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Personnel includes: Buddy Johnson (vocals, piano); Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock (vocals); Frank Henderson, David Van Dyke (tenor saxophone); Teddy Conyers (baritone saxophone); Henry Glover (trumpet). Includes liner notes by Anatol Schenker. 1942-1947 is the second volume chronicling Buddy Johnson's piano-led jump blues with his orchestra. An enjoyable listen, it offers a good sampling of the different vocalists Johnson worked with, including Chester Boone, James Lewis, Warren Evans, and -- happily -- seven tunes featuring the warm vocals of his sister Ella Johnson. "Let's Beat Out Some Love" and "Fine Brown Frame" are some of the only covers amidst Johnson-penned numbers such as "South Main," "Walk 'Em," and his biggest hit with Ella, "Since I Fell for You." ~ Joslyn Layne
