- Oh Papa Blues
- Black Eye Blues (Take 1)
- "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
- Booze and Blues
- Blues Oh Blues
- Sleep Talking Blues (Take 1)
- Lucky Rock Blues
- Georgia Cave Walk
- Don't Fish in My Sea
- Stack O'Lee Blues
- Shave 'Em Dry Blues
- Yonder Come the Blues (Take 1)
- Screech Owl Blues
- Farewell Daddy Blues
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Buster Bailey Guest Artist,Clarinet
Tampa Red Guest Artist,Guitar
Georgia Tom Guest Artist,Piano
Coleman Hawkins Guest Artist,Sax (Bass)
Fletcher Henderson Guest Artist,Piano
Jimmy Blake Piano
Al Wynn Trombone
Harris Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Howard Scott Cornet
Jimmy O'Bryant Clarinet
Kid Ory Trombone
Claude Hopkins Piano
Charlie Dixon Banjo
Joe "Fox" Smith Cornet
Charlie Green Trombone
Lovie Austin Piano
Jimmy Blythe Piano
Tommy Ladnier Cornet
Don Redman Clarinet
Shirley Clay Cornet
Artie Starks Clarinet
Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall Drums
Miles Pruitt Guitar (12 String)
Frank Deblase Composer
Robert Vosgien Digital Mastering
Michael Berniker Producer
Nick Perls Producer,Mastering
Public Domain Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey Composer
Terry Zwigoff Hand Coloring
Robert Armstrong Art Direction
Spencer Williams Composer
Stephen Calt Liner Notes


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Overview
Appointed "Mother of the Blues" during her '20s heyday, singer Ma Rainey was one of the best of the many classic female blues singers of the period. An inspiration to the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, Rainey was a Georgia native who was discovered in Chicago during the early '20s. While not the possessor of a voice as powerful as Smith's, Rainey still cut a slew of strong sides featuring a fine blend of country blues intensity and jazz-band sophistication. This excellent Yazoo collection captures Rainey in her prime from 1924-1928. Backed by large combos and minimal guitar and piano tandems, Rainey shines on such highlights as "Booze and Blues," "Shave 'Em Dry," and "Lucky Rock Blues." Topped off with stellar contributions by blues and jazz luminaries like Don Redman, Coleman Hawkins, Kid Ory, and Georgia Tom Dorsey, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom makes for an excellent introduction to blues singer's small but potent catalog. ~ Stephen Cook
Product Details
Release Date: | 07/01/1991 |
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Label: | YAZOO |
UPC: | 0016351017123 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Ma Rainey Primary Artist,VocalsBuster Bailey Guest Artist,Clarinet
Tampa Red Guest Artist,Guitar
Georgia Tom Guest Artist,Piano
Coleman Hawkins Guest Artist,Sax (Bass)
Fletcher Henderson Guest Artist,Piano
Jimmy Blake Piano
Al Wynn Trombone
Harris Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Howard Scott Cornet
Jimmy O'Bryant Clarinet
Kid Ory Trombone
Claude Hopkins Piano
Charlie Dixon Banjo
Joe "Fox" Smith Cornet
Charlie Green Trombone
Lovie Austin Piano
Jimmy Blythe Piano
Tommy Ladnier Cornet
Don Redman Clarinet
Shirley Clay Cornet
Artie Starks Clarinet
Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall Drums
Miles Pruitt Guitar (12 String)
Technical Credits
Ma Rainey Composer,PerformerFrank Deblase Composer
Robert Vosgien Digital Mastering
Michael Berniker Producer
Nick Perls Producer,Mastering
Public Domain Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey Composer
Terry Zwigoff Hand Coloring
Robert Armstrong Art Direction
Spencer Williams Composer
Stephen Calt Liner Notes
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