0474 Jimmy Witherspoon [Live In London] FLAC 19(57.33)

Contributed by bluebird

Ronnie Scott - tenor
Stan Tracey - piano
Freddie Logan - bass
Bill Eyden - drums
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocals

01 Introduction By Ronnie Scott (0:18)
02 Every Day (Chatman) (2:01)
03 In The Evening (Carr) (3:05)
04 Kansas City (Leiber, Stoller) (2:38)
05 Trouble In Mind (Jones) (2:17)
06 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (Cox) (3:24)
07 Take This Hammer (Traditional) (3:19)
08 Mean Mistreater (King) (5:39)
09 Lotus Blossom (Johnston, Coslow) (3:59)
10 St Louis Blues (Handy) (2:45)
11 Hey, Mrs Jones (Miller, Reagan) (2:16)
12 See, See Rider (Traditional) (3:00)
13 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (Weldon, Jacobs) (2:53)
14 Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues (Harris, Byron) (3:25)
15 Big Fine Girl (Witherspoon) (2:07)
16 Just A Dream (Broonzy) (3:31)
17 I Don’t Know (Lofton) (2:16)
18 No Rollin’ Blues (Witherspoon) (5:01)
19 Roll ‘Em Pete (Turner, Johnson) (3:40)

Label: Harkit HKKCD 8065
Recorded: May 27 1966
Lineage: CD>FLAC
Scans: Full

0427 Jimmy Witherspoon ['Spoon Sings And Swings] FLAC 11(42.31)

Contributed by grumpy, who writes:-
Great atmospheric live gig. Dick Morrissey is on fire. Phil Seamen too.

David Illingworth ~ Jazz Journal Vol20 No2, February 1967
Undoubtedly the best Witherspoon album for many a year, though perhaps my pleasure was enhanced by the memory of several performances by Morrissey and Spoon. It is in fact a Quintet on this record; a complete whole, singer and backing. South and Bates create a solid background, and Seamen blasts the session along like an after-burner. The boy from Sutton County Grammar School gives Spoon the best tenor backing he has had since Ben Webster was behind him. On occasions he comes on like the old Fats Domino man Herb Hardesty—a direct rhythm-and-blues attack, but not vulgar. Those who have heard this combination over the past year or so will need no encouragement to buy this LP—the recording has been well done, despite the limitations the warm little room at Barnes may have suggested in this respect. Spoon is in fine form, and this is perhaps, his best recording ever—uncluttered by an all-star backing. The less interesting spots are the fast / Gotta Girl and Kansas City and Percy Mayfield's over-sentimental Someone To Love. But the word is less not least. Buy it.         

Jimmy Witherspoon - vocals
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Harry South - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 I Gotta Girl
02 Trouble In Mind
03 Nobody Knows How I Feel This Morning
04 New Down Home Blues
05 Kansas City
06 Compact Car
07 Piney Brown's Blues
08 Big Fine Girl
09 Send Me Someone To Love
10 Lotus Blossom
11 St Louis Blues

Label: Fontana STL 5382
Recorded: May 23 1966 Bulls Head, Barnes, London
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0330 Various Artists [Americans In Europe] FLAC 10(39.01)

Contributed by Grumpy

(01 06 10)
Bud Freeman - tenor (01 10)
Eddie Miller - tenor (01 06)
Fred Hunt - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Ron Rae - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(02 08)
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocal
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Harry South - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(03)
Earl Hines - piano
Lennie Hastings - drums
(04)
Bud Freeman - tenor
Dick Katz - piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(05)
Wild Bill Davison - cornet
Fred Hunt - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Ron Rae - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(07)
Earl Hines - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Ron Mathewson - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(09)
Sir Charles Thompson - piano
Bill Pemberton - bass
Oliver Jackson - drums

01 Bud Meets Eddie (2:50)
02 Things Are Getting Tougher Than Tough (2:25)
03 Time On My Hands (Adamson, Gordon, Youmans) (5:40)
04 Laura (Raksin, Mercer) (4:00)
05 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Gaskill, McHugh) (4:55)
06 Diane (Rapee, Pollack) (3:41)
07 Can't We Talk It Over (Young) (4:20)
08 I'll Be So Glad (Sigler) (3:40)
09 Church House Blues (Parth, Carr) (3:45)
10 La Rosita (Stuart, Dupont) (3:45)

Label: Fontana SFJL 916
Recorded: May 23 (02 07 08) 31 (03) June 09 (04) December 13 (05) 1966 March 12 (09) April 16 (01 06 10) 1967