A top class vocal stylist reminiscent of the likes of Billy Eckstine, who was a long-time fixture on the jazz, R&B and soul scene in the post-war decades • Great-value 50-track 2-CD collection comprising selected A & B sides from his release with Buddy Johnson and solo during this first era of his career • Includes singles on the Decca, Peacock, Mercury, Wing and Old Town labels from these years • Features his hits ‘They All Say I’m The Biggest Fool’ and ‘Because’, and his solo hits ‘I Didn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night’, ‘The Very Thought Of You’ and ‘One More Time’. • A great showcase for an often ignored talent, who was one of the classiest of R&B vocalists
