Jack Elliott (album)


Jack Elliott is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1964. It was his only principal release on the Vanguard label.
Bob Dylan appears playing harmonica as "Tedham Porterhouse".
Another album titled Jack Elliott was released by Everest Archive of Folk Music in the 1960s and has since been reissued on CD by Tradition / Rykodisc. It has a different track list.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote the album "...a listener doesn't have to check out but three or four tracks on Jack Elliott to find out what an original oddball he is... Jack Elliott manages to pay its respects to public domain material while still being entertaining."

Reissues

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

Side one

  1. "Roving Gambler"
  2. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
  3. "Diamond Joe"
  4. "Guabi Guabi"
  5. "Sowing on the Mountains"
  6. "Roll On Buddy"

    Side two

  7. "1913 Massacre"
  8. "House of the Rising Sun"
  9. "Shade of the Old Apple Tree"
  10. "Black Snake Moan"
  11. "Portland Town"
  12. "More Pretty Girls"

    Personnel

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