Singer,Hal Corn Bread: The Hal Singer Collection 1948-59 CD

Hal Singer - Corn Bread: The Hal Singer Collection 1948-59 - Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Hal Singer was one of the jazz saxophonists of the 1940s who took advantage of the opportunity to make a commercial impact in the world of R&B during years when the "honking" style of jumping R&B was becoming especially popular, although he managed to keep in both camps, recording successfully both in R&B and jazz idioms. This 44-track 2-CD collection comprises A & B sides and selected album tracks under his own name on the Savoy, Acorn, Mercury and Coral labels, plus the tracks from his Prestige album "Blue Stompin'", including several extended performances.. It features his 1948 R&B No. 1 "Corn Bread" and his No. 11 from the following year, "Beef Stew", which established the successful style primarily exhibited in this set, on which he records with the likes of Milt Larkins, Wynton Kelly, Sir Charles Thompson, Walter Page, Tyree Glenn, Milt Hinton, Sam 'The Man' Taylor, Kelly Owens, Mickey Baker, Leonard Gaskin and many more. His album "Blue Stompin'", however, was very much a jazz project and sees him recording in a quintet on some extended performances with Charlie Shavers, Ray Bryant, Wendell Marshall and Osie Johnson. It's an entertaining showcase for his distinctive honking style, but also underlines his prowess as a jazz musician. It's an entertaining showcase for his distinctive honking style, but also underlines his prowess as a jazz musician.

1. Corn Bread 2. Plug For Cliff (To Cliff Holland Wook) 3. Rent Party 4. Singer Song 5. Rice And Red Beans 6. Swing Shift 7. Neck Bones 8. Blue Monday Caravan 9. Cooking With Cookie 10. Jiblets 11. Disc Jockey Boogie 12. Teddy's Dream 13. Beef Stew 14. One For Willie 15. Happy Days 16. Midnight Jump 17. Hot Bread 18. Loose Riff 19. Swanee River 20. Rock Around The Clock 21. Fine As Wine 22. Blue Velvet 23. Buttermilk And Beans 24. Miss Me 25. A Weaver Of Dreams 26. Easy Street 27. I Hear A Rhapsody 28. Lonesome And Blue 29. I Love The Way You Love Me 30. Indian Love Call 31. The Frog Hop 32. Home Town 33. Easy Living 34. Hot Rod 35. Rock And Roll 36. Mr. Movin's Groovin' (Hound's Tooth) 37. Crossroads 38. Catnip 39. The Blast Off 40. Wendy 41. Midnight 42. With A Song In My Heart 43. Fancy Pants 44. Blue Stompin'