Elmo Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 (edited) “The multifaceted Jimmy Rushing (1899-1972) was perhaps one of the more underrated singers of the 20th century. He performed equally well with blues, jazz or popular material. Whitney Balliett, the then jazz critic for The New Yorker, wrote of Rushing that "His supple, rich voice and his elegant accent have the curious effect of making the typical roughhouse blues lyric seem like a song by Noël Coward."... At Jazz Profiles, Steve Siegel explores Rushing's recording career after he left Count Basie. https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2023/08/jimmy-rushing-his-recording-career.html?m=1 Edited February 7 by Elmo source added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 I like 'em all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 (edited) I am not sure which Jimmy Rushing album I acquired first, though it may have been The You And Me That Used To Be in the late 1970s. I ended up getting all of them in one form or another over the years. Many people forget it was Rushing himself who suggested interest in recording with Dave Brubeck. One thing that was overlooked was Jimmy Rushing's guest appearance on Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casual, which was issued on CD, DVD and VHS. It's great seeing him at the piano playing "Trix Ain't Walkin' No More." Today's cancel culture crowd would probably been screaming their purple hair off. To be fair, Rushing's appearance on the program wasn't issued until well after his death and at the time, it would seem unlikely that it was intended as a commercial release. Edited February 8 by Ken Dryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Thanks for posting this very good article. I have long loved Jimmy Rushing's vocals, and have all or most of his recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 There it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) On 2/6/2024 at 12:13 PM, JSngry said: I like 'em all!!! Me too. Hopefully the Vanguards will be in the rumored Mosaic Vanguard set. Edited February 10 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 A Rushing Mosaic would be great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, JSngry said: There it is. For sure!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 These two have been staples in the nessa household for decades - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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