Driftin Blues: Best of

Charles Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B0000008YA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,467 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > West Coast Blues

Track Listings

1. Driftin' Blues

2. Homesick Blues

3. Get Yourself Another Fool

4. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down

5. A Long Time

6. It's Nothing

7. Trouble Blues

8. My Baby's Gone

9. Black Night

10. I'll Always Be in Love With You

11. Seven Long Days

12. Hard Times

13. Evening Shadows

14. I Lost Everything

15. Lonesome Feeling

16. Cryin' Mercy

17. I've Been Savin' My Love for You

18. Fool's Paradise

19. Please Don't Drive Me Away

20. Merry Christmas, Baby

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This mellow-toned singer and pianist came to prominence in the mid-'40s as part of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Moore's brother Oscar was a member of Nat "King" Cole's trio, a group that greatly influenced the direction of the Blazers. With Moore's fluid guitar and Brown's mellifluous voice, the Blazers pioneered the refined, jazz-influenced West Coast school of blues. Nineteen forty-five's "Driftin Blues" brought the trio national attention, but after recording a handful of tunes under his own name (with the Blazers still behind him), Brown broke away for good and rolled up a series of R&B hits for Aladdin, ending with the 1956 classic "Merry Christmas, Baby." With a deft piano touch and a rich, sultry vocal approach, Brown brought blues to the lounge. --Marc Greilsamer

Product Description

Capitol recently deleted their Charles Brown "best-of," so it's nice to see the classic Aladdin material of this R&B balladeer available again! Includes all 11 of his Top Ten hits- Trouble Blues; Black Night; Get Yourself Another Fool; Long Time; In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down; Homesick Blues; My Baby's Gone; I'll Always Be in Love with You; Seven Long Days , and Hard Times -plus the holiday classic, Merry Christmas, Baby . 20 tracks!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should own a copy of this one., February 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Driftin Blues: Best of (Audio CD)

I was saddened to read of Charles Brown's passing two weeks ago.

My favorite of his was his 1961 Christmas album on King.

This album won't disappoint you. It's best appreciated when you want to relax.