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ETHEL WATERS

THE FAVOURITE SONGS OF ETHEL WATERS
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Ethel Waters Vocalist. In 1940 Ethel secured the part of Petunia in 'Cabin In The Sky' a stage musical which gave her three great songs, heard here with the orchestra directed by Max Meth, the show's MD, as well as a fourth, 'Love Turned The Light Out', which may be less familiar, as it was dropped from the movie score but the movie version gave her one new song 'Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe'. Ethel returned to the recording studio a few times, notably with a backing group assembled under drummer J. C. Heard's name. Six of the eight tracks cut that April day in 1946 are included here: Ethel reprises 'Am I Blue' and 'Dinah' in versions that still hark back to her first performances of these songs, and four Leonard Feather originals. A further session the following year with just pianist Reggie Beane as accompanist provided Ethel with the opportunity to revisit more of her old repertoire including a superior 'Summertime' and a song she'd first recorded in 1933 with Benny Goodman: 'A Hundred Years From Today'. Perhaps the stand out from this date is Ethel's return to Berlin's 'Supper Time', by now a major dramatic interpretation that might be mawkish were it not for the genuine conviction she brings to the performance. Two tracks with the Bob Davis Singers conclude our programme; 'Memories Of You' was one that Ethel had first recorded on a 1930 date, while 'Partners With God' was more typical of her material at this end of her career, when she was a member of the organisation that accompanied evangelist preacher Billy Graham.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Georgia On My Mind
 Old Man Harlem
 Taking A Chance On Love
 Cabin In The Sky
 Love Turned The Light Out
 Honey In The Honeycomb
 Dinah
 Man Wanted
 Honey In A Hurry
 Am I Blue
 I Shoulda Quit When I Was Ahead
 You Took My Man
 Paper Moon
 Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
 Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man
 Summertime
 St. Louis Blues
 Suppertime
 Trav’lin’ All Alone
 A Hundred Years From Today
 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
 Little Black Boy
 The Crucifixion
 Throw The Dirt
 Memories Of You
 Partners With God		 Personnel: Edward Mallory and his orchestra, J.C. Heard and his orchestra, Reginald Beane, The Bob Davis Singers
Label: SEPIA
Number: 1079
Item Code: 59661
Format: CD
Genre: Vocals Jazz Pop
Dates: (1939-1955)
Price: $15.00  
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