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| Leadbelly Vol 6 1947 £7.99 |
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| In a lot of ways 1947 was a crucial year for Leadbelly. After his disappointing attempts to break into the film industry, he returned to New York to re-enter the circle of politically active performers who rightly revered Leadbelly as something of an elder
statesman. In New York Leadbelly headlined some prestigious concerts, had a regular slot at the Village Vanguard and continued recording for Moe Asch. Two blocks of these recordings for Asch in the summer of 1947 make up the bulk of this CD. Almost 2 thirds of the total number of titles are re-recordings of tracks previously released by Asch. Some of the remaining titles are remakes of unissued masters recorded by Asch, whilst some are new versions previously released by Victor, Bluebird and Musicraft. A handful of songs are new to Leadbelly's
recorded catalogue, such as 2 charming numbers accompanied on Concertina: "Laura" and "Sukey Jump" (Win Jammer). The last batch of songs on this Leadbelly CD are not listed in any of the discographies and may have been recorded by one of the smaller, independent New York record labels. These include a new version of "Black Betty", "Old Man" and "On A Monday". A good number of the tracks from this session were not released by anyone in 1947, even though versions were recorded by the Library of Congress,Asch and others. It is indeed fortunate that an undiscovered session of Leadbelly's songs such as this has surfaced fifty years after it's recording. |
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