Reid,Irene Queen Of The Party CD

From her days singing with the Count Basie band as a replacement for Joe Williams, to her Indian summer of renewed popularity, Irene Reid always lived up to her moniker, the Queen of Uptown Blues. Like Dinah Washington & Esther Phillips, Irene had a church background and never lost that divine intensity or power to convey the emotions in a lyric. Her most notable post-Basie gig was playing the wicked witch on Broadway in "The Whiz." Here is a program featuring Irene, the Charles "Mighty Burner" Earland, Eric Alexander and the rest of the crew doing what Irene did best: The Uptown Blues.

1. Million Dollar Secret 2. I'm Getting Tired 3. If I Never Get to Heaven 4. I'm Walkin' 5. Aiming at Nothing 6. Once There Lived a Fool 7. Long John Blues 8. One Eyed Man 9. I Took the Backdoor Out 10. I Ain't Doing Too Bad 11. I'll Take You Back 12. Big Fat Daddy