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- Date Released: January 1, 1967
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Blues, Traditional Folk
- Label: Grammercy Records
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The title The Best of Odetta sets a standard that the contents of this disc are unable to meet, even though the material is valuable. It would be difficult to assemble a true Odetta best-of, because the folksinger's recordings are extensive and have covered the labels Fantasy (1954-1955), Tradition (1956-1957), Vanguard (1959-1962 with releases continuing into 1963), Riverside (1962), RCA Victor (1962-1965), and Verve Folkways (1966-1967). But the concern here is solely the Tradition material, which consists of a total of 31 tracks that originated on two albums, Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (1956) and Odetta at the Gate of Horn (1957). The Best of Odetta is a truncated repackaging of this material, an 18-track disc excerpting nine selections from Odetta at the Gate of Horn followed by nine from Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues. On it, an Odetta in her mid-twenties gives mesmerizing performances of traditional folk and blues standards in her trademark contralto, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar or singing a cappella. (Bill Lee plays bass on the tracks from Odetta at the Gate of Horn.) These are good performances, and any folk fan should have some version of the Tradition recordings. But the album's title makes a promise the music itself does not keep. (The Best of Odetta has been reissued under the title The Best of Odetta: Ballads & Blues.)
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Shame And Scandal |
2:23 |
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| 02. | |
Been In The Pen |
2:32 |
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| 03. | |
Joshua |
1:54 |
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The Fox |
1:53 |
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If I Had A Ribbon Bow |
2:43 |
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Spiritual Trilogy: Oh, Freedom; Come And Go With Us; I'm On My Way |
6:03 |
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Easy Rider |
5:32 |
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| 08. | |
Alabama Bound |
1:53 |
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Glory, Glory |
2:13 |
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Jack O' Diamonds |
3:31 |
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| 11. | |
Lowlands |
2:41 |
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| 12. | |
Greensleeves |
2:49 |
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12 Total Tracks, 36:07 Total Length
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