Jimmy Witherspoon (Gurdon, 8 de agosto de 1920 – Los Angeles, 18 de setembro de 1997) foi um cantor de blues estadunidense. Seu estilo vanguardista, seus arranjos e produções fez dele um verdadeiro artista no seu tempo.
Discografia
Álbuns
Wilbur De Paris Plays & Jimmy Witherspoon Sings New Orleans Blues (Atlantic, 1957) Goin' to Kansas City Blues with Jay McShann (RCA Victor Records, 1957 ) Singin' the Blues (World Pacific Records, 1958 ) At the Monterey Jazz Festival (HiFi Jazz/Everest Records, 1959 ) Feelin' the Spirit (HiFi Jazz/Everest, 1959) At the Renaissance with Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster (HiFi Jazz/Everest, 1959 ) Jimmy Witherspoon (Crown Records, 1960) Sings the Blues (Crown, 1960) With Buck Clayton (Vogue [UK], 1961) Spoon (Reprise Records, 1961) Hey, Mrs. Jones (Reprise, 1962) Roots (Reprise, 1962) Baby, Baby, Baby (Prestige, 1963 ) Evenin' Blues (Prestige, 1963 ) Blues Around the Clock (Prestige, 1963 ) Blue Spoon (Prestige, 1964 ) Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues (Prestige, 1964 ) Spoon in London (Prestige, 1965 ) Blues for Easy Livers (Prestige, 1965 ) Blues for Spoon and Groove with Richard "Groove" Holmes (Surrey, 1965) Jimmy Witherspoon in Person (Vogue [UK], 1965) reissue of With Buck Clayton Spoon Sings and Swings with Dick Morrissey Records (Fontana [UK], 1966) A Spoonful of Blues (Ember Records, 1966) reissue of Jimmy Witherspoon A Blue Point of View (Verve, 1966) The Blues is Now with Jack McDuff (Verve, 1967) A Spoonful of Soul (Verve, 1968) Live with Ben Webster (Stateside [UK], 1968) The Blues Singer (ABC/Bluesway Records, 1969) Hunh! (ABC/Bluesway 1970) Handbags and Gladrags (ABC, 1971) Guilty with Eric Burdon (MGM, 1971) The Spoon Concerts (Fantasy [2LP], 1972) reissues of At the Monterey Jazz Festival and At the Renaissance Previously Unreleased Recordings with Ben Webster (Verve, 1973) Love is a Five Letter Word (Capitol, 1975) Spoonful (Blue Note, 1975) Live Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford (LAX/Avenue Jazz/Rhino, 1977) Live at the Watts Jazz Festival, Volume 1 with Willie Bobo, Gene Ammons (LAX/Avenue Jazz/Rhino, 1977) Live in Paris with Buck Clayton (Jazz Vogue [UK], 1977) Sings The Blues (Black & Blue Records, 1978) Spoon's Life (Isabel, 1980) Olympia Concert (Inner City Records, 1980) reissue of Jimmy Witherspoon in Person Big Blues (JSP Records, 1981) Sings the Blues with Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans (Muse Records, 1983) Spoonful O' Blues (Kent, 1984) compilation Patcha, Patcha, All Night Long with Big Joe Turner (Pablo Records, 1985) Midnight Lady Called the Blues (Muse, 1986) Never Knew This Kind of Hurt Before: The Bluesway Sessions (Charly Records, 1988) compilation Rockin' L.A. (Fantasy, 1989) Live (At Condon's, New York) (Who's Who in Jazz, 1990) Spoon So Easy (The Chess Years) (Chess/MCA, 1990) compilation Jay's Blues (The Complete Federal Sessions) (Charly R&B, 1991) compilation Blowin' in from Kansas City (Flair/Virgin, 1991) compilation Call My Baby (Night Train International, 1991) compilation Live at the Notodden Blues Festival with Robben Ford (Blue Rock'it, 1992) The Blues, the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues (Indigo, 1993) Ain't Nobody's Business (The Blues Collection) (Orbis, 1992) compilation Live at the Mint with Robben Ford (On The Spot/Private Music, 1994 ) Cold Blooded Boogie (Night Train International, 1995) compilation Spoon's Blues (Stony Plain Records, 1995) Jimmy Witherspoon with the Junior Mance Trio (Stony Plain, 1997) previously unreleased live recording from 1969 Tougher Than Tough (Blue Moon, 1997) reissue of At the Renaissance Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon (Prestige, 1998) compilation Jimmy Witherspoon with the Duke Robillard Band (Stony Plain, 2000) Spoon Meets Pao with Eugene Pao (Eastside, 2002) recorded 1990 Urban Blues Singing Legend (JSP [4CD], 2006) compilation Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival with Robben Ford (Monterey Jazz Festival/Concord Records, 2008)
Tabela de singles AnoSinglePosiçõesUS PopUSR&B1949"Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)" (Supreme)—1"In the Evening" (Supreme)—5"No Rollin' Blues" (Modern)—4"Big Fine Girl" (Modern)—41952"The Wind is Blowin'" (Modern)—71965"You're Next" (Prestige)98—1975"Love is a Five Letter Word" (Capitol)—31
DVDs
2003: 20th Century Jazz Masters: Mel Tormé/Jimmy Witherspoon/Carmen McRae/Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan 2003: Jazz Casual: Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Rushing 2009: Jimmy Witherspoon: Goin' Down Blues
Filmografia
2000: Jazz Casual: Jimmy Witherspoon & Ben Webster (Jazz Casual/Idem) 2009: Jimmy Witherspoon: Goin' Down Blues with Marshal Royal and John Collins
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