Ma Rainey - The Immortal Ma Rainey
Genre: Blues
Singer: Ma Rainey
Title: The Immortal Ma Rainey
Short-info: Label: Milestone Records ‎– 2001, Milestone Records ‎– MLP-2001, Milestone Records ‎– MLP 2001
Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1966
Category: Blues
Style:
MP3 album size .rar: 1774 mb
APE album size .rar: 1761 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC VQF AHX MMF MPC APE AA ASF

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Jealous Hearted Blues
Clarinet – Buster BaileyDrums – Kaiser MarshallPiano – Lovie AustinTrombone – Charlie GreenTrumpet – Howard Scott Written-By – Lovie Austin
A2 Cell Bound Blues
Clarinet [Probably] – Jimmy O'BryantCornet [Probably] – Tommy LadnierPiano [Probably] – Lovie AustinWritten-By – Ma Rainey
A3 Army Camp Harmony Blues
Piano [Possibly] – Thomas Dorsey*Trumpet, Clarinet, Slide Whistle, Banjo, Drums – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Hooks Tilford, Ma Rainey
A4 Explainin' The Blues
Piano [Possibly] – Thomas Dorsey*Trumpet, Clarinet, Slide Whistle, Banjo, Drums – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Thomas Dorsey*
A5 Night Time Blues
Piano [Possibly] – Thomas Dorsey*Trumpet, Saxophone, Banjo, Drums – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Thomas Dorsey*
A6 'Fore Day Honry Scat
Piano [Possibly] – Thomas Dorsey*Trumpet, Saxophone, Banjo, Drums – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Billie McOwens, Ma Rainey
B1 Rough And Tumble Blues
Piano [Possibly] – Thomas Dorsey*Trumpet, Saxophone, Banjo, Drums – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Ma Rainey
B2 Memphis Bound Blues
Piano [Possibly] – Thomas Dorsey*Trumpet, Saxophone, Banjo, Drums – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Thomas Dorsey*
B3 Slave To The Blues
Banjo – Charlie DixonBass Saxophone – Unknown ArtistClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Drums – Kaiser MarshallPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – Thomas Dorsey*
B4 Bessemer Bound Blues
Banjo – Charlie DixonBass Saxophone – Unknown ArtistClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Drums – Kaiser MarshallPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – Everett Murphy, Thomas Dorsey*
B5 Slow Driving Moan
Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Banjo, Tuba – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Ma Rainey
B6 Gone Daddy Blues
Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Banjo, Tuba – Unknown ArtistWritten-By – Ma Rainey

Companies, etc.

  • Remastered At – Madison Sound Studios

Credits

  • Cover [Cover Design] – Richard Smith
  • Liner Notes, Producer – Orrin Keepnews
  • Recorded By [Re-recorded] – John Steiner
  • Remastered By – Ray Haggerty*

Notes

First release with white and red Milestone center labels.
"171 Madison Ave. NYC 10016" address on back cover.

Heavy cardboard sleeve with pasted-on light paper.

Back Sleeve:
All selections were recorded in Chicago, and first issued on Paramount.
Re-recorded to tape, from 78 rpm shellac originals, by John Steiner.
Re-mastered, October, 1966, by Ray Haggerty (Madison Sound Studios).
Reissued by special arrangement with John Steiner.

Front reads:
" The Immortal Ma Rainey first of the great blues singers in twelve classic performances never previously reissued on LP."

First issues:
Jealous Hearted Blues on Paramount 12252 / 1924
Cell Bound Blues on Para 12257 / 1925
Army Camp Harmony Blues & Explainin' The Blues on Para 12284 / 1925
Night Time Blues & 'Fore Day Honry Scat on Para 12303 / Early 1926
Rough And Tumble Blues & Memphis Bound Blues on Para 12311 / Early 1926
Slave To The Blues on Para 12332 / Summer 1926
Bessemer Bound Blues on Para 12374 / Summer 1926
Slow Driving Moan & Gone Daddy Blues on Para 12526 / 1927

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1, etched): MLP-2001A (MILESTONE)
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2, etched): MLP-2001/B2
  • Matrix / Runout (Center label side 1): (MLP 2001-A)
  • Matrix / Runout (Center label side 2): (MLP 2001-B)

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LPD 7801 Ma Rainey The Immortal Ma Rainey ‎(LP, Comp) Roman Record Company LPD 7801 Italy Unknown
HBS 8003 Ma Rainey The Immortal Ma Rainey ‎(LP, Comp) Milestone Records HBS 8003 Italy 1982
2001, MLP-2001, MLP 2001 Ma Rainey The Immortal Ma Rainey ‎(LP, Comp, RE, RM) Milestone Records, Milestone Records, Milestone Records 2001, MLP-2001, MLP 2001 US Unknown
2001, MLP-2001, MLP 2001 Ma Rainey The Immortal Ma Rainey ‎(LP, Comp, RE) Milestone Records, Milestone Records, Milestone Records 2001, MLP-2001, MLP 2001 US Unknown
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