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On December 24, 1939, Humes performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, and James P. Johnson, at the second From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, produced by John Hammond. After this concert, most of her time with the Basie Orchestra was spent touring. In a 1973 oral history she described life on tour:
Helen Humes, formerly with Count Basie, enjoyed renewed popularity in the 1950s. Her blistering fast “St. Louis Blues” features a splendid arrangement by Marty Paich and a top-notch big band with some of the best musicians working on the West Coast. At a time when the jazz recorded in California was being written off as bloodless, this ...
15. Okt. 2013 · Helen Humes was a remarkably durable performer – she recorded as a classic blues singer before she turned 14, hit the heights in 1938 when she replaced Billie Holiday with Count Basie, and toured and recorded for twenty years after she left Basie.
Helen Humes (* 23. Juni 1913 in Louisville, Kentucky; † 9. September 1981 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Jazz - und Blues -Sängerin.
Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 – September 9, 1981) was an American singer. Humes was a teenage blues singer, a vocalist with Count Basie's band, a saucy R&B diva, and a mature interpreter of the classic popular song.
Swinging The Blues: 1930-1939 Although Count Basie did not arrive on the national jazz stage until after Benny Goodman had launched the swing era, his band soon became regarded as the definitive swing orchestra, and Basie himself became regarded as the definitive big band pianist. On this exciting
13. Jan. 2012 · Off record for ten years but apparently still growing as a singer, Humes reappeared in 1937 on two Harry James sessions with a sublime gloss on up-tempo swinging blues reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald. She recorded three dozen excellent sides during the mid-’40s in front of bands led by Bill Doggett and Buck Clayton, and recorded the ...
