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Big Maybelle, Little Esther, Albinia Jones, Miss Rhapsody, Linda Hopkins
Ladies Sing The Blues
Compil. US 1979 on Savoy Records label
Blues (Rhythm’n’Blues)
Gatefold sleeve. Title variations: C5 titled "So Good" on back cover, and "It's So Good" on label. D6 titled "A Little Bird" on back cover, and "A Little Bird Told Me" on label.
Musicians
 | Big Maybelle voc, 1924-1972 US vocals, album by |
 | Little Esther voc, 1935-1984 US vocals, album by |
 | Albinia Jones voc, *1914 vocals, album by |
 | Miss Rhapsody voc, 1902-1984 US vocals, album by |
 | Linda Hopkins voc, bvoc, *1924 US vocals, album by |
 | Dave McRae cl, US alto saxophone |
 | Sahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US alto saxophone |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, conductor |
 | George Barrow ts, bs, 1921-2013 US baritone saxophone |
 | Leslie Johnakins bs, sax, US baritone saxophone |
 | Addison Farmer b, 1928-1963 US bass |
 | Al Lucas b, g, 1916-1983 CA bass |
 | Billy Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US bass |
 | Ed Sneed bass |
 | Leonard Gaskin b, 1920-2009 US bass |
 | Slam Stewart b, voc, 1914-1987 US bass |
 | William Oscar Smith b, 1917-1991 US bass |
 | Gene Sedric cl, ts, 1907-1963 US clarinet |
 | Bobby Donaldson dr, 1922-1971 US drums |
| Booker Hart drums |
 | Cozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US drums |
 | Harold "Doc" West dr, 1915-1951 US drums |
 | Sol Hall dr, drums |
| Harold Underhill guitar, vocals |
 | Leonard Ware g, 1909-1974 US guitar |
 | Mickey Baker g, voc, acg, 1925-2012 US guitar |
 | Don Abney p, 1923-2000 US piano |
 | Fletcher Smith p, 1913-1993 US piano |
 | Reuben Cole p, piano |
 | Sammy Price p, 1908-1992 US piano |
 | Kelly Owens p, piano, arranged by |
 | Fred Mendelsohn , 1917-2000 US producer, original |
 | Herb Abramson , US producer, original |
 | Herman Lubinsky , 1896-1974 US producer, original |
 | Ozzie Cadena , 1924-2008 US producer, original |
 | Buddy Lucas h, 1914-1983 US tenor saxophone |
 | Don Byas ts, 1912-1972 US tenor saxophone |
 | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ts, 1922-1986 US tenor saxophone |
 | Hal Singer ts, *1919 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US tenor saxophone |
| Morris Lounds tenor saxophone |
 | Sam Taylor ts, 1916-1990 US tenor saxophone |
 | Walter Thomas ts, as, 1907-1981 US tenor saxophone |
 | Warren Luckey ts, *1920 US tenor saxophone |
| George L. Johnson tenor saxophone, prob. |
 | Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone |
| Ray Preasley trombone, prob. |
 | Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet |
 | Frank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US trumpet |
 | Freddie Webster tr, 1916-1947 US trumpet |
 | Money Johnson tr, 1918-1978 US trumpet |
Producers
| Steve Backer executive producer |
| Sheldon Harris liner notes |
| Bob Porter reissue producer |
| Rudy Van Gelder remastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blues In My Heart | Miss Rhapsody | 2:40 | |
| 2 | Sugar | Miss Rhapsody | 2:42 | |
| 3 | Downhearted Blues | Miss Rhapsody | 3:00 | |
| 4 | Sweet Man | Miss Rhapsody | 2:42 | |
| 5 | He May Be Your Man | Miss Rhapsody | 2:57 | |
| 6 | The Night Before Judgement Day | Miss Rhapsody | 2:54 | |
| 7 | I Fell For You | Miss Rhapsody | 3:00 | |
| 8 | Evil Gal Blues | Albinia Jones | 3:02 | |
| 9 | Salty Papa | Albinia Jones | 2:49 | |
| 10 | Albinia's Blues | Albinia Jones | 2:42 | |
| 11 | What's The Matter With Me | Albinia Jones | 2:47 | |
| 12 | Walkin' And Talkin' Blues | Linda Hopkins | 2:49 | |
| 13 | Sad And Lonely | Linda Hopkins | 2:59 | |
| 14 | Me And Dirty Blues | Linda Hopkins | 2:56 | |
| 15 | Baby Please Come Home | Linda Hopkins | 3:01 | |
| 16 | Longing In My Heart | Little Esther | 2:22 | |
| 17 | You Can Bet Your Life I Do | Little Esther | 2:42 | |
| 18 | T'aint What You Say | Little Esther | 2:48 | |
| 19 | If It's News To You | Little Esther | 2:38 | |
| 20 | It's So Good | Little Esther | 2:23 | |
| 21 | Do You Ever Think Of Me | Little Esther | 2:21 | |
| 22 | Oo Papa Do | Little Esther | 2:58 | |
| 23 | Pitiful | Big Maybelle | 2:56 | |
| 24 | There I Said It Again | Big Maybelle | 2:46 | |
| 25 | So Long | Big Maybelle | 3:18 | |
| 26 | Tell Me Who | Big Maybelle | 2:10 | |
| 27 | Ramblin' Blues | Big Maybelle | 2:51 | |
| 28 | A Little Bird Told Me | Big Maybelle | 1:54 | |
| 29 | Blues Early Early | Big Maybelle | 4:29 | |
| 30 | A Good Man Is Hard To Find | Big Maybelle | 2:08 |
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