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Vocal Blues & Jazz 1921 - 1930 £7.49

FEATURED ARTIST / S

Inez Richardson

Kitty Irvin

Alma Henderson

Alberta Jones

TRACK LIST

Inez Richardson 01 - My June love 02 - Love will find a way Kitty Irvin 03 - Daddy do Listen 04 - Copenhagen Alberta Jones 05 - Home alone blues 06 - Sud bustin` blues 07 - Take yo` fingers off it 08 - It must be hard 09 - Lucky number blues 10 - I`m gonna put you right in jail 11 - Dying blues 12 - Shake a little bit 13 - My slow and easy man Listen 14 - Where have all the black men gone 15 - Wild geese blues 16 - Red beans and rice 17 - I lost my man Listen 18 - River bottom 19 - Bring it back daddy Alma Henderson 20 - Bonus Tracks: Mine`s as good as yours 21 - Soul and body (he belongs to me) 22 - You can`t have it unless I give it to you 23 - I've got a mama down in New Orleans

Vocal Blues CDs This, the first of three volumes features the work of four female blues singers. Three are obscure names whilst Alberta Jones whose recordings dominate this collection stands out as the star. As with the vast majority of the CDs featuring female classic blues singers in the Document Catalogue, this collection is given double strength by the inclusion of some excellent accompanists including Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra backing Inez Richardson. Duke Ellington and Otto Hardwicke lend a hand with two of Alberta Jones numbers and Alma Henderson is in the company of DeLoise Searcy on piano and Lonnie Johnson on guitar on her first two recordings followed by Eddie Lang on her two remaining titles. The early foundations of blues recording were built on what became known as the Classic Blues. The performers were usually professional female singers who toured the vaudeville theatre circuit. Their repertoire took in the popular songs of the early 1900s and continued through the 1920s. This included popular love songs, songs from musical shows and, the blues. Their accompaniments would be provided by a pianist or on rare occasions a guitarist but more often than not it would be a hot jazz band. Following the first successful recording of a blues record, taking place in 1920 by Mamie Smith, many such artists were lucky enough to record either by chance or by popular demand. Some were or became stars, others only shone for a moment before disappearing back into the darkness of obscurity. Includes informative booklet notes by Steve Tracy and detailed discography.