| Ramblin' Jack Elliott | ||||
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| Released | February 1962 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Prestige/International | |||
| Producer | Kenneth S. Goldstein | |||
| Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology | ||||
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in February 1962 on the Prestige International label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
In a contemporary review, Paul Nelson of The Little Sandy Review called the album Elliott's "finest American recording."[2] Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote the album "A solidly traditional set of interpretations of standards."[1]
Reissues
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott was reissued along with Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie in 1989 as a double LP on the Fantasy label as Hard Travelin'. It was reissued on CD in 1991 with "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" omitted.[3]
Track listing
Side one
- "Sadie Brown" (Jack Elliott)
- "East Virginia Blues" (Carter)
- "I Belong to Glasgow" (William Fyffe)
- "The Cuckoo" (Traditional)
- "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Traditional)
- "South Coast" (Lillian Bos Ross)
Side two
- "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller)
- "The Last Letter" (Rex Griffin, Traditional)
- "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles)
- "Candy Man" (Reverend Gary Davis)
- "Tramp on the Street" (Grady Cole, Hazel Cole)
- "Railroad Bill" (Traditional)
Personnel
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
- John Herald – guitar
- Ralph Rinzler – mandolin
- Kenneth S. Goldstein – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder - recording and mastering
- Esmond Edwards - photography
References
- 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Ramblin' Jack Elliott > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ↑ Reineke, Hank (2009). Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway. Scarecrow Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-810-87257-8.
- ↑ Allmusic entry for Hard Travelin'
External links
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