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Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland is a 1962 live album by the American jazz singer Joe Williams recorded at the Birdland jazz club in New York City.[2]

Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland
Live album by Joe Williams
Released	1962
Recorded	June 1962 at Birdland, New York City
Genre	Jazz, traditional pop music
Length	32:56
Label	Roulette R-52085[1]
Producer	Teddy Reig
Joe Williams chronology
Have a Good Time with Joe Williams (1957) Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland (1962) Jump for Joy (1963)

Scott Yanow, reviewing the album for Allmusic, praises the "strong quintet" accompanying Williams and his "well-rounded and thoroughly enjoyable set".[2]

The initial Billboard review from October 27, 1962, listed the album as having 'Strong Sales Potential' and described it as a "swinging album that shows off [Williams] vibrant vocal style" and that he "comes through with exciting performances of blues and ballads".[3]

Track listing

1. "September in the Rain" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:50
2. "Come Back Baby" (Walter Davis) – 5:57
3. "5 o'clock in the Morning" (Joe Williams) – 2:49
4. "By the River St. Marie" (Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) – 3:24
5. "This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 1:50
6. "Teach Me Tonight" (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) – 4:03
7. "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Sidney Wyche) – 2:41
8. "I Was Telling Her About You" (Bill Charlap, Don George) – 3:51
9. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Rodgers, Hart) – 1:40
10. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 4:12
11. "You're Everything But Mine" – 1:47
12. "Falling in Love with Love" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:57
13. "Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 4:54
14. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 5:31

Personnel

• Joe Williams – vocals
• Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Ike Isaacs – double bass
• Clarence Johnson – drums

Production

• Tristan Powell – engineer, remixing
• Chris Sheridan – liner notes
• Teddy Reig – production
• Michael Cuscuna – reissue producer

References

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