My humble tribute to the Mother of modern Jazz singing. Often imitated, but never duplicated, the late, great Ethel Waters possessed tremendous talent, both as an influential popular singer and dramatic actress. In the mid 1930's her brilliant acting career began to outshine her recording legacy, but she had by then given musical birth to an entire generation of jazz chanteuses who would ride the genre straight to the stars.
This 1946 recording finds Ethel revisiting a standard that she introduced in the Broadway musical "Cabin In the Sky" six years earlier. This version is more mellow, less theatrical and simply more soulful than the original. Thank you Ethel Waters for sharing your light with the world.
15 сен 2024
