Bessie Smith - The World's Greatest Blues Singer
| Genre: | Jazz, Blues |
| Singer: | Bessie Smith |
| Title: | The World's Greatest Blues Singer |
| Short-info: | Label:
Columbia – CG 33,
Columbia – GP 33
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Date of released: 1970 Category: Jazz, Blues Style: |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1766 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1695 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC MOD AC3 AU DXD MP2 DTS MP1 |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Bessie Smith | Down Hearted Blues | 3:23 |
| A2 | –Bessie Smith | Gulf Coast Blues | 3:03 |
| A3 | –Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio | Aggravatin' PapaBanjo – Buddy ChristianClarinet [Probably] – Ernest ElliotPiano – Clarence Williams |
3:15 |
| A4 | –Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio | Beale Street PapaBanjo – Buddy ChristianClarinet [Probably] – Ernest ElliotPiano – Clarence Williams |
3:33 |
| A5 | –Bessie Smith | Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 2:54 |
| A6 | –Bessie Smith | Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama At All) | 3:02 |
| A7 | –Bessie Smith | T'aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 3:23 |
| A8 | –Bessie Smith | Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) | 3:03 |
| B1 | –Bessie Smith | Mama's Got The Blues | 2:55 |
| B2 | –Bessie Smith | Outside Of That | 3:27 |
| B3 | –Bessie Smith | Bleeding Hearted Blues | 3:05 |
| B4 | –Bessie Smith | Lady Luck Blues | 3:06 |
| B5 | –Bessie Smith | Yodeling Blues | 3:10 |
| B6 | –Bessie Smith | Midnight Blues | 3:15 |
| B7 | –Bessie Smith | If You Don't, I Know Who Will | 3:33 |
| B8 | –Bessie Smith | Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine | 3:28 |
| C1 | –Bessie Smith | See If I'll CarePiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie Green |
3:22 |
| C2 | –Bessie Smith | Baby Have Pity On MePiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie Green |
3:17 |
| C3 | –Bessie Smith | On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)Backing Vocals – The Bessemer SingersPiano – James P. Johnson* |
2:55 |
| C4 | –Bessie Smith | Moan, You MournersBacking Vocals – The Bessemer SingersPiano – James P. Johnson* |
3:10 |
| C5 | –Bessie Smith | Hustlin' DanCornet – Ed AllenPiano – Steve Stevens |
3:30 |
| C6 | –Bessie Smith | Black Mountain BluesCornet – Ed AllenPiano – Steve Stevens |
3:07 |
| C7 | –Bessie Smith | In The House BluesCornet – Louis BaconDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie Green |
3:00 |
| C8 | –Bessie Smith | Long Old RoadCornet – Louis BaconDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie Green |
3:26 |
| D1 | –Bessie Smith | Blue BlueCornet – Louis BaconDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie Green |
3:10 |
| D2 | –Bessie Smith | Shipwreck BluesCornet – Louis BaconDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie Green |
3:19 |
| D3 | –Bessie Smith | Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl | 2:46 |
| D4 | –Bessie Smith | Safety Mama | 3:22 |
| D5 | –Bessie Smith | Do Your DutyBand – Buck And His Band |
3:24 |
| D6 | –Bessie Smith | Gimme A PigfootBand – Buck And His Band |
3:37 |
| D7 | –Bessie Smith | Take Me For A Buggy RideBand – Buck And His Band |
2:35 |
| D8 | –Bessie Smith | Down In The DumpsBand – Buck And His Band |
3:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Bass – Billy Taylor* (tracks: D5 to D8)
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: D6)
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Guitar – Bobby Johnson (tracks: D5 to D8)
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Piano – Buck Washington (tracks: D5 to D8)
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Tenor Saxophone – Chu Berry* (tracks: D5 to D8)
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Trombone – Jack Teagarden (tracks: D5 to D8)
- Musician [Buck And His Band], Trumpet – Frankie Newton* (tracks: D5 to D8)
- Piano – Clarence Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to A8), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: B1 to B8), Fred Longshaw (tracks: D3, D4)
- Vocals – Bessie Smith
Notes
First catalog number on sleeve; second on labels. Pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman.Discs are auto-coupled: A/D, B/C.
The first of five two-record sets, this compilation includes the first 16 and last 16 of Bessie Smith's recordings.
Issued in a gatefold sleeve with 8-page booklet.
All selections were recorded in New York City.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): XLP 153015
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): XLP 153017
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): XLP 153018
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): XLP 153016
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): XLP153015-1D P
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): XLP153017-1D P
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped): XLP153018-1E P
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped): XLP153016-1E P
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP 33, CV 1041, CV 1040 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Mono) | Columbia, Columbia, Columbia | GP 33, CV 1041, CV 1040 | US | 1970 |
| 66258 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Gat) | CBS | 66258 | UK | Unknown |
| B2VL 058 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp) | Avan-Guard | B2VL 058 | Australia | Unknown |
| 66758 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | CBS | 66758 | UK | Unknown |
| GP 33, CV 1041, CV 1040 | Bessie Smith | The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP, Comp, Mono, RP) | Columbia, Columbia, Columbia | GP 33, CV 1041, CV 1040 | US | Unknown |
