Music Makin' Mama (1997)

About this title: Music Makin' Mama starts with a bang and ends with a boogie -- the bang is Rabson's revved-up take on Huey "Piano" Smith's "Baby, Every Once in a While," and the boogie is a solo instrumental ode to two of her piano heroes, Jimmy Yancey and Meade Lux Lewis. Between these two end pieces, Rabson navigates through bluesy territory with her trademark gusto, digging up songs by Ray Charles, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, and Cow Cow Davenport, while also throwing in a few originals for good measure. Not surprisingly, Music Makin' Mama will sound a fair bit rootsier than the typical Saffire -- The ... read more

Tracks:

1. Baby, Every Once in a While [Smith]
2. Givin' It Away [Davenport]
3. No Later On [Brown]
4. One Meatball [Singer/Zaret]
5. Snatchin' and Grabbin' [Rose/Scrivner]
6. Gonna Stop You from Giving You the Blues [Clements/Henry]
7. He's Got Me Goin' [Gray]
8. Music Makin' Mama [Rabson]
9. Another You [Foster/Greenlee]
10. What I Don't See Can't Hurt Me [Smith/Zox]
11. Serial Love [Rabson]
12. Ain't That a Shame [Broonzy]
13. Hallelujah, I Just Love Him So [Charles]
14. Skin and Bones [Sykes]
15. I Haven't Got a Clue [Rabson]
16. Blue Boogie [Rabson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.