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Joe Williams (born Joseph Goreed; December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was a well-known jazz vocalist, a baritone singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standards.
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The Classic Albums Collection [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| There's a Small Hotel | 2:14 |
| Always | 2:36 |
| Alone Together | 2:30 |
Count Basie: Jazz Icons From the Golden Era [100 Classic Tracks] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Fine Romance | 2:33 |
| Canadian Sunset | 9:15 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: Count Basie [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Singin' in the Rain | 2:28 |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:11 |
Count Basie Meets Joe Williams [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cherry Red | 2:44 |
| Dinah | 3:34 |
| Shake Rattle and Roll | 2:08 |
| Just a Dream (On My Mind) | 2:46 |
| If I Could Be With You | 3:05 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:32 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 1:51 |
| Ain't Misbehavin | 3:24 |
In Mood for Blues: Count Basie and Friends [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everyday I Have the Blues | 4:35 |
| Ain't No Use | 2:52 |
| Cherry Red | 2:47 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:46 |
| Shake Rattle and Roll | 2:09 |
| Just a Dream (On My Mind) | 2:48 |
| Going to Chicago Blues | 5:18 |
Ma Dernière Nuit Jazz, Vol. 1: Par Gilles Archambault [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) |
The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings [2011]
The Complete Count Basie [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Canadian Sunset | 9:15 |
| I Want a Little Girl | 4:30 |
| Indiana | 7:33 |
| Perdido | 6:24 |
| Sent For You Yesterday | 2:34 |
Vocal Jazz - The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everyday I Have the Blues | |
| Teach Me Tonight |
Let's Go to Town [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It's a Wonderful World | 2:17 |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll | 2:50 |
| You Stepped out of a Dream | 2:52 |
| In the Evenin' | 4:31 |
Blues & Beyond [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dearly Beloved | 2:52 |
| You Are So Beautiful | 5:13 |
| Smack Dab in the Middle | 3:09 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:33 |
Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Get Out of My Life Woman | 3:20 |
Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Get out of My Life, Woman | 3:22 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Christmas Jazz, Vol. 1 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | 4:35 |
Music for Lovers [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Only Have Eyes For You | 3:02 |
| The Very Thought of You | 2:48 |
| If I Should Lose You | 2:38 |
| Always | 2:40 |
| You Are Too Beautiful | 2:46 |
| Candy | 2:46 |
| Say It Isn't So | 2:58 |
| There's a Small Hotel | 2:19 |
| It's Easy to Remember | 3:02 |
| You're a Sweetheart | 2:59 |
| Stella by Starlight | 3:28 |
| Moonlight in Vermont | 2:15 |
Christmas Memories With Love [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | 3:44 |
| Joy to the World | 3:48 |
| Jingle Bells | 4:15 |
Jazz at the Smithsonian [DVD] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everyday (I Have the Blues) [DVD] | |
| Once in a While [DVD] | |
| Stella by Starlight [DVD] | |
| But Not for Me [DVD] |
The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Too Close for Comfort | 3:05 |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me | 3:04 |
100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from...the R&B Years 1952 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 2:33 |
Count Basie & Friends: 100th Birthday Bash [2004]
Christmas with a Kick, Vol. 3 [Restoration Hardware] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | 4:35 |
Gershwin Plays Rhapsody in Blue: First Recording 1924 from Rare Piano Rolls [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| S'Wonderful | 2:13 |
The Blue Box of Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work Song | 3:05 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:32 |
| Blues in My Heart | 3:19 |
Essential and Rare Blues Grooves [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:48 |
| Early in the Morning | 2:38 |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 2:25 |
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning | 3:04 |
Jukebox Jazz!: From the Southside of Chicago [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In the Evening | 3:08 |
| In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) | 3:09 |
The Definitive Joe Williams [2002]
Black and White Box of Jazz [Box Set] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:31 |
Blues Men [LRC Box Set] [2001]
Blues in My Heart [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work Song | 2:58 |
| Blues in My Heart | 3:10 |
| Just the Way You Are | 6:41 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:21 |
| Them There Eyes | 3:54 |
| Body and Soul | 5:50 |
| 'Tis Autumn | 4:32 |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | 2:20 |
Greatest Jazz Concerts, Vol. 1 [Box Set] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work Song | 2:58 |
| Blues in My Heart | 3:10 |
| Just the Way You Are | 6:41 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:21 |
| Them There Eyes | 3:54 |
| Body and Soul | 5:50 |
| 'Tis Autumn | 4:32 |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | 2:20 |
Joe Williams' Finest Hour [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alright, Okay, You Win | 3:03 |
| Teach Me Tonight | 3:04 |
| Smack Dab in the Middle | 3:38 |
| Roll 'Em Pete | 3:13 |
| I Want a Little Girl | 2:41 |
| Ev'ry Day (I Fall in Love) | 3:43 |
| Ev'ry Day | 3:46 |
| Winter Wonderland | 4:23 |
| Is You Is or Is You Ain'r My Baby? | 6:14 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:27 |
Riviera Summit [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:30 |
| Them There Eyes | 4:03 |
Together/Have a Good Time [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Winter Weather | 1:52 |
| I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) | 2:30 |
| There's a Small Hotel | 2:19 |
| Out of Nowhere | 2:14 |
| Aren't You Glad You're You | 2:27 |
| Remember | 1:52 |
| Together | 2:31 |
| Deep Purple | 2:51 |
| Always | 2:40 |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | 4:08 |
| By the River Sainte Marie | 1:59 |
| Alone Together | 2:35 |
| Have a Good Time | 2:52 |
| Sometimes I'm Happy | 2:45 |
| Old Folks | 2:55 |
| I Won't Cry Anymore | 3:18 |
| S'Posin | 2:22 |
| S'posin' | 2:22 |
| September in the Rain | 2:12 |
| Summertime | 2:37 |
| Moonlight in Vermont | 2:17 |
| Falling in Love With Love | 2:34 |
Basie's Golden '58 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hallelujah, I Love Her So | 3:02 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:03 |
| How High the Moon | 3:41 |
| Five O'Clock in the Morning | 3:14 |
| Thou Swell | 1:52 |
| Teach Me Tonight | 3:01 |
Home for the Holidays: Christmas Portraits [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | 4:37 |
Jazz Masters [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Teach Me Tonight | 2:53 |
| Hallelujah, I Love Her So | 2:40 |
| If I Were a Bell | 2:46 |
Jazz Singers, Vol. 1 & 2 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Imagination | 3:52 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:49 |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 2:31 |
Jazz Singers, Vol. 2 [Delta] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:49 |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 2:31 |
The Legend at His Best [2000]
Blues for a Rainy Day [#1] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning | 3:11 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:53 |
Blues for a Rainy Day [#2] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning | 3:11 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:53 |
Live at Manchester Craftmen's Guild [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | 4:00 |
| Imagination [*] | 4:45 |
| After You've Gone [*] | 5:35 |
Slow and Easy [Delta] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning | 3:11 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:53 |
Triple Play [1999]
Ultimate Joe Williams [1999]
Well Done Choice Cuts, Vol. 3 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:04 |
| Get Out of My Life Woman | 3:21 |
| Woman's Got Soul | 2:22 |
Blue Box, Vol. 2: Finest Jazz Vocalists [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everyday (I Have the Blues) | 4:41 |
| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) | 2:29 |
Depression Blues: Nobody Knows You When Down [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning | 4:34 |
One for My Baby [1998]
Pure Swing: Jivin' Jams [Two Disc] [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 2:10 |
| Alright, Okay, You Win | 3:19 |
The Roulette Story [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 4:41 |
| Hallelujah, I Love Her So | 2:37 |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll | 2:12 |
| Teach Me Tonight | 2:51 |
Then and Now [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Falling in Love With Love | 1:33 |
| I'll Follow You | 3:01 |
| Alright, Okay, You Win | 2:32 |
| People | 2:46 |
| That Face | 4:05 |
| Singin' in the Rain | 2:22 |
| You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To | 4:55 |
| Close Enough for Love | 6:30 |
| You and the Night and the Music | 3:49 |
At Newport '63/Jump for Joy [1997]
Me and the Blues/The Song Is You [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rocks in My Bed | 3:37 |
| Workin' (Work Song) | 2:30 |
| Early in the Morning | 2:49 |
| Good Morning Heartache | 3:15 |
| Kansas City | 2:44 |
| Yours Is My Heart Alone | 3:26 |
| I'll Follow You | 3:07 |
| Sleepy Time Gal | 2:39 |
| The Song Is You | 3:16 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:21 |
| People | 2:51 |
| I'm a Fool to Want You | 3:51 |
| That Face | 2:47 |
| My Romance | 3:08 |
| You Stepped Out of a Dream | 2:40 |
The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State & Blue Note Years [1997]
Count Basie, Lester Young and the Stars of Birdland On Tour: Recorded Live in Topeka, K [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:11 |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll | 3:03 |
Having the Blues Under a European Sky [1996]
Count Basie & His Orchestra 1937/Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1936 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:45 |
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Joe Williams [1995]
Feel the Spirit [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? | 5:11 |
| His Eye Is on the Sparrow | 5:09 |
| The Lord's Prayer | 3:32 |
Here's to Life [1994]
Joe Williams & Friends [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work Song | 3:03 |
| Blues in My Heart | 3:17 |
| Just the Way You Are | 6:54 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:30 |
| Them There Eyes | 4:03 |
| Body and Soul | 6:03 |
| 'Tis Autumn | 4:32 |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | 2:32 |
American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' | 2:35 |
| Rocks in My Bed | 3:37 |
Chains of Love [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jump for Joy | 2:08 |
| You Stepped Out of a Dream | 2:46 |
| September in the Rain | 1:48 |
| What a Diff'rence a Day Made | 2:44 |
| Early in the Morning | 2:58 |
| Blue Skies | 1:53 |
| Chains of Love | 3:25 |
| Falling in Love With Love | 2:04 |
| If I Were a Bell | 2:19 |
| Always | 2:38 |
| It's a Wonderful World | 2:03 |
Every Day: The Best of the Verve Years [1993]
Live at Orchestra Hall, Detroit [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sometimes I'm Happy | 2:45 |
| Hurry on Down | 3:40 |
| Sugar | 4:44 |
| Summertime | 3:31 |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | 3:47 |
| Lover Come Back to Me | 4:10 |
| There Will Never Be Another You | 2:13 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:44 |
| Roll 'Em Pete | 3:16 |
| I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water | 4:12 |
| One O'Clock Jump | 1:13 |
Playboy's 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993 [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:24 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everyday I Have the Blues | 5:28 |
The Blues: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:25 |
Ballad and Blues Master [1992]
RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Come Back Baby | 4:32 |
Swinging Christmas [Verve] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow | 4:37 |
| Winter Wonderland | 4:24 |
The Essential American Singers [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues | 6:57 |
| Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues | 6:57 |
Jazz at Smithsonian [Video] [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | |
| Once in a While | |
| If It's the Last Thing I Do | |
| Stella by Starlight | |
| But Not for Me |
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Joe Williams [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Embraceable You | 3:49 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:51 |
| Nobody's Heart | 3:18 |
| Just Friends | 3:19 |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | 2:17 |
Joe Williams: The Sonny Lester Collection [1990]
That Holiday Feeling [1990]
In Good Company [1989]
Compact Jazz: With Joe Williams [1988]
The Overwhelmin' [1988]
Every Night: Live at Vine St. [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake, Rattle & Roll | 3:15 |
| Too Marvelous for Words | 5:28 |
| Sometimes I'm Happy | 5:20 |
| I Want a Little Girl | 2:39 |
| Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) | 5:25 |
| Roll 'Em Pete | 2:59 |
American Popular Song: Six Decades of Songwriters and Singers [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:09 |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | 4:03 |
Nothin' But the Blues [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just a Dream | 4:47 |
| Please Send Me Someone to Love | 5:15 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:52 |
| Alright, Okay, You Win | 4:44 |
| Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) | 3:28 |
Prez & Joe [1979]
Joe Williams Live [1973]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| On Green Dolphin Street | 4:59 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 6:45 |
| A Beautiful Friendship | 3:20 |
The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing [1971]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heart and Soul | 3:11 |
| Nobody's Heart | 2:22 |
| Body and Soul | 2:24 |
| Humpty Dumpty Heart | 2:33 |
| My Heart Stood Still | 2:09 |
| My Heart and I | 2:56 |
| Blues in My Heart | 3:20 |
| My Foolish Heart | 2:49 |
| My Heart Tells Me | 2:02 |
| Young at Heart | 2:05 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:11 |
Worth Waiting For [1970]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Something | |
| Can't Take My Eyes off You | |
| You Send Me | |
| I'd Be a Fool Right Now | |
| Didn't We | |
| Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | |
| Lush Life | |
| Oh! Darling | |
| Little Girl | |
| Here's That Rainy Day |
Presenting Joe Williams and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra [1966]
Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Come Rain or Come Shine [*] | 2:52 |
Havin' a Good Time [1964]
Me and the Blues [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rocks in My Bed | 3:38 |
| Workin' (Work Song) | 2:33 |
| Early in the Morning | 2:51 |
| Good Morning Heartache | 3:17 |
| Kansas City | 2:47 |
Me and the Blues [Bonus Tracks] [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rocks in My Bed | 3:35 |
| Work Song | 2:30 |
| Early in the Morning | 2:48 |
| Good Morning Heartache | 3:14 |
| Kansas City | 2:43 |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It [#] | 3:34 |
| April in Paris [#] | 2:16 |
At Newport '63 [1963]
Jump for Joy [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) | 2:12 |
| It's a Wonderful World | 2:00 |
| Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' | 2:35 |
| My Last Affair | 2:25 |
| Jump for Joy | 2:19 |
A Swingin' Night at Birdland [1962]
Together [1961]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Winter Weather | 1:53 |
| I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) | 2:27 |
| There's a Small Hotel | 2:18 |
| Out of Nowhere | 2:14 |
| Aren't You Glad You're You | 2:27 |
| Remember | 1:52 |
| Together | 2:32 |
| Deep Purple | 2:51 |
| Always | 2:40 |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | 4:05 |
| By the River Sainte Marie | 1:59 |
| Alone Together | 2:34 |
That Kind of Woman [1960]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Candy | 2:53 |
| Stella by Starlight | 3:17 |
| Louise | 2:20 |
| It's Easy to Remember | 2:53 |
| Why Can't You Behave? | 3:08 |
| Here's to My Lady | 2:56 |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | 1:58 |
The Best of the Blues Singers, Vol. 1 [1960]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:48 |
| Early in the Morning | 2:38 |
Everyday I Have the Blues [1959]
A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry [1958]
Memories Ad-Lib [1958]
At Newport [1957]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Roll 'Em Pete | 3:01 |
| Roll 'Em Pete [CD Only] | 3:00 |
| Roll 'Em, Pete [CD Only] | 3:00 |
| Smack Dab in the Middle | 3:44 |
One O'Clock Jump [1957]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Too Close for Comfort | 3:02 |
| Smack Dab in the Middle | 3:36 |
| Amazing Love | 3:28 |
| Only Forever | 3:34 |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me | 3:01 |
| Too Close for Comfort [Alternate Version][Alternate Take][#][*] | 2:56 |
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings [1956]
Joe Williams Sings Everyday [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Detour Ahead | 3:00 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 2:40 |
| They Didn't Believe Me | 2:46 |
| Safe, Sane and Single | 2:26 |
Sings Standards [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | |
| Singin' in the Rain | |
| Come Rain or Come Shine |
A Night at Count Basie's [1955]
Count Basie, Lester Young & the Stars of Birdland [1955]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:11 |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll | 3:03 |
The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards [1955]
Dave Pell's Prez Conference
Illuminated: Live and Swingin'
On the Charts: 1948 to 1972 - Blues, Soul, R&B and Rock 'n Roll
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues |
The Classic Roulette Collection 1958-1959
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake Rattle and Roll | 2:10 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:46 |
| Ain't No Use | 2:53 |
The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings
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