Ma Rainey ‎– Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1926/1990)

1 	Oh Papa Blues 	
2 	Black Eye Blues - Take 1 	
3 	"Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom 	
4 	Booze And Blues 	
5 	Blues Oh Blues 	
6 	Sleep Talking Blues - Take 1 	
7 	Lucky Rock Blues 	
8 	Georgia Cake Walk 	
9 	Don't Fish In My Sea 	
10 	Stack O' Lee Blues 	
11 	Shave 'Em Dry Blues 	
12 	Yonder Come The Blues - Take 1 	
13 	Screech Owl Blues 	
14 	Farewell Daddy Blues

Banjo – Charlie Dixon, Unknown Artist (7, 8)
Bass Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins 
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don Redman, Jimmy O'Bryant 
Clarinet [Possibly] – Artie Starks
Cornet – Joe Smith, Shirley Clay, Howard Scott, Tommy Ladnier
Drums – Kaiser Marshall, Unknown Artist (1, 12)
Guitar – Tampa Red, Unknown Artist (4, 9)
Piano – Claude Hopkins, Fletcher Henderson, Georgia Tom Dorsey, Lovie Austin, Unknown Artist (1,12)
Trombone – Charlie Green, Kid Ory
Trombone [Probably] – Al Wynn
Tuba – Unknown Artist
Twelve-String Guitar – Miles Pruitt
Vocals – Ma Rainey 

Appointed "Mother of the Blues" during her '20s heyday, singer Ma Rainey was one of the best of the many classic female blues singers of the period. An inspiration to the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, Rainey was a Georgia native who was discovered in Chicago during the early '20s. While not the possessor of a voice as powerful as Smith's, Rainey still cut a slew of strong sides featuring a fine blend of country blues intensity and jazz-band sophistication. This excellent Yazoo collection captures Rainey in her prime from 1924-1928. Backed by large combos and minimal guitar and piano tandems, Rainey shines on such highlights as "Booze and Blues," "Shave 'Em Dry," and "Lucky Rock Blues." Topped off with stellar contributions by blues and jazz luminaries like Don Redman, Coleman Hawkins, Kid Ory, and Georgia Tom Dorsey, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom makes for an excellent introduction to blues singer's small but potent catalog. ---Stephen Cook, AllMusic Review

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