Squeeze Me

~ Release by Bessie Smith (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Downhearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-02-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-15, on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-15)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
Bessie Smith43:28
2Gulf Coast Blues
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-16)
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues (on 1923-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
cover recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
Bessie Smith43:07
3Beale Street Mama
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-04-11)
recording of:
Beale Street Mama (on 1923-04-11)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk
cover recording of:
Beale Street Mama
composer:
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk
Bessie Smith & Her Down Home Trio53:37
4'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-04-26)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-04-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-04-26)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1923-04-26)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
cover recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
Bessie Smith43:30
5Keeps on A-Rainin'
recording of:
Keeps On a‐Rainin’ (on 1923-04-26)
writer:
Max Kortlander and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Bessie Smith3:10
6Midnight Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-06-15)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-06-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-06-15)
Bessie Smith43:20
7Jailhouse Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-09-21)
piano:
Irving Johns (on 1923-09-21)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-09-21)
Bessie Smith43:16
8Graveyard Dream Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-09-26)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active in the 1920s w/ Bessie Smith, if you're not sure choose the other jazz pianist) (on 1923-09-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-09-26)
Bessie Smith52:46
9Far Away Blues
Bessie Smith3:03
10Any Woman's Blues
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-10-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-10-16)
Bessie Smith43:28
11Chicago Bound Blues
clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1923-12-04)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-12-04)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-12-04)
Bessie Smith43:19
12Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
guitar:
Harry Reser (1920s banjo player and bandleader) (on 1924-01-10)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active in the 1920s w/ Bessie Smith, if you're not sure choose the other jazz pianist) (on 1924-01-10)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-01-10)
recording of:
Easy Come Easy Go Blues (on 1924-01-10)
writer:
Eddie Brown (US composer, songwriter, lyricist related to Bessie Smith) and Willie Jackson (US blues/jazz singer)
Bessie Smith43:11
13House Rent Blues
Bessie Smith3:08
14Salt Water Blues
Bessie Smith3:30
15Sing Sing Prison Blues
Bessie Smith3:06
16Love Me Daddy Blues
Bessie Smith3:17
17The St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
reed organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Bessie Smith43:13
18Reckless Blues
recording of:
Reckless Blues (on 1925-01-14)
writer:
Jack Gee and Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
Bessie Smith3:06
19Sobbin' Hearted Blues
Bessie Smith3:04
20Cold in Hand Blues
Bessie Smith3:15
21You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
recording of:
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
Bessie Smith3:31
22Cake-Walking Babies From Home
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-05-05)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Bessie Smith & Fletcher Henderson's Happy Six Orchestra3:12
23The Yellow Dog Blues
recording of:
Yellow Dog Blues (on 1925-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys3:05
24Soft Pedal Blues
Bessie Smith3:20
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nashville Women's Blues
Bessie Smith3:43
2Careless Love Blues
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bessie Smith3:28
3Nobody's Blues but Mine
recording of:
Nobody's Blues But Mine (on 1925-08-19)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Bessie Smith & Her Band2:54
4I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
Bessie Smith2:59
5Squeeze Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-03-05)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1926-03-05)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-03-05)
recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1926-03-05)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Bessie Smith2:55
6Money Blues
Bessie Smith3:13
7Young Woman's Blues
Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys3:10
8Preachin' the Blues
Bessie Smith2:53
9Backwater Blues
recording of:
Backwater Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Bessie Smith2:43
10Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Bessie Smith & Her Band3:02
11Muddy Water
recording of:
Muddy Water
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose and Harry Richman
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Bessie Smith & Her Band3:15
12Trombone Cholly
recording of:
Trombone Cholly
writer:
George Brooks and George Johnson (1930s American jazz musician, worked primarily in Europe)
Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys3:14
13A Good Man Is Hard to Find
recording of:
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (on 1927-09-27)
composer:
Eddie Green (1920's Jazz composer and actor) (in 1918)
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
Bessie Smith3:02
14Foolish Man Blues
Bessie Smith2:57
15Standin' in the Rain Blues
recording of:
Standin' in the Rain (on 1928-02-21)
writer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
Bessie Smith2:56
16Empty Bed Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-03-20)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-03-20)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1928-03-20)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-03-20)
recording of:
Empty Bed Blues (Part 1 & 2) (on 1928-03-20)
writer:
J.C. Johnson
Bessie Smith6:25
17Poor Man's Blues
Bessie Smith3:27
18Me and My Gin
recording of:
Me and My Gin (on 1928-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Burke
Bessie Smith2:53
19Nobody 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)
Bessie Smith53:00
20Wasted Life Blues
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-10-01)
Bessie Smith3:05
21Blue Spirit Blues
Bessie Smith2:56
22On Revival Day
recording of:
On Revival Day (on 1930-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Razaf
Bessie Smith2:59
23Shipwreck Blues
Bessie Smith3:24
24Take Me for a Buggy Ride
recording of:
Take Me for a Buggy Ride (on 1933-11-24)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
Bessie Smith & Buck Washington2:36