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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ma Rainey

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" 錄製於1927年。Ma Rainey 是最早被錄製的藍調女歌手之一,她的演繹方式影響了很多後期出名的藍調女歌手,包括 Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Clara Smith等等。傳聞說,她12歲就開始登台表演。後來加入了 Rabbit's Foot Minstrels, 這是一個巡迴到各地在一個帳篷裡表演的樂團。除了唱歌以外,樂團也會有雜技,相聲等等其他表演。Rabbit's Foot Minstrels 是第一個完全由黑人管理的表演團隊,也創造了很多藍調和爵士的奠基人。之前我给你們介紹過来自英國牛津的 The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band,現在你便會知道名字的由來。“Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" 被很多樂隊翻唱,但是我最喜歡的現代版本,還是 Rabbit Foot Spasm Band 第一張專輯 Gin Sympathy 裡面的翻唱。


聽,聽那些在背景互相吹捧的號子們, 他們就像剛剛被殘酷現實監獄釋放的靈魂,慶祝著自由。二十和三十年代爵士和藍調混合的聲音,是一種很特別的聲音。



Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was recorded in 1927. Ma Rainey is one of the earliest female blues singers being recorded. Her singing style influenced many, including Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Clara Smith and others. She began to perform at the age of 12, and later joined The Rabbit's Foot Minstrels, a company that toured around and provided entertainments in a tent. Apart from singing, there were also circus, comics and other shows. The Rabbit's Foot Minstrels is the first touring company organised andoperated by African American, it also produced some of the greatest blues and jazzsingers. Earlier we talked about The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, now you know where their name came from. Many covered the song "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom",but my favourite contemporary cover is the one in album Gin Sympathy, by The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band. 


Listen, listen to those horns blowing over each other in the background. They sound like some souls just being released from the brutal reality prison, celebrating their freedom. The sound of the mixture of jazz and blues in the 20s and 30s, is indeed very unique. 

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