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Sunday, March 14, 2021

Arbee Stidham • The Blues Of Arbee Stidham Tired Of Wandering



Review by Alex Henderson:
Over the years, the term R&B has been used to describe everything from the 1950s doo wop of the Five Satins to the hip-hop-influenced urban contemporary of Erykah Badu and R. Kelly -- in other words, a variety of African-American popular music with roots in the blues. Arbee Stidham was exactly the sort of singer who thrived in the R&B or "race" market after World War II; although essentially a bluesman, he wasn't a blues purist who embraced the 12-bar format 100 percent of the time. But his mixture of blues, jazz, and gospel made him quite popular among what were considered rhythm & blues audiences in the 1940s and 1950s. Recorded for Prestige's Bluesville label in 1960 -- eight years before Stidham's death -- Tired of Wandering is among his finest albums. This session, which boasts King Curtis on tenor sax, doesn't cater to blues purists; while some of the tunes have 12 bars, others don't. Regardless, the feeling of the blues enriches everything on the CD; that is true whether Stidham is turning his attention to Big Joe Turner's "Last Goodbye Blues" or revisiting his 1948 hit, "My Heart Belongs to You." Equally triumphant is Brownie McGhee's "Pawn Shop," which is associated with Piedmont country blues but gets a big-city makeover from Stidham. Like Jimmy Witherspoon -- someone he inspires comparisons to -- Stidham demonstrates that the blues can be sophisticated, polished, and jazz-influenced without losing their grit. The big-voiced singer/guitarist was born in Arkansas, but Chicago was his adopted home -- and the Windy City had a definite influence on his work. Anyone who has spent a lot of time savoring jazz-influenced bluesmen like Witherspoon and Percy Mayfield owes it to himself/herself to give Tired of Wandering a very close listen.
 
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Reseña de Alex Henderson:
A lo largo de los años, el término R&B se ha utilizado para describir todo, desde el doo wop de los años 50 de los Five Satins hasta el contemporáneo urbano influenciado por el hip-hop de Erykah Badu y R. Kelly; en otras palabras, una variedad de música popular afroamericana con raíces en el blues. Arbee Stidham era exactamente el tipo de cantante que prosperó en el mercado del R&B o de la "raza" después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial; aunque esencialmente era un bluesman, no era un purista del blues que abrazara el formato de 12 compases el 100% de las veces. Pero su mezcla de blues, jazz y gospel le hizo bastante popular entre lo que se consideraba el público del rhythm & blues en las décadas de 1940 y 1950. Grabado para el sello Bluesville de Prestige en 1960 -ocho años antes de la muerte de Stidham-, Tired of Wandering es uno de sus mejores álbumes. Esta sesión, que cuenta con King Curtis en el saxo tenor, no satisface a los puristas del blues; mientras que algunas de las melodías tienen 12 compases, otras no. En cualquier caso, el sentimiento del blues enriquece todo lo que hay en el CD; eso es cierto tanto si Stidham se centra en el "Last Goodbye Blues" de Big Joe Turner como si revisa su éxito de 1948, "My Heart Belongs to You". Igualmente triunfante es "Pawn Shop" de Brownie McGhee, que se asocia con el country blues del Piamonte pero que Stidham transforma en una gran ciudad. Al igual que Jimmy Witherspoon, con quien inspira comparaciones, Stidham demuestra que el blues puede ser sofisticado, pulido e influenciado por el jazz sin perder su fuerza. Este cantante y guitarrista de gran voz nació en Arkansas, pero Chicago fue su hogar de adopción, y la Ciudad del Viento tuvo una clara influencia en su obra. Cualquiera que haya pasado mucho tiempo saboreando a bluesmen de influencia jazzística como Witherspoon y Percy Mayfield se debe a sí mismo una escucha atenta de Tired of Wandering.



Tracklist:
1 - Last Goodbye Blues - 2:59
2 - You Can't Live In This World By Yourself - 3:54
3 - Pawn Shop - 6:55
4 - I'm Tired Of Wandering - 3:06
5 - I Want To Belong To You - 3:04
6 - Wee Baby Blues - 5:24
7 - You Keep Me Yearning - 2:31
8 - My Heart Belongs To You - 3:33
9 - People, What Would You Do - 3:11
10 - Teenage Kiss - 2:18

Label: Original Blues Classics ‎– OBCCD-593-2, Prestige Bluesville ‎– BV-1021
Genre: Blues
Style: Electric Blues
Original release: 1961

Credits:
Bass – Leonard Gaskin
Drums – Armond Jackson
Piano – John Wright
Tenor Saxophone – King Curtis
Guitar, Vocals – Arbee Stidham

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; November 7, 1960









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