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Kitty Margolis and Life on the Road Less Traveled
by Mathew Bahl
The difficulty in writing about a genuinely original jazz musician is vocabulary. The old labels, those shorthand phrases jazz writers use to categorize everything, don't really apply.So what word do we use to describe Kitty Margolis? The San Francisco based vocalist does not sound quite like any other jazz singer past or present. One ...
A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry
By Joe Williams
Label: Label M
Released: 2000
Track listing: What's New?, It's The Talk Of The Town, I'll Never Smile Again, I'm Through With Love, Where Are You?, I've Only Myself To Blame, Say It Isn't So, What Will I Tell My Heart?, You've Got Me Crying Again, Can't We Talk It Over?, I Laugh To Keep From Cryin', A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry
Joe Williams: A Man Ain
by Jim Santella
Sorely missed since his passing last year, Joe Williams set a mark for high standards that few are willing to follow. Only a handful of male jazz singers hang on to that valuable tradition today. Known for his definitive performance of the blues, Williams captured the hearts and minds of a broad audience. As a big ...
Joe Williams: A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry
by AAJ Staff
When Joe Williams passed away in March of 1999 while walking home in Las Vegas, he of course was acknowledged as one of the greatest vocalists in jazz. Legions of jazz musicians enjoyed performing with him and admired the way he crafted a song, not to mention the way he knew how to add character to ...
Joe Williams: Nothin' But The Blues
by Ed Kopp
I was bummed after hearing of Joe Williams' death in early April. A sophisticated big band singer best known for his work with Count Basie, Williams was also an admirer of the great blues shouter Joe Turner. Williams tackles some Turner-style material on this 1983 CD featuring Jack McDuff (organ), Red Holloway (tenor sax), Eddie Cleanhead ...
