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Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased album by Skip James was released Feb 11, 2003 on the Vanguard label. All of these 19 songs, not released until 2003, come from a 1967 recording session. Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased songs That might make it the last studio work Skip James did before his death in 1969, although the liner notes, frustratingly, offer virtually no specific details about the session and why it wasn't released for 35 years. Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased album This wouldn't rate among James' better recordings, as his voice, material, and instrumental skills weren't as sharp here as they were on some of his other releases (from both the 1930s and 1960s). Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased CD musicIt's OK, however, if not that exciting. Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased music CDs James stuck to traditional songs for this set, and some listeners might be surprised or disappointed to find that much of the material is spiritual/gospel in nature. Too, he played guitar only about half the time, moving to piano for the remainder of the tracks. His trademark high, haunting voice was still intact; in fact, on songs like "Oh, Mary Don't You Weep" and "One Dime Was All I Had" it's so high as to almost sound like it's a cloud of smoke dissipating into space.

1 Backwater Blues 
 2 Everybody Ought to Live Right 
 3 I Want To Be More Like Jesus 
 4 Jack O'Diamonds (Is a Hard Card To Play)  
 5 My Last Boogie 
 6 Lazy Bones 
 7 Let My Jesus Lead You 
 8 My Own Blues 
 9 Oh, Mary Don't You Weep 
 10 Omaha Blues 
 11 Bumble Bee 
 12 One Dime Was All I Had 
 13 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 
 14 Somebody Gonna Wish They Had Religion
 15 Somebody Loves You 
 16 Sorry for to Leave You 
 17 Sporting Life Blues 
 18 They Are Waiting for Me 
 19 Walking the Sea 

Label Vanguard
Orig Year 2003
Discs 1
Release Date Feb 11, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Tom Vickers
Recording Time 59 minutes

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