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Mr. Five by Five. " Mr. Five by Five " is a 1942 popular song by Don Raye and Gene DePaul, that describes a heavyset man who is "five feet tall and five feet wide". The person highlighted by the song was Jimmy Rushing, the featured vocalist of Count Basie 's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948.
13. Sept. 2023 · That’s clearly the pattern for the orchestra’s newest, Basie Swings The Blues, which will be released September 15. It features the 21st century edition now led by Scotty Barnhart. This isn’t so much a blues meets jazz date as jazzy expansions of mostly classic works featuring tunes powered by dynamic blues performances. The ...
18. Jan. 2024 · Celebrating the blues in its manifold forms as its theme, the album features 14 contemporary blues artists, vocalists and instrumentalists, representing diverse styles, in mainly individual guest appearances and backed by the Basie-styled orchestra.
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According to Gary Giddins, Rushing "brought operatic fervor to the blues," and of his time with Count Basie notes that "just about every record they made together is a classic." [27] He was a four-time winner of Best Male Singer in the Critics' Poll of Melody Maker and a four-time winner of Best Male Singer in the International Critics' Poll in Down Beat . [28]
23. Jan. 1996 · Find release reviews and credits for Mister Five-By-Five: Swingin' Blues Sides - Jimmy Rushing on AllMusic - 1996
11. Juli 2010 · This documentary –- Count Basie — Swingin’ The Blues – initially broadcast in 1991 as part of the Masters of American Music series, downplays the strictly biographical elements of...
‘Mister Five-by-Five’ was probably the loudest Blues Shouter of them all. Fronting the Count Basie Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing was still capable of injecting great emotional force into his performances at a volume that barely needed a microphone! His careful phrasing brought the Blues into the repertiore of swing bands as Count Basie’s front-man; his up-tempo Jump-Blues was popular in the ...
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