Ivie Anderson

Ivie Anderson - I Got It Good And That Ain't Bad! · With Duke And Beyond (1999)

By David. Thanks, hon.

01 - Truckin'
02 - All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
03 - Rose Of The Rio Grande
04 - When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
05 - I'm Checkin' Out, Goom′bye
06 - Solitude
07 - Stormy Weather
08 - Mood Indigo
09 - Me And You
10 - At A Dixie Roadside Diner
11 - Five O'Clock Whistle
12 - Jump For Joy
13 - Rocks In My Bed
14 - Hayfoot, Strawfoot
15 - Mexico Joe
16 - Play Me The Blues
17 - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
18 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
19 - I Thought You Ought To Know
20 - The Voot Is Here To Stay
21 - He's Tall, Dark And Handsome
22 - Empty Bed Blues
23 - Twice Too Many
24 - I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man
 
Jasmine Records (CD) JASMCD-2560
 
For almost twelve years, Ivie Anderson was a key member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and her voice an important part of the ensemble, just as any of the band's star instrumentalists. She was born in a small California town, Gilroy, near Oakland, on 10th July 1905. Between the ages of nine and thirteen Ivie received voice training at a local convent then, for a couple of years, continued her studies in Washington D.C. Returning to Los Angeles, she worked at various clubs mainly as a vocalist and joined the Maimie Smith Show as part of the chorus line. Later significant engagements included singing with Paul Howard, appearing at New York's Cotton Club in 1925, and in the revue “Shuffle Along”. In San Francisco she became the first black singer to work with a white band, the Anson Weeks Orchestra, then continued as a solo act until 1930 when she settled down for an residency at Chicago's Grand Terrace, where the house band was led by Earl Hines.