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Bessie Smith
The Empress 1923 - 1933

Compil. FR 1997 on Frémeaux & Associés label
Jazz and Blues (Vocal, Ragtime, Dixieland)

     
Musicians
PortraitBessie Smith voc, 1894-1937 US
album by
PortraitBuddy Christian bj, 1885-1958 US
banjo
PortraitCharlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US
banjo
PortraitBuster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US
clarinet
PortraitColeman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitErnest Elliot sax, US
cornet
PortraitJoe Smith tr, 1902-1937 US
cornet
PortraitLouis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US
cornet
PortraitKaiser Marshall dr, 1899-1948 US
drums
PortraitClarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US
piano
PortraitFletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US
piano
PortraitFred Longshaw ,
piano
PortraitJames Price Johnson p, 1894-1955 JM
piano
PortraitJimmy Jones p,
piano
PortraitHappy Caldwell ts, 1903-1978 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitCharlie Green tb, 1900-1936 US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Harrison voc, tb, 1900-1931 US
trombone
PortraitSidney De Paris tr, cor, 1905-1967 US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Hull b,
tuba
PortraitRalph Escudero b, tu, 1898-1970 PR
tuba
PortraitIrving Johns ,
piano
PortraitTommy Ladnier tr, 1900-1939 US
cornet
PortraitPorter Grainger org, p, 1891-1955 US
piano
PortraitLouis Bacon tr, 1904-1967 US
trumpet
PortraitBilly Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US
bass
PortraitBobby Johnson g, 1912-1997 US
guitar
PortraitBuck Washington p, 1903-1955 US
piano
PortraitLeon "Chu" Berry ts, 1908-1941 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJack Teagarden tb, voc, 1905-1964 US
trombone
PortraitFrank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US
trumpet
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Down Hearted BluesBessie Smith3:30
2Gulf Coast BluesBessie Smith3:04
3Aggravatin' PapaBessie Smith3:16
4Beale Street MamaBessie Smith3:33
5Graveyard Dream BluesBessie Smith2:42
6Cemetery BluesBessie Smith3:27
7Any Woman BluesBessie Smith3:22
8Boweavil BluesBessie Smith2:50
9Weeping Willow BluesBessie Smith3:07
10Reckless BluesBessie Smith2:56
11Sobbin' Hearted BluesBessie Smith2:56
12Cake Walkin' Babies From HomeBessie Smith3:08
13The Yellow Dog BluesBessie Smith2:56
14Soft Pedal BluesBessie Smith3:10
15Nashville Woman's BluesBessie Smith3:10
16Careless Love BluesBessie Smith3:14
17I Ain't Gonna Play Second FiddleBessie Smith3:22
18At The Christmas BallBessie Smith3:26
19Squeeze MeBessie Smith2:50
20Money BluesBessie Smith3:08
21Baby DollBessie Smith2:58
22Young Woman BluesBessie Smith3:06
23Back Water BluesBessie Smith3:06
24After You've GoneBessie Smith2:55
25Alexander's Ragtime BandBessie Smith2:57
26Muddy WaterBessie Smith3:11
27There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town TonightBessie Smith3:21
28Trombone ChollyBessie Smith3:10
29Foolish Man BluesBessie Smith2:52
30Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith6:22
31St. Louis BluesBessie Smith8:20
32Wasted Life BluesBessie Smith3:02
33On Revival DayBessie Smith2:56
34Shipwreck BluesBessie Smith3:20
35Need A Little Sugar In My BowlBessie Smith2:47
36Take Me For A Buggy RideBessie Smith2:36
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