Compil. US 1985 on Yazoo label
Blues (Chicago Blues)
multicolored peacock labels, catalog number to the left 245 Waverly Place, New York, N.Y. 10014 Jacket made in Canada Tracks A1, A7, B1, B5 rec. 1927 Tracks A2, A5, B7 rec. 1926 Tracks A3, A4, B2, B3 rec. 1924 Tracks A6, B4, B6 rec. 1928 Catalog number 1071 on front sleeve and spine, Catalog number L-1071 on labels
Ma Rainey voc, 1886-1939 US vocals, album by | |
Charlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US banjo | |
Unknown Artist banjo, drums, guitar, piano, tuba | |
Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US bass saxophone | |
Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet | |
Artie Starks cl, as, US clarinet, possibly | |
Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US cornet | |
Shirley Clay cor, tr, 1902-1951 US cornet, cornet, probably | |
Tampa Red g, voc, 1904-1981 US guitar | |
Claude Hopkins p, 1903-1984 US piano | |
Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano | |
Thomas A. Dorsey p, voc, 1899-1993 US piano, piano, possibly | |
Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone | |
Kid Ory tb, 1886-1973 US trombone | |
Albert Wynn tb, 1907-1973 US trombone, probably | |
Miles Pruitt g, twelve-string guitar | |
Jimmy Blythe p, 1901-1931 US piano | |
Don Redman as, voc, 1900-1964 US clarinet | |
Howard Scott cor, US cornet | |
Kaiser Marshall dr, 1899-1948 US drums | |
Charles Harris tb, sax, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone | |
Jimmy O'Bryant cl, 1896-1928 US clarinet | |
Tommy Ladnier tr, 1900-1939 US cornet | |
Lovie Austin p, 1887-1972 US piano |
Robert Armstrong artwork, cover art |
Terry Zwigoff artwork, hand colouring of photos |
Nick Perls compilation producer, mastered by |
Stephen Calt liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom | Ma Rainey | |||
2 | Dont Fish In My Sea | Ma Rainey | |||
3 | Booze And Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
4 | Farewell Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
5 | Stack O' Lee Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
6 | Black Eye Blues (Take 1) | Ma Rainey | |||
7 | Oh Papa Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
8 | Blues Oh Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
9 | Shave 'Em Dry Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
10 | Lucky Rock Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
11 | Screech Owl Blues | Ma Rainey | |||
12 | Georgia Cake Walk | Ma Rainey | |||
13 | Sleep Talking Blues (Take 1) | Ma Rainey | |||
14 | Yonder Came The Blues (Take 1) | Ma Rainey |
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