Helen Humes - Essential Classics, Vol. 808: Helen Humes (2025)

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Title: Essential Classics, Vol. 808: Helen Humes
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Essential Classics
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Blues
Quality: Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 58:23
Total Size: 217 MB
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Tracklist:
1. Flippity Flop Flop (2:01)
2. Real Fine Daddy (2:14)
3. Song of the Wanderer (3:02)
4. They Raided the Joint (2:29)
5. Million Dollar Secret (Songs I Like to Sing!) (4:07)
6. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2:34)
7. Be-Baba-Leba (2:44)
8. Jumpin' on Sugar Hill (2:59)
9. He Don’t Love Me Any More (2:50)
10. It’s the Dreamer in Me (2:54)

1. Garlic Blues (2:58)
2. The Very Thought of You (Swingin’ with Humes) (3:15)
3. And the Angels Sing (3:03)
4. Blame it on My Last Affair (2:46)
5. If I Could Be with You (One Hour) (3:22)
6. I Can Dream Can't I? (2:59)
7. Jubilee (2:48)
8. Married Man Blues (3:12)
9. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (2:59)
10. Today I Sing the Blues (2:54)

US jazz and blues singer. First recordings 1927. Replaced Billie Holiday as lead vocalist w. Count Basie's Orchestra in 1938. Solo artist 1940's to 1960's before withdrawing from music for several years. Comeback in 1973 at the Newport Jazz Festival and remained musically active until her death.
Born: June 23, 1913 // Louisville, KY , United States
Died: September 9, 1981 // Santa Monica, CA , United States