Ma Rainey [Milestone]

by Ma Rainey

Overview

Nobody could belt it out like Ma Rainey, and here's a great collection that showcases it. All of the lady's biggest hits ("See See Rider," "Jealous Hearted Blues," "Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom") are here, and the sound is as good as one can expect from the old Paramount 78s, probably the worst-pressed discs of the 1920s. Still, Ma's ebullient personality comes through the hisses and pops and scratches loud and clear. An essential blues buy for the collection. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/1991
Label:	Milestone
UPC:	0025218472128
Rank:	138108

Tracks

1. Jealous Hearted Blues
2. See See Rider Blues
3. Jelly Bean Blues
4. Countin' the Blues
5. Slave to the Blues
6. Chain Gang Blues
7. Bessemer Bound Blues
8. Wringin' and Twistin' Blues
9. Mountain Jack Blues
10. Trust No Man
11. Morning Hour Blues
12. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
13. New Bo-Weavil Blues
14. Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
15. Hear Me Talking to You
16. Prove It on Me Blues
17. Victim of the Blues
18. Sleep Talking Blues
19. Blame It on the Blues
20. Daddy Goodbye Blues
21. Sweet Rough Man
22. Black Eye Blues
23. Leavin' This Morning
24. Runaway Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ma Rainey   Primary Artist,Vocals
Georgia Tom   Guest Artist,Piano
Tampa Red   Guest Artist,Kazoo
Coleman Hawkins   Guest Artist,Bass,Saxophone
Fletcher Henderson   Guest Artist,Piano
Louis Armstrong   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Charlie Dixon   Banjo
Joe "Fox" Smith   Cornet
Charlie Green   Trombone
Jimmy Blythe   Piano
Buster Bailey   Clarinet
Blind Blake   Guitar
Howard Scott   Cornet
Lil Henderson   Piano
Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall   Drums
Jimmy Bertrand   Xylophone

Technical Credits

Spencer Williams   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bessie Smith   Composer
Charles L. Cooke   Composer
Ma Rainey   Composer
Dan Morgenstern   Liner Notes
Public Domain   Composer
Orrin Keepnews   Reissue Producer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Lina Arant   Composer
Tony Lane   Art Direction
Tommy Dorsey   Composer