The Chronological Big Maybelle 1944-1953

01.  
Hurry, Hurry (04-06-44)
Composer: Larkin-carter 3:05  

02.  
Indian Giver (11-?-47)
Composer: Jacobs-Blackman 2:30  

03.  
Foolin' Blues (11-?-47)
Composer: Unknown 2:39  

04.  
Little Miss Muffet (11-?-47)
Composer: Unknown 2:50  

05.  
Bad Dream Blues (11-?-47)
Composer: Blackman 2:59  

06.  
Too Tight Mama (12-?-47)
Composer: Smith 2:51  

07.  
Sad And Disappointed Girl (12-?-47)
Composer: Blackman-Blackman 2:35  

08.  
Don'T Try To Fool Me (12-?-47)
Composer: Blackman-Blackman 2:43  

09.  
Dirty Deal Blues (12-?-47)
Composer: Blackman 2:47  

10.  
Just Want Your Love (10-08-52)
Composer: Smith 3:12  

11.  
So Good To My Baby (10-08-52)
Composer: Kirkland-McCoy 2:31  

12.  
Gabbin' Blues (10-08-52)
Composer: Kirkland-McCoy 2:38  

13.  
My Country Man (10-08-52)
Composer: Kirkland-Wyche 2:32  

14.  
Rain Down Rain (10-29-52)
Composer: Kirkland-Chase 3:02  

15.  
Way Back Home (10-29-52)
Composer: Kirkland-Smith-McCoy 2:43  

16.  
Stay Away From My Sam (06-11-53)
Composer: Kirkland-Wyche 2:32  

17.  
Jinny Mule (06-11-53)
Composer: Kirkland-Wyche 2:43  

18.  
Send For Me (06-11-53)
Composer: Cook 3:08  

19.  
Maybelle'S Blues (06-11-53)
Composer: Smith 3:08

 

 JAZZ CLASSICS 5089 The Chronological Big Maybelle, 1944-1953 ● CD  
19 track, 54 mins, highly recommended The earliest sides from this great gravel voiced blues belter. The set opens up with her first vocal appearance in 1944 as a member of Christine Chatman & Her Orchestra on the fine Hurry, Hurry. This is followed by 8 tracks (two originally not issued) from 1947 issued under he real name Mabel Smith with a fine band including tenor saxists Hal Singer and Tom Archia and a guitarist who is hypothesized to be Lonnie Johnson and certainly sounds like him. She didn't record again for five years by which time she had adopted the nom-du-disque of Big Maybelle and she is featured on 10 songs from three sessions with the great hard driving Leroy Kirkland Orchestra including her first hits Gabbin Blues with humorous spoken interjections from Rose Marie McCoy and the loping Way Back Home though my favorite is the super intense Rain Down Rain. Superb sound throughout, notes by Dave Penny and discographical info. (FS)(rootsandrhythm.com)

Link to download:

 http://pintandomusica.blogspot.com/2010/05/big-maybelle.html