Helen Humes - The Talk Of The Town (1975) [Hi-Res]

Accompanied by Ellis Larkins on piano, George Benson on guitar, Major Holley on bass, Oliver Jackson on drums, and Buddy Tate on clarinet and tenor sax.

Review by Scott Yanow
Two years into her return from a six-year retirement, Helen Humes was at the height of her fame when she reunited with producer John Hammond to make her lone Columbia album. Joined by Buddy Tate (doubling on tenor and clarinet), guitarist George Benson (a Hammond discovery a decade earlier), pianist Ellis Larkins, bassist Major Holley and drummer Oliver Jackson, Humes is in fine form for a fairly typical mixture of blues, standards and ballads. She sounds particularly inspired during "He May Be Your Man," "Every Now and Then," "If I Could Be With You" and "Deed I Do."

Tracklist:
1-1. Helen Humes - I Don't Know His Name (03:39)
1-2. Helen Humes - Good For Nothin' Joe (04:40)
1-3. Helen Humes - He May Be Your Man (04:39)
1-4. Helen Humes - Every Now And Then (04:37)
1-5. Helen Humes - Ain't She Sweet (03:44)
1-6. Helen Humes - If I Could Be With You (03:59)
1-7. Helen Humes - Deed I Do (03:20)
1-8. Helen Humes - It's The Talk Of The Town (07:10)
1-9. Helen Humes - Blues For Jimmy (03:29)
1-10. Helen Humes - You've Changed (05:10)