{"product_id":"queen-of-the-party","title":"QUEEN OF THE PARTY","description":"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 \u0026amp; 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 \"The Whiz.\" Here is a program featuring Irene, the Charles \"Mighty Burner\" Earland, Eric Alexander and the rest of the crew doing what Irene did best: The Uptown Blues.","brand":"SAVANT","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52030497063192,"sku":"633842212524","price":16.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/2006306.jpg?v=1778048154","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/queen-of-the-party","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}