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Good Morning Heartache: The Music of Irene Higginbotham

Label: Nerd Mountain
Released: 2022
Track listing: No Good Man; Good Morning Heartache; It Must Be You; In The Quiet of the Dawn; Hello, Suzanne; I've Got To Change My Ways; Weatherman; Indiana Blues; This Will Make You Laugh; That Did It, Marie.

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Article: Album Review

Christy Bennett's Fumee: Good Morning Heartache: The Music of Irene Higginbotham

Read "Good Morning Heartache: The Music of Irene Higginbotham" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Vocalist Christy Bennett has made a specialty of unearthing the work of forgotten songwriters from the past, particularly women. That has led to this album where she presents ten songs written by Irene Higginbotham, a jazz composer active in the '40s. Higginbotham's name is not well known today but a couple of her songs ...

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Christy Bennett

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Chicago singer Christy Bennett has been influenced by and performed the work other share of jazz legends, but her specialty is uncovering the gifts of lesser known songwriters, especially women. On her new album, Good Morning Heartache: the Music of Irene Higginbotham, she explores the work of an overlooked ‘40s composer (nice of the great swing trombonist J.C. Higginbotham) who is perhaps best known for her work with Billie Holiday but also wrote songs recorded by Anita O’Day, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole.


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