Other than an album from 1961, this CD has blues singer Ida Cox's final
recordings. The first seven selections (which include a previously
unreleased "One Hour Mama") has four additional alternate takes. Cox is
heard in 1939 backed by an accurately-titled "all-star band" that
consists of trumpeter Hot Lips Page, trombonist J.C. Higginbotham,
clarinetist Edmond Hall, either James P. Johnson or Fletcher Henderson
on piano, guitarist Charlie Christian, bassist Artie Bernstein and
Lionel Hampton on drums. Although her prime was considered the 1920s,
Ida Cox on "Death Letter Blues" and "Four Day Creep" still sounds pretty
strong. The remainder of this CD is taken from a 1940 session with
trumpeter Red Allen, Higginbotham, Hall, pianist Cliff Jackson, bassist
Billy Taylor, and drummer Jimmy Hoskins that resulted in four titles and
four alternate takes; only two performances were released previously,
but Cox's singing is excellent. It is a pity that because musical styles
had changed, Ida Cox was largely forgotten during this period. Scott Yanow
1 Deep Sea Blues (Take 1) 3:20
Ida Cox
2 Deep Sea Blues (Take 2) 3:24
Ida Cox
3 Death Letter Blues (Take 1) 3:17
Ida Cox
4 Death Letter Blues (Take 4) 2:46
Ida Cox
5 One Hour Mama (Take 4) 2:56
Ida Cox / Porter Grainger
6 One Hour Mama (Breakdown) (Take 5) 0:17
Ida Cox
7 One Hour Mama (Take 6) 3:07
Ida Cox / Porter Grainger
8 Four Day Creep 3:28
Ida Cox
9 Pink Slip Blues 3:01
Porter Grainger
10 Hard Times Blues 3:00
Ida Cox
11 Take Him Off My Mind 3:05
Porter Grainger
12 Last Mile Blues (Take 1) 3:12
Ida Cox / Jesse Crump
13 Last Mile Blues (Take 2) 3:19
Ida Cox / Jesse Crump
14 I Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Break My Heart 3:21
Ida Cox
15 I Can't Quit That Man (Take 1) 2:55
16 I Can't Quit That Man (Take 2) 3:00
17 I Can't Quit That Man (Take 3) 3:17
18 You Got To Swing And Sway (Take 1) 2:57
Ida Cox
19 You Got To Swing And Sway (Take 2) 2:33
Ida Cox
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