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- Date Released: April 10, 2007
- Genre: Blues
- Label: Fuel 2000 / The Orchard
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They Say...
With an elegant piano style and a smooth voice that made him sound a little bit like a gruffer Nat King Cole, Charles Brown's jazz-tinged blues is the perfect music for a late-night wind-down. More a crooner than a blues singer in the classic sense, Brown almost single-handedly created the cool, jazz-inflected West Coast blues style in the mid-'40s. This scattered little set collects some of his earliest recordings on Philo Records while he was a member of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers combo, including the influential "Driftin' Blues" from 1945 along with a handful of Brown's subsequent solo records after Philo morphed into Aladdin Records, most notably his definitive take on Jessie Mae Robinson's stark "Black Night" from 1951, as well as a couple of early-'60s holiday recordings from King Records (including a remake of his "Merry Christmas Baby," which was a huge hit for Exclusive Records in 1947 in the original version). It all adds up to a decent introduction to this unique and influential performer, but it certainly isn't the end-all concerning Brown's jazzy take on the blues. Pay attention to his piano playing. At his best, Brown was the complete package.
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| 01. |  |
For You |
4:06 |
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| 02. | |
When Did You Leave Heaven |
3:13 |
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| 03. | |
I Don't Know |
2:33 |
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| 04. | |
Driftin' Blues |
4:01 |
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| 05. | |
Graveyard Song |
3:15 |
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| 06. | |
Trouble Blues |
2:36 |
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| 07. | |
Jilted |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
Changeable Woman Blues |
3:16 |
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| 09. | |
Black Night |
3:11 |
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| 10. | |
Falling In Love |
3:25 |
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| 11. | |
Moonlight and Shadows |
2:40 |
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| 12. | |
I Stepped In Quicksand |
5:57 |
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| 13. | |
Merry Christmas Baby |
3:40 |
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| 14. | |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
2:32 |
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14 Total Tracks, 47:16 Total Length
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Credits
- Bill Dahl - Liner Notes // Len Fico - Project Producer // Stacie Heyen - Artwork
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