Bessie Smith - The Essential Bessie Smith
Genre: Jazz, Blues
Singer: Bessie Smith
Title: The Essential Bessie Smith
Short-info: Label: Columbia ‎– C2K 64922, Legacy ‎– C2K 64922
Series: Roots N' Blues –
Type: 2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: Brazil
Date of released: 1997
Category: Jazz, Blues
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Cool Jazz
MP3 album size .rar: 1243 mb
APE album size .rar: 1533 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC WMA MP2 RA DMF AHX MP4 APE

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-1 Aggravatin' Papa
Banjo – Buddy ChristianClarinet – Ernest ElliotEnsemble – Bessie Smith And Her Down Home TrioPiano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – A. Britt*, J.R. Robinson*, R. Turk*
3:16
1-2 'Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – C. Warfield*, C. Williams*
2:55
1-3 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – E. Robbins*, P. Grainger*
3:26
1-4 Jail-House Blues
Piano – Irving JohnsWritten-By – B. Smith*, C. Williams*
3:13
1-5 Graveyard Dream Blues
Piano – Jimmy Jones Written-By – I. Cox*
2:43
1-6 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
Piano – Irving JohnsViolin – Robert RobbinsWritten-By – C. Williams*
3:17
1-7 Boweavil Blues
Piano – Irving JohnsViolin – Robert RobbinsWritten-By – L. Austin*, G. Rainey*
2:51
1-8 Weeping Willow Blues
Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – P. Carter*
3:09
1-9 Dying Gambler's Blues
Piano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – J. Gee*
2:57
1-10 St. Louis Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongHarmonium [Reed Organ] – Fred LongshawWritten-By – W.C. Handy*
3:10
1-11 You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – C. Smith , Balcolm*
3:28
1-12 Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Ensemble – Henderson's Hot SixPiano – Fletcher HendersonTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – Charlie GreenTuba – Bob EscuderoWritten-By – C. Smith*, C. Williams*, H. Troy*
3:09
1-13 Careless Love Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – W.C. Handy*
3:25
1-14 I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – P. Bradford*
3:21
1-15 At The Christmas Ball
Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – R.W. Longshaw*
3:24
1-16 Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
Clarinet – Buster BaileyPiano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – G. Brooks*
3:19
1-17 Backwater Blues
Piano – James P. Johnson*Written-By – B. Smith*
3:17
1-18 After You've Gone
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Ensemble – Bessie Smith And Her BandPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – H. Creamer*, T. Layton*
2:56
2-1 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Coleman HawkinsCornet – Joe Smith Ensemble – Bessie Smith And Her BandPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – I. Berlin*
2:58
2-2 There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Ensemble – Bessie Smith And Her BandPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – J. Hayden*, T. Metz*
3:18
2-3 Trombone Cholly
Cornet – Joe Smith Ensemble – Bessie Smith And Her Blue BoysPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*, G. Johnson*
3:09
2-4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
Cornet – Joe Smith Ensemble – Bessie Smith And Her Blue BoysPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
3:21
2-5 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Guitar – Lincoln M. ConwayPiano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – E. Green*
2:58
2-6 Dyin' By The Hour
Cornet – Tommy LadnierPiano – Fletcher HendersonTuba – June ColeWritten-By – G. Brooks*
2:58
2-7 Me And My Gin
Piano – Porter GraingerTrombone – Joe Williams Written-By – H. Burke*
2:49
2-8 Kitchen Man
Guitar – Eddie LangPiano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – A. Bellenda*, A. Razaf*
2:55
2.9 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Alto Saxophone – Garvin BushellCornet – Ed AllenPiano – Clarence WilliamsTenor Saxophone – Greely Watson*Tuba – Cyrus St. ClairWritten-By – J. Cox*
2:56
2-10 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
Piano – James P. Johnson*Vocals – The Bessemer SingersWritten-By – A. Razaf*
2:54
2-11 Moan, You Moaners
Piano – James P. Johnson*Vocals – The Bessemer SingersWritten-By – S. Williams*
3:11
2-12 Black Mountain Blues
Cornet – Ed AllenPiano – Steve Stevens Written-By – H. Cole*
3:07
2-13 Shipwreck Blues
Cornet – Louis MetcalfDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
3:12
2-14 Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – C. Williams*, D. Small*, J. Brymn*
2:47
2-15 Do Your Duty
Double Bass – Billy Taylor*Ensemble – Buck And His BandGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano, Leader – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu Berry*Trombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frank NewtonWritten-By – W. Wilson*
3:23
2-16 Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
Clarinet – Benny GoodmanDouble Bass – Billy Taylor*Ensemble – Buck And His BandGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano, Leader – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu Berry*Trombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frank NewtonWritten-By – W. Wilson*
3:28
2-17 Take Me For A Buggy Ride
Double Bass – Billy Taylor*Ensemble – Buck And His BandGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano, Leader – Buck WashingtonTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frank NewtonWritten-By – L. Wilson*, W. Wilson*
2:35
2-18 Down In The Dumps
Double Bass – Billy Taylor*Ensemble – Buck And His BandGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano, Leader – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu Berry*Trombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frank NewtonWritten-By – L. Wilson*, W. Wilson*
3:09

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed To – Sony Music – 787153-4/2-064922
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Manufactured By – Columbia Records
  • Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles

Credits

  • Art Direction – Lisa Hamilton
  • Compilation Producer [Roots N' Blues Series Producer] – Lawrence Cohn
  • Coordinator [A&R Coordinator] – Patti Matheny
  • Directed By [Roots N' Blues Series Director] – Adam Block
  • Graphics [Graphic Artists] – James Hunter (tracks: James L. Hunter)
  • Liner Notes – Chris Albertson
  • Management [Packaging Manager] – Jennifer Ebert
  • Photography By – Chris Albertson, Frank Driggs
  • Technician [Archival Restoration], Mastered By – David Mitson
  • Vocals – Bessie Smith

Notes

All tracks are monaural.

Recording information:
1-1: Wednesday, April 11, 1923, New York City, NY. 80949-3, Columbia A3877.
1-2: Wednesday, April 11, 1923, New York City, NY. 80952-3, Columbia A3888.
1-3: Thursday, April 26, 1923, New York City, NY. 80862-10, Columbia A3898.
1-4: Friday, September 21, 1923, New York City, NY. 81226-2, Columbia A4001.
1-5: Wednesday, September 26, 1923, New York City, NY. 81237-3, Columbia A4001.
1-6: Saturday, April 5, 1924, New York City, NY. 81670-2, Columbia 14025-D.
1-7: Monday, April 7, 1924, New York City, NY. 81671-3, Columbia 14018-D.
1-8: Friday, September 26, 1924, New York City, NY. W140062-2, Columbia 14042-D, 3172-D.
1-9: Saturday, December 13, 1924, New York City, NY. W140176-2, Columbia 14051-D.
1-10: Wednesday, January 14, 1925, New York City, NY. W140241-1, Columbia 14064-D, 3171-D.
1-11: Wednesday, January 14, 1925, New York City, NY. W140251-1, Columbia 14079-D, 35672.
1-12: Tuesday, May 5, 1925, New York City, NY. W140585-2, Columbia 35673.
1-13: Tuesday, May 26, 1925, New York City, NY. W140626-1, Columbia 14083-D, 3172-D.
1-14: Wednesday, May 27, 1925, New York City, NY. W140630-1, Columbia 14090-D.
1-15: Wednesday, November 18, 1925, New York City, NY. W141283-1, Columbia 35842.
1-16: Thursday, March 18, 1926, New York City, NY. 141819-2, CO 14133-D.
1-17: Thursday, February 17, 1927, New York City, NY. 143491-1, CO 14195-D, 3176-D.
1-18: Wednesday, March 2, 1927, New York City, NY. 143567-2, CO 14197-D.
2-1: Wednesday, March 2, 1927, New York City, NY. 142568-1, CO 14219-D, 3173-D.
2-2: Wednesday, March 2, 1927, New York City, NY. 143570-1, CO 14219-D, 3173-D.
2-3: Thursday, March 3, 1927, New York City, NY. 143575-3, CO 14232-D, 3175-D.
2-4: Thursday, March 3, 1927, New York City, NY. 143576-2, CO 14209-D.
2-5: Tuesday, September 27, 1927, New York City, NY. 144797-3, CO 14250-D.
2-6: Thursday, October 27, 1927, New York City, NY. 144918-1, CO 14273-D.
2-7: Saturday, August 25, 1928, New York City, NY. W-146897-3, Columbia 14381-D [sic: should be 14384-D] .
2-8: Wednesday, May 8, 1929, New York City, NY. W-148487-4, Columbia 14435-D.
2-9: Wednesday, May 15, 1929, New York City, NY. W-148534-3, Columbia 14451-D, Columbia 3176-D, Columbia 37577.
2-10: Monday, June 9, 1930, New York City, NY. W-150574-4, Columbia 14538-D.
2-11: Monday, June 9, 1930, New York City, NY. W-150575-4, Columbia 14538-D.
2-12: Tuesday, July 22, 1930, New York City, NY. W-150657-8, Columbia 14554-D.
2-13: Thursday, June 11, 1931, New York City, NY. W-151597-3, Columbia 14663-D.
2-14: Friday, November 20, 1931, New York City, NY. W-151883-1, Columbia 14634-D.
2-15: Friday, November 24, 1933, New York City, NY. W-152577-2, OKeh 8945, Columbia 37575.
2-16: Friday, November 24, 1933, New York City, NY. W-152578-2, OKeh 8949, Columbia 37574.
2-17: Friday, November 24, 1933, New York City, NY. W-152579-2, OKeh 8949, 6893, Columbia 37574.
2-18: Friday, November 24, 1933, New York City, NY. W-152580-2, OKeh 8945, Columbia 37575.

© 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Originally released 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1940 / ℗ 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Manufactured by Columbia Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5 099706 492221

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
C2K 64922 Bessie Smith The Essential Bessie Smith ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM) Columbia, Legacy C2K 64922 US 1997
COL 487398 2 Bessie Smith The Essential Bessie Smith ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM) Columbia COL 487398 2 Europe 1997
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