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Bessie Smith Vocal 1971 US
  • Performer: Bessie Smith
  • Title: The Empress
  • Size FLAC ver: 1680 mb
  • Country: US
  • Released: 1971
  • Style: Vocal
  • Other formats: DMF AA XM VOC MP2 MIDI ASF
  • Genre: Jazz / Blues
  • Rating: 4.7 of 5
Bessie Smith - The Empress FLAC download
Bessie Smith - The Empress FLAC download

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Sing Sing Prison Blues
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don RedmanPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Johson*, P. Grainger*
 3:03
A2 Follow The Deal On Down
Piano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – T. Delaney*
 3:16
A3 Sinful Blues
Piano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – P. Bradford*
 3:09
A4 Woman's Trouble Blues
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don RedmanPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – J. Gee*
 3:04
A5 Love Me Daddy Blues
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don RedmanPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*
 3:13
A6 Dying Gambler's Blues
Piano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – J. Gee*
 2:56
A7 St. Louis Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongHarmonium – Fred LongshawWritten-By – W. C. Handy
 3:09
A8 Reckless Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongHarmonium – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*
 3:01
B1 Sobbin' Hearted Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – Davis*, Bradford*, Layer*
 3:00
B2 Cold In Hand Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*, J. Gee*
 3:12
B3 You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – Smith*, Balcom*
 3:28
B4 Cake Walkin' Blues
Accompanied By – Henderson's Hot SixBanjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – Charlie GreenTuba – Bob EscuderoWritten-By – B. Smith*, C. Williams*, H. Troy*
 3:07
B5 The Yellow Dog Blues
Accompanied By – Henderson's Hot SixBanjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – Charlie GreenTuba – Bob EscuderoWritten-By – W. C. Handy
 3:01
B6 Soft Pedal Blues
Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:17
B7 Dixie Flyer Blues
Clarinet – Buster BaileyEffects [Miscellaneous Sound Effects] – James T. WilsonPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:07
B8 Nashville Woman's Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – F. Longshaw*
 3:41
C1 Muddy Water
Accompanied By – Bessie Smith And Her BandBanjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster Bailey, Coleman HawkinsCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – H. Richman*, J. Trent*, P. DeRose*
 3:06
C2 There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Accompanied By – Bessie Smith And Her BandBanjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster Bailey, Coleman HawkinsCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – T. Metz*
 3:28
C3 Trombone Cholly
Accompanied By – Bessie Smith And Her Blue BoysCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 3:10
C4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
Accompanied By – Bessie Smith And Her Blue BoysCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 3:21
C5 Them's Graveyard Words
Accompanied By – Bessie Smith And Her Blue BoysCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 2:57
C6 Hot Springs Blues
Accompanied By – Bessie Smith And Her Blue BoysCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:02
C7 Sweet Mistreator
Piano – James P. Johnson*Written-By – H. Creamer*, J. Johnson*
 3:09
C8 Lock And Key
Piano – James P. Johnson*Written-By – H. Creamer*, J. Johnson*
 2:57
D1 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
Guitar – Lincoln ConawayPiano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – J. Wood*
 3:48
D2 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Guitar – Lincoln ConawayPiano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – E. Green*
 3:00
D3 Homeless Blues
Alto Saxophone – Ernest Elliott*Piano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – P. Grainger*
 3:34
D4 Looking For My Man Blues
Alto Saxophone – Ernest Elliott*Piano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – Unknown Artist
 2:48
D5 Dyin' By The Hour
Cornet – Tommy LadnierPiano – Fletcher HendersonTuba – June ColeWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 2:58
D6 Foolish Man Blues
Cornet – Tommy LadnierPiano – Fletcher HendersonTuba – June ColeWritten-By – B. Smith*
 2:53
D7 Thinking Blues
Cornet – Demas DeanPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:07
D8 Pickpocket Blues
Cornet – Demas DeanPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 2:42

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Columbia Records
  • Manufactured By – CBS Inc.

Credits

  • Cover, Artwork – Philip Hayes*
  • Design [Cover] – Henrietta Condak, John Berg
  • Liner Notes, Producer – Chris Albertson
  • Technician [Technical Restoration], Edited By – Larry Hiller

Notes

Date per Billboard October 28, 1971, p. 53 "Album Reviews".
Side A & D and B & C likewise are coupled on one record.

This is the fourth of five two-record sets.

Previously released as:
A1: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140170-1). December 6, 1924.
A2: Columbia 14052 (mx 140161-5)
A3: Columbia 14052-D (mx 140162-5). December 11, 1924.
A4: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140166-6)
A5: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140167-5). December 12, 1924.
A6: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140176-2). December 13, 1924.
A7: Columbia 15064-D (mx 140241-1)
A8: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1). January 14, 1925.
B1: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140249-2)
B2: Columbia 14064-D (mx 140250-2)
B3: Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1). January 14, 1925.
B4: Columbia 35673 (mx W-140585-2)
B5: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140586-1). May 5, 1925.
B6: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140601-2). May 14, 1925.
B7: Columbia 14079-D (mx W-140607-1). May 15, 1925.
B8: Columbia 14090-D (mx W-140625-2). May 26, 1925.
C1: Columbia 14197-D (mx W-143569-1)
C2: Columbia 14219-D (mx W-143570-2). March 2, 1927.
C3: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143575-3)
C4: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143576-2)
C5: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143583-2)
C6: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-143584-2). March 3, 1927.
C7: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-143735-3)
C8: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143736-3). April 1, 1927.
D1: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144796-3)
D2: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144797-3)
D3: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-144800-3). September 27, 1927.
D4: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-144801-3). September 28, 1927.
D5: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144918-1)
D6: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144919-3). October 27, 1927.
D7: Columbia 14292-D (mx W-145626-2)
D8: Columbia 14304-D (mx W-145627-1). February 9, 1928.

All selections were recorded in New York City.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
G 30818 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat) Columbia G 30818 US 1971
66264, M 66264 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono) CBS, CBS 66264, M 66264 Netherlands 1971
G 30818 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono) Columbia G 30818 Canada 1971
225134/5 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat) CBS 225134/5 Brazil 1971
CG 30818 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat) CBS CG 30818 US 1971


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