The Definitive Joe Williams (2002)

About this title: The Definitive Joe Williams takes a look back at the illustrious career of one of the greatest singers in the history of music. The 19 tracks are drawn from his two stints recording for Verve and his prolific stay with Roulette. The CD kicks off with four tracks from the great Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings record from 1955 including spectacular versions of "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "All Right, Okay, You Win" that leave no doubt in the listener's mind that Joe Williams could swing until the cows, chickens, and even ducks came home. Two songs, one of which is the rockingest ... read more

Tracks:

1. Every Day I Have the Blues [Chatman]
2. All Right, O.K., You Win [Watts/Wyche]
3. Please Send Me Someone to Love [Mayfield]
4. Teach Me Tonight [Depaul/Cahn]
5. Love Is Here to Stay [Gershwin/Gershwin]
6. Singin' in the Rain [Brown/Freed]
7. Party Blues [Basie/Fitzgerald/Wi]
8. Roll 'Em Pete [Johnson/Turner]
9. A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry [Gimbel/Laine/Reid]
10. Goin' to Chicago Blues [Basie/Rushing]
11. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight [Creamer/Johnson]
12. I Was Telling Her About You [Charlap/George]
13. Alone Together [Schwartz/Dietz]
14. Until I Met You [Green/Wolf]
15. Come Sunday [Ellington]
16. Who She Do [Williams]
17. Ev'ry Day [Fain/Kahal]
18. Sometimes I'm Happy [Caesar/Youmans]
19. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? [Loesser]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.