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From her days singing with the Count Basie band as a replacement for Joe Williams, to her Indian summer of renewed popularity, Irene Reid always lived up to her moniker, the Queen of Uptown Blues. Like Dinah Washington & Esther Phillips, Irene had a church background and never lost that divine intensity or power to convey the emotions in a lyric. Her most notable post-Basie gig was playing the wicked witch on Broadway in InchThe Whiz.Inch Here is a program featuring Irene, the Charles InchMighty BurnerInch Earland, Eric Alexander and the rest of the crew doing what Irene did best The Uptown Blues. Album Tracks 1. Million Dollar Secret 2. I'm Getting Tired 3. If I Never Get to Heaven 4. I'm Walkin' 5. Aiming at Nothing 6. Once There Lived a Fool 7. Long John Blues 8. One Eyed Man 9. I Took the Backdoor Out 10. I Ain't Doing Too Bad 11. I'll Take You Back 12. Big Fat Daddy
