I Just Want to Sing (@FLAC) - 1985

On this session, Joe Williams is backed by such master jazzmen as trumpeter Thad Jones, the contrasting tenors of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Benny Golson and guitarist John Collins. The material varies from the dated humor of "It's Not Easy Being White" to classic versions of "Until I Met You" and "I Got It Bad." Joe Williams is in prime form, and this is one of his better sessions from his later years. ~ Scott Yanow

Personnel: Joe Williams (vocals); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Thad Jones (trumpet); Norman Simmons (piano); Jerry Peters (keyboards); John Collins (guitar); John Heard (bass); Gerryck King (drums).

1. Until I Met You
2. After You’ve Gone
3. Fat And Forty
4. War No More
5. It’s Not Easy Being White
6. Dimples
7. Young And Foolish
8. I Was A Fool
9. I Got It Bad
10. What A Difference A Day Makes
11. Sawmill Blues
12. Later Than You Think
13. All The Things You Are