Odetta and The Blues
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| Studio album by Odetta | ||
| Released | 1962 (LP) 1984 (CD) 1993 (CD) |
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| Recorded | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City April 11-12, 1962 |
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| Genre | Country blues, Folk, Jazz | |
| Length | 35:30 | |
| Label | Riverside OBC-509 (1962) Riverside/Original Blues Classics OBCCD-509-2 (1984) Ace 509 (1993) Legacy 354 (?, CD) |
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| Producer(s) | Orrin Keepnews Phil de Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Odetta chronology | ||
| Christmas Spirituals 1960 |
Odetta and The Blues 1962 |
Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin' 1962 |
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| Essay by Ed Michel | ||
Odetta and The Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962.
Recorded as the 1950s/'60s American folk music revival was getting underway, the album is notable for Odetta's use of a jazz band on the record
[edit] Personnel
- Odetta (vocals)
- Buck Clayton (trumpet)
- Vic Dickenson (trombone)
- Herb Hall (clarinet)
- Dick Wellstood (piano)
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass)
- Berisford "Shep" Shepherd (drums)
- Arrangements: Dick Wellstood
- Recording engineer: Ray Fowler
[edit] Tracklisting
All traditional unless stated.
- Hard, Oh Lord - 4:09
- Believe I'll Go - 3:05
- Oh, Papa - 3:18
- How Long Blues (Carr) - 2:10
- Hogan's Alley - 2:12
- Leavin' This Morning - 2:50
- Oh, My Babe - 4:23
- Yonder Comes the Blues - 2:51
- Make Me a Pallet on the Floor - 3:49
- Weeping Willow Blues (Carter) - 2:36
- Go Down, Sunshine - 2:21
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Cox) - 2:20
