Label EFOR Films, 1979
Series : Rhapsody Films
Total time : 60 minutes

There is an extra-musical element involved in this report of a performance by jazz singer Eddie Jefferson at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase in Chicago. It took place on May 6, 1979, two nights before Jefferson was shot and killed on a street in Detroit... Jefferson builds a program that gives a well-rounded view of his singing and writing.

Eddie Jefferson (vocals) with Richie Cole (alto sax) and John Campbell (piano), Kelly Sill (Bass) and Joel Spencer (drums).

• Jeanine
• Night in Tunisia
• Trane's Blues
• I Cover the Waterfront
• So What?
• I Got the Blues
• When You're Smiling
• My Baby Has Gone Away
• Body and Soul
• How High the Moon
• Bennie's from Heaven
• Moody's Mood for Love
• Summertime
• Freedom Jazz Dance