Mamie Smith was a classy cabaret singer whose delivery was as different as could be from that of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, or any of the full-throated blues women who made it onto phonograph records during the early to mid-'20s. Her approach was closer to that of her contemporaries Ethel Waters, Lucille Hegamin, Mary Stafford, young Alberta Hunter, and Clarence Williams' wife Eva Taylor. When Document reissued most of Smith's known recordings in 1995, the 95 titles filled four CDs and included 13 instrumentals played by ...
Read More
Mamie Smith was a classy cabaret singer whose delivery was as different as could be from that of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, or any of the full-throated blues women who made it onto phonograph records during the early to mid-'20s. Her approach was closer to that of her contemporaries Ethel Waters, Lucille Hegamin, Mary Stafford, young Alberta Hunter, and Clarence Williams' wife Eva Taylor. When Document reissued most of Smith's known recordings in 1995, the 95 titles filled four CDs and included 13 instrumentals played by Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, which was among the first great African American jazz bands to make it into the recording studios. By 2002, a wide selection from the Document catalog was reappearing on the Classic Blues Essential series, and Smith's volume bore 36 titles on its two CDs. In addition to "Do It Mr. So and So" and "Got to Cool My Doggies Now," which were both interpreted by young Fats Waller through the medium of player piano rolls, this marvelous old-time entertainer is heard to sing one of Waller's many fine compositions, "Keep a Song in Your Soul." Lovers of traditional jazz will also recognize several melodies that were destined to become warhorses of the jazz repertoire: "Arkansas Blues," "Down Home Blues," "Kansas City Man Blues," and the monumentally feisty "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll." ~ arwulf arwulf, Rovi
Read Less
Add this copy of Essential to cart. $17.81, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Classic Blues.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Cases may show some wear. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
