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Mister Five-By-Five: Swingin' Blues Sides by Jimmy Rushing released in 1981. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for The Complete Bennie Moten Vol. 5/6 (1930-1932) by Bennie Moten. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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By this time Ben Webster and Rushing had joined Moten's band, but Moten himself did not play on these sessions. These sides were mostly arranged by Eddie Durham, and they include a number of tunes that later became swing classics: "Toby" "Moten Swing" "The Blue Room" "Imagination" (vocals: Sterling Russell Trio) "New Orleans" (vocal ...
23. Jan. 1996 · Find release reviews and credits for Mister Five-By-Five: Swingin' Blues Sides - Jimmy Rushing on AllMusic - 1996
Rushing was known as "Mr. Five by Five" and was the subject of an eponymous 1942 popular song that was a hit for Harry James and others; the lyrics describe Rushing's rotund build: "he's five feet tall and he's five feet wide". He joined Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1927 and then joined Bennie Moten's band in 1929.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1983 Vinyl release of "The Complete Bennie Moten Vol. 5/6 (1930-1932)" on Discogs.
For these sessions, from 1956-60, veteran swing/blues singer Jimmy Rushing is featured in eight different settings on 30 selections, including with all-star groups featuring trumpeter Buck Clayton, tenors Coleman Hawkins and Buddy Tate, trombonist Dickie Wells and pianist Ray Bryant.
