Released 1962 | Length 35:30 Release date 1962 | |
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Recorded Plaza Sound Studios, New York CityApril 11–12, 1962 Similar Odetta albums, Folk music albums |
Odetta and The Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962.
Contents
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).
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
Songs
1Hard - Oh Lord4:05
2Believe I'll Go3:03
3Oh - Papa3:16
References
Odetta and the Blues Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA