Odetta and the Blues

Odetta and the Blues
Studio album by Odetta
Released	1962
Recorded	, New York City April 11–12, 1962
Genre	Country blues, folk, jazz
Length	35:30
Label	Riverside OBC-509
Producer	Orrin Keepnews (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/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).

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Allmusic	[1]

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" () - 2:36
11. "Go Down, Sunshine" - 2:21
12. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy 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

References[]

External links[]

• Odetta and The Blues on Allmusic