Odetta “At Carnegie Hall” LP (1960)

Details: Terre Haute pressing of Odetta "At Carnegie Hall" from 1960. Stereo version. Light wear on vinyl and cover. Original inner paper sleeve, some tearing near top (see images) for additional wear.

Description: "It was recorded live at that New York venue on April 8, 1960. The material ranged from traditional folk numbers, ballads, and lullabies to prison work songs and grandstanding spirituals. As a result of this long play, Odetta began to be talked about in the same vein as some of her own heroes – greats like Bessie Smith, Lead Belly, and Mahalia Jackson. All of these live recordings featured support from Bill Lee on upright bass. (The father of U.S. film director Spike Lee, Bill is another unheralded hero of the 1960s folk revival. He contributed session work to many recordings and helped to expand the parameters of folk’s sound from basic solo acoustic guitar accompaniment.) Odetta’s also joined on the last three numbers by the Choir of the Church of the Master, conducted by Dr. Theodore Stern."--Jazz Messengers

Grade: VG+ (Cover/Record)

TRACK LISTING SIDE A:

A1. If I Had A Hammer
A2. I'm Going Back To The Red Clay Country
A3. When I Was A Young Girl
A4. Gallows Pole
A5. God's A-Gonna Cut You Down
A6. John Riley
A7. John Henry

TRACK LISTING SIDE B:

B1. Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho
B2. All The Pretty Little Horses
B3. Prettiest Train
B4. Meeting At The Building
B5. No More Auction Block For Me
B6. Hold On
B7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
B8. Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down