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- Date Released: July 1, 1927
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Chicago Blues
- Label: Document Records / The Orchard
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We Say...
Billed in her day as the Uncrowned Queen of the Blues, Cox is even more overlooked today than Carr. But among classic blues singers she was second only to Bessie Smith. (Carr actually adapted his breakthrough single from her "How Long Daddy, How Long.") She could belt and swing, but more often she delivered intimate, straightforward vocals that she colored effectively with moaning, groaning effects; combined with her risqué material, this earned her a second nickname as the Sepia Mae West. Her phrasing was equal parts blues and vaudeville. And she took no messaround from nobody: the Georgia woman, who owned and managed her own touring company, sang gleefully of monkey men (guys who were good for nothing but sex), boasted that she was a "One Hour Mama" and noted in her signature song that "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues." But she also gave listeners chills with "Death Letter Blues" and her repertoire of "graveyard songs."
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They Say...
The fourth and final CD in Document's extensive Ida Cox series features the classic blues singer in a variety of settings: backed by her future husband Jesse Crump on eight selections from 1927; accompanied by a variety of mostly unknown players on a dozen numbers from 1928; joined by a trio (including trombonist Roy Palmer) on two 1929 sides; and, finally, assisted by five Count Basie sidemen (trumpeter Shad Collins, trombonist Dickie Wells, tenorman Buddy Tate, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones) and pianist James P. Johnson during her two songs at the 1938 Spirituals to Swing Concert. Unfortunately, Document did not put out a Vol. 5 to cover Cox's 1939-40 recordings (which were reissued by Affinity). Although none of these individual selections became that famous, she is heard in prime form throughout, and she is at her best during the duets with Crump. In fact, Cox is in such fine form during her 1938 concert appearance that it makes one wonder why she was not more active on records during the 1930s and '40s. The first two CDs in this series get the edge, but all four will be wanted by vintage blues fans.
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| 01. |  |
Pleading Blues |
3:00 |
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| 02. | |
Lost Man Blues |
2:46 |
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| 03. | |
Hard Oh Lawd |
2:33 |
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| 04. | |
Mercy Blues |
3:00 |
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| 05. | |
Seven Day Blues |
3:05 |
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| 06. | |
Cold And Blue |
2:47 |
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| 07. | |
Midnight Hour Blues |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
Give Me A Break Blues |
2:53 |
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| 09. | |
Bone Orchard Blues |
2:57 |
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| 10. | |
Sobbing Tears Blues |
3:29 |
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| 11. | |
Booze Crazy Man Blues |
3:05 |
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| 12. | |
Broadcasting Blues |
2:44 |
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| 13. | |
Western Union Blues |
2:33 |
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| 14. | |
Fogyism |
2:44 |
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| 15. | |
Separated Blues |
2:40 |
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| 16. | |
Tree Top Tall Papa |
2:25 |
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| 17. | |
Marble Stone Blues |
2:41 |
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| 18. | |
Crow Jane Woman |
2:44 |
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| 19. | |
Worn Down Daddy Blues |
2:38 |
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| 20. | |
You Stole My Man |
2:42 |
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| 21. | |
I'm So Glad |
3:10 |
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| 22. | |
Jail House Blues |
3:21 |
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| 23. | |
Four Day Creep |
3:28 |
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| 24. | |
Low Down Dirty Shame |
2:35 |
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24 Total Tracks, 68:51 Total Length
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Credits
- Ida Cox - Vocals // Ida Cox - Main Performer // James P. Johnson - Piano // Jo Jones - Drums // Buddy Tate - Sax (Tenor) // Buddy Tate - Sax (Tenor) // Buddy Tate - Sax (Tenor) // Buddy Tate - Sax (Tenor) // Roy Palmer - Trombone // Tiny Parham - Piano // Walter Page - String Bass // Shad Collins - Trumpet // Dave Nelson - Cornet // Johnny Parth - Producer // Johnny Parth - Compilation // Dicky Wells - Trombone // Dicky Wells - Trombone // Jesse Crump - Piano // Gerhard Wessely - Remastering // John Cowley - Liner Notes // B.T. Wingfield - Cornet
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