Lisa Mann & Groove Now

The Great Women In Blues featuring Terrie Odabi

JayRay Records

As a child West Virginia born Lisa Mann relocated to Portland, Oregon. Originally inspired by rock  bands she gravitated to the blues when she began her professional career at the age of nineteen.  Early influences included Etta James, Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and Little Milton. Mann has  shared the stage with Paul deLay, Lloyd Jones, Kevin Selfie, Karen Lovely and Duffy Bishop.  Mann recorded her debut album “Self Material” in 2006; and followed up with 2008’s “Chop Water”  recorded with members of The Insomniacs. In 2010 Mann released her self-titled third album.  The following year she and “Her Really Good Band” represented the Cascade Blues Society at  the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. In 2012 Mann released “Satisfied”, and in 2014  “Move On”, a tribute to her mother, that reached the Top 20 on the Roots Music Report Chart. In  2015 Mann won The Blues Blast – Sean Costello Rising Star Award. Mann also won back to back  Blues Music Awards for Best Instrumentalist – Bass in 2015 and 2016. Mann’s last albums were  2016’s highly acclaimed “Hard Times, Bad Decisions” and 2020’s EP “Old Girl”.

Terrie Odabi is a powerhouse soul blues artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, whose music is  deeply influenced by legends like Mavis Staples and Etta James. In fact it has been written “Odabi  is easily the most dynamic blues and soul woman to have emerged in the Bay Area since Etta James came out of San Francisco’s Fillmore District in the Fifties. Terrie has a powerful set of  pipes, writes terrific tunes, leads a kicking band and has ontage movements that perfectly match the rhythms of her material. Surely stardom awaits her”. Odabi has two acclaimed CD’s and six Blues Music Award nominations. Lisa Mann, vocals and bass; leads an ensemble that includes  vocalist Odabi; guitarists Ben Rice, and Jason Thomas; organist Louis Pain (Paul de Lay); and  drummer Jimi Bott (The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Mannish Boys, The Proven Ones).

The opening track, sung by Odabi is a medley of two tradional songs, “Wade In The Water”, wade in the water children…Swing low sweet chariot comin’ for to carry me home”…as Odabi declares “I wanna present some music called the blues”. “I Sing The Blues” was performed by Etta James in 1992, featured are the twin guitars, “I sing the lowdown blues for you…if you  won’t talk about it…I sing the blues, oh in the midnight hour, my daddy sang the blues for my mama. I want to sing the blues for you…all night long”.

Mann sings the vocal on Dinah Washington’s 1969 “I Don’t Hurt Anymore”, “all my tears have  dried, no more walkin’ the floor with that burning inside…I don’t hurt anymore, you’re out of my mind, I don’t hurt anymore”. “Why? (Am I Treated So Bad) written by Pop Staple was sung by  Mavis when she was part of the Staple Singers in 1965, “tell me why? am I treated so bad, you know I’m all alone when I sing this song, I don’t know why I’m treated so bad”.

“That’s All” was written and recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1961, “let me tell you  something…people don’t know we got to do every day of our lives…you see people just want your money and you can go to hell, but that’s all. “Let The Juke Joint Jump” was sung by Koko Taylor in 1993, “you want to party, have a good time, don’t bring me no liquor, don’t bring me  no wine…you make my heart jumpin’ so let the juke joint jump…I came to sing the blues, let the juke joint jump”.

Atlantic Records has been called “the house that Ruth built”, “5-10-15 Hours” was recorded by Ruth Brown in 1984, as Odabi sings “baby, baby, baby, got to have you for my own, if you ever think about me call me on the phone…I want 5-10-15 hours of your love, I want to hold ya’, hold ya’ until the morning light, I want 5-10-15 hours with you, give me 15 hours and I’ll prove my  love to you”. “Ball ‘n’ Chain” was written and sung by Big Mama Thornton in 1967, and further popularized by Janis Joplin, “looking out my window…you’re gonna miss me baby…you know my love is gonna last forever…your a ball ‘n’ chain dragging me down, down, down”.

“So Good To My Baby” was sung by Big Maybelle in 1952, “baby, baby, stay here until I come back, baby, baby, I’m gonna buy you a Cadillac…I like to see my baby strolling down the avenue baby, baby, I’m so proud of you, I’m so good to my baby, so he loves me all the time”, with some  great organ from Louis Pain. “I’d Rather Go Blind” was produced by Rick Hall and sung by Etta  James in 1967, “something told me that it’s over, when I saw you and that girl talkin’…I’d rather go blind then to see you walk away from me” with more great organ from Pain.

The closer “Wang Dang Doodle” was written and recorded by Howlin Wolf in 1961, and  recorded by Koko Taylor in 1969, Mann plays some great bass, with more organ from Pain, as  Odabi chimes “Tell automatic Slim…where gonna romp and stomp til midnight…all night long… we’re get your Wang Dang Doodle all night long…it’s a wang dang, it’s a wang dang, all night  long”.

Lisa Mann’s multiple BMA award garnering bass playing seamlessly blends with Jimi Bott’s drumming. Vocalist Terrie Odabli, a six-time BMA nominated artist seals the deal on this  exciting album. “The Great Women In Blues” is co-produced by Lisa Mann, Jimi Bott and Patrick Kaiser. This is a thrilling ride.

Richard Ludmerer

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