Al HIBBLER – Starring Al Hibbler / Here’s Hibbler

There is something magical and thoroughly original in the singing style of Al Hibbler. To put into words what happens exactly when he opens his wonderful pipes is difficult at best. His unique phrasing, his octave slides, his foggy, deep-throated quality, taken separately, might spell a limited performer. But add them up, together with Hibbler's highly personalised interpretation of a song - and what it says - and you have what is without question one of the most convincingly soulful, compelling voices in today's musical world. Duke Ellington, an intellectual man with a gift for an occasional phrase, was so sold on what he called Hibbler's "tonal pantomime" that he featured him as his band singer for eight years.

See also JASCD 671.

Track Listing

1. AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW
2. I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU
3. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
4. NIGHT AND DAY
5. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
6. SHANGHAI LIL
7. STELLA BY STARLIGHT
8. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN
9. WHERE ARE YOU
10. COUNT EVERY STAR
11. THERE ARE SUCH THINGS
12. WHERE OR WHEN
13. TREES
14. SWEET SLUMBER
15. DO NOTHIN' TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
16. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOUR
17. ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA
18. BECAUSE OF YOU
19. WHAT WOULD PEOPLE SAY
20. JUST A KID NAMED JOE
21. I HADN'T ANYONE TILL YOU
22. I'LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW
23. IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME
24. THE TOWN CRIER