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Joe Williams (born Joseph Goreed; December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was an American jazz singer. He sang with big bands, such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and with small combos. He sang in two films with the Basie orchestra and sometimes worked as an actor.
W 1955 ukazał się pierwszy album firmowany nazwiskiem Williamsa: Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings, na którym znalazły się m.in. bluesy Memphisa Slima. Jednym z nich był utwór (obecnie standard) Every Day (I Have the Blues) , który w wykonaniu Williamsa trafił na czołowe miejsca list przebojów muzyki R&B .
Joe Williams was a well-known jazz vocalist, a baritone singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standards. Williams worked with Coleman Hawkins and Lionel Hampton before joining Count Basie's band in 1954. After leaving the Basie band in 1961, Williams led small ensembles singing popular songs, ballads, and blues.
6 kwi 2014 · “Among the thousands of jazz albums recorded through the decades, the LP debut of singer Joe Williams with the Count Basie band, with its striking David Stone Martin cover portrait of the two, was one of the most popular.
1 sie 2001 · As the 1950s began, Count Basie was leading a septet. Economics had forced him to give up his renowned big band. A young singer in Chicago sat in with the septet, and sang a whole lot of blues.
Joe Williams, a smooth baritone and the last great singer of big-band music, was a charismatic performer who graced the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1950s. He also captivated audiences into the ’90s.
Joe Williams was the last great big-band singer, a smooth baritone who graced the rejuvenated Count Basie Orchestra during the 1950s and captivated audiences well into the ’90s. Born in Georgia, he moved to Chicago with his grandmother at the age of three.
