Jesse Belvin - The Blues Balladeer

Jesse Belvin can be found on some of the best R&B records of the '50s, either as a writer or as a performer. But, because he died young (in a tragic 1960 car crash),
Belvin is not as well remembered as such contemporaries as Sam Cooke. This excellent overview of his work at Speciality Records (also Cooke's label at the time)
is a fascinating time capsule.
Belvin was the quintessential R&B journeyman, facile in a multitude of styles. THE BLUES BALADEER is essentially a grab bag of doo-wop, jump blues, ballads,
and flat out rock & roll. Nearly a third of the tracks here are previously unreleased outtakes. Most memorable moments include "Dream Girl" and "Daddy Loves Baby",
on which Belvin switches from keening tenorto a narcoleptic baritone that sounds like a Spike Jones parody of Billy Eckstine.




01. Daddy Loves Baby
02. My Love Comes Tumbling Down
03. Dream Girl
04. Confusin' Blues
05. Baby Don't Go
06. Blues Has Got Me
07. Hang Your Tears Out To Dry
08. Don't Stop
09. Love Me
10. Puddin' 'n' Tane
11. Open Up Your Heart
12. What's The Matter
13. Ding Dong Baby
14. One Little Blessing
15. Gone Gone Gone
16. Love Love Of My Life
17. Where's My Girl
18. Let's Try Romance
19. Come Back
20. Love Love Of My Life (2)
21. What's the Matter [*][Demo Version]
22. Let's Try Romance [*]
23. Come Back [*]
24.Love Of My Life

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