Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Barbara Morrison - Ooh Shoobie Doo / By Request (Volume Two)

Album: Ooh Shoobie Doo
Size: 106,8 MB
Time: 45:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. You’re My Meat (2:51)
02. Lonesome And Blue (2:49)
03. The Day The Blues Walked In (2:37)
04. Lover Man (4:59)
05. Ooh-Shooby-Doo (3:03)
06. Blue Mood (3:37)
07. Medley: That's All Right/Someone Else Is Steppin' In (3:35)
08. Every Beat Of My Heart (3:16)
09. Willie & The Hand Jive (3:35)
10. Misery (4:16)
11. Bye Bye Baby, Bye Bye (3:14)
12. You’re My Dream Come True (3:43)
13. Bring My Baby Back To Me (3:37)

Otis first heard singer Morrison in 1973, and she was hired to be his featured vocalist for shows at Carnegie Hall & the Newport & Monterey Jazz Festivals; here, they finally unite on a new album of bluesy R&B music that also features some classic songs Personnel includes: Barbara Morrison (vocals); Johnny Otis (vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone). Living Blues (9-10/01, p. 60) - "... A good choice for people who like their blues with a touch of class."

Ooh Shoobie Doo

Album: By Request (Volume Two)
Size: 67,6 MB
Time: 28:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Down Home Blues (4:55)
02. Don't Touch Me (5:00)
03. Red Top (3:11)
04. Never Make Your Move Too Soon (3:54)
05. Still Called The Blues (3:22)
06. The River's Invitation (3:35)
07. At Last (4:41)

Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and raised in Romulus, Michigan, Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio in Detroit at the age of 10. She moved to Los Angeles in 1973, at the age of 23. Well known in the Los Angeles area for her duo and trio dates Ms. Morrison also tours extensively, blazing a trail as a Jazz and Blues legend in her own right across the Continental United States, Western Europe the Far East and "Down Under", wowing audiences with her band. In 1986, touring with the Philip Morris Superband, a 14 city one month tour of Canada, Australia, Japan and the Philippines, starting on September 3, 1986, Barbara did vocal honors with jazz organist, Jimmy Smith, backed by Saxophonist, James Moody, Guitarist, Kenny Burrell, t Trumpeter, Jon Faddis with Grady Tate on drums.

Barbara completed a 33-city tour in the US, co-headlining in an all-star tribute to composer Harold Arlen (most recognizable for his genius behind the music for the classic film, The Wizard of Oz). Over the years she has performed with a virtual "who's who" of the Jazz and the Blues worlds. That list includes legends such as Gerald Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, James Moody, Ron Carter, Etta James, Esther Phillips, David T. Walker, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Otis, Dr. John, Kenny Burrell, Terence Blanchard, Joe Sample, Cedar Walton, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, and Keb' Mo. Ms. Morrison has also guest-starred with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra and Doc Severinsen's Big Band.

In 1995, Barbara Morrison was on a televised Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, with Mel Torme, Diane Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, and Lou Rawls,

Barbara Morrison, Performance Arts Center supports the Harmony Project. The children practice during the week after school. Pop. Her melodic voice, with its three-and-a-half-octave range, is known worldwide, as are her rich, unique, soulful and highly spirited interpretations of both, familiar Jazz and Blues classics and original contemporary tunes.

"I Wanna Be Loved" written by Barbara Morrison and Michael Cormier is a musical theatre production about the life and times of Dinah Washington, Queens of the Blues, In additional to her gigs with other jazz and blues groups and legends, Barbara Morrison also performs at the more renown blues and jazz festivals around the world. Her appearances include Montreux, Nice, Pori, Carnegie Hall, North Sea, Darling Harbour, Sydney Opera House, Australia, Monterey, Long Beach, as well as salutes to Dizzy Gillespie and her tribute to Benny Golson.

More recently beginning in 2011, Barbara Morrison has been performing with Jack Hale, a S.Cal popular master guitarist/ arranger/ band leader of cool and hot vintage jazz and swing styles from the 1920s through 1950s

By Request (Volume Two)

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