Bye Bye Baby (2002)

About this title: If someone is a truly obsessive blues collector -- the kind who loves to check out even the most obscure artists -- chances are that he/she owns some Delmark releases. Delmark's Bob Koester has not limited himself to the bigger names of the blues; he has been great about recording lesser-known bluesmen, and he has been willing to reissue little-known yet worthwhile recordings that many other labels would never bother with. Take Bye Bye Baby, for example. Much of this 2002 release focuses on some 1962 and 1963 sessions that Birmingham, AL, resident Patrick Cather produced for the late Robert ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bye Bye Baby [Robin/Styne]
2. Let's Get Together
3. Pratt City Special [McCoy]
4. Goin' Down Slow [Oden]
5. Church Bell Blues
6. Gone Mother Blues [Carr/P.D.]
7. Jump Steady Blues [Smith/Morris]
8. Straight Alky Blues [Blackwell]
9. Washington Heights [McCoy]
10. Rockin' With Red [Perryman]
11. Louise Louise Blues [Simon/Williams]
12. You Got to Reap What You Sow [Carr/P.D.]
13. Call the Wagon [McCoy]
14. All in All Baby
15. There'll Be Some Changes Made [Higgins/Overstreet]
16. Lonesome and Blue
17. Mr. Freddie Blues [Shayne/P.D.]
18. Love Hides All Faults [Carr/P.D.]
19. Sent for You Yesterday [Basie/Durham/Rushin]
20. Almighty Rambling
21. Let's Go Get Stoned [Armstead/Ashford/Si]

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