# Jimmy Witherspoon

Jimmy Witherspoon (Gurdon, 8 de agosto de 1920 – Los Angeles, 18 de setembro de 1997) foi um cantor de blues estadunidense. Seu estilo vanguardista, seus arranjos e produções fez dele um verdadeiro artista no seu tempo.

## Discografia
### Álbuns

* Wilbur De Paris Plays & Jimmy Witherspoon Sings New Orleans Blues (Atlantic, 1957)
* Goin' to Kansas City Blues with Jay McShann (RCA Victor Records, 1957 [1958])
* Singin' the Blues (World Pacific Records, 1958 [1959])
* At the Monterey Jazz Festival (HiFi Jazz/Everest Records, 1959 [1960])
* Feelin' the Spirit (HiFi Jazz/Everest, 1959)
* At the Renaissance with Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster (HiFi Jazz/Everest, 1959 [1960])
* Jimmy Witherspoon (Crown Records, 1960)
* Sings the Blues (Crown, 1960)
* With Buck Clayton (Vogue [UK], 1961)
* Spoon (Reprise Records, 1961)
* Hey, Mrs. Jones (Reprise, 1962)
* Roots (Reprise, 1962)
* Baby, Baby, Baby (Prestige, 1963 [1964])
* Evenin' Blues (Prestige, 1963 [1964])
* Blues Around the Clock (Prestige, 1963 [1964])
* Blue Spoon (Prestige, 1964 [1965])
* Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues (Prestige, 1964 [1965])
* Spoon in London (Prestige, 1965 [1966])
* Blues for Easy Livers (Prestige, 1965 [1966])
* Blues for Spoon and Groove with Richard "Groove" Holmes (Surrey, 1965)
* Jimmy Witherspoon in Person (Vogue [UK], 1965) reissue of With Buck Clayton
* Spoon Sings and Swings with Dick Morrissey Records (Fontana [UK], 1966)
* A Spoonful of Blues (Ember Records, 1966) reissue of Jimmy Witherspoon
* A Blue Point of View (Verve, 1966)
* The Blues is Now with Jack McDuff (Verve, 1967)
* A Spoonful of Soul (Verve, 1968)
* Live with Ben Webster (Stateside [UK], 1968)
* The Blues Singer (ABC/Bluesway Records, 1969)
* Hunh! (ABC/Bluesway 1970)
* Handbags and Gladrags (ABC, 1971)
* Guilty with Eric Burdon (MGM, 1971)
* The Spoon Concerts (Fantasy [2LP], 1972) reissues of At the Monterey Jazz Festival and At the Renaissance
* Previously Unreleased Recordings with Ben Webster (Verve, 1973)
* Love is a Five Letter Word (Capitol, 1975)
* Spoonful (Blue Note, 1975)
* Live Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford (LAX/Avenue Jazz/Rhino, 1977)
* Live at the Watts Jazz Festival, Volume 1 with Willie Bobo, Gene Ammons (LAX/Avenue Jazz/Rhino, 1977)
* Live in Paris with Buck Clayton (Jazz Vogue [UK], 1977)
* Sings The Blues (Black & Blue Records, 1978)
* Spoon's Life (Isabel, 1980)
* Olympia Concert (Inner City Records, 1980) reissue of Jimmy Witherspoon in Person
* Big Blues (JSP Records, 1981)
* Sings the Blues with Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans (Muse Records, 1983)
* Spoonful O' Blues (Kent, 1984) compilation
* Patcha, Patcha, All Night Long with Big Joe Turner (Pablo Records, 1985)
* Midnight Lady Called the Blues (Muse, 1986)
* Never Knew This Kind of Hurt Before: The Bluesway Sessions (Charly Records, 1988) compilation
* Rockin' L.A. (Fantasy, 1989)
* Live (At Condon's, New York) (Who's Who in Jazz, 1990)
* Spoon So Easy (The Chess Years) (Chess/MCA, 1990) compilation
* Jay's Blues (The Complete Federal Sessions) (Charly R&B, 1991) compilation
* Blowin' in from Kansas City (Flair/Virgin, 1991) compilation
* Call My Baby (Night Train International, 1991) compilation
* Live at the Notodden Blues Festival with Robben Ford (Blue Rock'it, 1992)
* The Blues, the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues (Indigo, 1993)
* Ain't Nobody's Business (The Blues Collection) (Orbis, 1992) compilation
* Live at the Mint with Robben Ford (On The Spot/Private Music, 1994 [1996])
* Cold Blooded Boogie (Night Train International, 1995) compilation
* Spoon's Blues (Stony Plain Records, 1995)
* Jimmy Witherspoon with the Junior Mance Trio (Stony Plain, 1997) previously unreleased live recording from 1969
* Tougher Than Tough (Blue Moon, 1997) reissue of At the Renaissance
* Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon (Prestige, 1998) compilation
* Jimmy Witherspoon with the Duke Robillard Band (Stony Plain, 2000)
* Spoon Meets Pao with Eugene Pao (Eastside, 2002) recorded 1990
* Urban Blues Singing Legend (JSP [4CD], 2006) compilation
* Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival with Robben Ford (Monterey Jazz Festival/Concord Records, 2008)

### Tabela de singles

| Ano | Single | Posições | Posições |
| Ano | Single | US Pop | USR&B |
| 1949 | "Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)" (Supreme) | — | 1 |
| 1949 | "In the Evening" (Supreme) | — | 5 |
| 1949 | "No Rollin' Blues" (Modern) | — | 4 |
| 1949 | "Big Fine Girl" (Modern) | — | 4 |
| 1952 | "The Wind is Blowin'" (Modern) | — | 7 |
| 1965 | "You're Next" (Prestige) | 98 | — |
| 1975 | "Love is a Five Letter Word" (Capitol) | — | 31 |

### DVDs

* 2003: 20th Century Jazz Masters: Mel Tormé/Jimmy Witherspoon/Carmen McRae/Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan
* 2003: Jazz Casual: Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Rushing
* 2009: Jimmy Witherspoon: Goin' Down Blues

### Filmografia

* 2000: Jazz Casual: Jimmy Witherspoon & Ben Webster (Jazz Casual/Idem)
* 2009: Jimmy Witherspoon: Goin' Down Blues with Marshal Royal and John Collins