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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith Empress Of The Blues Vol. II
Album US 1947 on Columbia label
Blues (Chicago Blues, East Coast Blues)
This is "album #19 in a series of reissues of the original records that made jazz history" Comes packaged in an "Introducing the new Columbia Recortainer". Features individual perfectly cut paper spacers for between the stack of shallac and a rubber spindle to mount them on when storing. Strong, hinged box and included inside: an insert with liner notes, playlist, advert. and photo of Bessie Smith. Six of the sides are reissues while two sides are previously unreleased.
Musicians
 | Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US vocals, album by |
 | George Avakian , *1919 US liner notes, insert |
 | Carl Van Vechten , 1880-1964 US photography by, insert |
 | Billy Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US bass |
 | Benny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US clarinet |
 | Bobby Johnson g, 1912-1997 US guitar |
 | Buck Washington p, 1903-1955 US piano |
 | Leon "Chu" Berry ts, 1908-1941 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jack Teagarden tb, voc, 1905-1964 US trombone |
 | Frank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US trumpet |
 | Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano, written by |
 | Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone |
 | Garvin Bushell cl, sax, as, 1902-1991 US clarinet |
 | Louis Bacon tr, 1904-1967 US trumpet |
 | Ed Allen cor, tr, 1897-1974 US trumpet |
 | Cyrus St. Clair ssph, tu, 1890-1955 US tuba |
Producers
| Robert M. Jones design |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimme A Pigfoot | Bessie Smith | Wesley Wilson | |
| 2 | Take Me For A Buggy Ride | Bessie Smith | Wesley Wilson | |
| 3 | Do Your Duty | Bessie Smith | Wesley Wilson | |
| 4 | I'm Down In The Dumps | Bessie Smith | Wesley Wilson | |
| 5 | See If I'll Care | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams, Alexander Hill | |
| 6 | Baby, Have Pity On Me | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams, Billy Moll | |
| 7 | New Orleans Hop Scop Blues | Bessie Smith | George W. Thomas | |
| 8 | Nobody Knows When Your Down And Out | Bessie Smith | Jimmy Cox |
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