Sélectionnés par la rédaction de Jazz Magazine/Jazzman dans un somptueux coffret 5-CDs, les 100 titres de la compilation Les grandes voix jazz, blues et soul alignent des chansons signées et/ou interprétées par Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Ray Charles, The Temptations, Gregory Porter, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gil Scott-Heron, Kool and the Gang et bien d’autres. Un panorama riche et exhaustif des plus grands performers vocaux réunis dans une anthologie au prix aussi séduisant que son contenu, qui comprend également un livret de 24 pages signé Lionel Eskenazi, également auteur de cette sélection.
Les grandes voix jazz, blues et soul (Wagram). Coffret 5 CDs disponible le 4 novembre.
Tracklisting
| CD 1 : « JUMP SESSION » (1925-1952) | |
| BESSIE SMITH | I Ain’t Got Nobody |
| JOSHUA WHITE | Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed |
| ROBERT JOHNSON | Sweet Home Chicago |
| GOLDEN GATE QUARTET | Golden Gate Gospel Train |
| JOHN LEE “SONNY BOY” WILLIAMSON | Sugar Mama Blues |
| FATS WALLER | The Joint Is Jumpin |
| BIG BILL BROONZY | Truckin’ Little Woman |
| SLIM GAILLARD with SLAM STEWART | Jump Session |
| CAB CALLOWAY | The Jumpin’ Jive |
| LOUIS ARMSTRONG | Cain & Abel |
| LOUIS JORDAN | Five Guys Named Moe |
| NAT KING COLE | Straighten Up And Fly Right |
| ELLA FITZGERALD | Oh ! Lady Be Good |
| T-BONE WALKER | Don’t Leave Me Baby |
| AMOS MILBURN | Down The Road Apiece |
| SISTER ROSETTA THARPE | This Train |
| JIMMY WITHERSPOON | Geneva Blues |
| MUDDY WATERS | I Can’t Be Satisfied |
| JOHN LEE HOOKER | Mad Man Blues |
| PROFESSOR LONGHAIR | Mardi Gras In New Orleans |
| MEMPHIS SLIM | Mother Earth |
| SAM COOKE with THE SOUL STIRRERS | Jesus Gave Me Water |
| BIG JOE TURNER | Bump Miss Susie |
| BIG MAMA THORNTON | Hound Dog |
| CD 2 : “ FEVER” (1953-1959) | |
| DINAH WASHINGTON | Am I Blue |
| J.B LENOIR | The Mojo |
| B.B KING | You Upset Me |
| BILLIE HOLIDAY | Lady Sings The Blues |
| JOE WILLIAMS with COUNT BASIE | Everyday I Have The Blues |
| BO DIDDLEY | Pretty Thing |
| CHUCK BERRY | You Can’t Catch Me |
| LITTLE RICHARD | Slippin’ & Slidin’ |
| FATS DOMINO | I’m Walkin’ |
| BETTY CARTER | Babe’S Blues |
| SARAH VAUGHAN | No’ Count Blues |
| CARMEN Mc RAE | Baltimore Oriole |
| OTIS RUSH | My Love Will Never Die |
| SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS | I Put A Spell On You |
| LITTLE WILLIE JOHN | Fever |
| COUNT BASIE feat. JIMMY RUSHING | Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) |
| JON HENDRICKS | Feed Me |
| RAY CHARLES | I Believe To My Soul |
| DUKE ELLINGTON feat. MAHALIA JACKSON | Come Sunday |
| ABBEY LINCOLN | Let Up |
| JUNIOR WELLS | Come On In This House |
| JIMMY REED | Baby, What You Want Me To Do |
| CD 3 : “NIGHT LIFE” (1960-1969) | |
| ETTA JAMES | I Just Want To Make Love To You |
| BUDDY GUY | I Got My Eyes On You |
| HOWLIN’ WOLF | Spoonful |
| NANCY WILSON | Call It Stormy Monday |
| OSCAR BROWN Jr | Work Song |
| EDDIE JEFFERSON | Sister Sadie |
| THE IMPRESSIONS | Gypsy Woman |
| IKE & TINA TURNER | It’S Gonna Work Out Fine |
| BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND | Turn On Your Love Light |
| “LITTLE” STEVIE WONDER | I Call It Pretty Music (But Old People Call It The Blues)” |
| OTIS REDDING | These Arms Of Mine |
| ARETHA FRANKLIN | Blue Holiday |
| SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON (RICE MILLER) | Help Me |
| JOHN COLTRANE & JOHNNY HARTMAN | Lush Life |
| MARVIN GAYE | Night Life |
| KOKO TAYLOR | Wang Dang Doodle |
| ALBERT KING | Born Under A Bad Sign |
| SOLOMON BURKE | Get Out Of My Life Woman |
| THE TEMPTATIONS | Cloud Nine |
| MARLENA SHAW | Woman Of The Ghetto |
| LEON THOMAS | The Creator Has A Master Plan |
| CD 4 : “ EXPRESS YOURSELF” (1969-1975) | |
| ARCHIE SHEPP feat. JEANNE LEE | Sophisticated Lady |
| JAMES BROWN with THE LOUIE BELLSON ORCHESTRA | Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag |
| LEE DORSEY | Yes We Can Part.1 |
| WILSON PICKETT | Get Me Back On Time, Fire Engine Number 9 |
| CHARLES WRIGHT (& THE WATTS 103 RD STREET RHYTHM BAND) | Express Yourself |
| EDWIN STARR | War |
| BILL WITHERS | Ain’t No Sunshine |
| GIL SCOTT HERON | Home Is Where The Hatred Is |
| FONTELLA BASS | Home Wrecker |
| ALLEN TOUSSAINT | On Your Way Down |
| BOBBY PATTERSON | Right On Jody |
| THE POINTER SISTERS | Cloudburst |
| DONNY HATHAWAY | Come Little Children |
| KOOL & THE GANG | This Is You, This Is Me |
| AARON NEVILLE | Hercules |
| BETTY WRIGHT | It’s Hard To Stop |
| AL GREEN | Take Me To The River |
| LUTHER ALLISON | Now You Got It |
| CHOCOLATE MILK | Time Machine |
| CD 5 : “STRENGTH” (1974-2010) | |
| NINA SIMONE | Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter |
| THE NEVILLE BROTHERS | Sister Rosa |
| TAKE 6 | Mary |
| SHIRLEY HORN | Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ |
| BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE feat. LADY RAGE | Blackwidow |
| ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO | I’m Diggin’You |
| ERYKAH BADU | Booty |
| OUTKAST feat. SLEEPY BROWN & JAZZE PHA | Bowtie |
| HOWARD TATE | Kiss |
| ERIC BIBB | Too Much Stuff |
| THE RH FACTOR feat. RENEE NEUFVILLE | Strength |
| DWIGHT TRIBLE | John Coltrane |
| DEE ALEXANDER | Live |
| GREGORY PORTER | 1960 What ? |