Queen of the Blues, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Downhearted Blues
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
3:22
2Gulf Coast Blues
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
3:01
3Aggravatin' Papa
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-04-11)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-04-11)
clarinet:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1923-04-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-04-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-04-11)
recording of:
Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try to Two-Time Me) (on 1923-04-11)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk
43:11
4Beale Street Mama
3:28
5Baby Won't You Please Come Home
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-04-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-04-11)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1923-04-11)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
42:53
6Oh Daddy Blues
3:01
7'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
3:21
8Keeps On Rainin'
3:03
9Mama's Got the Blues
2:54
10Outside of That
3:26
11Bleeding Hearted Blues
3:04
12Lady Luck Blues: 3
3:03
13Yodelin' Blues: 3
3:07
14Midnight Blues: 3
3:10
15If You Don't, I Know Who Will
3:26
16Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
3:21
17Jail House Blues
3:14
18St Louis Gal: 3
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-09-24)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active in the 1920s w/ Bessie Smith, if you're not sure choose the other jazz pianist) and Irving Johns (on 1923-09-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-09-24)
recording of:
St. Louis Gal (on 1923-09-24)
writer:
J. Russel Robinson
43:24
19Sam Jones Blues
2:48
20Graveyard 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)
52:45
21Cemetery Blues
3:34
22Far Away Blues
2:55
23I'm Going Back to My Used to Be
2:48
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
3:11
2My Sweetie Went Away
3:14
3Any Woman's Blues
3:19
4Chicago Bound Blues
3:07
5Mistreatin' Daddy
3:08
6Frosty Mornin' Blues: 4
3:17
7Haunted House Blues
3:15
8Eavesdropper's Blues
2:58
9Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
3:10
10Pinchbacks - Take 'em Away
3:18
11Rockin' Chair Blues
3:17
12Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
3:26
13Boweavil Blues
2:53
14Hateful Blues
3:09
15Frankie Blues
3:32
16Moonshine Blues
3:19
17Louisiana Low Down Blues
3:24
18Mountain Top Blues
3:13
19Work House Blues
3:24
20House Rent Blues
3:09
21Salt Water Blues
3:27
22Rainy Weather Blues
3:37
▼ CD 3
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1Weeping Willow Blues
3:11
2The Bye Bye Blues
3:17
3Sing Sing Prison Blues
3:03
4Follow the Deal on Down
3:16
5Sinful Blues
3:09
6Woman's Trouble Blues
3:02
7Love Me Daddy Blues
3:11
8Dyin' Gambler Blues
2:55
9The St. Louis Blues
3:08
10Reckless Blues
3:00
11Sobbin' Hearted Blues
3:01
12Cold in Hand Blues
3:10
13You've Been a Good Old Wagon
3:23
14Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-05)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1925-05-05)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-05)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-05-05)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-05)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-05)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-05)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-05)
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)
53:09
15The Yellow Dog Blues: 1
3:06
16Soft Pedal: 1
3:15
17Dixie Flyer Blues
3:09
18Nashville Women's Blues: 2
3:38
19Careless Love: 1
recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:25
20J.C. Holmes Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-27)
3:05
21I Ain't Going to Play Second Fiddle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-27)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (on 1925-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
43:23
22He's Gone Blues
3:09
▼ CD 4
#TitleRatingLength
1Nobody's Blues but Mine
2:59
2I Ain't Got Nobody
3:06
3My Man Blues
3:30
4New Gulf Coast Blues
3:28
5Florida Bound Blues
3:22
6At the Christmas Ball
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-18)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-11-18)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-11-18)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-11-18)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-11-18)
recording of:
At the Christmas Ball
lyricist and composer:
Fred Longshaw
33:28
7I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
3:00
8Red Mountain Blues
3:15
9Golden Rule Blues
3:07
10Lonesome Desert Blues
3:28
11Squeeze Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-12-09)
cornet:
Shelton Hemphill (on 1925-12-09)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-12-09)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-12-09)
3:25
12Them "Has Been" Blues
3:25
13Squeeze 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)
2:53
14What's the Matter Now
2:48
15I Want Every Bit
2:42
16Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
3:16
17The Gin House Blues
3:24
18Money Blues
3:18
19Baby Doll
3:07
20Hard Drivin' Papa
3:05
21Lost Your Head Blues
3:01
22Hard Times Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-10-25)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-10-25)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-25)
3:06
23Honey Man Blues
3:08

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Release

ASIN:US: B000M5B3RW [info]