Odetta and the Blues
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Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City April 11–12, 1962 | |||
Genre | Country blues, folk, jazz | |||
Length | 35:30 | |||
Label | Riverside OBC-509 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews Phil de Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley | |||
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Odetta and the Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962.
Recorded as the 1950s/1960s American folk music revival was getting underway, the album is notable for Odetta's use of a jazz band on the record.
It has subsequently been re-released on CD in 1984 on Riverside/Original Blues Classics (OBCCD-509-2), Ace (509) (1993) and Legacy (354).
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Track listing
All songs are traditional unless otherwise noted.
- "Hard, Oh Lord" - 4:09
- "Believe I'll Go" - 3:05
- "Oh, Papa" - 3:18
- "How Long Blues" (Leroy 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" (Paul Carter) - 2:36
- "Go Down, Sunshine" - 2:21
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) - 2:20
Personnel
- Odetta – vocals
- Buck Clayton – trumpet
- Vic Dickenson – trombone
- Herb Hall – clarinet
- Dick Wellstood – piano
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Berisford "Shep" Shephard – drums
Production notes
- Arrangements – Dick Wellstood
- Recording engineer – Ray Fowler