The Helen Humes Collection 1927-1962

Helen Humes was a blues and jazz singer who defied categorization, working successfully as a big band vocalist with Harry James, as an R&B/jump blues hitmaker during the 1940s, as a noted jazz stylist in the '50s and, during her later career, a sophisticated interpreter of ballads and popular songs. This 49-track 2-CD comprises recordings from across more than three decades of her career, from her studio debut as a 14-year-old in 1927 through to the early 60s.