BILL HENDERSON WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA - LIVE (1995)
1-June night
2-Sometimes I'm happy
3-If I could be with you (one hour night)
4-When my dreamboat comes home
5-You're nobody till somebody loves you
6-Broadway
7-Yesterday
8-You are my sunshine
9-Sweet Georgia Brown
10-Who can I turn to
Bill Henderson was only with the Count Basie Orchestra for one year and he was barely documented singing with the classic ensemble, so this live CD has its historic value even if, at 26 minutes, it is inexcusably brief. Henderson runs through ten songs from his repertoire of the period which ranges from the timeless ("If I Could Be With You" and "Broadway") to the dated ("You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" and "Yesterday"). He manages to avoid merely filling in for Joe Williams and, at least during the brief period he was with Basie, Henderson carved out his own niche. The recording quality is decent but it is a pity that there is not twice as much music. ~ Scott Yanow
02 - When My Dream Boat Comes Home
03 - If I Could Be With You
04 - June Night
05 - Who Can I Turn To
06 - This Is My Country
07 - Who's Sorry Now
08 - It's You Or No One
09 - I'm Still Around
10 - When You're Smiling
11 - People
12 - Matchmaker
Vocalist Bill Henderson began singing professionally in Chicago in 1952, where he worked with Ramsey Lewis, later moving to New York and working with Horace Silver and Jimmy Smith.
He recorded several albums for Vee-Jay in the early '60s before this LP for Verve in 1965, and 2 more albums for a small label in the '70s and rarely since. He sings blues, ballads, and swing tunes as well as jazz, this album and his cover of Lay Down Your Weary Tune is more pop-music in style. Still, this is one of the earliest vocal Dylan covers by anyone in the jazz world.
To my knowledge, this recording has not been issued on CD.
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