Amtrak Blues

Alberta Hunter · 1980 · Titre éponyme du disque du retour d'Alberta Hunter

Context

Title track of the album Amtrak Blues, released by Columbia in 1980 under the direction of John Hammond. Alberta Hunter sings with Gerald Cook on piano and veterans such as Doc Cheatham and Vic Dickenson; the album was nominated for W. C. Handy Awards.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Classic blues (women singers), Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Classic blues: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

By the same artist

• My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More (1980)
• I've Got a Mind to Ramble (1980)
• The Darktown Strutters' Ball (1980)
• Cake Walking Babies (From Home) (1924)

Sources

• EN: Amtrak Blues

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