Odetta and The Blues

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Odetta and The Blues
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Studio album by Odetta
Released	1962 (LP) 1984 (CD) 1993 (CD)
Recorded	Plaza Sound Studios, New York City April 11-12, 1962
Genre	Country blues, Folk, Jazz
Length	35:30
Label	Riverside OBC-509 (1962) Riverside/Original Blues Classics OBCCD-509-2 (1984) Ace 509 (1993) Legacy 354 (?, CD)
Producer(s)	Orrin Keepnews Phil de Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Professional reviews
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Odetta chronology
Christmas Spirituals 1960	Odetta and The Blues 1962	Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin' 1962
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Essay by Ed Michel

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

Personnel

• Odetta (vocals)
• Buck Clayton (trumpet)
• Vic Dickenson (trombone)
• Herb Hall (clarinet)
• Dick Wellstood (piano)
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass)
• Berisford "Shep" Shepherd (drums)

• Arrangements: Dick Wellstood
• Recording engineer: Ray Fowler

Tracklisting

All traditional unless stated.

1. Hard, Oh Lord - 4:09
2. Believe I'll Go - 3:05
3. Oh, Papa - 3:18
4. How Long Blues (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 (Carter) - 2:36
11. Go Down, Sunshine - 2:21
12. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Cox) - 2:20

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