Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham

Midnight Mama

Tracks: 9, total time: 44:20, year: , genre:

c 1985 Concord Jazz

Curtis Peagler - Sax (Alto)
Jimmie Noone - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Red Callender - Bass
Stanley Dance - Liner Notes
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Sax (Tenor)
Phil Edwards - Mixing
Dave Fischer - Photography
John Harris - Drums
John Harris
Mike Hoaglin - Reissue Coordinator
George Horn - Remastering
Carl Jefferson - Executive Producer
Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra
Chris Long - Producer
David Miller
Dinky Morris - Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Allen Sides - Engineer
Snooky Young - Trumpet
Tom Burgess - Art Direction
Kent Judkins - Adaptation
Helen Oakley Dance - Liner Notes
Robert Walston - Adaptation
Jeannie Cheatham - Piano, Arranger, Vocals
Jimmy Cheatham - Arranger, Conductor, Trombone (Bass)
Bill Stephens - Assistant Engineer

1.	4:13	Wrong Direction Blues
		AMG Review For their second release, the Cheathams not only featured five top horn soloists (trumpeter Snooky Young, altoist Curtis Peagler, both Dinky Morris and Jimmie Noone, Jr. on tenor, and bass trombonist Jimmy Cheatham), but also guest tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. (Noone and Davis alternate). Pianist/singer Jeannie Cheatham is the lead voice, but there is plenty of solo space, while the rhythm section (bassist Red Callender and drummer John "Ironman" Harris) drives the ensembles. The program is split between older blues and more recent originals in a similar style, all of it swinging. A special highlight is the trio feature on "Midnight Mama." Spirited music that crosses many boundaries. Scott Yanow
2.	6:00	C. C. Rider
		Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham Years Active Group Members Jeannie Cheatham Jimmy Cheatham The husband and wife duo of Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham have been working together since the mid-'50s and married since the late '50s. Her energetic, joyful vocals and his good-natured trombone riffs and accompaniment have been featured on a succession of fine Concord albums in the '80s and '90s. But their professional affiliation began after they met on-stage in Buffalo during the '50s. Jeannie Cheatham had performed in clubs, while Jimmy Cheatham had played in Broadway bands and on television, as well as with Bill Dixon, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Thad Jones, and Ornette Coleman. He'd even been Chico Hamilton's music director. Jeannie, who studied piano as a child, later accompanied Dinah Washington, Al Hibbler, and Jimmy Witherspoon, among others. They attended the University of Wisconsin in the '70s and taught in the jazz program, then moved to San Diego in the late '70s. While Jimmy taught at the University of California, Jeannie was president of the Lower California Jazz Society. The duo worked in clubs and organized weekly jam sessions. Jeannie appeared on a public television special with Sippie Wallace and Big Mama Thornton that was shown in 1983. Concord signed the duo in the mid-'80s, and they've been recording ever since, working with both their regular band and such special guests as Charles McPherson, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Red Callendar. by Ron Wynn
3.	4:51	Worried Life Blues
4.	3:06	Big Fat Daddy
5.	4:38	Midnight Mama
6.	6:14	Piney Brown
7.	4:35	Finance Company Blues
8.	5:21	How Long Blues
9.	5:24	Reel Ya' Deel Ya' Dee Dee Dee

Category: jazz - Discid: 660a6209

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