Joyce Cobb - Beale Street Saturday Night

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:06
Size: 96.4 MB
Styles: Memphis blues/jazz
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[5:12] 1. Beale Street Medley: Memphis Blues/St Louis Blues/Beale Street Blues
[2:21] 2. Gospel Medley: Down By The Riverside/Swing Down Sweet Chariot
[2:00] 3. See See Rider
[2:12] 4. You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark
[2:27] 5. Aggravatin' Papa
[3:36] 6. Careless Love Blues
[2:52] 7. Blues Medley: Cotton Fields/Little Liza Jane
[1:29] 8. Good Rockin' Tonight
[3:36] 9. The Thrill Is Gone
[4:14] 10. Elvis Medley: That's All Right/Love Me Tender/Don't Be Cruel
[1:39] 11. Respect Yourself
[1:59] 12. I Can't Stand The Rain
[3:47] 13. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
[4:33] 14. Walkin' In Memphis

"If Beale Street Could Talk..." takes its name from an old W. C. Handy song describing the delights of Beale Street and its colorful inhabitants. The show features an all-Memphis cast with local legend Joyce Cobb providing the singing and the narrations, backed by guitar, keyboards, bass, drums and horns. The show captures the soulful sound and feel of Memphis and its storied musical history.

Joyce Cobb is Memphis’ most beloved performer. Her singing, playing and acting have been seen in several productions related to Memphis and the blues. If Beale Street Could Talk…, a history of the past 100 years of Memphis music. is based on Joyce’s original script and visuals. An earlier version of this show, Beale Street Saturday Night, toured in 2000. Joyce also starred in a show focusing specifically on female blues performers enttled Divas of the Delta. She has also appeared in one woman theater pieces on Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith.

Beale Street Saturday Night

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Joyce Cobb - Joyce Cobb With The Michael Jefrey Stevens Trio

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:31
Size: 118.0 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Moanin'
[4:19] 2. Jitterbug Waltz
[5:38] 3. Skylark
[4:13] 4. Man, That Was A Dream
[3:29] 5. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
[5:44] 6. I'm In The Mood For Love Moody's Mood For Love
[2:25] 7. Blue Skies In Walked Bud
[4:11] 8. If You Know Love
[4:58] 9. If You Never Come To Me
[4:14] 10. I Thought About You
[4:55] 11. Daydream
[3:40] 12. It's Over Now (Well You Needn't)

It always amazes me when I hear an album by a talented and seasoned entertainer who has a strong presence in a local music scene, but has not become known much beyond their performing area. Such is the case with Memphis-based vocalist JOYCE COBB. After hearing Joyce Cobb with the Michael Jefry Stevens Trio (Archer Records 31934), I am pleased that she has finally entered my listening life. Cobb has a superb jazz feeling, with a strong dose of blues and soul as part of her stylistic mix. The fine trio backing her is comprised of Michael Jefry Stevens on piano, Jonathan Wires on bass and Renardo Ward on drums. She is a soulful ballad singer as can be heard on selections like Skylark and Daydream. Cobb s vocalese chops are on display from the start when she opens with Moanin. The natural pairing of I m in the Mood for Love and Moody s Mood for Love is followed by a clever matching of Irving Berlin s Blue Skies with Thelonious Monk s In Walked Bud, the Monk tune having been based on the chord changes for the Berlin song. These are but a few of the delights to be found on this deeply appealing album. (archer-records.com) ~CD Review

Joyce Cobb With The Michael Jefrey Stevens Trio

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