Compil. IT 1985 on Giants Of Jazz label
Blues
Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US album by, written by | |
Billy Taylor p, 1921-2010 US banjo | |
Charlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US banjo | |
Benny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US clarinet | |
Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet | |
Garvin Bushell cl, sax, as, 1902-1991 US clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Ed Allen cor, tr, 1897-1974 US cornet | |
Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US cornet | |
Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet | |
Bobby Johnson g, 1912-1997 US guitar | |
Eddie Lang g, 1902-1933 US guitar | |
Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano, written by | |
Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano | |
Fred Longshaw , piano | |
James Price Johnson p, 1894-1955 JM piano | |
Porter Grainger org, p, 1891-1955 US piano | |
Arville Harris cl, as, ts, 1904-1954 US tenor saxophone | |
Chuck Berry g, voc, *1958 US tenor saxophone | |
Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US tenor saxophone | |
Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone | |
Jimmy Harrison voc, tb, 1900-1931 US trombone | |
Joe Williams voc, 1918-1999 US trombone | |
Frank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US trumpet | |
Jack Teagarden tb, voc, 1905-1964 US trumpet | |
Cyrus St. Clair ssph, tu, 1890-1955 US tuba | |
Ralph Escudero b, tu, 1898-1970 PR tuba |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | The St. Louis Blues | Bessie Smith | W. C. Handy | 3:10 |
2 | Cake Walkin' Babies From Home | Bessie Smith | Chris Smith, Clarence Williams, Henry Troy | 3:11 |
3 | Careless Love | Bessie Smith | W. C. Handy | 3:27 |
4 | After You've Gone | Bessie Smith | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton | 2:57 |
5 | Alexander Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | Irving Berlin | 3:00 |
6 | Trombone Cholly | Bessie Smith | George Brooks | 3:12 |
7 | Me And My Gin | Bessie Smith | Harry Burke | 2:51 |
8 | Safety Mama | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | 3:25 |
9 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | Bessie Smith | Jimmy Cox | 2:59 |
10 | Take It Right Back | Bessie Smith | Henry Gray | 3:22 |
11 | He's Got Me Goin' | Bessie Smith | Henry Gray | 3:13 |
12 | Kitchen Man | Bessie Smith | 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 |
Bessie Smith - Empress Of The Blues 1992 Jazz and Blues |
Bessie Smith - Empress Of The Blues NL Jazz and Blues |
Bessie Smith - Empress Of The Blues US 1940 Jazz and Blues |
Bessie Smith - Empress Of The Blues PL 1998 Blues |