1 Ann Rabson - Beggin' For You Baby 			3:07 	
2 Ann Rabson - The Blues Don't Care 			3:34 	
3 Ann Rabson - Hassle Attack 			3:28 	
4 Ann Rabson - Let Me Go Home, Whiskey 			4:08 	
5 Ann Rabson - Struttin' My Stuff 			3:17 	
6 Ann Rabson - School Days 			2:48 	
7 Ann Rabson - Sportin' Life Blues 			4:26 	
8 Ann Rabson - Love Song (Ode To George) 			3:53 
9 Ann Rabson - Pigalie Love 			4:18 
10 Ann Rabson - Barnyard Boogie 			3:37 	
11 Ann Rabson - Not As Sorry As I Used To Be 			3:57 	
12 Ann Rabson - Late November Afternoon 			5:19 	
13 Ann Rabson - What's Good For The Gander Is Good For The Goose 		3:01 	
14 Ann Rabson - Check Mr. Popeye 			4:06 	
15 Ann Rabson - Baby, When I'm With You 			3:15 	
16 Ann Rabson - Careless Boogie 			4:29

Musicians: 
Ann Rabson (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, kazoo, piano); 
Marty Ballou (upright bass); 
Richard Crooks (drums, percussion).

Blues historian and founding member of Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, Ann Rabson's second solo effort, Struttin My Stuff, finds her doing just that. She is unaccompanied on the majority of these 16 tracks, effortlessly switching between piano on seven tracks, guitar on three (including her first recorded attempt using electric guitar), and three featuring the rhythm section of Richard Crooks on drums and Marty Ballou on acoustic bass. The music encompasses an emotional and dynamic display of vitality while her choice of cover versions instantly reveals where her heart lies: Amos Milburn's "Let Me Go Home, Whiskey," Chuck Berry's "School Days," and the New Orleans romp of Eddie Bo's "Check Mr. Popeye." Struttin My Stuff is available on the American roots label M.C. Records. ---Al Campbell, Rovi

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1. Baby, Every Once In A While
2. Givin' It Away
3. No Later On
4. One Meatball
5. Snatchin' And Grabbin'
6. Gonna Stop You From Giving Me The Blues
7. He's Got Me Going
8. Music Makin' Mama
9. Another You
10. What I Don't See Can't Hurt Me
11. Serial Love
12. Ain't That A Shame
13. Hallelujah, I Just Love Him So
14. Skin And Bones
15. I Haven't Got A Clue
16. Blue Boogie

Personnel: 
Ann Rabson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano); 
John Cephas (guitar, acoustic guitar); 
Bob Margolin (electric guitar); 
Mimi Rabson (violin); 
Phil Wiggins (harmonica); 
Greg Piccolo (tenor saxophone); 
Big Joe Maher (drums).

Music Makin' Mama starts with a bang and ends with a boogie -- the bang is Rabson's revved-up take on Huey "Piano" Smith's "Baby, Every Once in a While," and the boogie is a solo instrumental ode to two of her piano heroes, Jimmy Yancey and Meade Lux Lewis. Between these two end pieces, Rabson navigates through bluesy territory with her trademark gusto, digging up songs by Ray Charles, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, and Cow Cow Davenport, while also throwing in a few originals for good measure. Not surprisingly, Music Makin' Mama will sound a fair bit rootsier than the typical Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women album; Rabson, after all, has long been the traditionalist torchbearer in the group, and her burning reverence for the dusty, old blues song certainly shines through here. While this is technically her debut solo album, Rabson has been playing some of these songs for decades, and there's nothing tentative about her playing here. The solo cuts in particular (Smith's "He's Got Me Goin'," Roosevelt Sykes' "Skin and Bones," and Rabson's "Blue Boogie") stand out for their simple charm and pinpoint delivery. On the ensemble numbers, Rabson gets a helping hand from an all-star backing band that includes saxman Greg Piccolo, violinist Mimi Rabson (Ann's sister), and Alligator labelmates John Cephas, Phil Wiggins, and Bob Margolin. In 1998, Music Makin' Mama was nominated for two W.C. Handy Awards (for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year and Traditional Blues Album of the Year). ---Ken Chang, Rovi

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