Whether it's the blues, romantic ballads or contemporary music, Joe Williams has attained fame as a singer's singer. Performing with legendary jazz pianist George Shearing, this is a rare dream collaboration of two music giants. Hotter and cooler than ever, and at the peak of their musical powers, this is one of Joe's rare video concerts.

Joe Williams "keeps an audience engrossed, entertained and enthralled."
Leonard Feather, L.A. TIMES

Since his first hit Every Day I Have the Blues, as the singer of the Count Basie Orchestra, his vocal excellence and impeccable taste have resulted in the universal appeal that has won him a Grammy, numerous other awards and polls, and, both the Downbeat Critics' and Readers' Polls.

Arkadia Concerts and V.I.E.W. Video are proud to add this enhanced DVD, "Joe Williams with George Shearing: A SONG IS BORN to its Hall of Fame DVD Collection". Magnificently filmed in 1991 at the beautiful Paul Masson Winery in a state-of-the-art multi-camera 24-track digital audio and video production, this video performance is now published on our YouTube Channel with fully restored film and remastered audio.

The bonus Trivia and Fun Facts subtitles further enhance the viewing experience of this wonderful concert performance.

🎵 Concert Setlist:
00:00 - Intro screen
00:03 - Musicians introduction
01:33 - Joe Williams talks: about Count Basie
02:17 - George and Joe enter the stage
02:34 - Just Friends
05:22 - I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
08:26 - Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me
11:06 - Blues In My Heart
13:57 - Shake Rattle and Roll
16:45 - A Child is Born
22:29 - Muddy Water
28:25 - Little Girl Blue
32:48 - Who She Do
36:42 - Sometimes I'm Happy
42:00 - Roll 'Em Pete
46:00 - Tenderly
50:44 - The Comeback

🎺 MUSICIANS:
Joe Williams - Vocals
George Shearing - Piano
Neil Swainson - Bass
Paul Humphrey - Drums

⏱️ DURATION: 56.09 minutes

⏺️ WHO IS ARKADIA CONCERTS?
Arkadia Concerts is a branch of the Award-Winning Record and Video labels, Arkadia Records & VIEW, offering the very best in Jazz, Pop, World Music and Performing Arts since 1981. We are proud that no less than 51 NEA Jazz Masters have recorded on our Arkadia Records labels.