Odetta and the Blues

Odetta and the Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962.

Odetta and the Blues
Studio album by
Odetta
Released1962
RecordedPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
April 11–12, 1962
GenreCountry blues, folk, jazz
Length35:30
LabelRiverside OBC-509
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Phil de Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Odetta chronology
Christmas Spirituals
(1960)		 Odetta and the Blues
(1962)		 Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin'
(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).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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" (Paul Carter) - 2:36
  11. "Go Down, Sunshine" - 2:21
  12. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) - 2:20

Personnel

Production notes
  • Arrangements – Dick Wellstood
  • Recording engineer – Ray Fowler

References
  1. Allmusic review
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