Odetta and the Blues

Odetta and The Blues
Studio album by Odetta
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
Odetta chronology
Christmas Spirituals 1960 Odetta and The Blues 1962 Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin' 1962

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.

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.

1. "Hard, Oh Lord" - 4:09
2. "Believe I'll Go" - 3:05
3. "Oh, Papa" - 3:18
4. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) - 2:10
5. "Hogan's Alley" - 2:12
6. "Leavin' This Morning" - 2:50
7. "Oh, My Babe" - 4:23
8. "Yonder Comes the Blues" - 2:51
9. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" - 3:49
10. "Weeping Willow Blues" (Paul Carter) - 2:36
11. "Go Down, Sunshine" - 2:21
12. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmie 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

External links

• Odetta and The Blues on Allmusic