Title: Blues for Rampart Street Artist: Ida Cox/Coleman Hawkins Quintet Release Date: 4/11/1961 Label: Riverside/Original Blues Classics, Original Jazz Classics Duration: 38:21 UPC: 025218175821 Genre: Blues Styles: Classic Female Blues, Classic Jazz, Blues Revival Moods: Confident, Earnest, Earthy, Gritty, Passionate, Weary, Street-Smart, Yearning, Boisterous, Swaggering, Intimate, Melancholy, Playful, Sensual, Warm, Dramatic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Blues for Rampart Street
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Fogyism
4. Wild Women (Don't Have the Blues)
5. Hard Times Blues
6. Cherry Pickin' Blues
7. Hard, Oh Lord
8. Lawdy Lawdy Blues
9. Death Letter Blues
10. Mama Goes Where Papa Goes

Year Type Label Catalog # 1991 CD Original Jazz Classics 1758 ------ CD Riverside/Original Blues Classics OJCCD-1758-2

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Classic blues singer Ida Cox had not recorded since 1940 nor performed regularly since the mid-'40s when she was coaxed out of retirement to record a date for Riverside in 1961. At 65 years old (some books list her as being 72), Cox's voice was a bit rusty and past its prime, but she still had the feeling, phrasing, and enough tricks to perform a strong program. With assistance from trumpeter Roy Eldridge, tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, pianist Sammy Price, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Jo Jones (swing-era veterans who came up after Cox was already a major name), the singer does her best on such numbers as "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues," "Blues for Rampart Street," "St. Louis Blues," and "Death Letter Blues." Since she passed away in 1967, this final effort (reissued on CD) was made just in time and is well worth acquiring by 1920s jazz and blues collectors. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Chris Albertson Producer Coleman Hawkins Saxophone, Performer, Sax (Tenor) Coleman Hawkins Quintet Main Performer, Performer Donald Silverstein Cover Photo Ida Cox Vocals, Performer, Main Performer, Adaptation Jo Jones Drums Milt Hinton Bass Orrin Keepnews Liner Notes, Producer Phil DeLancie Remastering Roy Eldridge ?, Trumpet Sam Price Piano Sammy Price Piano, ?