Person · Male
Joe Williams
US jazz vocalist
- From
- Cordele, United States
- Active
- 1918–1999
- Releases
- 64
- jazz
- vocal jazz
About
Joe Williams (born Joseph Goreed; December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was an American jazz singer. He sang with big bands, such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and with small combos. He sang in two films with the Basie orchestra and sometimes worked as an actor.
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Discography
Albums
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THE GREATEST!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
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Sing Along With Basie
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Everyday I Have the Blues
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Just The Blues
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Jump For Joy Apple Music
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The Song Is You Apple Music
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Something Old, New And Blue
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Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra
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Worth Waiting For...
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A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry
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I Just Want to Sing
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Having the Blues Under a European Sky Apple Music
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Dave Pell's Prez Conference Apple Music
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The Overwhelming Joe Williams
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In Good Company Apple Music
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That Holiday Feelin' Apple Music
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Joe Williams With Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
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Ballad and Blues Master Apple Music
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Joe Williams Sings Everyday
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Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
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Feel the Spirit Apple Music
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Joe Williams & Friends
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Here's to Life
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Joe Williams With Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
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One O’Clock Jump
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Me and the Blues Apple Music
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The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing
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Together / Have a Good Time
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Blues in My Heart
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Music for Lovers Apple Music
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Memories Ad-Lib
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Can't Resist You - My Summer Love
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End of a Beautiful Friendship
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The Greatest!: Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
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Nothin but the Blues
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Joe Williams
Live
Compilations
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Sings About You / Sentimental & Melancholy
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The Definitive Joe Williams Apple Music
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Blues Men
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Joe Williams's Finest Hour
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Ultimate Joe Williams Apple Music
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Planet Jazz
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At Newport '63/Jump For Joy
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The Best of Joe Williams
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Basie's Golden '58
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Every Day: The Best of the Verve Years Apple Music
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Compact Jazz: Count Basie & Joe Williams
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Count on the Coast, Volume 2
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Then And Now
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Count on the Coast, Volume 1
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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 79
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Reference
Also known as
Jumpin' Joe Williams · ジョー・ウィリアムス
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- de09faf8-c78b-4c3a-9c0d-76b1de15f40e
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.