Female Blues Singers, Vol. 3, B/C (1923-1928) by Various Artists

Label: Document Records.

Release Date: March 18, 1997.

Recording Time: 65 minutes.
Releases: 1997, 2000, 2005.
Recording Date: 1923 - July 19, 1928.

Styles: Classic Female Blues, Early Jazz.

Vol. 3 in this 14-CD series has the complete recordings of Marie Bradley, Kitty Brown, Josephine Byrd, and Alice Carter. Bradley, who was best-known for her moaning and falsetto singing (particularly on two versions of "Down Home Moan"), is the most interesting of the four vocalists although apparently Josephine Byrd (who only recorded two numbers in her career) was well-known in theatres in the Midwest during the 1920s. Among the sidemen (most of whom are unidentified) who are heard from on this interesting CD are pianists Will Ezell, Freddie Longshaw, and possibly Tiny Parham. - Review by Scott Yanow

Credits: Marie Bradley - performer, primary artist, vocals; Kitty Brown - primary artist, vocals; Alice Carter - performer, primary artist, vocals; Ernest Elliott - clarinet; Dr. David Evans - liner notes; William Ezell - piano; Bob Fuller - clarinet; Billy Higgins - vocals; Louis Hooper - piano; Fred Longshaw - piano; Thomas Morris - cornet; Tom Morris - cornet; Leroy Morton - vocals; Nelson's Paramount Serenaders - kazoo; Tiny Parham - piano; Johnny Parth - producer; Bob Ricketts - piano; Gerhard Wessely - remastering.

Tracks: 1) Back to Town Blues - Marie Bradley; 2) Down Home Moan - Marie Bradley; 3) Mama's in a Strain - Marie Bradley; 4) Stormy Hailing Blues - Marie Bradley; 5) Back to Town Blues - Marie Bradley; 6) Down Home Moan - Marie Bradley; 7) Evil Blues - Kitty Brown; 8) Mean Eyes (Too Late Blues) - Kitty Brown; 9) Deceiful Blues - Kitty Brown; 10) I Don't Let No One Man Worry Me - Kitty Brown; 11) He's Never Gonna Throw Me Down - Kitty Brown; 12) Keep on Going - Kitty Brown; 13) Family Skeleton Blues - Kitty Brown; 14) I Wanna Jazz Some More - Kitty Brown; 15) Keep on Going - Kitty Brown; 16) One of These Days - Kitty Brown; 17) Take Me Away from Here; 18) Mosquito Blues; 19) Midnight Blues - Alice Carter; 20) If You Want to Keep Your Daddy Home - Alice Carter; 21) Bleeding Hearted Blues - Alice Carter; 22) I Just Want a Daddy - Alice Carter.