Empress of the Blues (Les Génies du Blues)

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Tracklist

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1Alexander Ragtime Band
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1927-03-02)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-02)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1927-03-02)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-02)
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
3:05
2Careless Love
recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:30
3Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
3:13
4After You've Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:01
5Trombone Cholly
recording of:
Trombone Cholly
writer:
George Brooks and George Johnson (1930s American jazz musician, worked primarily in Europe)
3:15
6Me and My Gin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-08-25)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-08-25)
trombone:
Joe Williams (Trombonist, active NYC late 1920s (NOT Hot 8!)) (on 1928-08-25)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-08-25)
recording of:
Me and My Gin (on 1928-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Burke
2:54
7Safety Mama
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1931-11-20)
3:26
8In the House Blues
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1931-06-11)
3:02
9Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-15)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-12)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-12, on 1929-05-15)
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
53:02
10Take It Right Back
3:24
11He's Got Me Goin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-08-20)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-08-20)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-08-20)
recording of:
He's Got Me Goin' (on 1929-08-20)
writer:
Michael H. Gray
3:16
12Kitchen Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-08)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (in 1928, on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-08)
recording of:
Kitchen Man (on 1929-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
3:00
13Do Your Duty
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Do Your Duty (on 1933-11-24)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:27
14Gimme a Pigfoot
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
3:30
15Take Me for a Buggy Ride
recording of:
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
2:38
16I'm Down in the Dumps
recording of:
Down in the Dumps
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson and Leola B. Wilson
3:10

Credits

Release

part of:Les Génies du Blues (Éditions Atlas) (number: II.6) (order: 6)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7850966 [info]