The Definitive Collection 1924-1928

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Bo-Weavil Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:42
• 2
  Last Minute Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:57
• 3
  Those All Night Long Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:06
• 4
  Bad Luck Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:06
• 5
  Barrel House Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:49
• 6
  Walking Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:10
• 7
  Southern Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  2:53
• 8
  Moonshine Blues

  Madame ‘Ma’ Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders
  3:05
• 9
  Lost Wandering Blues

  Ma Rainey acc. by The Pruit Twins
  2:49
• 10
  Dream Blues

  Ma Rainey acc. by The Pruit Twins
  2:44
• 11
  Honey, Where You Been So Long

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  2:47
• 12
  Ma Rainey's Mystery Record

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  3:19
• 13
  Those Dogs of Mine

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  3:04
• 14
  Lucky Rock Blues

  Ma Rainey acc. by Lovie Austin’s Serenaders
  3:03
• 15
  Shave 'em Dry Blues
  2:39
• 16
  Farewell, Daddy Blues
  3:05
• 17
  South Bound Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:12
• 18
  Lawd, Send Me a Man Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  2:45
• 19
  Counting the Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:07
• 20
  Jelly Bean Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:09
• 21
  Booze and Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:10
• 22
  Toad Frog Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:04
• 23
  Jealous Hearted Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:10
• CD 2
• 1
  See See Rider Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:11
• 2
  Cell Bound Blues

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  3:08
• 3
  Ya Da Do

  ‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
  2:55
• 4
  Explaining the Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:25
• 5
  Army Camp Harmony Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:59
• 6
  Goodbye, Daddy Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:22
• 7
  Louisiana Hoo-Doo Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:07
• 8
  Stormy Sea Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:41
• 9
  Levee Camp Moan

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:47
• 10
  Four Day Honorary Scat

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:20
• 11
  Night Time Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:56
• 12
  Rough and Tumble Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:52
• 13
  Memphis Bound Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:51
• 14
  Oh! My Babe Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:17
• 15
  Slave to the Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:41
• 16
  Wringing and Twisting Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:57
• 17
  Chain Gang Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:10
• 18
  Seeking Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 19
  Mountain Jack Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:41
• 20
  Stack O'Lee Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:54
• 21
  Yonder Comes the Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:01
• 22
  Jealousy Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 23
  Broken Hearted Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:53
• CD 3
• 1
  Titanic Man Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:45
• 2
  Bessemer Bound Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:48
• 3
  Broken Soul Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:55
• 4
  Sissy Blues

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:14
• 5
  Down in the Basement

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:05
• 6
  Trust No Man
  3:09
• 7
  Grievin' Hearted Blues
  2:56
• 8
  Little Low Mama Blues
  3:02
• 9
  Soon This Morning

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:49
• 10
  Don't Fish in My Sea
  2:51
• 11
  Morning Hour Blues
  2:34
• 12
  Weeping Woman Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:01
• 13
  Dead Drunk Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:52
• 14
  Misery Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:40
• 15
  Slow Driving Moan

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:12
• 16
  Gone Daddy Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:34
• 17
  Damper Down Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:33
• 18
  Big Boy Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:49
• 19
  Blues Oh Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:50
• 20
  Oh Papa Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:49
• 21
  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:11
• 22
  Georgia Cake Walk

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:37
• 23
  Moonshine Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:52
• 24
  New Boll Weavil Blues

  Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  2:46
• CD 4
• 1
  Ice Bag Papa

  Ma Rainey's Georgia Band
  3:07
• 2
  Hellish Rag

  Ma Rainey's Georgia Band
  3:06
• 3
  Blues the World Forgot

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:09
• 4
  Blues the World Forgot #2

  'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Band
  3:18
• 5
  Prove It on Me Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:44
• 6
  Hear Me Talking to You

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  3:03
• 7
  Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:32
• 8
  Victim of the Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:37
• 9
  Traveling Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:49
• 10
  Deep Moaning Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:46
• 11
  Big Feeling Blues
  2:48
• 12
  Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
  3:05
• 13
  Tough Luck Blues
  3:07
• 14
  Screech Owl Blues
  3:00
• 15
  Blame It on the Blues
  3:12
• 16
  Sleep Talking Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  3:19
• 17
  Log Camp Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:57
• 18
  Hustlin' Blues

  Ma Rainey's Tub Jug Washboard Band
  2:40
• 19
  Leaving This Morning
  3:11
• 20
  Runaway Blues
  2:29
  1.0 ★
• 21
  Sweet Rough Man
  3:08
  2.0 ★
• 22
  Black Dust Blues
  2:55
• 23
  Black Eye Blues
  3:14
• 24
  Daddy Goodbye Blues
  3:11

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Release credits

• Albert Wynn
  trombone [4.1-4, 3.3-5, 2.22-23]
• Artie Starks
  clarinet [1-4]
• B.T. Wingfield
  cornet [9, 12]
• Ben Thigpen
  drums (drum set) [3-5]
• Blind Blake
  guitar [7-8, 11]
• Buster Bailey
  clarinet [1.20, 2.1, 2.14-17, 2.20-21, 3.1-2]
• Carl Reid
  horn [7-8, 17-18], jug [8, 17-18]
• Charles Harris
  alto saxophone [11-14, 17-18]
• Charlie Dixon
  banjo [1.20-23, 2.1, 2.14-17, 2.20-21, 3.1-2]
• Charlie Green
  trombone [3.1-2, 2.1, 2.14-17, 2.20-21, 1.20-23]
• Claude Hopkins
  piano [13-14, 17-20]
• Coleman Hawkins
  baritone saxophone [3.1-2, 2.14-17, 2.20-21], bass saxophone [20]
• Doc Cheatham
  soprano saxophone [3-5]
• Don Redman
  clarinet [21-23]
• Eddie Miller
  piano [14, 22]
• Fletcher Henderson
  piano [1.20-23, 3.1-2, 2.1, 2.14-17, 2.20-21]
• George Williams
  banjo [8-13]
• Happy Bolton
  chimes [8-13], drums (drum set) [4-5, 7-13]
• Herman Brown
  kazoo [7-8, 17-18], washboard [7-8, 17], washtub bass [7]
• Homer Hobson
  cornet [3-5]
• Hooks Tilford
  alto saxophone [4-7]
• Howard Scott
  cornet [21-23]
• Jimmy Blythe
  piano [10-11]
• Jimmy O'Bryant
  clarinet [2.2, 1.1-8, 1.11-14, 1.17-18]
• Joe Smith
  cornet [2.14-17, 2.20-21, 3.1-2]
• Johnny Dodds
  clarinet [9, 12]
• Kid Henderson
  cornet [8-13]
• Kid Ory
  trombone [17-20]
• Leroy Pickett
  violin [7-8]
• Lil Henderson
  piano [2.8-13, 2.22-23, 3.3-6]
• Louis Armstrong
  cornet [2.1, 1.20]
• Lovie Austin
  piano [2.2, 1.1-8, 1.11-14, 1.17-18]
• Lucien Brown
  alto saxophone [10-13], clarinet [8-9]
• Ma Rainey
  lead vocals [7-8, 17-18], vocal [4.3-4, 4.11-15, 4.19-22, 4.24, 1.1-18, 1.20-23, 2.1-2, 2.4-17, 2.20-23, 3.1-14, 3.17-20]
• Martell Pettiford
  banjo [7-8, 17-18]
• Milas Pruitt
  guitar [9-10, 15-16]
• Miles Pruitt
  12 string guitar [15-16], banjo [9-10]
• Papa Charlie Jackson
  banjo [11-12], vocal [11-12]
• Prof C. Russell
  conductor [1-2]
• Rip Bassett
  banjo [3-5]
• Shirley Clay
  cornet [4.1-4, 3.14, 3.17-20]
• Tampa Red
  guitar [13, 15, 19-21, 24]
• Thomas A. Dorsey
  piano [7-8, 13-15, 17-21, 24]
• Tom Brown
  alto saxophone [3-5], clarinet [3-5]
• Tommy Ladnier
  cornet [1.1-8, 1.11-14, 1.17-18, 2.2]
• [unknown]
  alto saxophone [22-23], banjo [3.14, 3.17-20, 2.22-23], cornet [22-23], drums (drum set) [1-4], guitar [15-16], kazoo [6], lead vocals [1-2], musical saw [3-5], percussion [21-22], piano [4.1-4, 3.9, 3.12], slide whistle [6], soprano saxophone [22-23], spoken vocals [3-4], trombone [14], tuba [17-20]
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Issues

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  The Definitive Collection 1924-1928

  4x CD
  2018