Odetta and the Blues



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).

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

 * 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