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Best of Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey
Best of Jimmy Yancey
Genres: Blues, Jazz
 
  •  Track Listings (18) - Disc #1


     

CD Details

All Artists: Jimmy Yancey
Title: Best of Jimmy Yancey
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Release Date: 7/5/2005
Genres: Blues, Jazz
Styles: Traditional Blues, Piano Blues, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
 

CD Reviews

Blues piano minimalism
T. Bekken | Austmarka Norway | 01/31/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yancey was the man when it came to simple, down-to-earth blues piano, and this recording from late in his career (mostly from 1951) is a textbook example of how a seemingly simple form can be taken to unforeseen heights by a consummate, skilled performer. Backed by the great bassist Israel Crosby, and with spouse Estelle 'Mama' Yancey singing on a couple of tracks, this is classic Yancey. A few songs here are recordings from 1939, and they are even better, if only because they are better known."