This series presents a selection of the best female jazz singers.
041 – Billie Poole – Confessin’ The Blues!
Side A:
1. CONFESSIN’ THE BLUES (Walter Brown-Jay McShann) 3:33 2. THEM BLUES (Ollie Jones) 2:07 3. GOD BLESS THE CHILD (Billie Holiday-Arthur Herzog) 3:51 4. I DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT YOU (Norman Mapp) 3:21 5. JAILHOUSE BLUES (Bessie Smith) 3:42 6. STORMY WEATHER (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler) 4:26 7. TIME AFTER TIME (Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne) 2:49*
Side B:
1. THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY (Harold Arlen-Ira Gershwin) 4:48 2. KEEP YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART (Big Bill Broonzy) 3:26 3. AIN’T THAT LOVE (Ray Charles) 3:46 4. ALONE TOGETHER (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz) 2:34 5. WHEN YOUR WELL RUNS DRY (Norman Mapp) 2:48 6. STORMY MONDAY BLUES (Billy Eckstine-Earl Hines-Bob Crowder) 4:01 7. A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE (Barbara Belle-Anita Leonard-Louis Prima-Stan Rhodes) 2:33*
BILLIE POOLE, vocals JUNIOR MANCE, piano KENNY BURRELL, guitar BOB CRANSHAW, bass MICKEY ROCKER, drums
New York, April 11 & 12, 1962
Original sessions recorded by Ray Fowler & produced by Orrin Keepnews
*BONUS TRACKS: Billie Poole (vcl) with by orchestra conducted by Jimmy Jones featuring Clark Terry (tp). Budd Johnson (arranger). New York, spring 1962.