Description: Additional Information from Movie Mars Product Description Personnel includes: Lil Greenwood (vocals); Little Willie Littlefield (piano); The Johnny Otis Band, Roy Milton's Solid Senders. Recorded between 1950 & 1953. Includes liner notes by Opal Nations. Liner Note Author: Opal Nations. This 22-track compilation neatly gathers everything Lil Greenwood recorded for Modern and Federal in the early '50s, though it doesn't have anything from her brief run with Specialty. It also contains four demo-sounding Modern sides, with piano serving as the only accompaniment, which haven't been issued until now. On some of this disc, Greenwood sings somewhere between jazz and blues-R&B: her earthy tone is more blues, yet her phrasing and sometimes the arrangements can owe a lot to the likes of Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. It's respectable stuff, though to be frank it's not a surprise that she didn't take off as a huge hitmaker, since many of the songs stick to generic chord progressions and standard R&B-blues melodic and lyrical ideas. When she gets a chance to tackle an up-tempo number she can cook, as she does on the swinging "I'm Goin' Crazy," and especially on the live-sounding "Open Your Eyes," which has a frenetic immediacy missing from much California studio R&B of the era. But the slower-to-mid-tempo numbers are weaker, though she's good at projecting despondency on the moody "Ain't Gonna Cry." Little Willie Littlefield harmonizes with her on the ballad "Monday Morning Blues," which is indicative of the slightly slicker production of the Federal sides that followed her stint with Modern and used a good amount of doo wop-styled backup vocals. ~ Richie Unterberger About Movie Mars All items are Brand New. We offer unbeatable prices, quick shipping times and a wide selection second to none. Purchases come with a 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee (minus Shipping & Handling fees) on all unopened products. All items are from licensed Distributors. We do not deal with any Bootleg or Used items!
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Release Year: 2002
Format: CD
Genre: Blues
Artist: Greenwood, Lil
Record Label: ACE Records UK, ACI
Release Title: Walking & Singing the Blues
