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Bessie Smith
A Portrait Of Bessie Smith 1925-1933
Compil. JP 1986 on CBS/Sony label
Blues
Manufactured by CBS / Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan) Recording dates (when available): A-2: Jan 14 1925 A-5: Jan 14 1925 A-7: May 5 1925 A-8: May 26 1925 B-1: Oct 10 1926 B-2: Feb 17 1927 B-4: March 2 1927 B-5: Aug 24 1928 B-6: Aug 24 1928 B-7: May 25 1929 B-8: Nov 24 1933 The LP includes a double sided printed page A side: - The serie - Title in english, title in Japanese (both including the mention :"The empress of Blues") - Track list in english with Japanese translation and duration of each track - For each track, an explanation in Japanese B side: - Lyrics for each track in english The cover also includes a 6 inch paper band covering the top front and back, with Japanese small text in orage on black background (title of the LP, track list, serie, label,...)
Musicians
 | Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US album by |
 | Shoichi Yui , 1918-1998 JP compiled by, supervised by |
 | Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet |
 | Fred Longshaw , harmonium, piano |
 | Charlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US banjo |
 | Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet |
 | Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US cornet, trumpet, piano |
 | Kaiser Marshall dr, 1899-1948 US drums |
 | Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano |
 | Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US tenor saxophone |
 | Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone |
 | Bob Escudero b, PR tuba |
 | James Price Johnson p, 1894-1955 JM piano |
 | Jimmy Harrison voc, tb, 1900-1931 US trombone |
 | Porter Grainger org, p, 1891-1955 US piano |
 | Bob Fuller cl, *1898 US saxophone |
 | Ernest Elliot sax, US saxophone |
 | Joe Williams tb, trombone |
 | Ed Allen cor, tr, 1897-1974 US cornet |
 | Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano |
 | Cyrus St. Clair ssph, tu, 1890-1955 US tuba |
 | Billy Taylor b, 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 |
Producers
| Shigekazu Tsujimori art direction, design |
| Munehiro Uchimichi illustration |
| Atsuya Sano reissue producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:10 | |
| 2 | Reckless Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:02 | |
| 3 | Cold, In Hand Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:15 | |
| 4 | You've Been a Good Ole Wagon | Bessie Smith | 3:27 | |
| 5 | Sobbin' Hearted Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:02 | |
| 6 | Cake Walking Babies | Bessie Smith | 3:09 | |
| 7 | The Yellow Dog Blues | Bessie Smith | 2:58 | |
| 8 | Careless Love Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:27 | |
| 9 | Young Woman's Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:10 | |
| 10 | Black Water Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:19 | |
| 11 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | 3:01 | |
| 12 | After You've Gone | Bessie Smith | 2:57 | |
| 13 | poor Man's Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:26 | |
| 14 | Me And My Gin | Bessie Smith | 2:51 | |
| 15 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | Bessie Smith | 2:58 | |
| 16 | Gimmie A Pigfoot | Bessie Smith | 3:30 |
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