today) (3:06)
17. Dinah (2:48)
18. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (2:48)
19. Moonglow (3:23)
20. Give Me a Heart to Sing To (3:22)
21. I Ain't Gonna Sin No More (3:11)
22. Trade Mark (3:06)
23. You're Going to Leave the Old Home, Jim (3:07)
- Artie Bernstein Bass
- John Kirby Bass
- Benny Goodman Clarinet, Piano, Sax (Tenor), Viola, Violin
- Jimmy Dorsey Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Larry Binyon Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Manny Klein Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet
- Victor Young Composer, Director
- Duke Ellington Director, Piano
- Tommy Dorsey Drums, Guitar, Piano, Trombone, Violin
- Stan King Drums
- Gene Krupa Drums
- Chauncey Morehouse Drums
- Joe Venuti Guitar, Piano, Violin
- Dick McDonough Guitar
- John Trueheart Guitar
- Anatol Schenker Liner Notes
- Fulton McGrath Piano
- Joe Meresco Piano
- Joe Steele Piano
- Joe Sullivan Piano
- Ethel Waters Vocals
- Edgar Sampson Sax (Alto), Violin
- Art Karle Sax (Tenor)
- Elmer "Skippy" Williams Sax (Tenor)
- Lawrence Brown Trombone
- Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trombone
- Jack Teagarden Trombone
- Sandy Williams Trombone
- Bunny Berigan Trumpet
- Sterling Bose Trumpet
- Shirley Clay Trumpet
- Freddie Jenkins Trumpet
- Taft Jordan Trumpet
- Charlie Teagarden Trumpet
- Arthur Whetsol Trumpet
- Cootie Williams Trumpet
- Walter Edelstein Violin
- Harry Hoffman Violin
- Lou Kosloff Violin
Этель Уотерс была одной из немногих чернокожих исполнительниц, сумевших сохранить музыкальную карьеру в первые годы депрессии; более того, ее слава возросла в период, охватываемый этим превосходным диском из серии Classics's Complete. Среди ее бэк-музыкантов на этих неизменно превосходных сторонах - скрипач Джо Венути, братья Дорси, трубач Банни Бериган, тромбонист Джек Тигарден, кларнетист Бенни Гудман, участники биг-бэнда Чика Уэбба и весь оркестр Дюка Эллингтона (последний - в песнях "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" и "Porgy"). Среди лучших композиций - "St. Louis Blues" Эллингтона (с хором Сесила Мака), оригинальная версия "Stormy Weather", "A Hundred Years from Today" и ремейк "Dinah". Настоятельно рекомендуется, как и все диски Ethel Waters Classics.
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