Byrdie Green • Sister Byrdie!

Byrdie Green (real name Bertha Greene) is a big-voiced jazz singer, today unjustly forgotten. Her father was a Baptist preacher. She made several singles and 3 LPs: "The Golden Thrush Strikes", "Sister Byrdie" and "The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush" (with Johnny "Hammond" Smith). Byrdie Green has been singing around New York since the 1950's. She has a clear, forthright voice that can turn sly and cutting ˆ la Dinah Washington. She is a soul sister, and she never lost sight of her roots in blues and gospel music. Her 1968 rendition of "Return of the Prodigal Son" is the perfect mix of gospel, jazz and soul. Delivered with the authority of a preacher, and the soul of a diva, the story from the Bible is told, brilliantly. She allegorically uses this Biblical fable as a means to comment on the very obvious wealth discrepancy she saw all around her in late sixties America. In 1985 and 1996 she performed in the USA and all over Europe with Linda Hopkins and Maxine Weldon in a show entitled "Black and Blue".
Enjoy Byrdie's strong and impressive style!

 

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Byrdie Green (de nombre real Bertha Greene) es una cantante de jazz de gran voz, hoy injustamente olvidada. Su padre era predicador baptista. Grabó varios singles y 3 LP: "The Golden Thrush Strikes", "Sister Byrdie" y "The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush" (con Johnny "Hammond" Smith). Byrdie Green lleva cantando por Nueva York desde los años cincuenta. Tiene una voz clara y franca que puede volverse socarrona y cortante a la Dinah Washington. Es una hermana del soul, y nunca perdió de vista sus raíces en el blues y el gospel. Su versión de 1968 de "Return of the Prodigal Son" es la mezcla perfecta de gospel, jazz y soul. Narrada con la autoridad de un predicador y el alma de una diva, la historia bíblica está contada con brillantez. Utiliza alegóricamente esta fábula bíblica para comentar las evidentes diferencias de riqueza que veía a su alrededor en los Estados Unidos de finales de los sesenta. En 1985 y 1996 actuó en Estados Unidos y en toda Europa con Linda Hopkins y Maxine Weldon en un espectáculo titulado "Black and Blue".
Disfrute del estilo fuerte e impresionante de Byrdie.

Tracks:

 A1 You'd Better Sit Down Kids 4:18
A2 Since You've Been Gone 3:18
A3 When A Woman's In Love 3:15
A4 Return Of The Prodigal Son 3:16
A5 You'll Never Walk Alone 2:45
A6 Where There's A Will 2:30
B1 Muddy Water
B2 Let Them Talk
B3 I Can't Live Without You
B4 Dr. Feelgood
B5 Night Time Is The Right Time

Credits
Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*
Chorus – Anna Craig, Lucille Burgess, Lynn Daniels
Drums – John Harris (8)
Electric Bass – Jimmy Lewis (2)
Guitar – Wally Richardson
Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*
Vocals – Byrdie Green

 

Label: Prestige ‎– PRST 7574
Released: 1968
Producer – Cal Lampley
Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Recording Date: March 22, 1968 - April 1, 1968


Catalog Prestige 7500 series (12 inch LP)
PR 7574 Byrdie Green - Sister Byrdie!
Johnny "Hammond" Smith (organ) Wally Richardson (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (electric bass) John Harris (drums) Byrdie Green (vocals) Lucille Burgess, Ann Craig, Lynn Daniels (chorus)
NYC, March 22, 1968

You'd Better Sit Down Kids
Since You've Been Gone
When A Woman In Love
Return Of The Prodigal Son
You'll Never Walk Alone
Where There's A Will
Muddy Water
Let Them Talk
I Can't Live Without You
Dr. Feelgood
Night Time Is A Right Time


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