Release Date: October 13, 1992.
Recording Time: 43 minutes.
Recording Date: 1928 - 1937.
Release Info: Compilation (YAZCD-1039) Studio Recording.
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues, Early American Blues, Regional Blues.
Yazoo's Bottleneck Guitar (1928-1937) is a great collection of early recordings from slide guitarist Tampa Red. The 14-track collection has a number of classic solo cuts from Tampa -- including "You Gotta Reap What You Sow" and "Seminole Blues" -- plus duets with the likes of Georgia Tom and Ma Rainey, making it an excellent overview of his earliest sides. ~ Thom Owens
Credits: Madlyn Davis - performer, primary artist; Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey - composer; Georgia Tom - composer, performer, piano, primary artist; Stefan Grossman - art direction; Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon - composer, performer, primary artist; Lil Johnson - composer, performer, primary artist; John Miller - liner notes; Joan Pelosi - cover design; Nick Perls - cover design, mastering; Public Domain - composer; Ma Rainey - performer, primary artist; Tampa Red - composer, guitar, performer, primary artist; Robert Vosgien - digital mastering; Hudson Whittaker - composer, guitar, vocals.
Tracks: 1. It's Heated - Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon; 2. You Got to Reap What You Sow - Tampa Red; 3. What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy? - Tampa Red; 4. Black Eye Blues - Ma Rainey; 5. The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas - Tampa Red; 6. It's Red Hot - Madlyn Davis; 7. If You Want Me to Love You - Georgia Tom w/Tampa Red; 8. No Matter How She Done It - Tampa Red; 9. Through Train Blues - Tampa Red; 10. Seminole Blues - Tampa Red; 11. Too Black Bad - Madlyn Davis; 12. Come on Mama, Do That Dance - Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band; 13. Denver Blues - Tampa Red; 14. House Rent Scuffle - Lil Johnson.