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If you're not familiar with seasoned singer Ernestine Anderson's work, think of, say, early Nancy Wilson or present-day Marlena Shaw. Not that you would mistake her for either of them, but there is a stylistic kinship excellent control, mature jazz sound and feel, and great expressive ability, this veteran is still one of the best singers around.

Tracks:

Show Me
All Blues
How Can I Sing A Love Song
You Were Always On My Mind
Only Trust Your Heart
Sister Moon
Don't Touch Me
Reach Out
Simply Love
The Thrill Is Gone
It Hurts To Be In Love

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Hot Live Jazz Concert From A Legend!!!.......2005-05-30

Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist, is usually known for appearances in jazz clubs in her hometown of Seattle, Washington. This is a live concert recorded at B.B. King's Blues Club in Universal City, California in 1995.

The song "All Blues" made famous by so many jazz legends becomes the most edgy, touching, soulful vocal when Ernestine sings it. Ernestine's vocal on "Only Trust Your Heart" brilliantly reaches to the bottom of her soul. Nobody can match the magic that Ernestine brings to "Sister Moon". She gets inside this song and sings it with every bit of soul she has. "Reach Out" is a cooker! Ernestine gives this one her all. "Simply Love" is Ernestine's cool and very fine love ballad. You won't believe Ernestine's tribute to B.B. King with "The Thrill Is Gone"! She knows just how to sing this one to end all versions! The last song but far from the least song is "It Hurts To Be In Love". This is a hot finale!

This is a fun jazz/blues concert for all Ernestine Anderson fans. If you ever have the chance to see her live, don't miss the opportunity. But until then, this great concert will do quite nicely!

JAZZ LEGEND'S CONCERT TOUR-DE-FORCE!!!!.......2003-11-13

WHEN THIS CLASSIC SET CAME OUT, ERNESTINE APPEARED IN DECEMBER 1995 AT THE JAZZ BAKERY AND WAS EXTRAODINARY LIVE!!! HAVING SEEN ALL THE JAZZ LEGENDS IN CONCERT SUCH AS ELLA, SARAH, CARMEN, ETC. I REALIZED THAT HERE IS ANOTHER JAZZ DIVA WHO CERTAINLY BELONGS IN THE COMPANY OF THESE GREATS!! ERNESTINE CAN DO IT ALL AND ON THIS CONCERT RECORDING FROM B.B. KINGS, SHE ROCKS THE HOUSE AND GIVES A RARE PERFORMANCE OF EXTRAORDINARY RANGE AND POWER THAT MAKES THIS ONE OF THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC CONCERT RECORDINGS!! FROM THE ROUSING OPENER "SHOW ME", YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY GREAT RIDE!! NEXT IS THE MILES DAVIS CLASSIC "ALL BLUES" AND NEVER HAS THIS BEEN SUNG SO INCREDIBLY BRILLIANT. ALL THROUGH THIS AWESOME SET IS A GREAT VARIETY OF HAUNTING BALLADS, GREAT ROCKING RHYTHM NUMBERS, AND EVEN THE MOTOWN CLASSIC "REACH OUT (I'LL BE THERE) WHICH BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN ! ERNESTINE IS AT THE PEAK OF HER POWERS ON THE CLASSIC "THRILL IS GONE" AND MAKES THIS HER OWN WITH A TOTALLY STUNNING PERFORMANCE. ANOTHER DEFINITIVE PERFORMANCE IN A NIGHT FULL OF THEM IS THE CLOSER "IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE". THIS IS A ROCKING VERSION WITH ERNESTINE COMPLETELY LOOSE AND SOULFUL! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRULY AWESOME SINGER AT HER PEAK IN A CLASSIC CONCERT RECORDING THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!!!!! YOU WILL PLAY THIS ONE FOR YEARS TO COME!!!

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I Paid My Dues
Little Esther
Manufacturer: Proper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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1952-1953

ASIN: B000GRTQ48
Release Date: 2006-08-14

Tracks:

Double Crossing Blues
Misery
Mistrustin' Blues
Cupid's Boogie
Deceivin' Blues
Wedding Boogie
Faraway Blues
Looking for a Man (To Satisfy My Soul)
Deacon Moves In
I'm a Bad, Bad Girl
Cryin' and Singin' the Blues
Ring-A-Ding-Doo
I'll Be There
Better Beware
Bring My Lovin' Back to Me
Aged and Mellow Blues
I Paid My Dues
Ramblin' Blues
Hollerin' and Screamin'
Saturday Night Daddy
Mainliner
You Took My Love Too Fast
Flesh, Blood and Bones
Turn the Lamps Down Low
Street Lights
Sweet Lips
Cherry Wine
Hound Dog

Album Description

Esther Mae Jones became known as Little Esther, the youngest of the blues shouting R&B mamas to enjoy a number one hit on the R&B charts at the tender age of 14. Little Esther was easily the most disarming R&B star of the early 1950s, yet in her all-too short life she had more than the normal share of rocks in her bed. The "godfather of R&B" Johnny Otis was bowled over by the young singer and signed her up for recordings and live dates in 1949, this continued until 1952. We include many of the tracks she recorded with Otis from this period as well as recordings up until 1953 with other combos. After battles with heroin she re-emerged in 1961 as Esther Phillips and was later to have huge international hits for Atlantic, Kudu, Columbia and Mercury.

Blues Dues (Live At Long Beach City College)

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Joe Pass- Blues Dues

Blues Dues (Live At Long Beach City College)
Joe Pass
Manufacturer: Ojc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Joe's Blues
I Remember Charlie Parker
Joe Pass: The Blues Side Of Jazz
What Is There to Say: Joe Pass Solo Guitar
My Song

ASIN: B000000Z4D
Release Date: 1998-02-11

Tracks:

Wave
Blues In 'G'
All The Things You Are
'Round Midnight
Here's That Rainy Day
Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Lady Melange
Blues Dues
Bluesette
Honeysuckle Rose

Customer Reviews:

Joe Pass- Blues Dues.......2000-06-22

This is another of the recent Joe Pass cds put out posthumously. The live cds that I've heard are incredible, and this is no different. Jobim's Wave is a great song to start off the cd.

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Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Manufacturer: Enja
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E7DJ
Release Date: 1993-06-24

Tracks:

Q Base
Datune
Forest Cathedral
Blues 'N' Dues et Cetera
Two Friends
Rap for Nap
Sentimental over Mental Food: in a Sentimental Moon
Giuseppi
General Cluster

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Double Dues
Larry Garner
Manufacturer: Jsp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Baton Rouge
You Need To Live A Little
Embarrassment to the Blues

ASIN: B000001X0G
Release Date: 1996-09-10

Tracks:

Scared Of You
No Free Rides
Buster
Shut It Down
Dreaming Again
The Taxman
Broke Bluesman
Tale Spreaders
California Sister
Past 23

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Masterpiece of Blues Rock
It Isn't for Heep Fans
John Has Paid His Dues
John Has Paid His Dues
Excellent bluesy rock album by ex- Uriah Heep vocalist....

Still Payin My Dues to the Blues
John Lawton
Manufacturer: Hypertension
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Sting in the Tale
Shakin' the Tale: Live 2003

ASIN: B00004UF3Z
Release Date: 2000-07-31

Tracks:

She's So Fine
Soldiers Of Fortune
Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
Tomorrow
Starlight Angel
Fools Game
Payin' My Dues To The Blues
I'll Be Your Man
Big Fat Money
Try A Little Tenderness
Tonight
Payin' My Dues To The Blues (Reprise)

Album Description

Solo album for the Uriah Heep/Lucifer's Friend vocalist. 12 tracks including, 'She's So Fine', 'Soldiers Of Fortune' and 'Can't Get You Out Of My Mind'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Uriah Heap's lead singer goes solo.

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Masterpiece of Blues Rock.......2004-12-07

John Lawton is a VERY under rated talent in the Rock World. Most known for his work with Lucifer's Friend and Uriah Heep as the Lead Singer in both groups, John is also a Bandleader and lead songwriter; he also plays a mean acoustic/rhythm Guitar. This project came after his last stint in Lucifer's Friend on the CD Sumogrip and a project of his own called Gunhill. Gunhill was a band that featured a more Whitesnake oriented sound with songs that were covertunes and orginals penned by John and members of Gunhill. I have Night Heat which I consider to be an absolutely essential release for anyone who likes rock with a melodic edge sung by a singer with an ear for melody. Still Paying My dues was put out in 2000 by John and it features material that has a more "bluesy" flavor with a hint of Free/Bad Company. There are 12 very well written tunes on offer here with John having written or co-written most of them. The whole CD is excellent, but personal favorites include the title track, Tomorrow, Soldiers of fortune, Fool's game, and the best track on the CD Tonight. I cannot recommend the CD highly enough, it is that good. Great for a romp in your favorite sports car or even when you want to ease it back a bit by a cozy fire. John Lawton is a very talented but under appreciated musician, buy this disc and you can see for yourself how great he is! Hard to find, but well worth the search!!!

It Isn't for Heep Fans.......2002-01-31

The cd is a good trip in a blues world, but for me is not a good music for the vocal of Jonh Lawton, if you are a fan of UH understend what I mean.

John Has Paid His Dues.......2000-09-13

Still Payin' My Dues To The Blues is possibly John Lawton's finest musical work. I personally think it is a blues masterpiece. After many listens, it is still just as fresh as the first listen. I have listened to it 5 times in a row on road trips with my wife in the car. She loves it too. If you like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, you'll love this album. I highly recommend it. Of course, it is a must for all Uriah Heep fans.

John Has Paid His Dues.......2000-09-13

Still Payin' My Dues To The Blues is possibly John Lawton's finest work. I have listened to it over and over. I never get tired of it. I have listened to it 5 times in a row on a road trip, and my wife lets me. She loves this album too. I highly recommend this album to all fans of the blues style. If you like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, you'll love this album. This is of course a must for all Uriah Heep fans.

Excellent bluesy rock album by ex- Uriah Heep vocalist...........2000-08-26

This excellent bluesy rock album features rock, blues style and ballads, with power vocals, by the ex-Uriah Heep and Lucifer's Friend vocalist John Lawton... one of Lawton's best recordings...

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Mississippi Delta Dues
Mchouston Baker
Manufacturer: Ume Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VYEEK
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

Good Advice
High Sheriff Blues
Blues Before Sunrise
Terraplane Blues
Animal Farm
Alabama March
Sun Is Going Down
Sweet Home Chicago
My Black Woman
Can't Find My Woman
Trouble Is A Woman
Lazy Daisy
Spoonful
Drucilla
Whoa! Back Buck

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midwest rap

Real Trues Paying Dues
Mass 187
Manufacturer: Barebonz Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Day Late & A Dollar Short
Off Da Hook
Sky Ballin'
Real Trues Paying Dues
Layin' Hands

ASIN: B00000E833
Release Date: 1996-01-23

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midwest rap.......2005-11-04

classic album out of kansas city featuring DJ SCREW.I have one in mint cond.will sell 4 good price.email.

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Double Dues
Larry Garner
Manufacturer: Jsp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Baton Rouge
You Need To Live A Little
Embarrassment to the Blues

ASIN: B000006KOB
Release Date: 1993-06-16

Tracks:

Scared of You
No Free Rides
Buster
Shut It Down
Dreaming Again
Taxman
Broke Bluesman
Tale Spreaders
California Sister
Past 23

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Dirty World
Buck 'N' the System
Manufacturer: No Cover Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA2TKW
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

System Shuffle
Blues in the City
Dirty World
Up in Smoke
Couldn't Do Nothin'
Blues Train
Messin'
Louis Collins
All I See Are the Blues
Drinkin' All Day
Devil in My Closet
Mean Old Frisco
System Shuffle

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