Early Sessions

Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Derroll Adams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tradition Records
• ASIN: B00000IGSC
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,910 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. More Pretty Girls Than One

2. Roll On Buddy

3. Death Of John Henry

4. Salty Dog Blues

5. Talking Blues

6. I'm Gonna Walk The Street In Glory

7. Cigarettes & Whiskey

8. Danville Girl

9. Worried Man Blues

10. San Francisco Bay Blues

11. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

12. I'm Going Down The Road

Editorial Reviews

From the Label

1998 Grammy nominee, Ramblin' Jack Elliott is a legend who learned his craft from Woody Guthrie and has profoundly influenced everyone from Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger to Beck. Early Sessions was recorded in England in the mid-1950s.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams toured Europe from 1955 to 1961 during which time they recorded the songs on this album. Ramblin' Jack's style has had a lasting impact on many artists such as Mick Jagger and, even more profoundly, on Bob Dylan. In 1996, 40 years on from this recording, the legendary Elliott would win his first GrammyÆ Award for Best Traditional Folk Album, but Early Sessions is where the legend began.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The cowboy's best few, November 17, 2003

By 

Vic "vagabond" (Himalayas, India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early Sessions (Audio CD)

Well here we have, the result of banjoist Derroll Adams and Elliot's various performances the east of Atlantic thru the decade of the 50's. Not that bad I must say, we have "worried man blues" the cult favourite of generations , a not so tight rendition here. And then we have the list following with Dylan's mentor Guthrie's "More Pretty Girls"...and many other folk favourites... I think the album though should have read 'Derroll And Elliot' (no offence to the master!).. for the sheer brilliance of Adams' playing.
2 Thumbs up for this one!