#A) Summary Discography
#B) Full Discography
#C) Articles/Reviews
#D) Sources
#E) Other Odetta discographies
-
FolkLib Index
- other links
Installed here on 12-03-2008, the original text file discography was first installed in the UW-Parkside Music Archives on 10-11-1992.
t = Complete list of track titles appears in the Full Discography
p = Partial list appears, Odetta tracks only
i = incomplete track listing
(r) = published reviews of this album are listed in section #A
* = listed in the Fall 1992, Schwann "Spectrum", p. 80
p.# = Schwann listing page number
Solo Albums
#01)i 1954? Odetta and Larry Fantasy 3252
#02) 1963 Odetta Fantasy 8345
#03)i 1956 Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues Tradition 1010
#04)t 1957 At the Gate of Horn Tradition 1025
#05) 1967 Best of Odetta Tradition 2052
#06)i 1960 My Eyes Have Seen Vanguard 9059
#07)i 1960 Ballad for Americans Vanguard 9066
#08)i 1960 At Carnegie Hall Vanguard 9076
#09)t 1960 Odetta Sings Christmas Spirituals Vanguard 9079
#10) 1961 * At Town Hall Vanguard 2109
#11) 1963 One Grain of Sand Vanguard 2153
#12)t 1973 * The Essential Odetta Vanguard 43/44
#13) 1962 Odetta and the Blues Riverside 9417
#14) 1963 Odetta Sings Folk Songs RCA Victor 2643
#15) 1965 Odetta Sings Dylan RCA Victor ?
#16) 1960 It's a Mighty World RCA Victor 2792
#17)t 1988 * Christmas Spirituals (r) Alcazar 104
#18) ? * Odetta and the Blues O.B.C. 509
#19) 1987 * Movin' It On (r) Rose Quartz 101
#20) 197? Odetta Sings Polydor 4048
See Other Odetta discographies for recent releases (my future discography plans).
Collections
#21)p 1959 Folk Festival at Newport 1959, Volume 2 Vanguard 2054
#22)p 1972 The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie Vanguard 35/36
#23)p 1987 Greatest Folksingers of the 'Sixties Vanguard 17/18
#24)p ? Folk Festival Legacy 110
#25) 1988 Songs of the Working People Flying Fish 70483
#26) 1989 Folk City: The 25th Anniversary Concert (r) Image laser
#27) 1956 An Anthology of Folk Music ? ?
#28) 1962 Folk Song and Mistrelsy ? ?
#29) 1968 Something to Sing About! ? ?
Films
#30) 1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris
#31) 1955 Cinerama Holiday
#32) 1961 Sanctuary
#33) 1970 Ramblin' (film short)
#34) 1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie)
#B) Full Discography (top/bottom of page)
[number] = Actual albums I have seen
"Owners" = Who owns, or owned, the album I saw
(see the complete code list in library)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page) Owners
----------Fantasy ------
#01) 1954? Odetta and Larry (LP: 3252)
--- (track titles from #au, see Sources below)
---
#01. ? : John Henry
#01. ? : Old Cotten Fields at Home
#01. ? : Frozen Logger, The
#01. ? : Run, Come See Jerusalem
#01. ? : Old Blue
#01. ? : Water Boy
#01. ? : Santa Ana
#01. ? : I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago
#01. ? : Car-Car Song, The
#01. ? : No More Cane on the Brazos
#01. ? : Pay Day at Coal Creek
#01. ? : I've Been 'Buked and I've Been Scorned
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#02) 1963 Odetta (LP: 8345)
----------Tradition
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#03) 1956 Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (LP: 1010)
--- (track titles from #au, see "Sources" below)
---
#03. ? : Santy Ano
#03. ? : If I Had a Ribbon Bow
#03. ? : Muleskinner Blues
#03. ? : Another Man Done Gone
#03. ? : Joshua
#03. ? : Hound Dog Bay at the Moon
#03. ? : Glory, Glory
#03. ? : Alabama Bound
#03. ? : Been in the Pen
#03. ? : Shame and Scandal
#03. ? : Jack 'O Diamonds
#03. ? : 'Buked and Scorned
#03. ? : Easy Rider
#03. ? : Deep Blue Sea
#03. ? : Oh Freedom
#03. ? : God's Gonna Cut You Down
#03. ? : I'm on My Way
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#04) 1957 At the Gate of Horn [LP: TLP-1025] mono {A}
---
#04. A1 : He's Got the Whold World in His Hands
#04. A2 : Sail Away Ladies, Sail AWay
#04. A3 : Gallows Pole, The
#04. A4 : Lowlands
#04. A5 : Fox, The
#04. A6 : Maybe She Go
#04. A7 : Lass from the Low Countree, The
#04. A8 : Timber
#04. B1 : Deep River
#04. B2 : Chilly Winds
#04. B3 : Green Sleeves
#04. B4 : Devilish Mary
#04. B5 : All the Pretty Little Horses
#04. B6 : Midnight Special, The
#04. B7 : Take This Hammer
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#05) 1967 Best of Odetta (LP: 2052) 7-67
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Vanguard
#06) 1960 My Eyes Have Seen (LP: VRS-9059) mono
#06 (LP: VSD-2046)
--- (titles from #09 LP liner notes)
---
#06. ? : Poor Little Jesus
#06. ? : Bald Headed Woman
#06. ? : Motherless Children
#06. ? : I Know Where I'm Going
#06. ? : Foggy Dew, The
#06. ? : I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain
#06. ? : Water Boy
#06. ? : Ox-Driver Song
#06. ? : Down on Me
#06. ? : Saro Jane
#06. ? : Three Pigs
#06. ? : No More Cane on the Brazos
#06. ? : Jumpin' Judy
#06. ? : Battle Hymn of the Republic
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#07) 1960 Ballad for Americans (LP: VRS-9066) mono
#07 (LP: VSD-2057)
--- (titles from #09 LP liner notes)
---
#07. ? : This Land
#07. ? : On Top of Old Smokey
#07. ? : Hush Little Baby
#07. ? : Dark as a Dungeon
#07. ? : Great Historical Bum, The
#07. ? : Payday at Coal Creek
#07. ? : Going Home
#07. ? : Pastures of Plenty
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#08) 1960 At Carnegie Hall (LP: VRS-9076) mono
#08 (LP: VSD-2072)
#08 (LP: 73003)
--- (concert recorded 4-08-60)
--- (titles from #09 LP liner notes)
---
#08. ? : If I Had a Hammer
#08. ? : Red Clay Country
#08. ? : When I Was a Young Girl
#08. ? : Gallows Pole, The
#08. ? : God's A-Gonna Cut You Down
#08. ? : John Riley
#08. ? : John Henry
#08. ? : Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
#08. ? : All the Pretty Little Horses
#08. ? : Prettiest Train
#08. ? : Meeting at the Building
#08. ? : No More Auction Block
#08. ? : Hold On
#08. ? : Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#09) 1960 Odetta Sings Christmas Spirituals [LP: VRS-9079] mono {C}
#09 (LP: VSD-2079)
---
#09. A1 2:41 Virgin Mary Had One Son
#09. A2 2:40 Somebody's Talkin' About Jesus
#09. A3 2:00 Ain't That A-Rockin'
#09. A4 1:43 Mary Had a Baby
#09. A5 3:02 Go Tell It on the Mountain
#09. A6 2:36 Beautiful Star
#09. A7 2:20 Poor Little Jesus
#09. B1 1:39 Shout for Joy
#09. B2 1:24 Oh, Jerusalem
#09. B3 1:46 Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
#09. B4 2:30 If Anybody Asks You
#09. B5 2:00 What Month Was Jesus Born In?
#09. B6 6:57 Children, Go Where I Send You
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#10) 1961 At Town Hall (LP: VRS-9103) mono
#10 (LP: VSD-2109)
#10 (CS: CV-2109) * 1-92
#10 (CD: VMD-2109) *
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#11) 1963 One Grain of Sand (LP: VRS-9137) mono
#11 (LP: VSD-2153)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#12) 1973 The Essential Odetta [2LP: VSD-43/44] * {C}
#12 (CS: CVSD-43/44) *
#12 (CD: VCD-43/44) *
---
#12. A1 1:39 If I Had a Hammer
#12. A2 4:22 I'm Going Back to the Red Clay Country
#12. A3 2:42 When I Was a Young Girl
#12. A4 2:28 Gallows Pole, The
#12. A5 2:03 God's A-Gonna Cut You Down
#12. A6 3:18 John Riley
#12. A7 3:06 John Henry
#12. B1 2:10 Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
#12. B2 2:56 All the Pretty Little Horses
#12. B3 3:16 Prettiest Train
#12. B4 2:25 Meeting at the Building
#12. B5 2:09 No More Auction Block for Me
#12. B6 2:31 Hold On
#12. B7 3:14 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
#12. B8 3:07 Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body DOwn
#12. C1 1:30 Let Me Ride
#12. C2 1:42 Fox, The
#12. C3 2:05 Santy Anno
#12. C4 1:47 Devilish Mary
#12. C5 2:20 Another Man Done Gone
#12. C6 1:44 Children's Songs
#12. C7 6:00 He Had a Long Chain On
#12. C8 1:55 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
#12. C9 3:35 Take This Hammer
#12. D1 2:55 Ox-Driver Song
#12. D2 4:05 Hound Dog
#12. D3 2:55 Fifteen Cents
#12. D4 2:12 What Month Was Jesus Born In?
#12. D5 2:43 Frozen Logger, The
#12. D6 3:03 Timber
#12. D7 6:30 Freedom Trilogy
#12. D7 -- Oh Freedom (Freedom Trilogy)
#12. D7 -- Come and Go With Me (Freedom Trilogy)
#12. D7 -- I'm on My Way (Freedom Trilogy)
Sides A,B recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City
Sides C,D recorded live at Town Hall, New York City
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Riverside
#13) 1962 Odetta and the Blues (LP: 9417)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------RCA Victor
#14) 1963 Odetta Sings Folk Songs (LP: LPM-2643) mono
#14 (LP: LSP-2643)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#15) 1965 Odetta Sings Dylan (LP: ?)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#16) 1960 It's a Mighty World (LP: LPM-2792)
#16 (LP: LSP-2792)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Alcazar Records
#17) 1988 Christmas Spirituals (LP: ALC-104-L) *
#17 p.180,561 (CS: ALC-104-C) *
#17 (CD: ALC-104-D) *
#17 [CD: ALC-104] {D}
---
#17. 1 1:42 Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
#17. 2 2:25 What Month Was Jesus Born In?
#17. 3 1:48 Mary Had a Baby
#17. 4 2:02 Somebody Talkin 'Bout Jesus
#17. 5 3:05 Virgin Mary Had One Son
#17. 6 2:28 Go Tell It on the Mountain
#17. 7 1:53 Shout for Joy
#17. 8 2:44 Poor Little Jesus
#17. 9 3:23 O Jerusalem
#17. 10 1:59 Ain't That A-Rockin'
#17. 11 1:18 If Anybody Asks You
#17. 12 2:44 Beautiful Star
#17. 13 1:55 Children, Go Where I Send Thee
Bill Lee: acoustic string bass
Lincoln Goines: acoustic string bass (#05-12)
Carol Steele: drums
Jeff Salisbury: snare, brushes
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Original Blues Classics (dist. by Fantasy, Inc.)
#18) ? Odetta and the Blues (LP: OBC-509) *
(reissue of Riverside 9417)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Rose Quartz
#19) 1987 Movin' It On (LP: RQ-101) * 12-87
#19 (CS: RQ-90101) *
(recorded live in concert 11-22-86)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Polydor
#20) 197? Odetta Sings (LP: 24-4048)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Vanguard - collections
#21) 1959 Folk Festival at Newport 1959, Volume 2 [LP: VRS-9063]mono {A}
#21 (LP: VSD-2054)
--- (all 13 tracks are listed in Folk Music Collections)
---
#21. A1 2:14 Joshua Fought the Battle at Jericho
#21. A2 3:05 Cotton Fields At Home
#21. A3 2:17 Great Historical Bum, The
#21. A4 6:08 I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain (medley)
#21. A4 -- Water Boy (medley)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#22) 1972 The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie [2LP: VSD-35/36] {C}
---
#22. C4 1:56 Great Historical Bum, The
#22. D3 4:02 Rambling Round Your City
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#23) 1987 Greatest Folksingers of the 'Sixties [CD: VCD-17/18] {A}
--- (all 24 tracks are listed in Folk Music Collections)
---
#23. 5 3:13 John Henry
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Legacy "An Elektra/Everest Production" - collections
#24) ? Folk Festival [LP: LEG-110] {T}
--- (all 15 tracks are listed in Folk Music Collections)
---
#24. A7 1:50 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
----------Flying Fish - collections
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#25) 1988 Songs of the Working People (LP: 70483)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------Image Entertainment
#26) 1989 Folk City: The 25th Anniversary Concert (LD: ?)
60 min. LV laser disc
(selections by Odetta, Joan Baez, Suzanne Vega, Eric
Anderson, the Violent Femmes, Roger McGuinn, David
Massengill, Tom Paxton, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
----------? - collections
#27) 1956 An Anthology of Folk Music (LP: ?)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#28) 1962 Folk Song and Mistrelsy (LP: ?)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
#29) 1968 Something to Sing About! (LP: ?)
Summary Discography (top/bottom of page)
Films:
#30) 1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris
#31) 1955 Cinerama Holiday
#32) 1960 Sanctuary
#33) 1970 Ramblin' (film short)
#34) 1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#C) Articles/Reviews (top/bottom of page)
Reviews:
Albums:
(#19) "Movin' it On"
Stereo Review, 3/88, Vol. 53, p. 94
(#26) "Folk City: The 25th Anniversary Concert"
Video Review, 4/90, Vol. 11, p. 95
Concerts:
"Mixed Bag" (Carnegie Hall, NY)
Variety, 11-06-85, Vol. 321, p. 86
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#D) Sources (top/bottom of page)
See my Bibliography for complete bibliographical information.
Sources