Carrie Smith - Confessin' The Blues (1993)

2013-03-17T16:49:03Z

Carrie Smith - Confessin' The Blues (1993)


01. Confessin' the Blues
02. Country Man
03. (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
04. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
05. On Revival Day
06. Won't Be Long
07. I Want a Little Boy
08. Trouble in Mind
09. St. Louis Blues
10. In the Dark
11. Ill Wind
12. When I've Been Drinking
13. 'Deed I Do
14. Careless Love
15. Do Your Duty
16. Everybody Loves My Baby

Carrie Smith (vocals)
Billy Butler (guitar)
Eddie Barefield (alto saxophone)
George Kelly (tenor saxophone)
Budd Johnson (tenor & soprano saxophone)
Doc Cheatham, Dick Vance (trumpet)
Vic Dickenson (trombone)
Ram Ramirez; Sir Charles Thompson, Hank Jones (piano)
Al Hall, George Duvivier (bass)
Eddie Locke, Oliver Jackson, Panama Francis (drums)

This CD reissues not only Carrie Smith's original hard-to-find Black & Blue LP, but six selections from two other sessions including three previously unissued alternate takes. Smith, who was coming into her own during this period, is in top form on a variety of vintage material ranging from Bessie Smith songs in the 1920s to the '50s Ruth Brown hit "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean" and Big Bill Broonzy's "When I've Been Drinkin'." It is interesting to hear some of the altered lyrics, which have been changed to reflect a female rather than a male singing; "I Want a Little Boy" is the most obvious example. Most selections find Smith backed by a quartet that includes tenor saxophonist George Kelly and pianist Ram Ramirez, while a few of the added tracks have short spots for trumpeter Doc Cheatham and trombonist Vic Dickenson. This is one of the best Carrie Smith CDs currently available. --- Scott Yanow, allmusic.com

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Carrie Smith - When You're Down And Out - The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (1977)

2011-03-25T09:52:09Z

Carrie Smith - When You're Down And Out - The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (1977)


(4:36) 1. Confessin' The Blues
(3:47) 2. Country Man
(3:35) 3. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
(2:23) 4. Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out
(3:48) 5. On Revival Day
(3:34) 6. It Won't Be Long
(8:19) 7. I Want A Little Boy
(4:03) 8. Trouble In Mind                    play
(2:42) 9. Saint Louis Blues                  play
(5:07) 10. In The Dark
(3:10) 11. Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (Take 1)

Carrie Smith (vocals); 
Billy Butler (guitar); 
Eddie Barefield (alto saxophone); 
George Kelly (tenor saxophone); 
Budd Johnson (tenor & soprano saxophone); 
Doc Cheatham, Dick Vance (trumpet); 
Vic Dickenson (trombone); 
Ram Ramirez; Sir Charles Thompson, Hank Jones (piano); 
Al Hall, George Duvivier (bass); 
Eddie Locke, Oliver Jackson, Panama Francis (drums).

A blues belter in the classic tradition, Carrie Smith was born August 25, 1941, in Fort Gaines, GA. Despite making her debut at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival while a member of a New Jersey church choir, she did not truly emerge on the jazz circuit until the early '70s, in the company of Big "Tiny" Little. In November of 1974, Smith's riveting performance as Bessie Smith (no relation) in Dick Hyman's Carnegie Hall production of Satchmo Remembered brought her fame throughout the international musical community. Soon, she began touring as a solo act, and in a short time began recording as well; still, despite subsequent performances in conjunction with the New York Jazz Repertory Orchestra, Tyree Glenn, and the World's Greatest Jazz Band, Smith remained little more than a cult figure in the U.S., proving better received in Europe. While rooted firmly in the blues and gospel, she was a singer of considerable range and depth, as recordings like 1976's Do Your Duty and the following year's When You're Down and Out prove; despite never earning significant success, she remained an active figure both on-stage and in the studio through the 1990s. ~ Jason Ankeny, allmusic.com

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