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On December 24, 1939, Humes performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, and James P. Johnson, at the second From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, produced by John Hammond. After this concert, most of her time with the Basie Orchestra was spent touring.
Oct 15, 2013 · Helen starts it as a beautiful ballad then in a flash it becomes a bright blues masterpiece. Helen offers a most uplifting, energetic version of A Hundred Years from Today (Young/Washington), Charlie Howard excels on a brilliant guitar solo midway during the singing on Embraceable You.
This allowed band members like Jimmy Rushing (v), Lester Young (sax), Benny Morton (t), Harry “Sweets” Edison (t), DIckie Wells (tb) and Helen Humes (v) to shine. There are 21 songs featured that were recorded in the 1930s.
Helen Humes discography and songs: Music profile for Helen Humes, born 23 June 1913. Genres: Vocal Jazz, Blues, Standards. Albums include Jumpin' at the Woodside / Dark Rapture, Songs I Like to Sing, and Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do.
With a recording career lasting well over 50 years, Helen never had a really big hit single but she could handle a swinging jazz arrangement, a soulful ballad or a lowdown Blues with equal honesty. Born in Louisville KY in 1913, Helen took up piano and organ and learned to sing in Church.
Jan 13, 2012 · Helen Humes – Complete 1927-1950 Studio Recordings (2001) A superb vocalist even at the age of 13, Helen Humes rarely left that peak of performance, appearing in front of some of the most swinging jump tunes as well as the most affecting jazz ballads during her long career.
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According to many critics, Humes’s voice was versatile, covering jazz classics and ballads as well as the blues. She was compared to Ethel Waters and Mildred Bailey from early in her career and to Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson in later years.
