Joe Williams Live

Joe Williams Live
Live album by Joe Williams
Released	1973
Recorded	August 7, 1973, at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:06
Label	Fantasy F 9441
Producer	David Axelrod and Nat Adderley
Joe Williams chronology
With Love (1972) Joe Williams Live (1973) Nothin' but the Blues (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]

Joe Williams Live is a live album by Joe Williams featuring Cannonball Adderley's Septet recorded at Fantasy Studios' Studio "A" in front of a live audience and released on the Fantasy label. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states that "the singer easily steals the show on a searing version of 'Goin' to Chicago Blues,' and his own 'Who She Do,' and a few unusual songs, including Duke Ellington's 'Heritage.'" ^[6]

DownBeat assigned 5 stars. ^[2] Ray Townley wrote, "I didn't know they made albums like this any more— if they ever did! Joe Williams Live evokes the gamut of great (male) jazz vocalists of the past and present". ^[2] He finds Williams' performance of "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" to be "Brooding. poignant, with an aura of urban finality, Williams touches our deepest emotions". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Williams except as indicated

1. "Who She Do" – 4:23
2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 4:59
3. "Heritage" (Duke Ellington) – 3:19
4. "Sad Song" (Will Tilghman) – 4:40
5. "Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 6:45
6. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 3:20
7. "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (Tom McIntosh) – 3:39
8. "Tell Me Where to Scratch (I Want to Love You Baby)" – 3:53
9. "Medley: All Blues/Goin' to Chicago Blues/C.C. Rider" (Miles Davis/Basie, Rushing/Ma Rainey) – 9:48 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe Williams – vocals
• Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley – cornet
• George Duke – piano, electric piano
• Walter Booker – bass, guitar
• Carol Kaye – electric bass
• Roy McCurdy – drums
• King Errisson – congas

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Townley, Ray (January 17, 1974). "Reviews Joe Williams Live". DownBeat . 41 (1): 18–19.
3. Joe Williams discography, accessed January 1, 2015.
4. Cannonball Adderley discography accessed October 20, 2009.
5. cannonballadderley.com album entry, accessed January 1, 2015.
6. Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review accessed January 1, 2014