Artist: Ma Rainey
Title Of Album: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Yazoo
Genre: Blues
Quality: ape
Art: scans
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Notes:
The classic blues belter had been singing for two decades before she ever put her voice on record, and it shows on these recordings from the mid- to late '20s. The archetypal blues shouter, Rainey had a voice whose depth and strength is startling and sometimes alarming, even on these scratchy old recordings--one can only imagine what she must have sounded like in real life. Her backup musicians include such notables as pianist Fletcher Henderson, trombonist Charlie Green, guitarist Tampa Red, and trombonist Kid Ory, all performing fairly straightforward 12-bar blues. It's not the material here that's notable, so much as Rainey's voice, a voice that has informed the work of female blues singers ever since. --Genevieve Williams
Tracklist:
1. Oh Papa Blues
2. Black Eye Blues (Take 1)
3. 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
4. Booze And Blues
5. Blues Oh Blues
6. Sleep Talking Blues (Take 1)
7. Lucky Rock Blues
8. Georgia Cake Walk
9. Don't Fish In My Sea
10. Stack O' Lee Blues
11. Shave 'Em Dry Blues
12. Yonder Come The Blues (Take 1)
13. Screech Owl Blues
14. Farewell Daddy Blues
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