Aladdin

Aladdin Records

LAでレコード店 Philo を経営していた Edward と Leo Menser 兄弟は 1942〜1946年に Philo レーベルで、その後 1945年以降 Aladdin レーベルから 1961年頃まで主に R &B を製作・発売していた。
Decca が契約更新しなかった Billie は約1年間、メジャー・レーベルから契約の話は無く、どこからもレコーディングはなかった。しかたなく LA の Aladdin と契約した。

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Disc No. Title Mx. No. Rec.Date TO/RO
3094 Be Fair To Me WOR1681- 510429 500/-12
Detour Ahead WOR1684- 510429 500/-12
3102 Rocky Mountain Blues WOR1682- 510429 500/-12
Blue Turning Gray Over You WOR1683- 510429 500/-12

3094 Be Fair To Me

Be Fair To Me

Ravon Darnell & Frank Messner
29th, April 1951
WOR1681


I’m helpless without you baby

I’ve almost lost my mind

Yes, helpless without you baby

I’ve almost lost my mind

I’m blue and confused

Since you left me behind

My friends all know it baby

The tears I cannot hide

My friends all know it baby

The tears I cannot hide

You’ve changed your disposition

And thrown my love aside

Be fair with me baby

Our love can start anew

Please be fair with me baby

Our love can start anew

I’m blue and helpless baby

And I’m worried over you

Yes, I’m worried

I’ve got the helpless blues

  • – テナー・サックスが張り切りすぎて Blues フィーリングを壊しているもののBillie の歌唱はなかなか良い。
    Haywood はこのセッションに参加していないと度々語っている。

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3094 Detour Ahead

Detour Ahead

Lou Carter & Herb Ellis & Johnny Frigo
29th, April 1951
WOR1684


Smooth road clear day

But why am I the only one

Traveling’ this way

How strange the road you love

Should be so easy

Can there be a detour ahead
Wake up slow down

Before you crash and brake your heart

Gullible clown

You fool, you’re heading

In the wrong direction

Can’t you see the detour ahead
The further you travel

The harder to unravel

The way he spins around you

Turn back while there is time

Can’t you see the danger sign

Soft shoulders surround you
Smooth road clear night

Oh lucky me that suddenly

I saw the light
I’m turning back away

From all that trouble

Smooth road, smooth road

No detour ahead
The further you travel

The harder to unravel

The way he spins around you

Turn back while there is time

Can’t you see the danger sign

Soft shoulders surround you
Smooth road clear night

Oh lucky me that suddenly

I saw the light

I’m turning back away

From all that trouble

Smooth road, smooth road

No detour ahead

No detour ahead

  • ‘The Lady wails on“Detour", sounding convincing indeed,’
    「Lady DayのDetourは見事な表現力で、非常に説得力がある」1951,6/26 Downbeat

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3102 Rocky Mountain Blues

Rocky Mountain Blues

Heywood & Tucker
29th, April 1951
WOR1682


I cried last night

I cried all the night before

I cried last night

I cried all the night before

I cried my eyes this morning

And I ain’t go to cry no more
I will climb these mountains

If is the last thing I do

I will climb these mountains

If is the last thing I do

And when I climb these rocky mountains

There’ll be no more crying over you
You said you’d be my lover

And you promised to be true

Well I took you for my lover

And you broke my heart in two
You broke a promise

Each kiss you gave was lie

But I’ll climb these rocky mountains

If I don’t I hope to die
Someday you’ll be sad and lonely

And you’ll want to come to me

Yes, some day you’d be lonely

And you’ll want to come to me

I’ll be hide on these mountains

Gaze and caught the deep blues
Woohee mountains

Yes you’ll rock all the way

Woohee mountains

You’ll rock all the way

But if I leave and nothing happens

I reach the tops on sunny day

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3102 Blue Turning Gray Over You

Blue Turning Gray Over You

Fats Waller & Andy Razaf
29th, April 1951
WOR1683


My, how I miss

Your tender kiss

And the wonderful things you would do
I run my hands

Through silvery strands

‘Cause I’m blue turning grey over you.
You used to be

So good to me

That’s when I was a novelty
Now you have new thrills in view

Found someone new

Left me blue turning grey over you
You used to be

So good to me

That’s when I was a novelty
Now you have new thrills in view

Found someone new

Left me blue turning grey over you
Yes, I’m blue turning grey over you

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