1948-1951 (Import) (CD) ~ Hal Singer (Artist) Cover Art

1948-1951 (Import) (CD)

By: Hal Singer (Artist)

More About this Product
Tower Price: $23.99
Add to BagAdd to Bag Click to go directly to the checkout.
This item qualifies for FREE Shop N' Save Shipping for orders over $25. Check individual shipping price. *Some Restrictions Apply.
Availability: Ships within 3 to 5 weeks
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Product Description

Track Listing

DISC 1 for 1948-1951 (Import) (CD) Album By Hal Singer (Artist)
1   Swanee River  
2   Plug For Cliff  
3   Cornbread  
4   Rent Party  
5   Singer Song  
6   Rice And Red Beans  
7   Swing Shift  
8   Cooking With Cookie  
9   Blue Monday Caravan  
10   Jiblets  
11   Disc Jockey Boogie  
12   Teddy's Dream  
13   Beef Stew  
14   One For Willie  
15   Neck Bones  
16   Happy Days  
17   Midnight Jump  
18   Hot Bread  
19   Loose Riff  
20   Travelin' Shoes  
21   I Feel So Good  
22   Rock Around The Clock  
23   Fine As Wine  
24   Buttermilk And Beans  
25   Blue Velvet  
 

Run a Quick Search on "1948-1951" by Hal Singer to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "1948-1951"

Browse more products related to "Hal Singer"

Title Note

Personnel: Hal Singer (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, piano, drums); Spo-Dee-Ode-Moore, "Chicago" Carl Davis (vocals); Sir Charles Thompson (guitar, piano, drums); Tate Houston (baritone saxophone); Al Outcalt (trumpet, trombone); Hal Mitchell, Willie C. Moore (trumpet); Milt Larkin, Tyree Glenn (trombone); George Rhodes, Joe Black, Wynton Kelly (piano); Gus Johnson, George Ballard, Heywood Jackson, Bobby Donaldson (drums).

Liner Note Author: Dave Penny.

Recording information: New York, NY (06/??/1948-10/20/1951).

Tenor sax player Hal "Cornbread" Singer spent his career moving with ease between jazz, R&B and early rock & roll, and his hard, muscular sax sound is unmistakable, practically defining the words "searing" and "scorching" on key instrumentals like "Cornbread" (his first big solo hit) and its follow-up, "Beef Stew." Both tracks are included here in this collection of his earliest solo sides for Savoy Records, along with two late-'40s sessions with pianist Sir Charles Thompson and Chicago shouter Carl Davis, Singer's first side with Coral Records, and "Spo-Dee-O-Dee," his lone Mercury Records recording. Singer was never wilder or more dynamic than on these wonderful sides, and he shows remarkable versatility on pieces like "Disc Jockey Boogie" and his slightly slowed version of "Rock Around the Clock," even though his attack mode is roughly the same. The horn-blasts during the breaks in the latter song are nothing less than a force of nature, while his rough-hewed gentleness on "Blue Velvet," the final track here, is full of a kind of rugged beauty. This is a marvelous compilation, and an ideal introduction to an important sax man. ~ Steve Leggett

Album Description

Tenor sax player Hal "Cornbread" Singer spent his career moving with ease between jazz, R&B and early rock & roll, and his hard, muscular sax sound is unmistakable, practically defining the words "searing" and "scorching" on key instrumentals like "Cornbread" (his first big solo hit) and its follow-up, "Beef Stew." Both tracks are included here in this collection of his earliest solo sides for Savoy Records, along with two late-'40s sessions with pianist Sir Charles Thompson and Chicago shouter Carl Davis, Singer's first side with Coral Records, and "Spo-Dee-O-Dee," his lone Mercury Records recording. Singer was never wilder or more dynamic than on these wonderful sides, and he shows remarkable versatility on pieces like "Disc Jockey Boogie" and his slightly slowed version of "Rock Around the Clock," even though his attack mode is roughly the same. The horn-blasts during the breaks in the latter song are nothing less than a force of nature, while his rough-hewed gentleness on "Blue Velvet," the final track here, is full of a kind of rugged beauty. This is a marvelous compilation, and an ideal introduction to an important sax man. ~ Steve Leggett

Customer Reviews for "1948-1951 (Import) (CD)" by Hal Singer (Artist)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower Records music Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Today's Most Popular Music Genres

Tower.com Music Boutique Stores

  • Greatest Hits Boutique
    Expand your musical horizons with our monthly selections for "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of" CD Collections.
  • Tower Records Vinyl Store
    Enjoy some of our favorite new pressings, indie rock releases, and milk crate essentials priced at up to 30% off so you can keep spinning right round (Like a record!)
  • The Beatles Collector's Boutique
    On 09-09-09, experience music history when the original studio albums by The Beatles are re-released, digitally remastered for the first time! Browse our favorite Beatles music, video and book titles!
  • Woodstock Anniversary Boutique
    Celebrating 40 years of Woodstock - Three days of music that changed the world forever!
  • The History Of Indie Rock Boutique
    Browse Our Album Art History of Indie Rock Influencers, from the 1960s to today!

Interact with Tower.com