Mother of the Blues

Tracklist

• CD 1: CD A: 1923-1924
• 1
  Bad Luck Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:07
• 2
  Bo-Weavil Blues (take 1)

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:33
• 3
  Bo-Weavil Blues (take 2)

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:42
• 4
  Barrel House Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:49
• 5
  Those All Night Long Blues (take 1)

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:07
• 6
  Those All Night Long Blues (take 2)

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:06
• 7
  Moonshine Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:05
• 8
  Last Minute Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:57
• 9
  Southern Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:53
• 10
  Walking Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:10
• 11
  Lost Wandering Blues

  Ma Rainey acc. by The Pruit Twins
  2:49
• 12
  Dream Blues

  Ma Rainey acc. by The Pruit Twins
  2:44
• 13
  Honey, Where You Been So Long

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  2:47
• 14
  Ya-Da-Do (take 1)

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  2:57
• 15
  Ya-Da-Do (take 2)

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  2:55
• 16
  Those Dogs of Mine

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  3:04
• 17
  Lucky Rock Blues

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  3:03
• 18
  South Bound Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:12
• 19
  Lawd, Send Me a Man Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  2:45
• 20
  Ma Rainey's Mystery Record

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  3:18
• CD 2: CD B: 1924-1925
• 1
  Shave 'em Dry Blues
  2:40
• 2
  Farewell, Daddy Blues
  3:05
• 3
  Booze and Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:10
• 4
  Toad Frog Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:04
• 5
  Jealous Hearted Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:12
• 6
  See See Rider Blues (take 1)

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:12
• 7
  See See Rider Blues (take 2)

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:09
• 8
  Jelly Bean Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:09
• 9
  Countin' the Blues (take 1)

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:07
• 10
  Countin' the Blues (take 2)

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:07
• 11
  Cell Bound Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:08
• 12
  Army Camp Harmony Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:00
• 13
  Army Camp Harmony Blues (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:57
• 14
  Explaining the Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:26
• 15
  Explaining the Blues (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:23
• 16
  Louisiana Hoo-Doo Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:07
• 17
  Goodbye, Daddy Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:23
• 18
  Stormy Sea Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:41
• 19
  Rough and Tumble Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:53
• 20
  Night Time Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:00
• 21
  Night Time Blues (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:57
• 22
  Levee Camp Moan

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:47
• 23
  Four Day Honorary Scat (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:21
• 24
  Four Day Honorary Scat (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:54
• 25
  Memphis Bound Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:51
• CD 3: CD C: 1925-1926
• 1
  Slave to the Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:42
• 2
  Yonder Comes the Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:01
• 3
  Titanic Man Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:45
• 4
  Titanic Man Blues (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:41
• 5
  Chain Gang Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:10
• 6
  Bessemer Bound Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:52
• 7
  Bessemer Bound Blues (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:48
• 8
  Oh! My Babe Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:17
• 9
  Wringing and Twisting Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:57
• 10
  Stack O'Lee Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:54
• 11
  Broken Hearted Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 12
  Jealousy Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 13
  Seeking Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 14
  Seeking Blues (take 2)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:59
• 15
  Mountain Jack Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:42
• 16
  Mountain Jack Blues (take 3)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:44
• 17
  Down in the Basement

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:05
• 18
  Sissy Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:14
• 19
  Broken Soul Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:56
• 20
  Trust No Man
  3:09
• CD 4: CD D: 1926-1927
• 1
  Morning Hour Blues
  2:39
• 2
  Weeping Woman Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:04
• 3
  Soon This Morning

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:50
• 4
  Little Low Mama Blues
  3:02
• 5
  Grievin' Hearted Blues
  2:57
• 6
  Don't Fish in My Sea
  2:55
• 7
  Big Boy Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:52
• 8
  Blues Oh Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:54
• 9
  Damper Down Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:36
• 10
  Gone Daddy Blues (take 1)

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:35
• 11
  Oh Papa Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:53
• 12
  Misery Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:41
• 13
  Dead Drunk Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:52
• 14
  Slow Driving Moan

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:01
• 15
  Blues the World Forgot, Part 1

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:09
• 16
  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:02
• 17
  Blues the World Forgot, Part 2

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:18
• 18
  Hellish Rag

  Ma Rainey's Georgia Band
  3:06
• 19
  Georgia Cake Walk

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:04
• 20
  New Bo Weavil Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 21
  Moonshine Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:57
• 22
  Ice Bag Papa

  Ma Rainey's Georgia Band
  3:07
• CD 5: CD E: 1928
• 1
  Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:32
• 2
  Log Camp Blues

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:57
• 3
  Hear Me Talking to You

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  3:03
• 4
  Hustlin' Blues

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:40
• 5
  Prove It to Me Blues

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:44
• 6
  Victim of the Blues

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:37
• 7
  Traveling Blues (take 1)

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:46
• 8
  Traveling Blues (take 2)

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:54
• 9
  Deep Moaning Blues (take 1)

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  3:02
• 10
  Deep Moaning Blues (take 2)

  Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:46
• 11
  Daddy Goodbye Blues
  3:14
• 12
  Sleep Talking Blues (take 1)
  3:13
• 13
  Sleep Talking Blues (take 2)
  3:19
• 14
  Tough Luck Blues
  3:07
• 15
  Blame It on the Blues
  3:12
• 16
  Sweet Rough Man
  3:08
  2.0 ★
• 17
  Runaway Blues
  2:29
  1.0 ★
• 18
  Screech Owl Blues
  3:00
• 19
  Black Dust Blues
  2:55
• 20
  Leaving This Morning
  3:11
• 21
  Black Eye Blues (take 1)
  3:21
• 22
  Black Eye Blues (take 2)
  3:14
• 23
  Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
  3:05
• 24
  Big Feeling Blues
  2:48

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Release credits

• Albert Wynn
  trombone [3.11-14, 3.17-19, 4.15-22]
• Artie Starks
  clarinet [15-22]
• B.T. Wingfield
  cornet [2-3]
• Ben Thigpen
  drums (drum set) [17-19]
• Blind Blake
  guitar [1, 4-5]
• Buster Bailey
  clarinet [2.6-10, 3.1-10]
• Carl Reid
  horn [1-2, 4, 6-8, 8-10], jug [2-8, 8-10]
• Charles Harris
  alto saxophone [13-20]
• Charlie Dixon
  banjo [2.3-10, 3.1-10]
• Charlie Green
  trombone [3.1-10, 2.3-10]
• Claude Hopkins
  piano [7-14]
• Coleman Hawkins
  baritone saxophone [1-10], bass saxophone [10]
• Doc Cheatham
  soprano saxophone [17-19]
• Don Redman
  clarinet [3-5]
• Eddie Miller
  piano [18-19]
• Fletcher Henderson
  piano [2.3-10, 3.1-10]
• George Williams
  banjo [18-25]
• Happy Bolton
  chimes [18-25], drums (drum set) [12-16, 18-25]
• Herman Brown
  kazoo [1-8, 8-10], washboard [1-2, 5-8, 8], washtub bass [1, 3, 5, 7-10]
• Homer Hobson
  cornet [17-19]
• Hooks Tilford
  alto saxophone [12-17]
• Howard Scott
  cornet [3-5]
• Jimmy Blythe
  piano [4.1, 4.6, 5.21, 3.15-16]
• Jimmy O'Bryant
  clarinet [2.11, 1.1-10, 1.13-20]
• Joe Smith
  cornet [1-10]
• Johnny Dodds
  clarinet [2-3]
• Kid Henderson
  cornet [18-25]
• Kid Ory
  trombone [7-11]
• Leroy Pickett
  violin [4-5]
• Lil Henderson
  piano [2.18-25, 3.11-14, 3.17-20]
• Louis Armstrong
  cornet [6-10]
• Lovie Austin
  piano [2.11, 1.1-10, 1.13-20]
• Lucien Brown
  alto saxophone [19-21, 23-25], clarinet [18, 22]
• Ma Rainey
  lead vocals [5.1-10, 4.10], spoken vocals [10], vocal [5.8, 5.11-24, 3.1-20, 1.1-20, 4.1-9, 4.11-17, 4.19-21, 2.1-25]
• Martell Pettiford
  banjo [1-8, 8-10]
• Max Haymes
  compiler, liner notes
• Milas Pruitt
  guitar [2.1-2, 1.11-12]
• Miles Pruitt
  12 string guitar [1-2], banjo [11-12]
• Papa Charlie Jackson
  banjo [23-24], vocal [23-24]
• Prof C. Russell
  conductor [18, 22]
• Rip Bassett
  banjo [17-19]
• Shirley Clay
  cornet [7-12, 14-22]
• Tampa Red
  guitar [11-17, 20-22]
• Thomas A. Dorsey
  piano [1-8, 8-18, 20-22]
• Tom Brown
  alto saxophone [17-19], clarinet [17-19]
• Tommy Ladnier
  cornet [1.1-10, 1.13-20, 2.11]
• [unknown]
  alto saxophone [11-14], banjo [3.11-14, 4.7-12], cornet [11-14], drums (drum set) [15-22], guitar [1-2], kazoo [17], lead vocals [18, 22], musical saw [17-19], percussion [3-4], piano [2-3, 15-22], slide whistle [17], soprano saxophone [11-14], spoken vocals [10, 15, 17, 19], trombone [12, 14], tuba [7-11]
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Issues

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  Mother of the Blues

  5x CD
  2007