Joe Willliams is gifted performer. I like the way he gave a context to the song with his albeit lengthy intro. The main thing that puts me off him a wee bit is the lack of a smooth flow to his singing. There is a good live version of this song by Jimmy Rushing with the Benny Goodman band. It is more straightforward but it shows exactly what I mean by flow of the song. And Rushing doean have a smooth-sounding voice either. I saw Joe Williams with Basie live in London UK in the early 60's. He was fine. A couple of years later Basie was back, this time with Jimmy Rushing. That was hugely memorable. The first half of the show the band seemed a wee bitty pedestrian. In the second half Rushing came on and he transformed the band which responded magnificently to him, and really started to swing. It was like a different band. Ever since then, Rushing has been the number one for me. Basie himself described Rushing as the greatest male big band singer of them all. A great Blues singer, and not only the Blues. However, I'm still going to be listening to more Joe Williams as well. He is also a class act despite my reservations.
Great!!! One of the best voices ever! I have this live version (cannonball adderley at sax) on an old CD.... the intro is amazing, thank you for posting on YT
Did y'all ever hear him sing the headache blues in the BC Headache Powder commercials? My teenage friends and I fell in love with Joe Williams at the moment. I even had a boyfriend named Joseph "Joe" Williams.
All I've had was monkey women, and they were not on Heroin! Games are all I've ever known! Going back to Chicago cause people have no hidden plans! Simply, Larry
One of the greatest singles of the recent past
Singers not singles
Joe Williams tore the place up at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1962. I'll never forget.
Nobody else could sing this song like Joe Williams--he owned it, pure and simple.
Nobody!
now here...this is for real. Miss Joe Williams and THANK YOU for the GREAT music.
I listen to Joe Williams every day! His voice is amazing! Count Basie and Joe Williams, a match made in heaven, frfr.
Saw them together on stage when I was a young man.
Say it Joe!!!
sing it now, Joe Williams.
"Joe Williams," Blues King!!!
I just love Joes' timbre.........his stuff with Basie is also awesome.
one of the best live jazz albums. Cannonball's band at Fantasy Studios with Joe Williams. groovin' hard
Alright okey you win Joe williams
Joe Willliams is gifted performer. I like the way he gave a context to the song with his albeit lengthy intro. The main thing that puts me off him a wee bit is the lack of a smooth flow to his singing. There is a good live version of this song by Jimmy Rushing with the Benny Goodman band. It is more straightforward but it shows exactly what I mean by flow of the song. And Rushing doean have a smooth-sounding voice either.
I saw Joe Williams with Basie live in London UK in the early 60's. He was fine. A couple of years later Basie was back, this time with Jimmy Rushing. That was hugely memorable. The first half of the show the band seemed a wee bitty pedestrian. In the second half Rushing came on and he transformed the band which responded magnificently to him, and really started to swing. It was like a different band. Ever since then, Rushing has been the number one for me.
Basie himself described Rushing as the greatest male big band singer of them all. A great Blues singer, and not only the Blues. However, I'm still going to be listening to more Joe Williams as well. He is also a class act despite my reservations.
NYC &Chicago were that city 2 be in or want 2 get out! Today u want 2 get out of both! Personally I'm hood & love them both!OG 70ty+good classic song.
fantastic joe w, there will never be another.
Great!!!
One of the best voices ever!
I have this live version (cannonball adderley at sax) on an old CD.... the intro is amazing, thank you for posting on YT
Joe Monstruo Sagrado. Espero que estes iluminando el mas allá con tu voz.
I think this was live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, when Joe was touring with a quartet in the '80's.
a classic don't get better than this!
Awesome,great James!!!
Love it. 👍👍
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bring back the Old Greats
Did y'all ever hear him sing the headache blues in the BC Headache Powder commercials? My teenage friends and I fell in love with Joe Williams at the moment. I even had a boyfriend named Joseph "Joe" Williams.
Solid.
Raise your window high.
Gracias ! ; desde argentina .
283 views where are all the real people with taste!! Love this guy
100 000 now 😂
114k now 😀
Yes.
É uma verdadeira intersecção
Compare this to the studio version he did with LH&R and Basie in '57. It's like a completely different tune here!
Funny, the Steely Dan track "Your Gold Teeth" directly borrows the "there ain't nothing in Chicago for a monkey woman to do," line.
cool.
Around 1:08 Mr Williams sounds like Hendrix when he speaks.
Could you please tell us what album this was taken from? Thank you.
I think it is the among the BEST renditions of this song.
Who are the other musicians? And when was this version recorded?
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If anyone has this on 33 and a third please e-mail me back.
All I've had was monkey women, and they were not on Heroin!
Games are all I've ever known!
Going back to Chicago cause people have no hidden plans!
Simply,
Larry
a GO-RILL-AHH @ 1:20 LOL
T bone walker is wat better check it out if your into some real blue
Peerless
NY sucks