The Legendary Cleo Brown

Cleo Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: President Records
• ASIN: B000007XPJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,578 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Jazz > Jive Jazz
  • #95 in Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz & Ragtime > Boogie-Woogie
  • #96 in Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz & Ragtime > Stride Piano

Track Listings

1. (Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie

2. You're a Heavenly Thing

3. (You Take the East, Take the West, Take the North) I'll Take the South

4. The Stuff Is Here and It's Mellow

5. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

6. Pelican Stomp

7. Never Too Tired for Love

8. Give a Broken Heart a Break

9. Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Coconut Oil

10. Me and My Wonderful One

11. When Hollywood Goes Black and Tan

12. When

13. You're My Fever

14. Breakin' in a Pair of Shoes

15. Latch On

16. Love in the First Degree

17. My Gal Mezzanine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cleo's earliest and best work, February 20, 2001

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Robert English (Independence, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legendary Cleo Brown (Audio CD)

Before becoming a Christian and deserting her Jazz sensibilities, Cleo Brown mixed it up brilliantly with some of the better jazz players of her day (Gene Krupa on drums, for instance). This CD features her pre-war Decca sides, when she was a "party girl" who could play some great piano. The remastering work on these 78 rpm originals is quite good - there is only occasional minor disc noise.

Those who like the piano work of Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, or Mary Lou Williams will find this disk a delight. From the same period (mid-30's), and of the same swinging sensibility as the three giants mentioned above, Cleo had a unique spin on the music that was all her own.

My first exposure was finding one 78 side of hers, "The Stuff is Here (and it's mellow)" which is included here - after playing it I was bewitched by this woman's energetic delivery. She displays a campy sense of humor in her vocal inflection, which takes some getting used to, but once you're used to it, you'll be hooked.

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent introduction to her music, October 4, 2006

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Hap (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legendary Cleo Brown (Audio CD)

I agree whole heartedly with the previous reviewers and do not have much to add. I will say that the remastering of this music is very good. There is one other person whose style is similar to Cleo Brown and that is Valaida Snow, at least in her singing style. If you like her music do not hesitate to get this CD.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cd for jitterbug and lindy hop swing dancing, April 11, 2004

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lard belly #1 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legendary Cleo Brown (Audio CD)

Not only is this an exellent cd for those who enjoy boogie woogie swing style pianists, however her style is more sophistocated than mere boogie woogie, her singing voice is unique and refreshingly swinging. This music is great for listening pleasure, if you liek early small group fats waller style hot swing combo good time jumpin' music. If you are a swing dancer weather it be a jiver, jitterbugger or lindy hopper, you'll love dancin' to this. exellent swing/jazz/boogie woogie/good time music. timeless and HOT!