Songs of Bessie Smith / Cotton Connection

Teresa Brewer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005KHFZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Trombone Cholly

2. Gulf Coast Blues

3. Downhearted Blues

4. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

5. St. Louis Blues

6. After You've Gone

7. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle

8. Gimme a Pigfoot

9. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle

10. Them There Eyes

11. Dinah

12. All of Me

13. Dinah's in a Jam

14. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street

15. Ring Dem Bells

16. Stormy Weather

17. In a Mellow Tone

18. Creole Love Call

19. Uke's Place

Editorial Reviews

Songs Of Bessie Smith / The Cotton Connection features 2 original LP's on 1 CD. Beginning as a novelty artist in the 1950s, Teresa Brewer soon eased into an acclaimed career as a Jazz vocalist. (Record producer Bob Thiele, whom she married in 1972, helped her in the transition to Jazz great.) Mercer Ellington and Count Basie direct the two stellar orchestras that accompany Ms. Brewer on these historic recordings on which she puts her own stamp on classics such as Stormy Weather, After You've Gone and Gimme a Pigfoot. 19 tracks. 2001 reissue.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sassy and sexy, June 7, 2008

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David Thierry "[e-mail]" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Teresa Brewer's brassy voice, both throaty and chesty, wraps itself around these songs with total confidence and energy. Her love of the music shines through. The samples are powerful proof. The bands are superb too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TERESA BREWER'S BEST EVER, December 6, 2007

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Marlena Stinebaugh "Emmy" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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When you think of Teresa Brewer and the songs she sang you think of 50's rock and roll. Not with this album! This album is jazz and r&b and Teresa Brewer's Best Ever. She sings as if she was born with Soul in her heart not rock and roll. This whole album is just beautiful and is definately her Best Ever!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teresa Brewer, August 11, 2010

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E. G. Hall ""lonewolf"" (Lake Worth, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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A must for any Teresa Brewer fan. For good blues, a double-feature and listen to more than once. Teresa's unique voice just makes this collection even better. Basie is great. And Bessie Smith is still the blues lady!