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The Helen Humes collection 1927-62


Reviews (2)


Jazz Weekly

d. 23. Oct. 2017

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George W. Harris

d. 23. Oct. 2017

"As this attractive 2 disc set attests, vocalist Helen Humes had a split personality of a career. On one hand, she was a sweet-toned canary in the Swing Era for both Harry James and Count Basie during their heyday. Her alter ego was as an earthy R&Ber that felt comfortable with finger popping tracks ... Because she straddled two worlds of music, she wasn't appreciated enough in either one. This set will set the record straight; it's a keeper!".


DownBeat

2018 March

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Frank-John Hadley

2018 March

"Helen Humes was an outstanding jazz singer of the 1970s. She also triumphed in earlier years, attested to by nearly all of the 49 tracks in this double-disc set".