Hal Singer - Corn Bread: The Hal Singer Collection 1948-59 (2023)
Artist: Hal Singer
Title: Corn Bread: The Hal Singer Collection 1948-59
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Acrobat Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:20:45
Total Size: 676 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Corn Bread: The Hal Singer Collection 1948-59
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Acrobat Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:20:45
Total Size: 676 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Hal Singer Sextette - Corn Bread
02. Hal Singer Sextette - Plug For Cliff (To Cliff Holland Wook)
03. Hal Singer - Rent Party
04. Hal Singer - Singer Song
05. Hal Singer - Rice And Red Beans
06. Hal Singer - Swing Shift
07. Hal Singer - Neck Bones
08. Sir Charles Thompson Allstars - Blue Monday Caravan
09. Sir Charles Thompson Allstars - Cooking With Cookie
10. Hal Singer with Sir Charles Thompson Orch. - Jiblets
11. Hal Singer with Sir Charles Thompson Orch. - Disc Jockey Boogie
12. X-Rays - Teddy's Dream
13. Hal Singer Sextette - Beef Stew
14. Hal Singer Sextette - One For Willie
15. Hal Singer Sextette - Happy Days
16. Hal Singer - Midnight Jump
17. Hal Singer - Hot Bread
18. Hal Singer - Loose Riff
19. Hal Singer Sextette - Swanee River
20. Hal Singer & his Orchestra - Rock Around The Clock
21. Hal Singer & his Orchestra - Fine As Wine
22. Hal "Cornbread" Singer - Blue Velvet
23. Hal "Cornbread" Singer - Buttermilk And Beans
24. Hal Singer - Miss Me
25. Hal Singer - A Weaver Of Dreams
26. Hal Singer - Easy Street
27. Hal Singer - I Hear A Rhapsody
01. Hal Singer - Lonesome And Blue
02. Hal Singer - I Love The Way You Love Me
03. Hal Singer - Indian Love Call
04. Hal Singer - The Frog Hop
05. Hal Singer - Home Town
06. Hal Singer - Easy Living
07. Hal Singer - Hot Rod
08. Hal Singer - Rock And Roll
09. Hal Singer - Mr. Movin's Groovin' (Hound's Tooth)
10. Hal Singer - Crossroads
11. Hal Singer & his Orchestra - Catnip
12. Hal Singer Quintet - The Blast Off
13. Hal Singer Quintet - Wendy
14. Hal Singer Quintet - Midnight
15. Hal Singer Quintet - With A Song In My Heart
16. Hal Singer Quintet - Fancy Pants
17. Hal Singer Quintet - Blue Stompin'
Saxophonist Hal “Cornbread” Singer was a popular US R&B and jazz bandleader of the 1940s. Taking 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 became popular, he managed to keep in both camps, recording successfully both in R&B and jazz idioms.
Hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Singer studied violin as a child but later switched to reed instruments and settled on the tenor saxophone after hearing Ben Webster and Lester Young. In 1947, after a plying his trade with a number groups including Jay McShann’s orchestra, he joined Oran “Hot Lips” Page’s band and began working as a session musician with King Records. In early 1948, he left Page, formed his own small group, and cut his first single Fine As Wine. He recorded the instrumental Corn Bread, which made No.1 on the R&B charts in September 1948, and raised Singer’s profile and his nickname.
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’, with several extended performances. The set features performances alongside 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.
It’s an entertaining showcase for his distinctive honking style, but also underlines his prowess as a jazz musician. Singer became a centenarian on 8 October 2019 and died on 18 August 2020.
Hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Singer studied violin as a child but later switched to reed instruments and settled on the tenor saxophone after hearing Ben Webster and Lester Young. In 1947, after a plying his trade with a number groups including Jay McShann’s orchestra, he joined Oran “Hot Lips” Page’s band and began working as a session musician with King Records. In early 1948, he left Page, formed his own small group, and cut his first single Fine As Wine. He recorded the instrumental Corn Bread, which made No.1 on the R&B charts in September 1948, and raised Singer’s profile and his nickname.
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’, with several extended performances. The set features performances alongside 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.
It’s an entertaining showcase for his distinctive honking style, but also underlines his prowess as a jazz musician. Singer became a centenarian on 8 October 2019 and died on 18 August 2020.