Jimmy Witherspoon - Live At The Renaissance & At Monte [New CD] With Book, Spain

2 LP ON 1 CDThis CD includes two of the finest live albums of Witherspoon’s career: the mythical At the Renaissance (1960), and At the Monterey Jazz Festival (1959). Both LPs were originally released by the HiFi Jazz label. The former is a masterpiece with accompaniment by tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, baritonist Gerry Mulligan, and a rhythm section consisting of pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Mel Lewis. The warmth of Spoon’s voice can be heard on material like the opener “Times Getting’ Tougher than Tough,” “How Long Blues,” and the traditional “C.C. Rider.” The latter album is filled with superb tracks which feature tremendous solos and great accompaniment by Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Woody Herman and Earl Hines, among others. These two outstanding LPs have been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 5 bonus tracks from the same period.PERSONNEL:JIMMY WITHERSPOON, vocals, plus:BEN WEBSTER, COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor saxGERRY MULLIGAN, baritone saxROY ELDRIDGE, trumpetWOODY HERMAN, clarinetJIMMY ROWLES, EARL HINES, pianoLEROY VINNEGAR, bassMEL LEWIS, drumsAmong othersRecorded in Hollywood and Monterey (California), October and December 1959.INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:AT THE RENAISSANCE1 TIME’S GETTIN’ TOUGHER THAN TOUGH2 HOW LONG BLUES3 CORRINE, CORRINA4 C.C. RIDER5 ROLL ’EM PETE6 EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES7 OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN8 KANSAS CITY9 TROUBLE IN MIND10 ST. LOUIS BLUESAT THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL11 NO ROLLIN’ BLUES12 GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT13 BIG FINE GIRL14 AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (IF I DO)15 WHEN I’VE BEEN DRINKIN’BONUS TRACKS16 OO WEE, THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT17 FROGGY BOTTOM18 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG19 WHEN I’VE BEEN DRINKIN’ – Studio version20 AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (IF I DO)TOTAL TIME: 76:03