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Bessie Smith
Classic Blues
Compil. UK 1993 on Orbis label
Blues (Chicago Blues, Delta Blues)
Issue 9 of the UK version of "The Blues Collection". ℗ Editions Atlas, Paris. 1992 ℗ Orbis Publishing 1993. Made In England. Recorded in New York between 1925-1933: #1,#4: March 2nd 1927 #2: May 26th 1925 #3: May 5th 1925 #5: March 3rd 1927 #6: August 25th 1928 #7: November 20th 1928 #8: June 11th 1931 #9: May 15th 1929 #10: July 25th 1929 #11: August 20th 1929 #12: May 8th 1929 #13 to #16: November 24th 1933
Musicians
 | 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 |
 | Billy Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US bass |
 | Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet |
 | Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Ed Allen cor, tr, 1897-1974 US cornet |
 | Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US cornet |
 | Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet |
 | Louis Bacon tr, 1904-1967 US cornet |
 | Floyd Casey wb, dr, US drums |
 | Bobby Johnson g, 1912-1997 US guitar |
 | Eddie Lang g, 1902-1933 US guitar |
 | Buck Washington p, 1903-1955 US piano |
 | Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano, written by |
 | Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano |
 | James Price Johnson p, 1894-1955 JM piano |
 | Porter Grainger org, p, 1891-1955 US piano |
 | Greely Walton ts, 1904-1993 US tenor saxophone |
 | Leon "Chu" Berry ts, 1908-1941 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jack Teagarden tb, voc, 1905-1964 US trombone |
 | Jimmy Harrison voc, tb, 1900-1931 US trombone |
 | Joe Williams tb, trombone |
 | Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trumpet |
 | Frank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US trumpet |
 | Cyrus St. Clair ssph, tu, 1890-1955 US tuba |
 | Ralph Escudero b, tu, 1898-1970 PR tuba |
 | Bessie Smith And Her Band , ensemble |
 | Henderson's Hot Six , ensemble |
 | Buck And His Band , US ensemble |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | Irving Berlin | 3:02 |
| 2 | Careless Love | Bessie Smith | W. C. Handy | 3:28 |
| 3 | Cake Walkin' Babies From Home | Bessie Smith | Chris Smith, Clarence Williams, Harold Troy | 3:12 |
| 4 | After You've Gone | Bessie Smith | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton | 2:59 |
| 5 | Trombone Cholly | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | 3:13 |
| 6 | Me And My Gin | Bessie Smith | Harry Burke | 2:52 |
| 7 | Safety Mama | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | 3:24 |
| 8 | In The House Blues | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | 2:59 |
| 9 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | Bessie Smith | Jimmy Cox | 2:59 |
| 10 | Take It Right Back | Bessie Smith | H. Gray | 3:22 |
| 11 | He's Got Me Goin' | Bessie Smith | H. Gray | 3:14 |
| 12 | Kitchen Man | Bessie Smith | Alex Belledna, Andy Razaf | 2:57 |
| 13 | Do Your Duty | Bessie Smith | Leola B. Wilson, Wesley Wilson | 3:26 |
| 14 | Gimme A Pigfoot | Bessie Smith | Leola B. Wilson, Wesley Wilson | 3:28 |
| 15 | Take Me For A Buggy Ride | Bessie Smith | Leola B. Wilson, Wesley Wilson | 2:36 |
| 16 | I'm Down In The Dumps | Bessie Smith | Leola B. Wilson, Wesley Wilson | 3:10 |
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