Claude Williams - Swing Time In New York

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:56
Size: 156,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:15)  1. Limehouse Blues
(6:01)  2. Laura
(3:29)  3. You've Got To See Your Mama Ev'ry Night Or You Can't See Mama At All
(4:23)  4. I've Got The World On A String
(5:40)  5. Mood Indigo
(5:20)  6. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
(3:59)  7. Just You, Just Me
(5:58)  8. Mean To Me
(5:38)  9. Lester Leaps In
(6:12) 10. My Buddy
(3:44) 11. I Can't Give You Anything
(4:30) 12. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)
(4:18) 13. Straight, No Chaser
(3:22) 14. I Want You, I Need You

Violinist Claude Williams, at the age of 86, shows that he is still in his musical prime during this quintet date with Bill Easley (who switches between tenor, clarinet and flute), pianist Sir Roland Hanna, bassist Earl May and drummer Joe Ascione. Williams was with both Andy Kirk and Count Basie shortly before they made it big but has spent most of his long career in Kansas City in obscurity. Fortunately he has made several worthy recordings in his later years and this is one of his best, a well-rounded set ranging in repertoire from one of the first songs he ever learned ("You've Got to See Your Mama Ev'ry Night or You Can't See Mama at All") to Ellington, Monk ("Straight No Chaser") and even Stevie Wonder ("You Are the Sunshine of My Life"). The emphasis is on swing and Claude Williams is heard near the peak of his powers. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/swingtime-in-new-york-mw0000648389

Personnel: Claude Williams (violin, vocals); Sir Roland Hanna, Bill Easley, Earl May, Joe Asione.

Swing Time In New York

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Claude 'Fiddler' Williams - My Silent Love Album

Styles: Violin And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:41
Size: 130,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:51)  1. C Jam Blues
(3:31)  2. Fiddler's Dream
(3:05)  3. Sweet Georgia Brown
(4:20)  4. That Certain Someone
(6:56)  5. Canadian Sunset
(2:55)  6. From 4 to 6
(4:43)  7. All Of Me
(5:43)  8. Blue Moon
(4:31)  9. Exactly Like You
(5:06) 10. My Silent Love
(4:01) 11. For Basie
(5:05) 12. You Are My Desire
(3:47) 13. Exactly Like You

Decades after playing with Andy Kirk, Nat King Cole and Count Basie, this fantastic guitarist/fiddler started touring and recording again in the '70s. This Black & Blue LP from that decade features his takes on C Jam Blues; All of Me; Blue Moon; Exactly Like You , and more! ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/My-Silent-Love-Claude-Williams/dp/B000025025

Personnel: Claude "Fiddler" Williams (guitar, violin); Jay McShann, André Persiani (piano); Gus Johnson (drums)

My Silent Love Album

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Claude Williams - King Of Kansas City

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:12
Size: 124,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:24)  1. Lester Leaps In
(4:31)  2. For All We Know
(4:13)  3. St. Louis Blues
(4:42)  4. Solitude
(2:50)  5. Smooth Sailing
(3:24)  6. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(4:15)  7. Canadian Sunset
(4:01)  8. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?
(3:26)  9. Exactly Like You
(5:12) 10. Fine and Mellow
(3:25) 11. Them There Eyes
(3:16) 12. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(5:28) 13. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)

Eighty-eight at the time of this date, the apparently ageless violinist Claude Williams plays a variety of swing standards with plenty of energy, an appealing tone, and creative ideas. He features some excellent players (all from Kansas City) in the supporting cast, including tenor saxophonist Kim Park (who steals the show on the opening "Lester Leaps In"), guitarist Rod Fleeman, and singers Karrin Allyson and Lisa Henry (who are on two songs apiece). 

Williams, who sings "St. Louis Blues" and "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," has rarely sounded better, and he is remarkably youthful throughout. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-kansas-city-mw0000405019

King Of Kansas City

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