Biggs,Howard Orchestra Am I Reaching For The Moon: Women Who Sang With CD

This is the first in Jasmine's new series devoted to the backroom boys of Blues, R&B, Soul & Jazz and features some of the women who sang & recorded with the Howard Biggs Orchestra. Biggs, from Seattle, Washington achieved fame in the 1950s as a prolific songwriter, leader and arranger for many R&B vocal groups, Jazz, Blues & R&B singers both male and female. He even played piano on many of his recordings. Many of the women presented here have been neglected and rarely, if ever, have appeared on CD, plus a few more familiar names & titles. 30 tracks in all from Micki Williams' haunting "The Sun Forgot To Shine This Morning", Terry Timmons voodoo inspired "Evil Eyed Woman", Dakota Staton working her magic on "Abracadabra", Anita Tucker taking it "Slow, Smooth & Easy", odd one out Helene Dixon with her version of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven", Marie Knight's title song with heavenly choir and two stomping La Vern Baker's to finish. All of which shows the rich variety of music these women produced under the guidance of Howard Biggs.

1. Lil Green-Every Time 2. I've Got That Feeling-Micki Williams 3. My Kind of Love 4. How Do You Feel About Me 5. The Sun Forgot to Shine This Morning 6. One Hundred Years from Today-Tamara Hayes 7. You Belong to Me 8. That's What a Song Can Do 9. Varetta Dillard with the Cookies 10. Star of Fortune 11. The Rules of Love-Terry Timmons 12. Evil Eyed Woman 13. He's the Best in the Business-Annie Laurie 14. In the Mood for You 15. Feeling the Need-Annisteen Allen 16. Fujiyama Mama 17. Wheels of Love-Dakota Staton 18. My Heart's Delight 19. What Do You Know About Love-Annisteen Allen 20. I'm Still in Love with You 21. Mine All Mine-Dakota Staton 22. Abracadabra 23. I Never Dreamt (You'd Fall in Love with Me)-Anita Tucker 24. Slow, Smooth and Easy 25. Let's Make Love (Welcome to My Heart)-Helene Dixon 26. Roll Over Beethoven 27. A Teenager Sings the Blues-Marie Knight 28. Am I Reaching for the Moon 29. I'm a Little Fooler-Lavern Baker 30. Substitute 31. Whipper Snapper