An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933

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Tracklist

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1Down-Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-16)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-06)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
43:28
2Jail House Blues
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-09-21)
3:15
3My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-10-15)
3:13
4Any Woman's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-10-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-10-16)
43:27
5Weeping Willow Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-09-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1924-09-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1924-09-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1924-09-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-09-26)
43:10
6The St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
reed organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
43:11
7Cold in Hand Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
33:14
8You've Been a Good Old Wagon
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
3:30
9Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-05)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1925-05-05)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1925-05-05)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-05-05)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-05)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-05)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-05)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-05)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-05-05)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
53:11
10Careless Love Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
43:27
11Baby Doll
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1826-05-04)
3:01
12Hard Time Blues
tenor saxophone:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-25)
3:15
13Young Woman's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-10-26)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1926-10-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1926-10-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-10-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-26)
recording of:
Young Woman’s Blues (on 1926-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
3:09
14Preachin' the Blues
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-02-17)
2:52
15Alexander's Ragtime Band
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1927-03-02)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-02)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1927-03-02)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-02)
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
3:01
16Trombone Cholly
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-03)
recording of:
Trombone Cholly (on 1927-03-03)
writer:
George Brooks and George Johnson (1930s American jazz musician, worked primarily in Europe)
3:13
17Dyin' by the Hour
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
3:01
18Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1929-05-15)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-05-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1929-05-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-15)
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Help, I’m a Publisher and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
52:59
19He's Got Me Goin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-08-20)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-08-20)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-08-20)
recording of:
He's Got Me Goin' (on 1929-08-20)
writer:
Michael H. Gray
3:14
20Shipwreck Blues
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1921-06-11)
3:22
21Do Your Duty
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Do Your Duty (on 1933-11-24)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:26
22Gimme a Pigfoot
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
3:31

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manufactured in:France
distributed by:Mélodie (French distributor)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8801130 [info]
ASIN:US: B000001MZW [info]