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Hadda Brooks was a classically-trained pianist who turned to jazz and boogie woogie and became a stylish and distinctive singer of ballads, to the extent that in the late 1940s she enjoyed three Top 10 R&B hits with sophisticated vocal recordings. Basing her piano style initially on that of boogie woogie pioneers like Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, she developed a unique strand of material which involved re-interpreting classical pieces in boogie woogie idiom. This great-value 50-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides of her singles on the Modern, London and Okeh labels during these years, plus selected titles from the albums InchFemme FataleInch and InchSwings The BoogieInch on Crown, performing in her early years with a small jazz group and later both solo and with her Trio. It naturally includes those three Top 10 hits InchThat's My DesireInch, InchOut Of The BlueInch and InchWhat Have I DoneInch. She was one of the more unusual artists of the post-war decades, straddling stylistic boundaries in her highly individual manner, and this selective compilation of her output in what was an important first decade or so of her career provides an entertaining showcase for her eclectic style and talents Album Tracks 1. Just a Little Bluesie 2. Swingin' the Boogie 3. Blues in B Flat 4. Nightmare Boogie 5. The Man I Love 6. Bluesin' the Boogie 7. Blue Mood 8. Polonaise Boogie 9. Society Boogie 10. Grieg's Concerto Boogie 11. You Won't Let Me Go 12. Humoresque Boogie 13. That's My Desire 14. Romance in the Dark 15. Trust in Me 16. Don't Take Your Love from Me 17. That's Where I Came in 18. It All Depends on You 19. Hollywood House Party Boogie 20. The Best Things in Life Are Free 21. Variety Bounce 22. Out of the Blue 23. Bully Wully Boogie 24. What Have I Done 25. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 1
