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The Count Basie Orchestra. In the Count Basie Orchestra, Humes sang ballads and popular songs. [8] While she was also a talented blues singer, Jimmy Rushing, another member of the orchestra at the time, held domain over the blues vocals. [4]
22 de feb. de 2012 · Helen Humes and Her Orchestra by Helen Humes released in 2012. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Desde finales de la década de los 40 hasta mediados de los 50, Humes realizó varias grabaciones, trabajando con diferentes bandas y vocalistas, incluyendo a Nat King Cole, pero su actividad fue bastante menos intensa. En 1956, Humes estuvo de gira por Australia con el vibrafonísta Red Norvo.
US jazz and blues singer. First recordings 1927. Replaced Billie Holiday as lead vocalist w. Count Basie's Orchestra in 1938. Solo artist 1940's to 1960's before withdrawing from music for several years. Comeback in 1973 at the Newport Jazz Festival and remained musically active until her death.
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In 1927 she made her first records for the OKeh label in St. Louis. Humes then went to New York where she recorded again, this time accompanied by stride pianist James P. Johnson, and worked for several years with the orchestra led by Vernon Andrade, star of Harlem's Renaissance Ballroom.
Career. Helen Humes singing with Count Basie, ca. 1940. Humes left New York and moved to Cincinnati to sing at the Cotton Club, where she was first noticed by jazz band leader Count Basie in 1937.
