Compil. UK 2004 on Complete Blues label
Blues
Track 5 recorded February 16th, 1923 Track 18 recorded April 26th 1923 Track 1 recorded September 21th 1923 Track 13 recorded October 15th 1923 credit for clarinet is either George Banquet or Ernest Elliot and possibly Jimmy Jones on Piano Track 15 recorded April 15th 1924 Track 14 recorded January 14th 1925 Tracks 19, 2 recorded May 5th & 6th 1925 Tracks 7 recorded May 26th and 27th 1925; on inner sleeve is stated for this recording session as second song "I Ain't Gonna To Play Second Fiddle", which isn't included in this compilation; instead there is no recording info on track 12 Track 3 (wrongly stated as "At Christmas Time") recorded November 18th 1925 Track 11 recorded March 18th 1926; credit for clarinet wrongly stated as Buster Brown Track 16 recorded February 17th 1927 Tracks 20, 10, 17 recorded March 2nd 1927 Track 6 recorded September 27th 1927 Tracks 8, 9 recorded March 20th 1928 Track 4 recorded March 15th 1929 All tracks recorded in New York City
Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US vocals, album by, written by | |
Garvin Bushell cl, sax, as, 1902-1991 US alto saxophone | |
Charlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US banjo | |
Cyrus St. Clair ssph, tu, 1890-1955 US brass bass | |
Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet | |
Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US clarinet, tenor saxophone | |
Ernest Elliot sax, US clarinet | |
George Baquet cl, 1883-1949 US clarinet | |
Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US clarinet, cornet | |
Ed Allen cor, tr, 1897-1974 US cornet | |
Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet | |
Cliff Dane , *1956 directed by, complete blues series | |
Lincoln Conaway g, US guitar | |
Fred Longshaw , harmonium, reed organ, piano | |
Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano, written by | |
Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano | |
Irving Johns piano | |
James Price Johnson p, 1894-1955 JM piano | |
Jimmy Jones p, 1918-1982 piano | |
Porter Grainger org, p, 1891-1955 US piano, written by | |
Greely Walton ts, 1904-1993 US tenor saxophone | |
Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone | |
Jimmy Harrison voc, tb, 1900-1931 US trombone | |
Robert Robbins violin | |
Martha Koenig , arranged by | |
Spencer Williams voc, p, 1889-1965 US arranged by | |
W. C. Handy voc, g, tr, 1873-1958 US arranged by, written by |
Adam Komorowski sleeve notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Jailhouse Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams | |
2 | Yellow Dog Blues | Bessie Smith | W. C. Handy | |
3 | At The Christmas Ball | Bessie Smith | Unknown Artist | |
4 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | Bessie Smith | Jimmy Cox | |
5 | Downhearted Blues | Bessie Smith | Alberta Hunter, Lovie Austin | |
6 | Good Man Is Hard To Find | Bessie Smith | Eddie Green | |
7 | Careless Love | Bessie Smith | Traditional | |
8 | Empty Bed Blues Pt.1 | Bessie Smith | J.C. Johnson | |
9 | Empty Bed Blues Pt.2 | Bessie Smith | J.C. Johnson | |
10 | Alexanders's Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | Irving Berlin | |
11 | Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | |
12 | Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer | Bessie Smith | Wesley Wilson | |
13 | My Sweetie Went Away | Bessie Smith | Lou Handman, Roy Turk | |
14 | St. Louis Blues | Bessie Smith | W. C. Handy | |
15 | Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down | Bessie Smith | Clarence Williams | |
16 | Backwater Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | |
17 | Muddy Water | Bessie Smith | Jo Trent, Peter de Rose | |
18 | 'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do | Bessie Smith | Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger | |
19 | Cake Walkin Babies From Home | Bessie Smith | Chris Smith, Clarence Williams, Harold Troy | |
20 | After You've Gone | Bessie Smith | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton |
Bessie Smith - Careless Love US 2015 Blues |