Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings, Volume 4

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Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings, Volume 4

Compil. UK 2002 on Frog label
Jazz and Blues (Vocal)

This is volume 4 of 8. Recording date, location, matrix, catalog number: 1. May 14, 1925, New York, 140601-1, Columbia 14075-D 2. May 14, 1925, New York, 140601-2, Columbia 14075-D 3. May 15, 1925, New York, 140607-1, Columbia 14079-D 4. May 26, 1925, New York, 140625-2, Columbia 14090-D 5. May 26, 1925, New York, 140625-3, Columbia 14090-D 6. May 26, 1925, New York, 140626-1, Columbia 14083-D 7. May 26, 1925, New York, 140626-2, Columbia 14083-D 8. May 27, 1925, New York, 140629-2, Columbia 14095-D 9. May 27, 1925, New York, 140630-1, Columbia 14090-D 10. June 23, 1925, New York, 140717-3, Columbia 14083-D 11. August 19, 1925, New York, 140857-3, Columbia 14098-D 12. August 19, 1925, New York, 140858-3, Columbia 14095-D 13. September 1, 1925, New York, 140890-2, Columbia 14098-D 14. November 17, 1925, New York, 141276-3, Columbia 14109-D 15. November 17, 1925, New York, 141277-3, Columbia 14109-D 16. November 18, 1925, New York, 141283-1, Columbia 35842 17. November 18, 1925, New York, 141285-3, Columbia 14115-D 18. November 20, 1925, New York, 141293-2, Columbia 14115-D 19. November 20, 1925, New York, 141294-2, Columbia 14123-D 20. December 9, 1925, New York, 141370-3, Columbia 14123-D 21. December 9, 1925, New York, 141373-3, Columbia test 22. March 5, 1926, New York, 141767-2, Columbia 14147-D 23. March 5, 1926, New York, 141768-3, Columbia 14133-D

Musicians

	Bessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US album by, vocals, written by
	Fred Longshaw , piano, written by
	Charlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US trombone
	James T. Wilson , voice, train imitation, whistle
	Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet
	Bessie Smith And Her Band , performer on track
	Bob Fuller cl, *1898 US alto saxophone
	Elmer Snowden bj, g, 1900-1973 US banjo
	Isadore Myers p, piano
	Stanley Miller p, US piano, speech
	Clara Smith voc, 1894-1935 US vocals
	Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano, written by
	Joe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US cornet
	Fletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US piano
	Don Redman as, voc, 1900-1964 US clarinet, alto saxophone
	Shelton Hemphill tr, 1906-1959 US trumpet

Producers

John Capes liner notes

David French producer

John R. T. Davies remastered by

Composers

Bessie Smith

Fred Longshaw

W. C. Handy

Gus Horsley

Perry Bradford

Clarence Williams

Roger Graham

Spencer Williams

Henry Troy

Unknown Artist

Marshall Walker

Will E. Skidmore

Thomas Waller

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer
1	Soft Pedal Blues	Bessie Smith	Bessie Smith
2	Soft Pedal Blues	Bessie Smith	Bessie Smith
3	Dixie Flyer Blues	Bessie Smith	Bessie Smith
4	Nashville Women's Blues	Bessie Smith	Fred Longshaw
5	Nashville Women's Blues	Bessie Smith	Fred Longshaw
6	Careless Love Blues	Bessie Smith	W. C. Handy
7	Careless Love Blues	Bessie Smith	W. C. Handy
8	J.C. Holmes Blues	Bessie Smith	Gus Horsley
9	I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle	Bessie Smith	Perry Bradford
10	He's Gone Blues	Bessie Smith	Bessie Smith
11	Nobody's Blues But Mine	Bessie Smith And Her Band	Clarence Williams
12	I Ain't Got Nobody	Bessie Smith And Her Band	Roger Graham, Spencer Williams
13	My Man Blues	Bessie Smith
14	New Gulf Coast Blues	Bessie Smith	Clarence Williams
15	Florida Bound Blues	Bessie Smith	Clarence Williams
16	At The Christmas Ball	Bessie Smith	Fred Longshaw
17	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It	Bessie Smith	Fred Longshaw
18	Red Mountain Blues	Bessie Smith	Henry Troy
19	Golden Rule Blues	Bessie Smith	Unknown Artist
20	Lonesome Desert Blues	Bessie Smith	Bessie Smith
21	Squeeze Me	Bessie Smith
22	Them "Has Been" Blues	Bessie Smith	Marshall Walker, Will E. Skidmore
23	Squeeze Me	Bessie Smith	Clarence Williams, Thomas Waller

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