Odetta, Livin' with the Blues - 59m 28s

Tracks & Durations

1. Make me a pallet on your floor	3:23
2. Mean and evil	2:21
3. Livin' with the blues	3:41
4. Nobody knows you when you're down and out	2:14
5. House of the rising sun	3:16
6. Empty pocket blues	2:23
7. Fare-thee-well	4:20
8. Rosie	2:27
9. Special delivery blues	2:39
10. Down on me	2:57
11. Another man done gone	2:33
12. Jumpin' Judy	2:28
13. Timber	3:24
14. Rambler gambler	3:19
15. Sail away ladies	2:40
16. Midnight special	3:24
17. Rambling round your city	4:03
18. Bald headed woman	2:22
19. Ain't no grave	2:21
20. Roll on, Buddy	3:00

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Review

By combining the power and grace of an opera singer with the earthiness of a blues singer and the conviction of a folk singer, Odetta became a commanding, stirring singer unlike any other. For whatever reason, Vanguard chose to follow up l999's superb collection, Best of the Vanguard Years, with this often overlapping blues-centered compilation. Of course, the quality of the music is first-rate any way you slice it. Most noteworthy here is the inclusion of four previously unreleased cuts featuring Odetta in a rare jazzy setting backed by a piano trio. One of those tunes, the brooding "Fare-thee-well," must surely rank as one of her most evocative readings. These four piano-backed songs augment four other tunes, presumably from the same early-1960s piano session, that first appeared on the Best of collection last year. The remaining 14 tunes, which mostly conform to Odetta's standard pared-down style, range from traditional field hollers to country blues to classic 1920s urban blues to Woody Guthrie covers. --Marc Greilsamer

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Livin' with the Blues

Tracks: 20, Disk length: 59m 59s (+0m 31s)

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