Odetta: Odetta And The Blues + Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin' (2 Lps On 1 Cd)

Description: Odetta And The Blues + Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin' (2 Lps On 1 Cd) Odetta Featuring: Odetta (vcl), Buck Clayton (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Herb Hall, Buster Bailey (cl), Dick Wellstood (p), Sonny Terry (harmonica), Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Leonard Gaskin (b), 'Shep' Shepard, Panama Francis (d) REFERENCE: FSRCD 829 Acknowledged as an influence by singers as disparate as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Janis Joplin and Carly Simon, singer Odetta Holmes (1930-2008), better known as Odetta, was widely admired for the passionate commitment she brought to everything she did. That and much more is abundantly clear in the way she poured heart and soul into these songs drawn from the classic blues repertoire and what used to be referred to as the Negro folk songbook. Blessed with dramatic ability and an innate sense of the meaning of each song, she absorbed it into her personality, singer and song fused into one. And though her voice was ideal for the slow, weighty blues of 1920s blues singers like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, she made the material her own, with no attempt at re-creation. Throughout this venture into the blues she was also blessed in the firstclass accompaniment provided by the musicians led on these early 1960s sessions by pianist and arranger Dick Wellstood. For them he drew on the considerable talents of such jazzmen as Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson, Herb Hall (brother of fellow clarinetist Edmond Hall), Buster Bailey and the inimitable Sonny Terry, among others. Their empathy shines through every track on a fine example of her art. Tracklisting: 01. Hard, Oh Lord (Traditional) 4:05 02. Believe I’ll Go (Traditional) 3:02 03. Oh, Papa (Traditional) 3:15 04. How Long, How Long Blues (Carr) 2:07 05. Hogan’s Alley (Black Eye Blues) (Trad.) 2:09 06. Leavin’ this Mornin’ (Davis-Rainey) 2:46 07. Oh, My Babe (Rainey) 4:21 08. Yonder Come the Blues (Davis-Rainey) 2:48 09. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Trad.) 3:47 10. Weeping Willow Blues (Dowell) 2:35 11. Go Down Sunshine (Traditional) 2:18 12. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Cox) 2:19 13. Gonna’ Take My Time (Traditional) 2:02 14. Stranger Here (Traditional) 3:18 15. I’ve Been Living with the Blues (McGhee-McGhee) 2:39 16. Be My Woman (Odetta) 2:38 17. Poor Man (Odetta) 2:54 18. Empty Pocket Blues (Seeger-Hays) 3:26 19. I Just Can’t Keep from Cryin’ (Blind Lemon Jefferson) 2:19 20. Special Delivery (Traditional) 2:47 21. If I Had Wings (Odetta) 3:52 22. Darlin’ Baby (Johnson) 2:49 23. Misery Blues (Cox) 2:55 24. House of the Rising Sun (Trad.) 3:37 Sources: Tracks #1-12, from the Riverside album "Odetta and the Blues" (RLP9417) Tracks #13-24, from the RCA Victor album "Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin’" (LSP-2573) Odetta, vocals, accompanied by Tracks #1-12: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Herb Hall, clarinet; Dick Wellstood, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; 'Shep' Shepard, drums. Recorded in New York City, April 11 & 12, 1962 Tracks #13,15,16,22: Sonny Terry, harmonica; Dick Wellstood, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Panama Francis, drums. Recorded in New York City, on April 19, 1962 Tracks #17,19,20,21,24: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Dick Wellstood, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Panama Francis, drums. Recorded in New York City, April 25 & 26, 1962 Tracks #14,18,23: Buck Clayton (only on #23); Dick Wellstood, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Panama Francis, drums. Recorded in New York City, on April 27, 1962 Originally produced by: Orrin Keepnews (Riverside) and George Avakian & Neely Plumb (RCA Victor) Engineer: Bob Simpson (RCA) & Bob Arnold (Riverside) Cover design & photos: Ken Dearfoff (Riverside) David B. Hecht (RCA Victor) This CD release produced by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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