Columbia/Legacy BSIN04803457

Page, Hot Lips - Temptation

Tracklist:
1. St. James Infirmary (Album Version) (3:12)
2. Walkin' In A Daze (78rpm Version) (2:41)
3. Take Your Shoes Off, Baby (Album Version) (2:50)
4. La Danse (Album Version) (2:36)
5. Baby, It's Cold Outside (Album Version) (3:00)
6. The Hucklebuck (Album Version) (3:00)
7. Baby, Look At You (Album Version) (3:03)
8. Lovin' Mama Blues (Album Version) (3:14)
9. Jump For Joy (Album Version) (3:22)
10. Limehouse Blues (Take 1) (2:53)
11. Limehouse Blues (Take 2) (2:50)
12. Now You're Talking My Language (Album Version) (2:51)
13. Indiana (Album Version) (2:50)
14. When You're Smiling (Album Version) (2:56)
15. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Album Version) (2:35)
16. Why Did I Always Depend On You? (Album Version) (2:33)
17. Long Gone Blues (Album Version) (3:06)
18. Got An Uncle In Harlem (Album Version) (3:08)
19. Jeety-Boad Joad (Album Version) (3:13)
20. Blow, Champ, Blow (Album Version) (3:03)
21. There Ain't No Flies On Me (Album Version) (3:24)
22. Miss Larceny Blues (Album Version) (3:02)
Recorded 1939–1950.
Released 2001.

Reviews:
Because this is a mix of solo sessions from one era (the late '40s and early '50s) and Hot Lips Page's work in the bands of Pete Johnson, Chu Berry, Teddy Wilson, and Billie Holiday from another era (the late '30s), it's too scattered to function as an overview or as a detailed snapshot of a particular aspect of Page's career. There's still some material here for Page fans to enjoy, particularly as some of the tracks were previously unreleased. On the solo sides, he comes off as similar but inferior to Louis Armstrong, though enjoyable on his own terms if comparisons with that behemoth are avoided; the interpretation of Ravel's "La Danse" is a highlight. A young Pearl Bailey duets with him on "Baby It's Cold Outside" and a previously unreleased alternate take of "The Hucklebuck." A young Joe Turner is the vocalist on the Johnson sides, and here the main collector attraction is the previously unreleased "Jump for Joy." More such goodies include a previously unreleased alternate take of "Limehouse Blues" (as part of Berry's band); two previously unissued performances as a member of Wilson's orchestra; and, finally, previously unavailable alternate takes of "Got an Uncle in Harlem" and "Jeety-Boad Joad" (both from 1949) and the hitherto unissued "Blow, Champ, Blow" (from 1950) (Richie Unterberger)
Price: 21,90 EUR