Her Best Recordings: 1927-1947

• Artist: Helen Humes
• Rating:
• Release Date: February 09, 1999
• Total Time: 64:39
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Her Best Recordings: 1927-1947 presents a representative selection of vocalist Helen Humes' work with groups led by Harry James, Pete Brown, Buck Clayton, and Count Basie. It includes the youthful voice of Humes delivering swing tunes including "Jubilee," as well as blues numbers like "Jet Propelled Papa," the R&B jump number penned by Humes called "Be Baba Leba," and such pop classics as "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "Moonlight Serenade." The compilation has varying sound quality that's dependent upon the era's technology, but it is, overall, an excellent collection offering a worthwhile listen to an important voice of the swing era. ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Everybody Does It Now	Helen Humes	Helen Humes	(2:57)
Cross-Eyed Blues	C. Williams	Helen Humes	(3:07)
Jubilee	Hoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams	Helen Humes, Harry James	(2:47)
Song of the Wanderer	Neil Moret	Helen Humes, Harry James	(3:02)
It's the Dreamer in Me	Jimmy Dorsey, James Van Heusen	Helen Humes, Harry James	(2:54)
Dark Rapture	Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Manny Kurtz	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:43)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy	Cole Porter	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:57)
Sing for Your Supper	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:45)
Blame It on My Last Affair	Irving Mills, Henry Nemo	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:41)
Bolero at the Savoy	Gene Krupa, Jimmy Mundy, Remo Biondi, Charles Carpenter	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:56)
You Can Count on Me	Robert Maxwell, Josef Myrow	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:58)
Sub-Deb Blues	Count Basie, Al Sears, Al McKibbon, Skip Martin	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:59)
Moonlight Serenade	Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(3:18)
It's Torture	Count Basie, Ned Washington	Helen Humes, Count Basie Orchestra	(2:50)
Unlucky Woman	Leonard Feather	Helen Humes, Pete Brown & His Band	(3:10)
Gonna Buy Me a Telephone	C. Williams	Helen Humes, Pete Brown & His Band	(3:04)
Be-Baba-Leba	Helen Humes	Helen Humes, The Bill Doggett Octet	(2:43)
Pleasing Man Blues		Helen Humes	(3:02)
Jet Propelled Papa	Helen Humes, Cootie Williams	Helen Humes, Buck Clayton's Orchestra	(2:43)
Blue and Sentimental	Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David	Helen Humes, Buck Clayton's Orchestra	(3:10)
Mad About You	Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Joe Bishop	Helen Humes, Buck Clayton's Orchestra	(3:00)
Today I Sing the Blues	Helen Humes, C. Lewis	Helen Humes, Buck Clayton's Orchestra	(2:53)

Credits

Count Basie Orchestra (Performer), The Bill Doggett Octet (Performer), Pete Brown & His Band (Performer)