Ottilie Patterson | 3000 Years With Ottilie (Lp+7") | LP

Ottilie Patterson was a Northern Irish blues and jazz singer, born on 31 January 1932 in Comber, County Down, and she died on 20 June 2011 in Ayr, Scotland. She was best known for her work with Chris Barber's Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and she was trained as a classical pianist from the age of 11 but never formally trained as a singer. She began to suffer throat problems in 1963 and officially retired from the band in 1973. In 1969 she issued a solo LP, 3000 Years with Ottilie.

3000 Years With Ottilie is a 2023 album by Ottilie Patterson, released by Sunbeam Records. This edition has one 45 RPM LP and a 7 inch single, and is a Record Store Day release. The album, with orchestral arrangements by Richard Hill, was first released in July 1969.

Track List

Side A

1. Song Of Solomon
2. The Orphan
3. Latin Drinking Song
4. Please Accept My Apologies, Mrs. Pankhurst
5. Why So Pale And Wan
6. Helen Of Kirkconnell
7. The Sound Of The Door As It Closes

Side B

1. Spring Song
2. The Bitterness Of Death
3. Ad Uxorem
4. Hey, Ho, The Wind And The Rain
5. It Was A Lover And His Lass
6. Sonnet No. 8
7. Mrs. Pankhurst Returns

Side C

1. Bitterness Of Death (45 Version)
2. Make Me Or Break Me (Unreleased Demo)