111 seminal sides from "The Mother of the Blues"! Includes such classics as Bo-Weavil Blues; See See Rider Blues; Stack O' Lee Blues; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Shave 'Em Dry Blues, and more. With notes detailing the great musicians like Coleman Hawkins, Tommy Ladnier and Georgia Tom Dorsey that backed her!
Tracks
1.1 Bad Luck Blues - Ma Rainey 1.2 Bo-Weavil Blues - Ma Rainey 1.3 Bo-Weavil Blues - Ma Rainey 1.4 Barrel House Blues - Ma Rainey 1.5 Those All Night Long Blues - Ma Rainey 1.6 Those All Night Long Blues - Ma Rainey 1.7 Moonshine Blues - Ma Rainey 1.8 Last Minute Blues - Ma Rainey 1.9 Southern Blues - Ma Rainey 1.10 Walking Blues - Ma Rainey 1.11 Lost Wondering Blues - Ma Rainey 1.12 Dream Blues - Ma Rainey 1.13 Honey Where You Been So Long - Ma Rainey 1.14 Ya Da Do - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 1.15 Ya Da Do - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 1.16 Those Dogs of Mine - Ma Rainey 1.17 Lucky Rock Blues - Ma Rainey 1.18 South Bound Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 1.19 Lawd Send Me a Man Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 1.20 Ma Rainey's Mystery Record - Ma Rainey 2.1 Shave 'Em Dry Blues - Ma Rainey 2.2 Farewell Daddy Blues - Ma Rainey 2.3 Booze and Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.4 Toad Frog Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.5 Jealous Hearted Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.6 See See Rider Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.7 See See Rider Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.8 Jelly Bean Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.9 Countin' the Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.10 Countin' the Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.11 Cell Bound Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.12 Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.13 Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.14 Explaining the Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.15 Explaining the Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.16 Louisiana Hoo-Doo Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.17 Goodbye Daddy Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.18 Stormy Sea Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.19 Rough and Tumble Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.20 Night Time Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.21 Night Time Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.22 Levee Camp Moan - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.23 Four Day Honorary Scat - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.24 Four Day Honorary Scat - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 2.25 Memphis Bound Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.1 Slave to the Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.2 Yonder Comes the Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.3 Titanic Man Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.4 Titanic Man Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.5 Chain Gang Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.6 Bessemer Bound Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.7 Bessemer Bound Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.8 Oh My Babe Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.9 Wring and Twisting Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.10 Stack O'Lee Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.11 Broken Hearted Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.12 Jealousy Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.13 Seeking Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.14 Seeking Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.15 Mountain Jack Blues - Ma Rainey 3.16 Mountain Jack Blues - Ma Rainey 3.17 Down in the Basement - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.18 Sissy Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.19 Broken Soul Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 3.20 Trust No Man - Ma Rainey 4.1 Morning Hour Blues - Ma Rainey 4.2 Weeping Woman Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.3 Soon This Morning - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.4 Little Low Mama Blues - Ma Rainey 4.5 Grievin' Hearted Blues - Ma Rainey 4.6 Don't Fish in My Sea - Ma Rainey 4.7 Big Boy Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.8 Blues Oh Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.9 Damper Down Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.10 Gone Daddy Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.11 Oh Papa Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.12 Misery Blues - Ma Rainey ; Her Georgia Jazz Band 4.13 Dead Drunk Blues -