ODETTA Odetta And The Blues (1984 US issue of the 1962 12-track
vinyl LP, which found Odetta moving away from traditional folk in
favour of the blues, drawing influence from such classic female singers
of genre as Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Ma Rainy, with a
supporting jazz band that included Buck Clayton on trumpet, Vic
Dickenson on trombone & Ahmed Abdul-Malik bass, picture sleeve
OBC-509)
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