Ma Rainey - The Definitive Collection 1924-28 (4xCD) (Mint (M))

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

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℗© 2018 Acrobat Licensing Ltd
Made in the UK
24 page booklet with track listings/credits, photos of her, a playbill and a record of "Dream Blues", and a history of her career.
Liner notes by Paul Watts 2018
The title of track 3-15 is "Slow Drivin' Moan" in the booklet and track listing but shows "Slow Driving' Blues" in the ripped file title.
The title of track 4-1 is "Ice Bag Papa" in the booklet and track listing but shows "Ice Bag Blues" in the ripped file title.

Mystery credits:
Track 1-12: Guy Early is listed as a composer
Track 2-7: Drummer is possibly Cedric Odom
Track 2-7: Kazoo/Slide Whistle player is unknown
Track 2-10: Billie McQueens is listed as a composer
Track 2-13: Banjo is possibly George Williams
Track 2-14: Whitfield is listed as a composer
Track 2-16: Piano probably Lil Henderson
Track 2-16: Banjo possibly Rip Bassett
Track 2-19: Sidney Taylor Harris is listed as a composer
Track 2-23: Piano probably Lil Henderson
Track 2-23: Banjo possibly Rip Bassett
Track 3-5: Musical Saw - Unknown
Track 3-8: Guitar possibly Blind Blake
Track 3-9: Composer listed as Smith
Track 3-9: Cornet probably B. T. Wingfield
Track 3-9: Piano is either Jimmy Blythe or Tiny Parham
Track 3-10: Composer listed as Smith
Track 3-11: Composer listed as Smith
Track 3-11: Piano probably Jimmy Blythe
Track 3-12: Piano is either Jimmy Blythe or Tiny Parham
Track 3-12:  Cornet probably B. T. Wingfield
Track 3-12:  Trombone probably Albert Wynn or Kid Ory
Track 3-20: Banjo and Tuba artists unknown
Track 4-1: Composer listed as Unidentified
Track 4-2: Composer listed as Unidentified
Track 4-4: Cornet probably Shirley Clay
Track 4-4: Clarinet possibly Artie Starks
Track 4-4:  p. d. unknown male talking
Track 4-9: Composer listed as Unidentified
Track 4-10: Jazzhorn - Carl Reid
Track 4-10: Vocals - Band moaning effects
Track 4-14: Piano - Georgia Tom Dorsey or Eddie Miller
Track 4-18: Jazzhorn - Carl Reid
Track 4-18: Vocals - Band moaning effects
Track 4-19: Composer listed as Davis Rainey
Track 4-22: Composer listed as Davis Rainey
Track 4-22: Piano - Georgia Tom Dorsey or Eddie Miller

Recording session info from www.lordisco.com
Track 1-1: Universal Music Publishing Ltd (Paramount 12080)
Track 1-2: Seventh Music (Paramount 12080)
Track 1-3: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12081)
Track 1-4: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12081)
Track 1-5: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12082)
Track 1-6: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12082)
Track 1-7: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12083)
Track 1-8: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12083)
Recorded - Chicago, December, 1923
Track 1-9: Copyright Control (Paramount 12098)
Track 1-10: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12098)
Recorded - Chicago, c. March, 1924
Track 1-11: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12200)
Recorded - Chicago, c. March, 1924
Track 1-12: Carlin Music Corp (Paramount 12200)
Recorded - Chicago, c. March, 1924
Track 1-13: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12215)
Track 1-14: Seventh Music (Paramount 12215)
Recorded - Chicago, c. March, 1924
Track 1-15: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12222)
Track 1-16: Copyright Control (Paramount 12222)
Recorded - Chicago, c. August, 1924
Track 1-17: Copyright Control (Paramount 12227)
Recorded - Chicago, c. April, 1924
Track 1-18: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12227)
Recorded - Chicago, c. May, 1924
Track 1-19: Public Domain (Paramount 12238)
Track 1-20: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12238)
Recorded - New York, c. October 16, 1924
Track 1-21: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12242)
Track 1-22: Copyright Control (Paramount 12242)
Track 1-23: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12242)
Recorded - New York, c. October 15, 1924
Track 2-1: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12252)
Recorded - New York, c. October 16, 1924
Track 2-2: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12257)
Recorded - Chicago, c. November, 1924
Track 2-3: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12257)
Recorded - Chicago, c. March, 1924
Track 2-4: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12284)
Track 2-5: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12284)
Track 2-6: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12290)
Track 2-7: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12290)
Recorded - Chicago, May 18 or 19, 1925
Track 2-8: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12295)
Track 2-9: Copyright Control (Paramount 12295)
Track 2-10: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12303)
Track 2-11: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12303)
Track 2-12: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12311)
Track 2-13: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12311)
Recorded - Chicago, July 13-18, 1925
Track 2-14: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12332)
Track 2-15: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12332)
Track 2-16: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12338)
Track 2-17: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12338)
Recorded - New York, December, 1925
Track 2-18: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12352)
Recorded - Chicago, February 3-18, 1926
Track 2-19: Copyright Control (Paramount 12352)
Recorded - Chicago, c. February, 1926
Track 2-20: Copyright Control (Paramount 12357)
Track 2-21: Copyright Control (Paramount 12357)
Recorded - New York, December, 1925
Track 2-22: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12364)
Track 2-23: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12364)
Recorded - Chicago, February 3-18, 1926
Track 3-1: Copyright Control (Paramount 12374)
Track 3-2: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12374)
Recorded - New York, December, 1925
Track 3-3: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12384)
Track 3-4: Copyright Control (Paramount 12384)
Track 3-5: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12395)
Recorded - Chicago, c. August, 1926
Track 3-6: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12395)
Recorded - Chicago, c. August, 1926
Track 3-7: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12419)
Track 3-8: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12419)
Recorded - Chicago, c. December, 1926
Track 3-9: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12438)
Recorded - Chicago, c. February, 1927
Track 3-10: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12438)
Recorded - Chicago, c. December, 1926
Track 3-11: Copyright Control (Paramount 12455)
Recorded - Chicago, c. February, 1927
Track 3-12: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12455)
Recorded - Chicago, c. February, 1927
Track 3-13: Public Domain (Paramount 12508)
Track 3-14: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12508)
Track 3-15: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12526)
Recorded - Chicago, c. August, 1927
Track 3-16: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12526)
Track 3-17: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12548)
Track 3-18: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12548)
Track 3-19: Public Domain (Paramount 12566)
Track 3-20: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12566)
Recorded - Chicago, c. August, 1927
Track 3-21: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12590)
Track 3-22: Shapiro Bernstein & Co Ltd (Paramount 12590)
Track 3-23: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12603)
Track 3-24: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12603)
Track 4-1: Copyright Control (Paramount 12612)
Track 4-2: Copyright Control (Paramount 12612)
Track 4-3: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12647)
Track 4-4: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12647)
Recorded - Chicago, c. December, 1927
Track 4-5: Copyright Control (Paramount 12668)
Track 4-6: Copyright Control (Paramount 12668)
Track 4-7: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12687)
Track 4-8: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12687)
Track 4-9: Copyright Control (Paramount 12706)
Track 4-10: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12706)
Recorded - Chicago, June 12, 1928
Track 4-11: Copyright Control (Paramount 12706)
Recorded - Chicago, c. December, 1928
Track 4-12: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12718)
Recorded - Chicago, c. October, 1928
Track 4-13: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12735)
Recorded - Chicago, c. September, 1928
Track 4-14: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12735)
Recorded - Chicago, c. September, 1928
Track 4-15: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12760)
Track 4-16: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12760)
Recorded - Chicago, c. September, 1928
Track 4-17: MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12804)
Track 4-18: Copyright Control (Paramount 12804)
Recorded - Chicago, June 12, 1928
Track 4-19: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12902)
Track 4-20: Copyright Control (Paramount 12902)
Track 4-21: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12926)
Track 4-22: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12926)
Recorded - Chicago, c. September, 1928
Track 4-23: Public Domain (Paramount 12963)
Track 4-24: Universal/MCA Music Ltd (Paramount 12963)
Recorded - Chicago, c. September, 1928

1-1. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Bo Weavil Blues 2:42
1-2. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Last Minute Blues 2:57
1-3. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Those All Night Long Blues 3:06
1-4. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Bad Luck Blues 3:05
1-5. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Barrelhouse Blues 2:49
1-6. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Walking Blues 3:10
1-7. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Southern Blues 2:53
1-8. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Moonshine Blues 3:04
1-9. Ma Rainey, The Pruit Twins - Lost Wandering Blues 2:49
1-10. Ma Rainey, The Pruit Twins - Dream Blues 2:44
1-11. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Honey, Where You Been So Long? 2:47
1-12. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Ma Rainey Mystery Record 3:18
1-13. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Those Dogs Of Mine 3:04
1-14. Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Lucky Rock Blues 3:03
1-15. Ma Rainey - Shave Em Dry 2:39
1-16. Ma Rainey - Farewell Daddy Blues 3:04
1-17. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - South Bound Blues 3:12
1-18. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Lawd Send Me A Man Blues 2:45
1-19. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Counting The Blues 3:07
1-20. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Jelly Bean Blues 3:09
1-21. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Booze And Blues 3:09
1-22. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Toad Frog Blues 3:03
1-23. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Jealous Hearted Blues 3:09
2-1. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - See See Rider Blues 3:11
2-2. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Cell Bound Blues 3:08
2-3. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Ya Da Do 2:55
2-4. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Explaining The Blues 3:25
2-5. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Army Camp Harmony Blues 2:59
2-6. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Goodbye Daddy Blues 3:22
2-7. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Louisiana Hoodoo Blues 3:07
2-8. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Stormy Sea Blues 2:41
2-9. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Levee Camp Moan 2:47
2-10. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Four Day Honory Scat 3:20
2-11. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Nightime Blues 2:56
2-12. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Rough And Tumble Blues 2:52
2-13. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Memphis Bound Blues 2:51
2-14. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Oh My Babe Blues 3:17
2-15. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Slave To The Blues 2:41
2-16. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Wringing And Twisting 2:57
2-17. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Chain Gang Blues 3:10
2-18. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Seeking Blues 2:55
2-19. Ma Rainey, Jimmy Blythe - Mountain Jack Blues 2:41
2-20. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Stack O Lee Blues 2:54
2-21. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Yonder Come The Blues 3:01
2-22. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Jealousy Blues 2:55
2-23. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Broken Hearted Blues 2:53
3-1. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Titanic Man Blues 2:45
3-2. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Bessemer Bound Blues 2:48
3-3. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Broken Soul Blues 2:55
3-4. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Sissy Blues 3:14
3-5. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Down In The Basement 3:05
3-6. Ma Rainey, Lil Henderson - Trust No Man 3:09
3-7. Ma Rainey - Grieving Hearted Blues 2:56
3-8. Ma Rainey - Little Low Down Mama Blues 3:02
3-9. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Soon This Morning 2:49
3-10. Ma Rainey, Jimmy Blythe - Don't Fish In My Sea 2:51
3-11. Ma Rainey With Her Georgia Boys - Morning Hour Blues 2:34
3-12. Ma Rainey - Weeping Woman Blues 3:01
3-13. Ma Rainey, Claude Hopkins - Dead Drunk Blues 2:52
3-14. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Misery Blues 2:40
3-15. Ma Rainey, Claude Hopkins - Slow Drivin' Moan 3:12
3-16. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Gone Daddy Blues 2:34
3-17. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Damper Down Blues 2:33
3-18. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Big Boy Blues 2:49
3-19. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Blues Oh Blues 2:50
3-20. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Oh Papa Blues 2:49
3-21. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 3:11
3-22. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Georgia Cakewalk 2:37
3-23. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Moonshine Blues 2:52
3-24. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - New Boll Weavil Blues 2:46
4-1. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Ice Bag Papa 3:06
4-2. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Hellish Rag 3:03
4-3. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Blues The World Forgot 3:13
4-4. Ma Rainey And Her Georgia Band - Blues The World Forgot #2 3:05
4-5. Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Prove It On Me Blues 2:44
4-6. Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Hear Me Talking To You 3:03
4-7. Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Black Cat Hoot Owl 2:31
4-8. Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Victim Of The Blues 2:37
4-9. Ma Rainey - Traveling Blues 2:49
4-10. Ma Rainey - Deep Moaning Blues 2:46
4-11. Ma Rainey, Papa Charlie Jackson - Big Feeling Blues 2:48
4-12. Ma Rainey, Papa Charlie Jackson - Ma And Pa Poorhouse Blues 3:05
4-13. Ma Rainey - Tough Luck Blues 3:07
4-14. Ma Rainey - Screech Owl Blues 3:00
4-15. Ma Rainey - Blame It On The Blues 3:11
4-16. Ma Rainey - Sleep Talking Blues 3:19
4-17. Ma Rainey - Log Camp Blues 2:56
4-18. Ma Rainey - Hustlin' Blues 2:39
4-19. Ma Rainey - Leaving This Morning 3:11
4-20. Ma Rainey - Runaway Blues 2:29
4-21. Ma Rainey - Sweet Rough Man 3:08
4-22. Ma Rainey - Black Dust Blues 2:55
4-23. Ma Rainey - Black Eye Blues 3:14
4-24. Ma Rainey - Daddy Goodbye Blues 3:11

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