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Bessie Smith
La Vie De Bessie Smith "L'Impératrice Du Blues"
Compil. FR 1960 on Philips label
Blues (Country Blues)
Track A1 recorded on March 27, 1930 Track A2 recorded on February 17, 1923 Track A3 recorded on September 16, 1924 Track A4 recorded on January 24, 1925 Track A5 recorded on May 5, 1925 Track A6 recorded on March 26, 1926 Tracks A7, A8 recorded on March 2, 1927 Tracks B1, B6, B8 recorded on November 24, 1933 Track B2 recorded on March 3, 1927 Track B3 recorded on August 25, 1928 Track B4 recorded on May 25, 1929 Track B5 recorded on June 9, 1930 Track B7 recorded on June 11, 1931 Comes in a hard cardboard Gatefold sleeve, which includes an attached 8 page insert with notes, credits and photographs. Catalog # variations: V 30 (Spine) V. 30 (Front Cover and Labels) © 1960 Société D'etudes Et De Publications Économiques Revue Réalités Fabriqué en France - Imp. Paul Dupont - Paris
Musicians
 | Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US album by |
 | Garvin Bushell cl, sax, as, 1902-1991 US clarinet |
 | Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano |
 | Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone |
 | Louis Bacon tr, 1904-1967 US trumpet |
 | Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US cornet, trumpet |
 | Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano |
 | Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet |
 | Fred Longshaw , harmonium |
 | Charlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US banjo, piano |
 | Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet |
 | Kaiser Marshall dr, 1899-1948 US drums |
 | Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US tenor saxophone, clarinet |
 | Jimmy Harrison voc, tb, 1900-1931 US trombone |
 | Billy Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US bass |
 | 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 |
 | Porter Grainger org, p, 1891-1955 US piano |
 | Joe Williams tb, trombone |
 | James Price Johnson p, 1894-1955 JM piano |
 | The Bessemer Singers , featuring |
 | Benny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US clarinet |
 | Floyd Casey wb, dr, US percussion |
Producers
| Claude Samuel liner notes |
| Jay Maisel photography by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Hop Scop Blues | Bessie Smith | 2:58 | |
| 2 | Down Hearted Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:26 | |
| 3 | Weeping Willow Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:06 | |
| 4 | St Louis Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:10 | |
| 5 | Cake Walkin' Babies Back Home | Bessie Smith | 3:07 | |
| 6 | Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town | Bessie Smith | 3:17 | |
| 7 | There'll Be A Hot Time In Old Town | Bessie Smith | 2:52 | |
| 8 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | 2:58 | |
| 9 | Do Your Duty | Bessie Smith | 3:23 | |
| 10 | Trombone Cholly | Bessie Smith | 3:11 | |
| 11 | Me And My Gin | Bessie Smith | 2:48 | |
| 12 | He's Got Me Goin' | Bessie Smith | 3:11 | |
| 13 | On Revival Day | Bessie Smith | 2:52 | |
| 14 | Gimme A Pigfoot | Bessie Smith | 3:27 | |
| 15 | Shipwreck Blues | Bessie Smith | 3:15 | |
| 16 | Take Me For A Buggy Ride | Bessie Smith | 2:35 |
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